Apparently, BuddyTV didn't have access to Neil until he returned to begin preparing for the tour. Here's the interview. Neil, on the rehearsals:
Yeah, well, we started yesterday, I think we went from 10-6:30ish yesterday. The schedule’s about to get almost as grueling as the show except for we’ll actually have a day off now. I think everybody’s definitely ready to be back in this, ready to start working hard again.
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