Geddy Lee reflects on Neil Peart’s spirit and legacy during rush’s “Fifty Something” tour

Rush bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee was asked if he has “seen any signs” that legendary drummer Neil Peart is with him and his bandmates as they continue their “Fifty Something” comeback tour, which began in Los Angeles in early June, in a recent interview with Joanne Wilder of the Toronto rock radio station Q107, as per Blabbermouth.

[Laughs] Spooky question. Well, it’s funny. I’ll tell you a little story. After the opening night, we were staying in L.A., and I was texting Al. We were in the same hotel, but we were texting each other. And so my door to my room was open a crack. And I don’t know if you’ve seen the posters [promoting the ‘Fifty Something’ tour] that have two birds on a wire and the one bird is flying away. I looked in front of me on the floor, and there was a bird on the floor that looked just like that bird in the poster. And I was kind of shocked. And I love birds, so I approached it, and it flew by me and flew into my bedroom and sat on the edge of my bed. And when I approached it, it was like it was looking at me, and then it flew out the door. So I quickly ran to the computer and was texting Al this crazy story that just had happened.

Now, I’m not a guy who believes in all that mumbo jumbo, but it was a kind of remarkable moment. And as I was texting him, the bird returned and just stuck its head in the doorway, like to give me another nod. And then I said, ‘Okay, bye,’ and it flew away. It was a crazy, crazy [thing to happen].

Upcoming shows:

• Sunday, August 09, 2026 – Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON, Canada
• Tuesday, August 11, 2026 – Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON, Canada
• Thursday, August 13, 2026 – Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON, Canada
• Friday, August 21, 2026 – Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, PA, US
• Sunday, August 23, 2026 – Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, PA, US
• Wednesday, August 26, 2026 – Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI, US
• Friday, August 28, 2026 – Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI, US
• Wednesday, September 02, 2026 – Bell Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
• Friday, September 04, 2026 – Bell Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
• Saturday, September 12, 2026 – TD Garden, Boston, MA, US
• Monday, September 14, 2026 – TD Garden, Boston, MA, US
• Thursday, September 17, 2026 – Rocket Arena, Cleveland, OH, US
• Saturday, September 19, 2026 – Rocket Arena, Cleveland, OH, US
• Wednesday, September 23, 2026 – Frost Bank Center, San Antonio, TX, US
• Friday, September 25, 2026 – Frost Bank Center, San Antonio, TX, US
• Monday, October 05, 2026 – Ball Arena, Denver, CO, US
• Wednesday, October 07, 2026 – Ball Arena, Denver, CO, US
• Saturday, October 10, 2026 – Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA, US
• Monday, October 12, 2026 – Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA, US
• Thursday, October 15, 2026 – SAP Center, San Jose, CA, US
• Saturday, October 17, 2026 – SAP Center, San Jose, CA, US
• Sunday, October 25, 2026 – Capital One Arena, Washington, DC, US
• Tuesday, October 27, 2026 – Capital One Arena, Washington, DC, US
• Friday, October 30, 2026 – Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT, US
• Sunday, November 01, 2026 – Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT, US
• Thursday, November 05, 2026 – Seminole Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, FL, US
• Saturday, November 07, 2026 – Seminole Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, FL, US
• Monday, November 09, 2026 – Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, FL, US
• Wednesday, November 11, 2026 – Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, FL, US
• Friday, November 20, 2026 – Spectrum Center, Charlotte, NC, US
• Sunday, November 22, 2026 – Spectrum Center, Charlotte, NC, US
• Wednesday, November 25, 2026 – State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA, US
• Friday, November 27, 2026 – State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA, US
• Tuesday, December 01, 2026 – Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, AZ, US
• Thursday, December 03, 2026 – Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, AZ, US
• Thursday, December 10, 2026 – Rogers Place, Edmonton, AB, Canada
• Saturday, December 12, 2026 – Rogers Place, Edmonton, AB, Canada
• Tuesday, December 15, 2026 – Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC, Canada
• Thursday, December 17, 2026 – Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC, Canada
• Friday, January 15, 2027 – Movistar Arena, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Friday, January 22, 2027 – Arena da Baixada, Curitiba, Brazil
• Sunday, January 24, 2027 – Allianz Parque, São Paulo, Brazil
• Saturday, January 30, 2027 – Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos Engenhão, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Monday, February 01, 2027 – Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
• Thursday, February 04, 2027 – Arena BRB Mané Garrincha, Brasília, Brazil
• Friday, February 19, 2027 – La Défense Arena, Paris, France
• Sunday, February 21, 2027 – Uber Arena, Berlin, Germany
• Tuesday, February 23, 2027 – Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Thursday, February 25, 2027 – Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany
• Sunday, February 28, 2027 – LANXESS Arena, Cologne, Germany
• Tuesday, March 02, 2027 – Barclays Arena, Hamburg, Germany
• Thursday, March 04, 2027 – Hanns Martin Schleyer Halle, Stuttgart, Germany
• Monday, March 08, 2027 – OVO Hydro, Glasgow, UK
• Thursday, March 12, 2027 – Co-op Live, Manchester, UK
• Monday, March 16, 2027 – O2 Arena, London, UK
• Thursday, March 18, 2027 – O2 Arena, London, UK
• Friday, March 27, 2027 – TAURON Arena Kraków, Krakow, Poland
• Monday, March 30, 2027 – Unipol Dome, Milan, Italy
• Thursday, April 01, 2027 – St. Jakobshalle Basel, Basel, Switzerland
• Sunday, April 04, 2027 – Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark
• Monday, April 06, 2027 – Unity Arena, Oslo, Norway
• Wednesday, April 08, 2027 – Avicii Arena, Stockholm, Sweden
• Friday, April 10, 2027 – Veikkaus Arena, Helsinki, Finland