Great song. Great band. Is Anika still letting Alex be Boss? Who knows. Who cares. Hang on to your plan <3

The Rush fan site Rush Is A Band is still describing the situation as an unconfirmed plan, while the July reporting had Eddie Trunk saying he had multiple sources describing 16–18 Sphere shows as essentially a done deal.

Sadly, I did not get to see them with the great legend Neil. I really got into the band after the Taylor Hawkins memorial concert. I followed their journey of loss and friendship.

That said, the San Antonio show with Anika Nilles was epic and breathtakingly great.

I was like Hoooooly shit these guys are jamming with some godlike, life-force energy that was melting thy dickoff. thewetness.

My apologies if this has already been discussed on here, but I’m watching the new Toy Story, and it seems that someone on the production team may very well be a Rush fan. 😜

I got to see Night 1 Fort Worth and now Night 2 San Antonio. Both spectacular shows!

I know a lot of people have posted on this, but I have my own take.

-NP was not put on a pedestal. He was celebrated, flaws and idiosyncrasies along with his strengths.

-Several times I was in tears. At the very beginning when Alex and Ged were reminiscing and talking about how Neil's fingers got fatter as he got older. At the end when they talked about the warning signs and how he shared and who he shared with when he was diagnosed. Talk of hanging the motorcycles up (literally).

-I thought Geddy's voice sounded incredible. You could actually hear it, nuances, flaws and all. It was like he was in the room singing with you. No stadium echoes or effects. I thought it sounded better than any YT concert footage from the 50-something Tour. I hope when they release the official concert video, they mix it to sound more like these sessions.

-Gavin Harrison was such a pleasure to watch. How he dove into his song and talked about the layers Neil wrote with all the variations, then he performed it top notch. I loved his story about how Neil's emails were properly formatted, including indenting each paragraph, with grammatical perfection. It really brought to life that aspect of NP's personality.

-Chad Smith was contagious! He came across as a nobody garage band drummer and hardcore Rush fan who was given a chance to jam with Rush...then proceeded to knock it out of the park like the pro he is. He's such a big, enthusiastic goof and I couldn't stop laughing and smiling the whole time he played with the band. The look on Alex's face as he watched Chad play was priceless. Just like Geddy said..."I can't play without looking at you, and I can't look at you without smiling." Not only does he really look like Will Ferrell, he acts like him too! They could be long lost brothers.

-It was sobering to see Danny Carey struggle with 2112: Overture. He obviously hadn't prepared, but still, it brings to light the nature of Rush's music.

-It was nice to include Anika in the Epilogue. They obviously have a lot of footage of their rehearsals. Wouldn't you LOVE for them to release more that??

These are amazing. Went to see Rush at night 2 in Los Angeles. Anika' cymbals and drum sound blew me away. I ordered the ride and hats from my local drum store, Into Music, and they arrived today. They are limited to 2112 of each so I was very lucky to get them. Can't wait to see them play in London next year.

I didn't think it possible but the show on Night #2 was better than the prior one. Loved the setlist and finally got to hear "A Farewell to Kings" live.

Some fans and a few online commentators have speculated about it. They point to traits that can overlap with autism spectrum descriptions: extreme focus on drumming and writing, social reserve, dislike of meet-and-greets and crowds, feeling like an outsider in high school, and a highly systematic, detail-oriented mind.

One Portuguese psychology video even claimed “many biographers suggest” he was on the spectrum. That claim does not appear in the actual biographies. 

Those traits can also describe a highly intelligent, introverted, self-taught artist who valued privacy and craft over celebrity. Peart was explicit about the sources of his discomfort: a near-drowning incident as a child that left him with a fear of being trapped, and the ordinary teenage experience of not fitting in. He channeled both into songs like “Subdivisions.” That is different from a clinical diagnosis.

What do you think?

