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Anika Nilles onstage with Rush
Watch Anika Nilles lose stick during Tom Sawyer fill and recover beautifully

By Fraser Lewry Published

Could we love Anika Nilles any more? Probably not

Bands & Artists
Anika Nilles and Geddy Lee of Rush perform in concert during the "Rush: Fifty Something" tour at Dickies Arena on July 11, 2026 in Fort Worth, Texas.
"She's all that and a bag of chips." Anika Nilles loves pranking Rush bandmates

By Stef Lach Published

Rush drummer Anika Nilles regularly pranks Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson during shows

Bands & Artists
Rush and (inset) Mike Portnoy onstage
Mike Portnoy's review of Rush's Fifty Something tour hits the internet

By Fraser Lewry Published

Dream Theater's Mike Portnoy reports on Rush and Anika Nilles

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Rush’s Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson performing onstage in the 1970s
All the songs Rush have never played live… yet

By Dave Everley Published

Rush have recorded 167 original songs. They’ve never played 42 of them. Could that change on the Fifty Something tour?

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Annika Nilles onstage at the Kia Forum
The fumble and the fill: Two moments of genius from Anika Nilles' emotional first show with Rush

By Fraser Lewry Published

Rush have returned to the stage, and we're feeling it

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Live Performances
Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee laughing
Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee are preparing to tour again - and the only goal is to be great

By Philip Wilding Published

In our exclusive interview, Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson explain how and why the Fifty Something tour came to be

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Anika Nilles headshot
Anika Nilles interview: stepping into the glare of the Rush spotlight and growing up with music

By Philip Dethlefs Published

New Rush drummer Anika Nilles will make her tour debut next month in Los Angeles

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Bands & Artists
Rush's first photo with Anika Nilles
Geddy Lee reveals what it's like working with new Rush drummer Anika Nilles

By Fraser Lewry Published

Rush are preparing 38 songs for their Fifty Something tour, which begins next month

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Anika Nilles onstage with Rush
New Rush drummer Anika Nilles reveals her thoughts on Neil Peart's playing

By Fraser Lewry Published

Anika Nilles will make her touring debut with Rush in Los Angeles in July

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Rush's first photo with Anika Nilles
Alex Lifeson says he initially had doubts about new Rush drummer Anika Nilles

By Fraser Lewry Published

Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee and Anika Nilles are interviewed in the new issue of Classic Rock

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