Rush Tour Date Listing

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Early Gig Dates: March 18, 1974 - July 25, 1974​

Proper Tour Dates: August 14, 1974 - February 17, 1975​

Recording Key: Audio | Video
Other Performers Key: Headliner | Support | Cobill
Audio Statistics:

Total Recorded: 12/183 (7% of tour)​

Video Statistics:

Total Recorded: 2/183 (1% of tour)​

Date​	Venue​	Location​	Other Performers​	Notes​
March 18, 1974	The Piccadilly Tube	Toronto, Ontario	none​	Debut album released in Canada, coinciding with nearly a week of gigs at the Piccadilly Tube.
March 19, 1974	The Piccadilly Tube	Toronto, Ontario	none​
March 20, 1974	The Piccadilly Tube	Toronto, Ontario	none​
March 21, 1974	The Piccadilly Tube	Toronto, Ontario	none​
March 22, 1974	The Piccadilly Tube	Toronto, Ontario	none​
March 23, 1974	The Piccadilly Tube	Toronto, Ontario	none​
March 24, 1974	Taxandria Co-Op	Arkona, Ontario	unknown​
April 5, 1974	Georges Vanier Secondary School	Toronto, Ontario	unknown​
April 6, 1974	Parkside Collegiate Institute	St. Thomas, Ontario	Bearfoot
April 8, 1974	Sundowner Motor Hotel	Niagara Falls, Ontario	none​
April 9, 1974	Sundowner Motor Hotel	Niagara Falls, Ontario	none​
April 10, 1974	Sundowner Motor Hotel	Niagara Falls, Ontario	none​
April 11, 1974	Sundowner Motor Hotel	Niagara Falls, Ontario	none​
April 12, 1974	Victory Burlesque Theatre	Toronto, Ontario	Bloodrock	Two shows performed.
April 13, 1974	Sundowner Motor Hotel	Niagara Falls, Ontario	none​
April 15, 1974	The Aardvark	Cornwall, Ontario	none​
April 16, 1974	The Aardvark	Cornwall, Ontario	none​
April 17, 1974	The Aardvark	Cornwall, Ontario	none​
April 18, 1974	The Aardvark	Cornwall, Ontario	none​
April 19, 1974	The Aardvark	Cornwall, Ontario	none​
April 20, 1974	The Aardvark	Cornwall, Ontario	none​
April 21, 1974	Don Mills Collegiate Institute	Toronto, Ontario	unknown​
April 22, 1974	Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate Institute	Toronto, Ontario	unknown​	Attendee account claims Suffragette City and Not Fade Away were performed at this show.
May 3, 1974	The Colonial Tavern	Toronto, Ontario	none​
May 4, 1974	The Colonial Tavern	Toronto, Ontario	none​
May 10, 1974	Gravenhurst High School	Gravenhurst, Ontario	unknown​
May 11, 1974	Chippewa Secondary School	North Bay, Ontario	unknown​
May 15, 1974	Laura Secord Secondary School	St. Catharines, Ontario	Abraham's Children	Videotaped by CKCO-TV for the "Canadian Bandstand" program, televised on June 1. Earliest known performance of Best I Can. Only known live recordings of Before And After, I've Been Runnin' and The Loser.
May 15, 1974	Banting Memorial High School	Alliston, Ontario	unknown​	Unconfirmed. Possibly cancelled or rescheduled.
May 17, 1974	Memorial Gardens	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario	Nobody Special
May 18, 1974	Northside Drive-In	Lansing, Michigan	The New York Dolls Liverpool Dillinger Skyhook Cosmic Beam Experience Max Bone The British Are Here I See The Light Show	Rush's first performance in the United States. Videotaped for local television, but ultimately shelved and not known to have survived.
