Geddy Lee Hints New Rush Music Could Happen “Eventually”

More than five decades into their career, Rush continues to resist the idea of final chapters. Bassist and vocalist Geddy Lee has hinted that new music could emerge once the band completes its expansive Fifty Something Tour, a run of more than 50 dates celebrating the group’s towering legacy.

Speaking to Music Radar (via Blabbermouth), Lee explained that his creative intentions predated the tour itself. “My intent, before we got into this celebration of Rush’s history, was to put some music together,” he said. While Lee initially assumed he would be working alone, rehearsals with longtime bandmate Alex Lifeson opened the door to new possibilities. “When we started jamming, I started seeing the possibility of doing something with Alex,” Lee noted—though the realities of preparing such a massive tour quickly took precedence.

Filling the Unfillable Seat

For the upcoming dates, Lee and Lifeson have enlisted German drummer, composer, and producer Anika Nilles, a technically dazzling and musically adventurous player tasked with navigating material originally shaped by the late Neil Peart. Peart, who passed away in 2020 at age 67 following a battle with glioblastoma, was not only Rush’s rhythmic engine but also its primary lyricist—an irreplaceable creative force.

Lee acknowledges the weight of that history while remaining open-minded about the future. “It would be fun to see what she can do in a creative situation,” he said of Nilles. “Like, that would be fun. But it’s all speculation until it isn’t.”

Survival, Rest, and What Comes After

At 72, Lee approaches the band’s next steps with a mix of humor and realism. “There’s too much work to do for this tour to even think about that,” he admitted. “But if we manage to survive the tour, and go back to Canada and have a rest, who knows what’ll happen, but I suspect some music will eventually come out.”

That sentiment reflects Rush’s long-standing ethos: progress without pressure. The Fifty Something Tour, which kicks off in Los Angeles this June, is not framed as a farewell but as a celebration—one that honors the past without sealing off the future. Whether new recordings ultimately take shape or not, Lee’s words suggest that Rush’s creative instincts remain intact. For a band built on curiosity, complexity, and evolution, the idea of standing still has never felt natural.

Rush: Fifty Something Tour 2026
Jun 07: Los Angeles Kia Forum, CA
Jun 09: Los Angeles Kia Forum, CA
Jun 11: Los Angeles Kia Forum, CA
Jun 13: Los Angeles Kia Forum, CA
Jun 18: Mexico City Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico
Jun 20: Mexico City Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico
Jun 24: Fort Worth Dickies Arena TX
Jun 26: Fort Worth Dickies Arena, TX
Jun 28: Fort Worth Dickies Arena, TX
Jun 30: Fort Worth Dickies Arena, TX
Jul 16: Chicago United Center, IL
Jul 18: Chicago United Center, IL
Jul 20: Chicago United Center, IL
Jul 22: Chicago United Center, IL
Jul 28: New York Madison Square Garden, NY
Aug 01: New York Madison Square Garden, NY
Aug 03: New York Madison Square Garden, NY
Jul 30: New York Madison Square Garden, NY
Aug 07: Toronto Scotiabank Arena, ON
Aug 09: Toronto Scotiabank Arena, ON
Aug 11: Toronto Scotiabank Arena, ON
Aug 13: Toronto Scotiabank Arena, ON
Aug 21: Philadelphia Xfinity Mobile Arena, PA
Aug 23: Philadelphia Xfinity Mobile Arena, PA
Aug 26: Detroit Little Caesars Arena, MI
Aug 28: Detroit Little Caesars Arena, MI
Sep 02: Montreal Bell Centre, QC
Sep 04: Montreal Bell Centre, QC
Sep 12: Boston TD Garden, MA
Sep 14: Boston TD Garden, MA
Sep 17: Cleveland Rocket Arena, OH
Sep 19: Cleveland Rocket Arena, OH
Sep 23: San Antonio Frost Bank Center, TX
Sep 25: San Antonio Frost Bank Center, TX
Oct 05: Denver Ball Arena, CO
Oct 07: Denver Ball Arena, CO
Oct 10: Seattle Climate Ledge Arena, WA
Oct 12: Seattle Climate Ledge Arena, WA
Oct 15: San Jose SAP Center, CA
Oct 17: San Jose SAP Center, CA
Oct 25: Washington Capital One Areaa, D.C.
Oct 27: Washington Capital One Areaa, D.C.
Oct 30: Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena, CT
Nov 01: Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena, CT
Nov 05: Hollywood Hard Rock Live, FL
Nov 07: Hollywood Hard Rock Live, FL
Nov 09: Tampa Benchmark International Arena, FL
Nov 11: Tampa Benchmark International Arena, FL
Nov 20: Charlotte Spectrum Center, NC
Nov 22: Charlotte Spectrum Center, NC
Nov 25: Atlanta State Farm Arena, GA
Nov 27: Atlanta State Farm Arena, GA
Dec 01: Glendale Desert Diamond Arena, AZ
Dec 03: Glendale Desert Diamond Arena, AZ
Dec 10: Edmonton Rogers Place, AB
Dec 12: Edmonton Rogers Place, AB
Dec 15: Vancouver Rogers Arena, BC
Dec 17: Vancouver Rogers Arena, BC