In a recent interview with Guitar World magazine, RUSH bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee confirmed that several drummers reached out to him and RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson in the days after legendary RUSH drummer Neil Peart's passing about the possibility of stepping in for Neil.

The most distasteful moment came when many other drummers who were inappropriate in their timing pushed themselves forward, despite the band being left reeling from Peart's death.

However, Lee praised award-winning fusion drummer Anika Nilles, who filled in for Peart on the band's surprise "Fifty Something" reunion tour due to her intelligence and story beyond her chops.

RUSH will perform multiple shows in cities across Canada, the United States, and Mexico, beginning June 7, 2026 at The Kia Forum in Los Angeles.

After Lee and Lifeson announced RUSH's initial 2026 tour dates in early October 2025, they instantly sold out, before doubling the tour's length due to increased demand.

At the moment, the North American leg of the "Fifty Something" tour is scheduled to stretch into the fall and early winter, with sold-out shows in Chicago, Cleveland, Fort Worth, Los Angeles, New York, and Toronto, as well as dates in Atlanta, Boston, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C., to name a few.

Lee, Lifeson, Nilles will then take the tour to South America and Europe in 2027.

They also announced that keyboard player Loren Gold will be joining them.

South American dates run from January 15, 2027 in Buenos Aires, Argentina to February 4, 2027 in Brasília, Brazil.

The trek will then head to Europe starting February 19 in Paris with dates running until April 10 in Helsinki, Finland.

Nilles made her live debut with RUSH at Canada's Juno Awards in Hamilton, Ontario in late March, playing their first album song "Finding My Way".