May 19, 1974	Summer Garden Dance Hall	Port Dover, Ontario	Curtis Lee
May 20, 1974	Abbey Road Pub	Toronto, Ontario	none​
May 21, 1974	Abbey Road Pub	Toronto, Ontario	none​
May 22, 1974	Abbey Road Pub	Toronto, Ontario	none​
May 23, 1974	Abbey Road Pub	Toronto, Ontario	none​
May 24, 1974	Abbey Road Pub	Toronto, Ontario	none​
May 25, 1974	Abbey Road Pub	Toronto, Ontario	none​
May 27, 1974	The Aardvark	Cornwall, Ontario	none​
May 28, 1974	The Aardvark	Cornwall, Ontario	none​
May 29, 1974	The Aardvark	Cornwall, Ontario	none​
May 30, 1974	The Aardvark	Cornwall, Ontario	none​
May 31, 1974	The Aardvark	Cornwall, Ontario	none​
June 1, 1974	The Aardvark	Cornwall, Ontario	none​
June 3, 1974	Larry's Hideaway	Toronto, Ontario	none​
June 4, 1974	Larry's Hideaway	Toronto, Ontario	none​
June 5, 1974	Larry's Hideaway	Toronto, Ontario	none​
June 6, 1974	Larry's Hideaway	Toronto, Ontario	none​
June 7, 1974	Petrolia Arena	Petrolia, Ontario	unknown​
June 8, 1974	Port Credit Secondary School	Mississauga, Ontario	Max Webster	Videotaped, but result was poor and ultimately perished. Apparently televised September 13 on "Cable 10".
June 12, 1974	Brock District High School	Cannington, Ontario	unknown​
June 13, 1974	Georges S. Henry Secondary School	Toronto, Ontario	unknown​
June 14, 1974	Unknown Venue	Elliot Lake, Ontario	unknown​
June 17, 1974	The Rockpile at Duffy's Tavern	Hamilton, Ontario	none​
June 18, 1974	The Rockpile at Duffy's Tavern	Hamilton, Ontario	none​
June 19, 1974	The Rockpile at Duffy's Tavern	Hamilton, Ontario	none​
June 20, 1974	The Rockpile at Duffy's Tavern	Hamilton, Ontario	none​
June 21, 1974	The Rockpile at Duffy's Tavern	Hamilton, Ontario	none​
June 22, 1974	The Rockpile at Duffy's Tavern	Hamilton, Ontario	none​
June 24, 1974	Larry's Hideaway	Toronto, Ontario	none​
June 28, 1974	Allen Theater	Cleveland, Ohio	ZZ Top Locomotiv GT	Rush's second performance in the United States.
July 1, 1974	Minkler Auditorium at Seneca College	Toronto, Ontario	Nazareth
July 2, 1974	The Colonial Tavern	Toronto, Ontario	none​	Originally scheduled for July 1-5.
July 3, 1974	The Colonial Tavern	Toronto, Ontario	none​	Originally scheduled for July 1-5.
July 4, 1974	The Colonial Tavern	Toronto, Ontario	none​	Originally scheduled for July 1-5.
July 5, 1974	The Colonial Tavern	Toronto, Ontario	none​	Originally scheduled for July 1-5.
July 6, 1974	The Colonial Tavern	Toronto, Ontario	none​	Originally scheduled for July 1-5.
July 12, 1974	Garden City Arena	St. Catharines, Ontario	Mahogany Rush Bullrush
July 13, 1974	Sarnia Arena	Sarnia, Ontario	Mahogany Rush Bullrush
July 15, 1974	Lester B. Pearson Theatre	Bramalea, Ontario	Mahogany Rush Bullrush
July 18, 1974	Hamilton Forum	Hamilton, Ontario	Mahogany Rush Bullrush
July 19, 1974	Cornwall Community Arena	Cornwall, Ontario	Mahogany Rush Bullrush
July 20, 1974	Ottawa Civic Centre	Ottawa, Ontario	Mahogany Rush Bullrush	Cancelled.
July 21, 1974	Summer Garden Dance Hall	Port Dover, Ontario	none​
July 22, 1974	Dover Hotel	Pain Court, Ontario	none​
July 23, 1974	Dover Hotel	Pain Court, Ontario	none​
July 25, 1974	Centennial Hall	London, Ontario	Kiss	Likely the final performance with John Rutsey.
July 26, 1974	M. Z. Bennett Public School	Acton, Ontario	none​	Likely cancelled, according to Ian Grandy. Contrary, school attendees recall the gig did happen, but was originally planned for Acton High School and relocated nearby due work going on in the school gym. Despite multiple recollections of this, it's still possible the attendees are remembering an earlier gig here.
