# Rush Rehearsed Mistakes for Tour With New Drummer

> Rush prepared for tour mistakes with new drummer Anika Nilles during rehearsals.
- Title: Rush Rehearsed Mistakes for Tour With New Drummer · Loudwire
- Summary: Rush prepared for tour mistakes with new drummer Anika Nilles during rehearsals. Rush adjusted rehearsal approach after early mistakes to handle on-stage…
- Keywords: rush, anika nilles, geddy lee, alex lifeson, fifty something tour, neil peart, rehearsal mistakes, music, Rehearsed, Mistakes, Tour, Drummer
- Source: Loudwire — https://loudwire.com/rush-rehearsed-mistakes-prepping-tour
- Published: 2026-10-12T15:12:13+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: rush, anika nilles, geddy lee, alex lifeson, fifty something tour, neil peart, rehearsal mistakes, music
## Rush Rehearsed Mistakes
Rush prepared for tour mistakes with new drummer Anika Nilles during rehearsals.
## Early Rehearsal Mishaps
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson admitted mistakes during early rehearsals with new drummer Anika Nilles.
## Rehearsal Approach Shift
Rush changed rehearsal strategy to embrace mistakes by the end of rehearsals.
## First Show Mishap
Anika Nilles dropped a drumstick during the first show of the Fifty Something Tour.

> Maybe '(do) not fuck up this fill.' And then I saw this stick flying around over the toms and I just (caught) it.
## Learning Rush Songs
Anika Nilles helped Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson understand Neil Peart's songwriting style.

> Sometimes Anika would write me and say, 'What time is this part in?' I would go, 'Fuck, I don't know.'
## Tour Continues
Rush's Fifty Something Tour continues through the rest of 2026 with Anika Nilles on drums.
## Key takeaway

Rush adjusted rehearsal approach after early mistakes to handle on-stage errors during their Fifty Something Tour with new drummer Anika Nilles.