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

[Rush Archives]

Downloads:​

Audio:​

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

Video:​

• 1976-04-07 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Super 8) *to be released October 2026*

Track Listing:​

xx - Bastille Day **​

02 - Anthem **/*​

03 - 2112 **/*​

xx - Working Man **​

xx - Drum Solo **​

Notes:​

• The full audio recording of this show has never been made available, only Anthem and part of 2112 have been on YouTube since 2013. (*) Despite multiple attempts by various people over the years, no one has been able to successfully establish contact with the person who shared these samples, so it seems increasingly unlikely that we will ever be able to archive the complete concert. The audio tape was recorded by the uncle of the YouTube uploader.
• Despite not having 100% confirmation of all songs that were played, the setlist here would be fairly short due to Rush opening for Bad Company during this performance. A contemporary newspaper review had additionally verified that Bastille Day and Working Man were performed on this date. We can also safely assume Finding My Way was played during Working Man, as it was standard arrangement on the 2112 tour. It's possible that Lakeside Park was not performed here, though it can not be confirmed one way or the other.
• As of October 2026, we now have 8mm circulating from this show, filmed by two friends Bob Sunner and Don West, which further verifies the same songs we already knew were played. Audio sync and color correction by Classic Rock Media Archive. Song segments captured are noted above. (**) Since Bad Company were headlining, they were also filmed.
• Disclaimer: As with any 8mm film, full songs and concerts were not able to be captured due to the short length of each film cartridge (~3.5 minutes), and as with most 8mm film/cameras from the era, it could not concurrently record audio. Since we only have pieces of an audience audio recording of this date, overall the tape from Seattle 1976-03-26 had to be used to sync sound to the precise moments captured on this film.

Preview:​

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[By-Tor X-1]

Even though there are no lossless quality audio files available, nor is the entire recording, I figured it worth moving this entry into public view at this point, since I'm not sure how much progress will ever develop. I've tried hard to establish communication regarding the tape, but have had no luck hearing anything back. 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.