They're still enjoying themselves, these old friends, and it suddenly feels unthinkable that this is the end. Peart seemed nearly giddy onstage, throwing in extra stick twirls, breaking into a wide grin during "Xanadu." It turns out his daughter reacted better than he'd imagined to the news of the tour. "I think Neil is feeling more optimistic," says Lee, "because everything seems easier than he expected."

For his part, Lee couldn't bring himself to end the show with a real goodbye. "Thank you for 40 amazing years, we so appreciate it," he yelped, after the band completed its backward journey with its first hit, "Working Man." Just before leaving the lighted stage, Lee peered out from behind his glasses at 19,000 expectant faces and offered a tiny bit of solace: "We hope to see you again sometime."

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Rush Drummer Neil Peart: I Am Retiring From Music | Music News @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com

Metalhead99 schreef:
Voor zover het mij bekend is hebben ze nog niet vanuit de band zelf een reactie geplaatst en komt deze info ook van de dochter van Peart. Het is dus nog niet 100% zeker of deze informatie klopt.

vigil schreef:

Geddy Lee heeft inmiddels de boel al ontkracht. Volgens hem heeft Peart enkel aangegeven dat het tourleven niet zijn favoriete leven is en dat het hem best veel kracht kost en dat het verhaal dus uit z'n verband is gerukt.