August 14, 1974	Civic Arena	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Uriah Heep Manfred Mann's Earth Band	First performance with Neil Peart. Start of the first proper tour, coinciding with a US release of the debut album several days earlier.
August 15, 1974	Public Hall	Cleveland, Ohio	Uriah Heep Manfred Mann's Earth Band
August 16, 1974	Cincinnati Gardens	Cincinnati, Ohio	Uriah Heep Manfred Mann's Earth Band
August 17, 1974	Charleston Civic Center Arena	Charleston, West Virginia	Uriah Heep Manfred Mann's Earth Band
August 19, 1974	Bogies	Washington, D.C.	none​	Rush cancelled. Intended to be a televised "live" performance for local "Rock and Soul" program, but Rush refused upon learning it would be miming and lip-syncing. Interviewed at WDCA-TV Studios instead.
August 20, 1974	Stanley Theatre	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Blue Oyster Cult Climax Blues Band
August 21, 1974	Khorassan Ballroom at Chase Park Plaza Hotel	St. Louis, Missouri	none​	Rush's first headlining performance with Neil Peart.
August 23, 1974	Ambassador Theatre	St. Louis, Missouri	Climax Blues Band Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM)
August 24, 1974	Kee To Bala	Bala, Ontario	Crowbar Greaseball Boogie Band	Rush cancelled due to ongoing US tour.
August 26, 1974	Agora Ballroom	Cleveland, Ohio	Reign	Recorded and broadcast by WMMS FM. Earliest known performance of In The End. Fancy Dancer was performed. Only known recording of Garden Road.
August 27, 1974	Minnesota State Fair	North St. Paul, Minnesota	Freddie King Renaissance Isis
August 28, 1974	Minnesota State Fair	North St. Paul, Minnesota	Freddie King Isis Heartsfield
August 29, 1974	Casino Arena	Asbury Park, New Jersey	Mountain
August 30, 1974	Joint In The Woods	Parsippany, New Jersey	Hudson-Ford	Two shows performed.
August 31, 1974	Kee To Bala	Bala, Ontario	unknown​
September 1, 1974	Minden Arena	Minden, Ontario	unknown​
September 2, 1974	Pineway Trails Park Festival	Munson Township, Ohio	Rainbow Canyon East Wind Sweetleaf	Rare Earth also scheduled, but didn't arrive in time.
September 6, 1974	Michigan Palace	Detroit, Michigan	Hawkwind
September 11, 1974	Seneca College Minkler Auditorium	Toronto, Ontario	unknown​	Recorded for the King Biscuit Flower Hour. This recording is not known to have been preserved, apparently lost during a KBFH archive fire in 1982.
September 13, 1974	Gym II at University of Maryland Baltimore County	Baltimore, Maryland	Sha Na Na	Rush booed off stage.
September 15, 1974	Thomas Fieldhouse at Lock Haven University	Lock Haven, Pennsylvania	Blue Oyster Cult Kiss
September 16, 1974	Paramount Theatre	Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania	Blue Oyster Cult Kiss
September 18, 1974	Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom	Atlanta, Georgia	Kiss
September 19, 1974	Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom	Atlanta, Georgia	Kiss
September 20, 1974	Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom	Atlanta, Georgia	Kiss
September 21, 1974	Papa's Dream	St. Petersburg, Florida	The Papa's Dream Band
September 22, 1974	Orlando Municipal Auditorium	Orlando, Florida	The Marshall Tucker Band Elvin Bishop Group
September 23, 1974	Great Southern Music Hall	Gainesville, Florida	none​	Two shows performed.
September 24, 1974	Roxy Theater	Northampton, Pennsylvania	Elf
September 25, 1974	Agora Ballroom	Columbus, Ohio	Law
September 27, 1974	Memorial Auditorium	Worcester, Massachusetts	T. Rex Albatross
September 28, 1974	Fun City Grandstand	Johnstown, Pennsylvania	T. Rex
September 29, 1974	Roberts Municipal Stadium	Evansville, Indiana	Billy Preston Kiss
October 1, 1974	Leone Cole Auditorium	Jacksonville, Alabama	Kiss
October 3, 1974	Nashville War Memorial Auditorium	Nashville, Tennessee	Hawkwind Liquid Len and the Lensmen Andy Dunkley	Cancelled.
