Editing Rush (band) (section)

===2013–2020: R40 Tour, disbandment and Peart's death===
On November 18, 2013, Lifeson said the band would take a year off, following the completion of the world tour in support of ''Clockwork Angels''. "We've committed to taking about a year off", Lifeson said. "We all agreed when we finished this [''Clockwork Angels''] tour [in early August], we were going to take this time off and we weren't going to talk about band stuff or make any plans. We committed to a year, so that's going to take us through to the end of next summer, for sure. That's the minimum. We haven't stopped or quit. Right now we're just relaxing. We're taking it easy and just enjoying our current employment."<ref>{{cite web |date=November 18, 2013 |title=Rush's Alex Lifeson: 'We've Committed To Taking About A Year Off' |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/rushs-alex-lifeson-weve-committed-to-taking-about-a-year-off/ |access-date=November 25, 2014 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |archive-date=October 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010230523/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/rushs-alex-lifeson-weve-committed-to-taking-about-a-year-off/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

In September 2014, the ''Rush R40'' box set was announced to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the release of the band's self-titled debut album. It included five previously released live video albums, and various previously unreleased footage from across the band's career.<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 17, 2014 |title=RUSH To Release 'R40' 40th-Anniversary Collectors Box Set In DVD And Blu-Ray |work=Blabbermouth.net |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/rush-to-release-r40-40th-anniversary-collectors-box-set-in-dvd-and-blu-ray/ |url-status=live |access-date=October 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140921015725/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/rush-to-release-r40-40th-anniversary-collectors-box-set-in-dvd-and-blu-ray |archive-date=September 21, 2014}}</ref> On January 22, 2015, the band announced the Rush [[R40 Live Tour|R40 Tour]], celebrating the 40th anniversary of Peart's membership in the band. The tour started on May 8 in [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]],<ref>{{cite web |date=May 9, 2015 |title=RUSH Kicks off 'R40 Live' 40th-Anniversary Tour In Tulsa; Video Footage, Photos |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/rush-kicks-off-r40-live-40th-anniversary-tour-in-tulsa-video-footage-photos/ |access-date=August 11, 2015 |website=Blabbermouth.net |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924152715/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/rush-kicks-off-r40-live-40th-anniversary-tour-in-tulsa-video-footage-photos/ |url-status=live}}</ref> and wrapped up on August 1 in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rush Tour 2015 to Celebrate Band's 40th Anniversary |url=http://www.vividseats.com/blog/rush-tour-2015-to-celebrate-bands-40th-anniversary |access-date=January 22, 2015 |archive-date=January 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150125150903/http://www.vividseats.com/blog/rush-tour-2015-to-celebrate-bands-40th-anniversary |url-status=live}}</ref>

On April 29, 2015, Lifeson said in an interview that R40 might be the final large-scale Rush tour due to his [[psoriatic arthritis]] and Peart's chronic [[tendinitis]].<ref>{{cite journal |last=Doherty |first=Mike |date=June 7, 2015 |title=What a Rush! How an unhip trio became superstars |url=http://www.macleans.ca/culture/arts/what-a-rush-how-an-unhip-trio-became-superstars/ |journal=[[Maclean's]] |access-date=June 10, 2015 |archive-date=June 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150609234246/http://www.macleans.ca/culture/arts/what-a-rush-how-an-unhip-trio-became-superstars/ |url-status=live}}</ref> He noted that it didn't necessarily mean an end to the band, suggesting the possibility of smaller tours and limited performances. He also said he wanted to work on soundtracks with Lee.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rush Tour 2015 last due to tendonitis |date=April 29, 2015 |url=http://classicrock.teamrock.com/news/2015-04-29/rush-neil-peart-tendonitis-tour-retirement |access-date=April 29, 2015 |archive-date=May 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501190905/http://classicrock.teamrock.com/news/2015-04-29/rush-neil-peart-tendonitis-tour-retirement |url-status=live}}</ref> On December 7, 2015, Peart stated in an interview that he was retiring. The following day, Lee insisted that Peart's remarks had been taken out of context, and suggested he was "simply taking a break".<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Luis Polanco |title=Rush's Geddy Lee Clarifies Neil Peart's Retirement Comment |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6786020/rush-drummer-neil-peart-retire/ |access-date=December 9, 2015 |archive-date=December 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208164350/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6786020/rush-drummer-neil-peart-retire |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Geddy Lee Clarifies Peart Retirement Rumours |date=December 8, 2015 |url=http://classicrock.teamrock.com/news/2015-12-08/geddy-lee-clarifies-neil-peart-retirement-rumours |access-date=December 8, 2015 |archive-date=December 11, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211135956/http://classicrock.teamrock.com/news/2015-12-08/geddy-lee-clarifies-neil-peart-retirement-rumours |url-status=live}}</ref> Lifeson confirmed in 2016 that the R40 tour was the band's last large-scale tour.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Grow |first=Kory |date=March 8, 2016 |title=Alex Lifeson Talks Rush's Uncertain Future |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/alex-lifeson-on-rushs-uncertain-future-20160308 |access-date=March 9, 2016 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |archive-date=March 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309101415/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/alex-lifeson-on-rushs-uncertain-future-20160308 |url-status=live}}</ref> The band's latest documentary, ''Time Stand Still'', was announced in November 2016.<ref>{{cite web |date=November 7, 2016 |title=The story of a band, its fans, and their 40 year relationship |url=http://www.rushtimestandstill.com/ |access-date=November 7, 2016 |journal= |archive-date=November 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107221745/http://www.rushtimestandstill.com/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

