Rush kicked off their first tour in 11 years Sunday night (June 7) in Los Angeles, opening a four-night stand at the Kia Forum — the same venue that hosted the band’s final concert with the late drummer Neil Peart in August 2015. The show launched the “Fifty Something” tour, Rush’s first with new drummer Anika Nilles and new keyboardist Loren Gold.
The tour reunites classic members Geddy Lee (vocals, bass) and Alex Lifeson (guitar) with Nilles, a German drummer who toured with the late Jeff Beck in 2022, and Gold, best known as a touring member of The Who and Chicago. The band plays two sets per night, drawing from a pool of around 40 Rush classics, with each show conceived as a celebration of Peart’s life and legacy.
Setlist – Set 1:
(Tape) Where’s Rush?
1.- Xanadu (First time as show opener)
2.- Limelight (First time since 2013)
3.- Far Cry (with touring band introductions)
4.- Subdivisions
5.- Freewill (First time since 2011)
(Tape) Neil Peart Tribute Collage 1
6.- Bravado (First time since 2013, dedicated to Neil Peart)
7.- Caravan (First time since 2013)
8.- La Villa Strangiato (First time since 2011)
9.- Vital Signs (First time since 2011)
10.- The Spirit Of Radio
Setlist – Set 2:
(Tape) Countdown
11.- 2112 Part I: Overture
12.- 2112 Part II: The Temples of Syrinx
13.- 2112 Part VII: Grand Finale
14.- Distant Early Warning
15.- Red Barchetta
16.- Dreamline (First time since 2013)
(Tape) “Bird-dy Lee” Sketch
17.- Natural Science
(Tape) Neil Peart Tribute Collage 2
18.- Time Stand Still (with Aimee Mann; first time since 2011)
19.- Red Sector A (First time since 2013)
20.- YYZ
21.- The Garden (First time since 2013)
(Tape) “South Park” Intro
22.- Tom Sawyer
Encore:
23.- By-Tor & the Snow Dog (First time since 2004)
24.- Working Man
(Tape) Neil Peart Tribute