October 4, 1974	Music Hall	Houston, Texas	Kiss The New Cactus Band
October 6, 1974	Oakbrook Terrace Forum	Oakbrook, Illinois	Steppenwolf Canned Heat
October 11, 1974	Aquarius Theater	Hollywood, California	Donovan Sly and the Family Stone Minnie Ripperton	Short gig videotaped for ABC's "In Concert". This Rush footage is not known to have been preserved, however audio from a radio simulcast was recorded.
October 16, 1974	Long Beach Auditorium Concert Hall	Long Beach, California	The Stampeders Focus	Short gig videotaped for "Don Kirshner's Rock Concert".
October 17, 1974	Travis Street Electric Company	Dallas, Texas	none​
October 18, 1974	Soldier and Sailors Memorial Auditorium	Kansas City, Kansas	Hawkwind
October 19, 1974	Pershing Memorial Auditorium	Lincoln, Nebraska	Hawkwind
October 20, 1974	Civic Center Music Hall	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Hawkwind
October 22, 1974	Century II Convention Center	Wichita, Kansas	Hawkwind
October 23, 1974	University of Western Ontario	London, Ontario	Nazareth
October 24, 1974	Massey Hall	Toronto, Ontario	Nazareth	Rush's first performance at Massey Hall. Earliest known performance of Anthem.
October 25, 1974	Wilfrid Laurier University Theatre Auditorium	Waterloo, Ontario	Nazareth	Two shows performed.
October 26, 1974	Hamilton Forum	Hamilton, Ontario	Nazareth
October 27, 1974	Grant Hall at Queen's University	Kingston, Ontario	Nazareth	Two shows performed.
October 28, 1974	My Father's Place	Roslyn, New York	unknown​	Unconfirmed.
October 29, 1974	My Father's Place	Roslyn, New York	unknown​	Unconfirmed.
October 31, 1974	Ottawa Civic Centre	Ottawa, Ontario	Nazareth Hudson-Ford	Rush cancelled.
November 1, 1974	Montreal Forum	Montreal, Quebec	Rory Gallagher Nazareth
November 2, 1974	Peterborough Memorial Centre	Peterborough, Ontario	unknown​
November 3, 1974	Joint In The Woods	Parsippany, New Jersey	Rory Gallagher
November 4, 1974	Tower Theater	Upper Darby, Pennsylvania	unknown​	Unconfirmed.
November 5, 1974	Beacon Theatre	New York City, New York	Rory Gallagher If
November 7, 1974	B'Ginnings	Schaumburg, Illinois	Rory Gallagher	Unconfirmed.
November 9, 1974	Michigan Palace	Detroit, Michigan	Tim Buckley Rory Gallagher
November 10, 1974	Ambassador Theatre	St. Louis, Missouri	Rory Gallagher
November 11, 1974	The Brewery	Lansing, Michigan	Brother Bait
November 12, 1974	Riverside Theater	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Rory Gallagher Wet Willie
November 13, 1974	Toledo Sports Arena	Toledo, Ohio	Rory Gallagher Carmen
November 14, 1974	Veteran's Memorial Auditorium	Columbus, Ohio	Rory Gallagher
November 15, 1974	Aragon Ballroom	Chicago, Illinois	Rory Gallagher Wet Willie
November 16, 1974	Orpheum Theatre	Wichita, Kansas	Rory Gallagher	Unconfirmed.
November 1974	Pershing Memorial Auditorium	Lincoln, Nebraska	Rory Gallagher	Unconfirmed.
November 19, 1974	Paramount Northwest Theatre	Seattle, Washington	Rory Gallagher	Fancy Dancer was performed.
November 20, 1974	Paramount Northwest Theatre	Portland, Oregon	Rory Gallagher	Fancy Dancer was performed. Purportedly videotaped for local television.
November 22, 1974	Tuesday's Ballroom	San Diego, California	Rory Gallagher Earth Quake
November 23, 1974	Shrine Auditorium	Los Angeles, California	Rory Gallagher Wet Willie
November 26, 1974	Ventura Theater	Ventura, California	Rory Gallagher
November 27, 1974	Whisky A Go Go	West Hollywood, California	The Butts Band	Two partial sets performed with The Butts Band in between.