On January 16, 2018, Lifeson told ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'' that it was unlikely that Rush would play any more shows or record new material. He said, "We have no plans to tour or record anymore. We're basically done. After 41 years, we felt it was enough."<ref name="blabbermouth.net">{{Cite news |date=January 19, 2018 |title=RUSH Guitarist ALEX LIFESON: "We Have No Plans To Tour Or Record Anymore. We're Basically Done" |work=Blabbermouth |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/rush-guitarist-alex-lifeson-we-have-no-plans-to-tour-or-record-any-more-were-basically-done/ |access-date=January 19, 2018 |archive-date=January 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111022606/https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/rush-guitarist-alex-lifeson-we-have-no-plans-to-tour-or-record-any-more-were-basically-done/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="globe-end">{{Cite news |last=Wheeler |first=Brad |date=January 16, 2018 |title=How the end of Rush let Alex Lifeson be 'as creative as I want to be' |work=[[The Globe and Mail]] |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/between-the-acts-how-the-end-of-rush-let-alex-lifeson-be-as-creative-as-i-want-tobe/article37620762/ |access-date=January 21, 2018 |archive-date=February 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222220749/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/between-the-acts-how-the-end-of-rush-let-alex-lifeson-be-as-creative-as-i-want-tobe/article37620762/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2018, ''Rolling Stone'' published an interview with Lee, who said, 
{{blockquote|I'd say I can't really tell you much other than that there are zero plans to tour again. As I said earlier, we're very close and talk all the time, but we don't talk about work. We're friends, and we talk about life as friends. I can't really tell you more than that, I'm afraid. I would say there's no chance of seeing Rush on tour again as Alex, Geddy, Neil. But would you see one of us or two of us or three of us? That's possible.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=October 22, 2018 |title=Geddy Lee on Rush's Prog-Rock Opus 'Hemispheres': 'We Had to Raise Our Game' |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rush-geddy-lee-interview-prog-rock-hemispheres-738828/ |access-date=December 2, 2018 |archive-date=October 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025071306/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rush-geddy-lee-interview-prog-rock-hemispheres-738828/ |url-status=live}}</ref>}}

On January 7, 2020, Peart died at the age of 67 following a 3½-year battle with [[glioblastoma]], a type of [[brain cancer]].<ref name="death">{{Cite magazine |last=Hatt |first=Brian |date=January 7, 2020 |title=Neil Peart, Rush Drummer Who Set a New Standard for Rock Virtuosity, Dead at 67 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/neil-peart-rush-obituary-936221/ |access-date=January 10, 2020 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone|RollingStone.com]] |publisher=Rolling Stone, LLC |archive-date=January 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200115172322/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/neil-peart-rush-obituary-936221/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Sweeny |first=Owen |date=January 10, 2020 |title=Rush Drummer Neil Peart dead at 67 |publisher=[[CBC News]] |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/neil-peart-obit-1.5422806 |access-date=January 10, 2020 |archive-date=January 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200110213102/https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/neil-peart-obit-1.5422806 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Neil Peart |url=https://www.rush.com/neil-peart-2/ |access-date=January 30, 2020 |website=Rush.com |archive-date=April 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200402000726/https://www.rush.com/neil-peart-2/ |url-status=live}}</ref> A year later, Lee confirmed to ''Rolling Stone'' that Rush was "over" and expressed the impossibility of the band continuing without Peart: "That's finished, right? That's over. I still am very proud of what we did. I don't know what I will do again in music. And I'm sure Al doesn't, whether its together, apart, or whatever. But the music of Rush is always part of us. And I would never hesitate to play one of those songs in the right context. But at the same time, you have to give respect to what the three of us with Neil did together."<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=January 7, 2021 |title=Neil Peart: Rush Drummer's Bold Life and Brave Final Years |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/neil-peart-rush-dead-cover-story-1110496/ |access-date=January 11, 2021 |archive-date=January 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110130304/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/neil-peart-rush-dead-cover-story-1110496/ |url-status=live}}</ref>