Audio 22 September 1979 - New Bingley Hall, Stafford, England [Audience]

[Rush Archives]

Downloads:​

• One Night In Stafford
• Stafford, England

Track Listing:​

01 - 2112​

02 - A Passage To Bangkok​

03 - By-Tor And The Snow Dog​

04 - Xanadu​

05 - The Spirit Of Radio​

06 - The Trees​

07 - Cygnus X-1​

08 - Hemispheres​

09 - Freewill​

10 - Working Man​

11 - Finding My Way​

12 - Anthem​

13 - Bastille Day​

14 - In The Mood​

15 - Drum Solo​

16 - La Villa Strangiato​

Notes:​

• This recording features early live versions of The Spirit Of Radio and Freewill.
• This was Rush's final performance of the 1970s, final unabridged performance of 2112 (without Oracle: The Dream) until the T4E tour in 1996, final unabridged performance of Cygnus X-1, and final performance of Hemispheres to include Apollo (already abridged to exclude Dionysus following the Hemispheres tour).
• Closer To The Heart was recorded, but omitted from these available sources before entering circulation 20+ years ago.
• While the quality of this recording is quite awful, and is missing Closer To The Heart, the good news is I have located an undigitized tape copy of this recording that does contain CTTH, though is still in quite terrible quality. This "new" version will be shared in due time, probably in late 2026 or 2027.

Preview:​

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[stevew62]

I was at the gig on the 21st Sept. ( My 3rd Rush gig ) . This may have been the gig where Geddy asked for us to show respects for a couple of fans who had been killed on the way to the gig.

I also have a large poster from the gig. I bought it years later as a Student at Uni. It proudly shows the scars of being hung up in all my student digs.


Rush_21_Sept_79_BingleyHall Ticket

Rush_21_Sept_79_BingleyHall Poster

 

[11223344]

What is the status on the undigitized tape that has CTTH?

 

[By-Tor X-1]

Thanks for reminding me. I have transferred the tape some months ago, but I still need to get it prepared.
I need to do a speed correction because it's super fast for some reason, like approx 30% give or take if I recall correctly.
It's the same source is the one above, sounds just as awful, so I was disappointed. Though yes it does have CTTH, so it will be a minor upgrade.

 

[AllanM]

I was at this gig, and also the night before at the same venue. Slept on Stafford train station for 2 nights, along with 100's of other Rush-ians.