TORONTO — If it weren’t for a spa retreat, Rush bassist Geddy Lee says plans for the band’s 2026 reunion tour might’ve never taken shape.

The Toronto musician credits a European getaway with guitarist Alex Lifeson as one of the “deciding” factors in launching a concert tour next summer.

Lee said they had batted around the possibility of a Rush reunion, but thought that Lifeson’s ongoing health issues made it impossible for the two 72-year-olds to hit the road. Then, one of their mutual friends offered up a suggestion.

“(He said,) there’s a clinic in Europe that specializes in the issues Alex has struggled with over the last number of years, and he sort of convinced him to go,” Lee said.

“For moral support, I said, ‘I’ll go with you, let’s both go. We can get healthy together.'”

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