@stereogum: Rush opened tonight’s @The JUNO Awards, the annual ceremony celebrating Canadian music. The reunion of Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson was not announced in advance, but was teased in the band’s newsletter earlier this week. It marked the beloved prog band’s first public performance with its new live drummer. In June, Rush will launch their first tour since 2015, with former Jeff Beck drummer Anika Nilles filling in for the late Neil Peart. Peart, who was also the band’s primary lyricist, died in 2020 at 67 after a battle with brain cancer. At TD Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario, the band played “Finding My Way” (from their 1974 self-titled debut) in full for the first time since 1980. The Junos performance also marked the debut of touring keyboardist Loren Gold, who was announced last month. This summer’s Fifty Something tour was initially announced with 20 dates across seven North American cities before expanding to 86 shows in 17 cities, with UK and European dates scheduled for 2027. Lee and Lifeson have reunited onstage a handful of times since Peart’s passing, including at a 'South Park' 20th anniversary concert and at tribute shows for Taylor Hawkins and Gordon Lightfoot. Rush have won 11 Junos, including the 2015 Humanitarian Award, and last appeared on the show in 1978. [📹: CBC]

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