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RUSH Drummer To Perform At Tonight's 'Buddy Rich Memorial Concert'; Program Revealed

October 18, 2008

According to a posting on the RUSH fan site RushIsABand.com, RUSH drummer Neil Peart will perform at the Buddy Rich Memorial Concert tonight (Saturday, October 18) at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. The event begins at 7:30 p.m. EST, with pre-show activities set to kick off at 6:00 p.m. It will be streaming live via the Drum Channel website and recorded in high definiton for worldwide release sometime next year. A number of other drum virtuosos and musicians will be featured, including Nick Rich with THE BUDDY RICH BAND, John Blackwell, Terry Bozzio (ex-FRANK ZAPPA),Chad Smith (RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS),Jeff Berlin, Will Lee and Tommy Igoe.

Here's the program for the concert:

* Introduction with Cathy Rich
* Tommy Igoe: "Little Train", "Preach And Teach", "La Fiesta"
* John Blackwell: "No Jive", "Nutville", "Mind Of Jay"
* Donnie Marple Solo performance
* Terry Bozzio featuring Efrain Toro: "Some Skunk Funk", VENTURE BROTHERS medley with "Cowboy BeBop", "Machine"
* Intermission (15 min)
* Tommy Igoe featuring Will Lee: "The Chicken"
* Nick Rich: "Beulah Witch"; "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy"
* Chad Smith: "Dani California", "Hocus Pocus", "Birdland"
* Neil Peart: "Love For Sale", "Time Will Tell", "Cottontail/One O'Clock Jump", "YYZ"

Video footage of Neil Peart at last year's (2007) Buddy Rich Memorial Concert can be viewed below.

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