November 28, 1974	Whisky A Go Go	West Hollywood, California	The Butts Band	Two partial sets performed with The Butts Band in between. Fancy Dancer and In The End were performed.
November 29, 1974	Whisky A Go Go	West Hollywood, California	The Butts Band	Two partial sets performed with The Butts Band in between.
November 30, 1974	Whisky A Go Go	West Hollywood, California	The Butts Band	Two partial sets performed with The Butts Band in between.
December 1, 1974	Whisky A Go Go	West Hollywood, California	The Butts Band	Two partial sets performed with The Butts Band in between.
December 1974	Unknown Venue	Los Angeles, California	unknown​	Cancelled. Intended to be filmed for "The Midnight Special".
December 10, 1974	Ottawa Civic Centre	Ottawa, Ontario	Manfred Mann's Earth Band The Stampeders
December 12, 1974	University of Toronto Convocation Hall	Toronto, Ontario	Manfred Mann's Earth Band	The Sensational Alex Harvey Band was scheduled to open, however their gear and equipment was lost in transit via airline, which resulted in Rush being called in to open with an hour's notice.
December 14, 1974	Hackett Auditorium	Kalamazoo, Michigan	Foghat	Rush cancelled due to issues at the US border.
December 16, 1974	Agora Ballroom	Cleveland, Ohio	Law	Recorded and broadcast by WMMS FM. Very first performance of Fly By Night.
December 17, 1974	Agora Ballroom	Cleveland, Ohio	Law	Purportedly also recorded by WMMS FM. This recording is not known to have been preserved.
December 19, 1974	Mohawk College Theatre	Hamilton, Ontario	Curtis Lee Abraham
December 20, 1974	Michigan Palace	Detroit, Michigan	Kiss Fancy
December 21, 1974	Michigan Palace	Detroit, Michigan	Kiss Fancy
December 22, 1974	Electric Lady Studios	New York City, New York	none​	Recorded and broadcast by WQIV FM. Fly By Night was performed.
December 28, 1974	Orpheum Theatre	Boston, Massachusetts	Blue Oyster Cult American Tears	Rush cancelled to spend time in the studio.
December 29, 1974	Palace Theatre	Waterbury, Connecticut	Blue Oyster Cult	Rush cancelled to spend time in the studio.
January 10, 1975	Erindale College Cafeteria	Rexdale, Ontario	Schroeder Joe Mendelson
January 15, 1975	Winnipeg Convention Centre	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra Next	Rare Earth scheduled to headline, but postponed to a later date.
January 17, 1975	Etobicoke Collegiate Institute	Etobicoke, Ontario	unknown​
January 18, 1975	Delhi Belgian Club Hall	Delhi, Ontario	Max Webster
January 19, 1975	Mohawk College Theatre	Hamilton, Ontario	Joe Mendelson	Possibly rescheduled to January 29.
January 20, 1975	Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom	Atlanta, Georgia	Deluxe
January 21, 1975	Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom	Atlanta, Georgia	Deluxe
January 22, 1975	Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom	Atlanta, Georgia	Deluxe
January 23, 1975	Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom	Atlanta, Georgia	Deluxe
January 24, 1975	Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom	Atlanta, Georgia	Deluxe
January 25, 1975	Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom	Atlanta, Georgia	Deluxe
January 31, 1975	Circus Circus Concert Hall	Roseville, Michigan	none​	Two shows performed.
February 2, 1975	Circus Circus Concert Hall	Roseville, Michigan	none​	Two shows performed.
February 8, 1975	St. Joseph's Elementary School Gymnasium	Cochrane, Ontario	none​	Several attendees claim this show was relocated to Commando Senior Public School.
February 9, 1975	Midland Armouries	Midland, Ontario	Joe Mendelson	Allegedly cancelled due to a snow storm.
February 13, 1975	Community Centre Arena	Belle River, Ontario	Rose
February 15, 1975	Kingston Memorial Centre	Kingston, Ontario	unknown​
February 16, 1975	Barrie Arena	Barrie, Ontario	unknown​
February 17, 1975	London Arena	London, Ontario	Thundermug

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