RUSH Manager On Likelihood Of Upcoming Tour Being Band's Last: 'Somewhere Between Possible And Probable'

March 12, 2015

RUSH's longtime manager Ray Danniels says the likelihood of the band's upcoming U.S. tour being its last is "somewhere between possible and probable" and adds that he is "focused on making [the trek] as good as it can be" in case it turns out to be RUSH's farewell.

Celebrating 40 years, RUSH confirmed in January that the "R40 Live" tour will visit 34 cities throughout North America this summer beginning May 8 in Tulsa, Oklahoma and finishing August 1 in Los Angeles, California.

RUSH drummer Neil Peart previously spoke of not wanting to leave his family for extended periods of time, while guitarist Alex Lifeson admitted that he and his bandmates got used to home life after taking a year off.

In a brand new interview with Celebrity Access, Danniels was asked if RUSH's upcoming tour will be the band's final trek or not. "Somewhere between possible and probable," he responded. "There are some of us who would keep going forever, and there are some of us who wouldn't. So it's a process of working that out. And what somebody thinks today may not be what they think in a month."

Pressed about whether he thinks the RUSH members could have a change of heart at the end of the tour, he replied: "That's possible."

He continued: “I'm focused on making this as good as it can be and then seeing where we are.

"I didn't want to do a farewell tour — there was no one in the band who wanted to do that. Nobody thinks it's that final, or thinks they won't make music or do something. But I'm probably not going to be able to get a band full of 65-year-olds out again on the road."

Danniels added: "Neil is as much an athlete as a musician, but with these three-hour length sets, I don't know if it's possible to keep up with that demand.

“They each want to go out on top in every single way — to play at the level they've been able to play.”

RUSH frontman Geddy Lee admitted in a recent interview: "It's clear we are at a point in our career that we have to slow down, and slow down dramatically." However, he expressed hope that the band could continue to record and tour with a less hectic schedule.

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