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Sun, Feb 1, 2026

Celebrating the life of Neil Peart on the sixth anniversary of his death

Wed, Jan 7, 2026@7:39AM | comments

UPDATE - 1/8@9:56AM: Here's Rush's annual Instagram tribute to Neil:


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Six years ago today, on January 7, 2020, Neil Peart passed away at the age of 67 after a three-year battle with brain cancer. To commemorate the occasion, Rush tribute band YYNOT will be hosting their 4th annual Bubba Bash in celebration of The Professor at the Keswick Theatre outside Philly (Glenside, PA) this coming Saturday, January 10th. Like the previous 3 years, the show will be "In Celebration of Neil Peart", and feature YYNOT along with special guests, and all proceeds going to support cancer charities. In addition to YYNOT and returning artists, the new artists for this year will be Mike Orlando (Adrenaline Mob, Category 7), Fer Velasco (Rush Monterrey Tribute, Mexico), Greg Russell (Natural Science), Jack Gibson (Exodus, Category 7) and Tyme Rogers (Tech 21 NYC). You can check out some of videos from previous events on YYNOT's YouTube channel here, and tickets are available for purchase via AXS.com. RIP "The Professor".

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