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Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson returned to the stage as Rush at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert in Manchester in 2022, with three drummers filling in for the late Neil Peart: Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl, Red Hot Chili Peppers‘ Chad Smith and Tool‘s Danny Carey. Naturally enough, speculation about who might replace the irreplaceable Peart should Rush ever return to …

When the initial wave of shock wore off this morning that Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson are touring as Rush next year, most fans turned their attention to who will be taking on the absurdly difficult task of replacing the late Neil Peart behind the kit. The answer: German virtuoso Anika Nilles. “We could not be more excited to introduce …