The band opened the event with a surprise performance of "Finding My Way", the first track from Rush's 1974 self-titled debut album.
"You really can't ask us what song to play,” Lee told reporters after the appearance. “If we have to choose one song, it's almost impossible. We have so many. So we just asked management, and they said first song, first album."
"Also, it's the only song we know how to play," joked Lifeson.
Rush will return to the stage for a very special headline tour in celebration of the band’s music, legacy, and the life of late drummer and lyricist Neil Peart.
The series notably marks the first time Lee and Lifeson have toured together in eleven years since the finale of Rush’s R40 Tour on August 1, 2015 at the Forum in Los Angeles, CA, bringing it full circle with a return for four shows at the venue to launch the series in early June.
Peart passed away in January of 2020 at the age of 67 after a three-and-a-half year battle with an aggressive form of brain cancer known as Glioblastoma.
Lee and Lifeson will be joined by Nilles and keyboardist Loren Gold for the world tour.
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