At the Topic of the Town diner, Littleton, New Hampshire | Photo courtesy of neilpeart.net About Neil Peart Neil Peart was born September 12, 1952, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and first lived on the family dairy farm, near Hagersville. After the family moved to nearby St. Catharines, Neil began drum lessons at age thirteen, studying with local teacher Don George, then played in a succession of rock bands. Early influences were Gene Krupa, Keith Moon, Mitch Mitchell, Ginger Baker, Michael Giles, John Bonham, and Michael Shrieve. At eighteen, he moved to London, England, a time about which he has said: “I was seeking fame and fortune, and found anonymity and …

Quebec City, March 15, 2013 — With a new critically-acclaimed album out, Rush is bringing their epic Clockwork Angels Tour to the Festival on July 10. They’ll be playing the Bell Stage on the Plains of Abraham in what will be their only show in Québec. And what a show – this will be a huge production with projections, special effects and even the Clockwork Angels String Ensemble to add a complex layer of sound to both their new work and their rich repertoire. Remembering the enthusiastic Festival crowds in 2010, Geddy Lee, Neil Peart and Alex Lifeson are excited to be back. “We know that Rush will blow our …

ADDITIONAL DATES ANNOUNCED INCLUDING CITIES NOT PLAYED IN OVER A DECADE! RUSH TO VISIT 20+ CITIES THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA IN 2013 Pre-sales for newly announced shows begin TODAY, TUESDAY FEB 19th at NOON! RUSH Clockwork Angels Tour will visit an additional 15 cities from June to August across North America, following the previously announced spring dates. The second leg will begin in Hershey on June 21st and complete in Kansas City on August 4th. Entering the charts at #1 in their native Canada and #2 in the U.S., Clockwork Angels has spawned three top 5 hits at Classic Rock radio with “The Wreckers” going to #3, “Caravan” peaking at #2, …

Geddy and Alex will be doing a live on-air, online radio special in Canada with Jeff Woods today at 5pm EST. Tune in or listen online. Q107/TO at 5pm Y108/Hamilton at 5pm DAVE FM/Kitchener at 5pm FM96/London at 5pm WOLF/Peterborough at 5pm FM96/Kingston at 5pm POWER97/Winnipeg at TBC pm Q107/Calgary at 6pm ROCK101/Vancouver at TBC pm