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Notes:
Notes:
- By 1977, Rush were nearly always headlining concerts, no opening for other bands and playing shortened setlists. Therefore it is worth noting this thread is ONLY documenting headline setlists. However there is one known rare post-1976 instance of Rush playing a non-headlining show, which was January 12, 1978 on the A Farewell To Kings tour. The recording is incomplete, so we don't know the exact setlist performed, however the first portion of the concert we know featured Bastille Day, By-Tor And The Snow Dog, Xanadu, A Farewell To Kings, and 2112. This likely completed the main set of the concert, but a newspaper review states an encore was preformed, so we can speculate it was likely just the Working Man / Fly By Night / In The Mood / Drum Solo medley.
- Unlike most of the tours that preceded, setlist information for the A Farewell To Kings tour is the first that we know nearly all details about. However, the one fact that we do not know is the exact range of dates Best I Can was played as the second encore, as it is only featured on the earliest recording of the tour. All other known recordings feature Cinderella Man as the second encore. Therefore, some of the start/end dates may not be 100% accurate. It should also be noted that we can't be certain if a second encore was played during every headlining concert.
----------------Setlist A----------------
Dates: August 20, 1977 - August 23, 1977(or later)
Main Set:
- Intro ("Nights Winters Years")
- Bastille Day
- Lakeside Park
- By-Tor And The Snow Dog
- At The Tobes Of Hades
- Across The Styx
- Of The Battle
- Challenge And Defiance
- 7/4 War Furor
- Xanadu
- A Farewell To Kings
- Something For Nothing
- Cygnus X-1
- Anthem
- Closer To The Heart
- 2112
- Overture
- Temples Of Syrinx
- Discovery
- Presentation
- Soliloquy
- Grand Finale
First Encore:
- Working Man Medley
- Working Man
- Fly By Night
- In The Mood
- Drum Solo
Second Encore:
- Best I Can
----------------Setlist B----------------
Dates: September 29, 1977(or earlier) - May 28, 1978
Main Set:
- Intro ("Nights Winters Years")
- Bastille Day
- Lakeside Park
- By-Tor And The Snow Dog
- At The Tobes Of Hades
- Across The Styx
- Of The Battle
- Challenge And Defiance
- 7/4 War Furor
- Xanadu
- A Farewell To Kings
- Something For Nothing
- Cygnus X-1
- Anthem
- Closer To The Heart
- 2112
- Overture
- Temples Of Syrinx
- Discovery
- Presentation
- Soliloquy
- Grand Finale
First Encore:
- Working Man Medley
- Working Man
- Fly By Night
- In The Mood
- Drum Solo
Second Encore:
- Best I Can
- Cinderella Man