{"id":134800,"date":"2026-05-20T15:06:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T18:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/geddy-lee-and-alex-lifeson-on-the-drummers-that-tried-to-force-a-rush-reunion\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T15:06:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T18:06:51","slug":"geddy-lee-and-alex-lifeson-on-the-drummers-that-tried-to-force-a-rush-reunion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/geddy-lee-and-alex-lifeson-on-the-drummers-that-tried-to-force-a-rush-reunion\/","title":{"rendered":"Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson on the drummers that tried to force a Rush reunion"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Prog giants Rush are set to hit the road for the first time since Neil Peart\u2019s passing next month, with former Jeff Beck<\/a> drummer Anika Nilles sitting in for the Professor. But while the band was still in mourning after his death, Geddy Lee<\/a> says some drummers were already eying Peart\u2019s position.<\/p>\n

The band had retired in 2015 after the R40 tour, with Peart\u2019s deteriorating health the main reason for their curtain call. Peart passed away five years later, with most assuming that Rush, simultaneously, were no more.<\/p>\n

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