We knew the day would come, we just didn’t know it would make us so sad. As of today, Canadian prog rock giants Rush are officially retired from touring, according to guitarist Alex Lifeson. Citing drummer Neil Peart’s physical inability to tour any longer due to increasing chronic arthritis pain, Lifeson confirmed that Rush’s critically acclaimed R40 tour last year was in fact the final Rush tour of their career – and that the future of the band at this point is “up in the air.” “His shoulders were hurting, his arms were hurting, his elbows, his feet, everything,” Lifeson added of Peart. “He didn’t want to play anything less than 100 percent. He was finding it increasingly difficult to hit that mark on this last tou Read more http://societyofrock.com/breaking-s...art-i-cant-believe-it/?a=mm&var=ILCR-RushNews
