Rush talks ‘fun’ expertise working with new drummer Anika Nilles – 100.7 FM – KSLX – Traditional Rock

Presenters Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee of Rush communicate onstage on the thirty second Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on April 7, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

The members of Rush are giving followers an replace on how issues are going with new drummer Anika Nilles as they get able to launch their Fifty Something tour. It can be their first tour because the 2020 loss of life of drummer Neil Peart.

Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson talked to the U.Ok.’s Planet Rock in regards to the tour, revealing that Nilles already is aware of about 25 Rush songs. Lee famous it’s been “really fun to watch” her get to know the fabric.

“It’s one thing to play it for the first time and to work out what are the parts that have to be essentially Neil Peart’s parts and what parts she can make her own,” Lee mentioned. “And that has been wonderful to watch and really exciting for Al and I because now she doesn’t have to think about it.”

Lee defined that Nilles didn’t know a lot of their music coming into the gig.

“She knew, of course, a couple of the big songs, and of course every drummer on earth knew Neil and his reputation, he was very respected,” Lee mentioned. He famous that Nilles did know their hit “Tom Sawyer,” however she “was kind of nervous” to play it as a result of it’s such an necessary track.

Lee and Lifeson additionally mentioned their plans to pay tribute to Peart in the course of the present.

“We’re gonna do two sets,” mentioned Lee. “In each of those sets, we’ll take a song and, you know, do a bit of our own way of tributing to Neil, and of course, his presence will be throughout the evening.”

The North American leg of the tour kicks off on June 7 in Los Angeles. The tour will even hit South America, Europe and the U.Ok. Tour dates might be discovered at Rush.com.

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