RUSH Make Huge Donation to Fund Neil Peart Memorial at Hometown Park

RUSH members Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson have cut a check for more than $700,000 (Canadian) to ensure that a Neil Peart public memorial gets built at the late drummer’s favorite childhood park in St. Catharines, Ontario. As CKTB News reports, Lee and Lifeson had earmarked a portion of the proceeds from VIP tickets to the band’s current “Fifty Something” reunion tour, and were able to donate $785,000 Canadian dollars (roughly $557,000 US dollars) to help the Neil Peart Commemorative Task Force fundraising sub-committee reach its $1 million goal. Additionally, Lee had donated $1 from every ticket sold during his book tour. Get RUSH Tickets Here As a result, a pavilion at Lakeside Park in St. Catharines that has already been renamed Neil Peart Pavilion will feature an elaborate memorial, with a proposed concept calling for two massive bronze sculptures of Peart that will be connected by a pathway that will be graced with factoids about the drummer’s life and career. If all goes as planned, the memorial will open in late 2027. “After years of dedicated work by the Neil Peart Commemorative Task Force and the incredible community support that brought us near the finish line, this remarkab...