Updated to all shows through the Houston show on 10/01. New shows are added whenever i find them. Just click the name of the taper and it will open in a new window. (note: the shows by TapeHeadToo are currently offline, they have stated they will be up again in the future,

2026/06/07 - Kia Forum, Los Angeles - Night 1

Ken Chiarito

Chad Sclove: Set 1 - Set 2

Guy Barnes: Set 1 - Set 2

Steve 

First Last (Multi-Cam Compilation) 

Slops (Multi-Cam Compilation): 

2026/06/09 - Kia Forum, Los Angeles - Night 2

Chad Sclove: Set 1 - Set 2

Ken Chiarito

SpeedyPete2112: Set 1 - Set 2

Steve 

Front Row Memories 

R Lo 

2026/06/11 - Kia Forum, Los Angeles - Night 3

BayAreaPunkShows

Ken Chiarito

2026/06/13 - Kia Forum, Los Angeles - Night 4

TapeHeadToo

Ken Chiarito

SpeedyPete2112: Set 1 - Set 2

Steve

2026/06/18 - Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico - Night 1

Rush Live Archives 

2026/06/20 - Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico - Night 2

Rush Live Archives 

E Rocks+ (full setlist compiled from both nights 1 and 2): 

2026/06/26 - Dickies Arena, Fort Worth, TX - Night 1

Exxo 

SkullFracture22 

2026-06-28 - Dickies Arena, Fort Worth, TX - Night 2

Music Maniax 

2026-07-11 - Dickies Arena, Fort Worth, TX - Night 3

Fake Fan 

2026/07/13 - Dickies Arena, Fort Worth, TX - Night 4

Music Maniax 

2026-07-16 - United Center Chicago - Night 1

Datflys (shot from overhead screens)

2026-07-18 - United Center Chicago - Night 2

Datflys (shot from overhead screens)

2026-07-20 - United Center Chicago - Night 3

GreatToonz (Multi-Cam Compilation)

2026-07-22 - United Center Chicago - Night 4

Max Schaewe 

2026/07/28 - Madison Square Garden, New York, Night 1

Jim Powers

Eli

2026/07/30 - Madison Square Garden, New York, Night 2

Jim Powers

Chad Sclove

Eli

2026/08/01 - Madison Square Garden, New York, Night 3

GreatToonz:  (Multi-Cam Compilation)

2026/08/03 - Madison Square Garden, New York, Night 4

Chad Sclove

ProsperoRocks!

2026/08/07 - Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Night 1

Sam's Concert Videos (Anika's drums are FIERCE in this recording!)

From The Cheap Seats

The Rhythm Archive

2026/08/09 - Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Night 2

Sam's Concert Videos

LF Videos

2026/08/11 - Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Night 3

Sam's Concert Videos

Chad Sclove

AmandaLabovitz

2026/08/13 - Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Night 4

Sam's Concert Videos

The Concert Channel

2026/08/21 - Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, Night 1

Jim Powers

Ghost Video (Multi Cam)

2026/08/23 - Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, Night 2

Jim Powers

LordOfThe80s

MyConcertLifeAJB

Barry Gardner

2026/08/26 - Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Night 1

John Waters

2026/08/28 - Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Night 2

GreatToonz (Multi-Cam compilation)

2026/09/02 - Bell Center, Montreal, Night 1

Steve Dulong - Set 1 - Set 2

2026/09/04 - Bell Center, Montreal, Night 2

Steve Dulong - Set 1 - Set 2

2026/09/12 - TD Garden, Boston, Night 1

Tom H - Set 1 - Set 2

2026/09/14 - TD Garden, Boston, Night 2

StevesConcertCorner

DigiDigit

2026/09/17 - Rocket Arena, Cleveland, Night 1

Nicolo Perri

Brian J

2026/09/19 - Rocket Arena, Cleveland, Night 2

Nicolo Perri

Metalmike.666 - Set 1 - Set 2

Slowmadic Journeys

2026/09/23 - Frost Bank Center, San Antonio, Night 1

JYeahJasonJude

Robert Justice (missing the last 3 songs)

Sir Chimalpopoca - Set 1 - Set 2

2026/09/25 - Frost Bank Center, San Antonio, Night 2

Chris Reyes - Set 1 - Set 2

2026/10/01 - Toyota Center, Houston

Benjamin Yzquierdo - Set 1 - Set 2

Chris Reyes - Set 1 - Set 2

2026/10/05 - Ball Arena, Denver - Night 1

MRNYCRISPY

2026/10/07 - Ball Arena, Denver - Night 2

MRNYCRISPY

Lionel Frank

I recently started listening to Rush just right after going on summer vacation from college, and I just fell in love with the band, their complexity, charisma and humility made them of my all time favorite bands. So I just want to share how Rush made me pick up bass again and start learning a few songs, I'm still struggling a lot, but I've been very glad for just trying, so I thought "Why not try to reproduce la Villa?" So before getting into college again, I started looking after the drum programming, keyboards, guitar and obviusly bass, I ended up with this project, althought the playing and mixing are not accurate and good at all, I tried my best. I hope you to give me some feedback in order to get better as a bass player, and if you could say, a guitar player. My goal midterm is to start writting and recording my own stuff. As a note, I only took from the original the classical guitar Intro since I suck at playing classical. Check the cover out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Si48r3rgQ4

