Audio 7 April 1976 - Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [Audience]

[Rush Archives]

Downloads:​

• 1976-04-07 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Incomplete) (MP3 YouTube Rip) *see notes below*

Track Listing:​

xx - Bastille Day *​

02 - Anthem​

xx - Lakeside Park *​

04 - 2112​

?? - ??? *​

Notes:​

• During 2022 we emailed the person who uploaded YouTube samples of this tape, but have been unable to make contact. This concert was recorded by his uncle. We hope to eventually collaborate with either of them to help preserve the full recording, and if possible get a high quality transfer of the master tape.
• * Setlist is unknown - exact length and details of this recording are not yet known, though the first four tracks are fair to assume with probable accuracy *
• Despite the full recording not yet being available, clips of Anthem and part of 2112 have been on YouTube since 2013.
• The setlist here would be fairly short due to Rush opening for Bad Company during this performance.

Preview:​

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[By-Tor X-1]

Even though there is no lossless download available, nor is the entire recording, I figured it worth moving this post into public view at this point since I'm not sure how much progress will be made. I will post updates here as they come, if they come. Time and patience will tell. In the meantime, the YouTube clips above provide a small sampling of this concert: Anthem and the first two sections of 2112.

 

[rocky chains]

Hi -- this is amazing! How did you come across these recordings? Simply by perusing YouTube? Thank you for sharing this. The recording isn't fantastic, but is clear enough to be enjoyable to these bootleg ears! It's great to get a peek into this minimally documented period of the band. Even more importantly, this, and the recent COS show too, provides hope that undiscovered early recordings of Rush remain out there.

 

[By-Tor X-1]

Hi -- this is amazing! How did you come across these recordings? Simply by perusing YouTube? Thank you for sharing this. The recording isn't fantastic, but is clear enough to be enjoyable to these bootleg ears! It's great to get a peek into this minimally documented period of the band. Even more importantly, this, and the recent COS show too, provides hope that undiscovered early recordings of Rush remain out there.

This one in particular I was unaware of because it's only available via these largely obscure YouTube videos, so not listed among circulating Rush tapes, but an acquaintance of mine brought it to my attention last August when discussing uncirculated recordings. Surprisingly these two videos have been up for 10 years and this is all we've ever seen uploaded. I've had no luck attempting to communicate with the uploader, via comment nor email.

Also, yes, there are more uncirculated pre-AFTK Rush recordings out there. Not sure how many will actually get out, but I'm pretty confident on some.
I'm also sure plenty more exist that we don't yet know about that may turn up later on. It's good to remain optimistic, the Randhurst Arena tape should prove that anything is possible.

 

[Schneidercpa]

I'm from Pittsburgh and I go there monthly to visit my kids so if I can do anything "on the ground" let me know. I did not attend this Pittsburgh show (I was about 9 years old) but I've attended many Pittsburgh shows and would love to have a copy of this too.