Tour Supporting "RUSH"

March 18th, 1974 through December 29th, 1974

Overall Tour Attendance: Unknown
Total Dates: 158 with 12 cancelations

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For the Rush Tour, in support of their eponymous debut, the band was largely performing as an opening act, which necessitated shorter, high-energy set lists. The repertoire understandably leaned heavily on their newly released record, anchored by hard-hitting tracks like "Finding My Way" and the extended jam of "Working Man" (complete with a requisite drum solo). However, the set list also served as a fascinating bridge between their bar-band past and their rapidly approaching future. While they continued to play unreleased early holdovers like "Fancy Dancer," "The Loser," and "Garden Road," the addition of drummer Neil Peart to the lineup meant they were already road-testing brand-new material. This gave audiences an exclusive early preview of complex future staples like "Anthem," "Best I Can," "In The End," and "Fly By Night" well before they were officially recorded.