Peart, Widely Considered One of the Greatest Rock Drummers of All Time, Died of Cancer in 2020

Lee and Lifeson also filmed rehearsal performances of classic Rush songs with guest drummers Stewart Copeland of the Police, Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Danny Carey of Tool. The pair had previously played with Smith and Carey at a 2022 Taylor Hawkins tribute concert but had never performed with Copeland, who was close friends with Peart. Peart, widely considered one of the greatest rock drummers of all time, died of cancer in 2020. "[Peart] never rated himself as highly as everyone else did, Copeland told Rolling Stone in 2020. "But he did very much feel the responsibility that he carried to be the God of drums. Kind of a burden, actually.