Neil Peart -- The Latest News

We've seen Neil Peart with the Stanley Cup (during the recording of  "The Hockey Theme"), but the Cup has never made an appearance at a Rush concert. Until now.

On Friday night, a few of the 2013 Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks players, led by Daniel Carcillo, brought "Lord Stanley" onto the stage for a little 2-minute celebration. Everyone touched the Cup. Then Neil tried to play it.

Here are some photos:

Neil pretends to play the Stanley Cup (screen capture from video below).

Here's a video from the Blackhawks site:

Geddy and Alex with Daniel Carcillo:

Labels: Clockwork Angels tour 2013, photo of the night, Stanley Cup

Now for something a little different. I liked this, 'cause this is how I feel, too:

OK, here's one of Neil as well:

Labels: Clockwork Angels tour 2013, photo of the night

Neil has posted a new update to his website for June 2013: "Shunpikers in the Shadowlands."

There's so much to like about this long update. Among the subjects Neil discusses:

• His friend Brutus, with whom he traveled on this leg and is recovering from "stupid" cancer. I was happy to read that Brutus is feeling better and that this "crucial test" of touring with Neil went well.
• A new story that Neil wrote during this leg for Motorcycle News called "Drummer With a Singletrack Mind"
• A review of the definition of "shunpiking"
• A visit to Amsterdam
• A visit Rothenburg
• Surviving the Cuban Missile Crisis
• A long discussion about the Rush song, "Heresy"
• A visit to Neuschwanstein
• Trying to keep up on the Autobahn
• Flooding in Southern Germany
• Fine dining in Dresden

• "Bone-jarring" roads in Poland
• A discussion of the Rush song "Red Sector A"
• Waiting in ferry lines and "The Yellow Vest" man

• Driving standards of Europe vs. North America
• Visiting southern Sweden and playing for 35,000 people
• Chatting with his daughter Olivia on an iPad (in the ferry line)
• Visiting Finland

And, as they say, much more.

Labels: neilpeart.net, News updates, written by NEP

See Photos.rush.com for this photo and others

Labels: Clockwork Angels tour 2013, photo of the night

Labels: Clockwork Angels tour 2013, photo of the night

Rush completed their second leg of the Clockwork Angels 2013 tour on June 10 in Helsinki. They played 10 shows across Europe, including the UK, Holland, Germany, Sweden, and finally Finland.

Here are some highlights from Photos of the Night (thanks John Arrowsmith and Rush), Neil and Michael's WestSideBeemerBoyz Twitter account, Neil's riding partner Brutus' Twitter account Bubba's Bar n Grill, Rush's Twitter account, Neil's drum tech Lorne Wheaton's Twitter account, and a few other sources.

Manchester, UK - May 22, 2013

London, UK - May 24, 2013

Great photo from @pkey2112 from the London show!

I guess there was a delay due to a fox running around inside the O2?

Birmingham, UK - May 26, 2013

Sheffield, UK - May 28, 2013

Glasgow, Scotland - May 30, 2013

Amsterdam, Netherlands - June 2, 2013

Cologne, Germany - June 4, 2013

Berlin, Germany - June 6, 2013

Sweden Rock Festival - June 8, 2013

Rush played a shorter setlist for this festival.

Sweden Rock Festival setlist (thanks to Rushisaband.com)

Video Intro (Gearing Up)
Subdivisions
The Big Money
Grand Designs
Limelight
Analog Kid
Where's My Thing (with drum solo)
Far Cry
Video (The Appointment)
Caravan
Clockwork Angels
The Anarchist
Carnies
Headlong Flight (with drum solo)
The Garden
Red Sector A
YYZ
(Clockwork Angels String Ensemble exits)
The Spirit of Radio

Encore:

Tom Sawyer
2112 Overture/Temples of Syrinx/Grand Finale
Video Outro (Office Of The Watchmaker)

Geddy and Alex met up with Paul Stanley of KISS on the tarmac in Sweden:

Helsinki, Finland - June 10, 2013

Labels: Clockwork Angels tour 2013

Labels: Clockwork Angels tour 2013, photo of the night

Fadoo Productions has released a trailer for the forthcoming Clockwork Angels concert tour video. You can see it here or inline:

Thanks to Rushisaband for the head's up!

Labels: Clockwork Angels tour 2012, videos

Here are three photos of Neil in Berlin. (For some reason I thought these worked well together.)

Labels: Clockwork Angels tour 2013, photo of the night

Labels: Clockwork Angels tour 2013, photo of the night

Labels: Clockwork Angels tour 2013, photo of the night

The Modern Drummer Reader's Poll results are included in the July 2013 issue, and Neil Peart has won both MVP and Prog categories.

Here are the results:

MVP:

1. Neil Peart
2. Travis Barker
3. Gavin Harrison
4. Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson

Prog:

1. Neil Peart
2. Gavin Harrison
3. Mike Mangini
4. Todd Sucherman

Here's some info from the article:

This is Peart's first win in the relatively new MVP category; past winners were Max Weinberg in 2010, Mike Portnoy in 2011, and Mike Mangini in 2012. It's also Neil's third year in a row taking top honors in the Prog category.

Congratulations to all the winners!

Thanks to Rushisband.com for the head's up!

Labels: awards, Modern Drummer