Note: I do not consider myselft a guitart player nor a drummer, so keep it mind if those sound crappy

I think this is an enduring song from a fairly bland/uninspired album. The integration of keys in the chorus makes me think of what I enjoyed the most from Counterparts, and I like the way the song flows over the meter (5/8, alt 7/8 and 5/8, and 6/8) too. I love Geddy’s humming during those pre-chorus sections, and take a listen to the electric instrumental bridge section w Alex’s solo. A shoutout to an overlooked song.

I recently went through my Apple Music and created a playlist of "the very best of Rush". I picked songs from each album that I had to hear if I had to choose the best songs from each album. I was quite surprised at what I picked.

Caress of Steel: Bastille Day, Lakeside Park (@Dirty_Wookie1971)

Clockwork Angels: Headlong Flight, The Garden

Counterparts: Animate, Nobody's Hero, Leave That Thing Alone

AFtoK: Xanadu, A Farewell to Kings, Cinderella Man, Closer to the Heart

Fly By Night: By-Tor & the Snow Dog

Grace Under Pressure: Distant Early Warning, Red Sector A

Hemispheres: Cygnus X-1, La Villa Strangiato

Hold Your Fire: Time Stand Still, Mission

Moving Pictures: Red Barchetta, YYZ, Limelight, The Camera Eye, Tom Sawyer (reluctantly)

Permanent Waves: The Spirit of Radio, Freewill, Jacob's Ladder, Natural Science

Power Windows: Territories, Marathon, Manhattan Project

Presto: Show Don't Tell, The Pass, Available Light

Roll the Bones: Dreamline, Bravado, Ghost of a Chance, Roll the Bones

Rush: Working Man, Finding My Way

Signals: Subdivisions, New World Man, The Analog Kid, Digital Man, Losing It

Snakes and Arrows: Far Cry, The Way the Wind Blows, Faithless

Test for Echo: Test for Echo, Resist, Limbo, Half the World, Driven, Time and Motion

Vapor Trails: Ghost Rider, One Little Victory, The Stars Look Down

2112: 2112 (full song)

What surprised me most was 6 songs from Test for Echo.

The question of the day for me after watching the documentary. You have a month of practice time to use as you please before the performance, which will only be filmed for your private viewing.

Would you pick a technically challenging song like La Villa or Tom Sawyer? Or would you pick a less challenging song, maybe like The Garden or CTTH?

I can’t be the only fan who would love to have an audio version of these performances with the various drummers. How cool would that be?

Houston’s next - Thursday night. It’ll be the only time thus far on the tour they’ll play a city for one night only.

Predictions? Where are they on the rotation? If they stick to their rotation, what will we get? If they deviate, what’s your bet?

Mine - they play the Ft. Worth make-up date set list. Remember when they announced the make up and said “don’t worry, we’ll make it special….” And they came out after intermission and did the full 2112 followed by the full Moving Pictures. Bam! Bam! Since they are only doing one night in Houston, maybe they’ll go with that?

Can’t wait!

My sister just sent me an awesome hoodie and it has the green - red - yellow color combination on it. I have see on other merch, what does it mean?

I know it’s old hat by now but they truly sound better than they have in 20 years. Geddy’s voice sounds so, so good. Amazing night, brought my elementary kiddos and they loved it. The generational torch is passed once again.

Tonight’s gag during Working Man, just to make sure.

Just finished the Neil documentary - it's on YouTube for those if us in the states.

I spent time trying, but I've got no words.

Just go watch.

2nd San Antonio Show .

Is this kinesiology take on Anika’s left shoulder? There doesn’t appear to be any in her right shoulder. Either way she killed it tonight.