Thursday 20 April 1978
Nanaimo Civic Arena, Nanaimo, BC

Details

About ten people attended this gig, two of whom took photos of it - one of which is a shot of Dave Myles' setlist.

Line-up

  • Kim Mitchell : Vocals/Guitar
  • Terry Watkinson : Keyboards
  • Gary McCracken : Drums
  • Dave Myles : Bass

Bands

  • Ian Thomas Band

Setlist

  • Charmonium (tape)
  • High Class In Borrowed Shoes
  • Oh War!
  • Here Among The Cats
  • In Context Of The Moon
  • Gravity
  • Coming Off The Moon
  • Diamonds Diamonds
  • Toronto Tontos
  • Rain Child
  • Astonish Me
  • Waterline
  • The Party
  • Beyond The Moon

Photos

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Fan Stories

Ross Smith

In 1976, me and my friends travelled 130 miles to go see Rush play live in Victoria BC. When the concert started, a band came out called "Max Webster". Our jaws dropped. We could not believe what we were hearing. Needless to say, we all rushed to the store the next day looking for that album.

The next year we find out Max Webster is playing in a gymnasium in Naniamo, BC. We get there and nobody is there. There was the 5 of us and maybe 5 more people there. We were so disappointed we travelled 50 miles for nothing. Just as we were thinking what to do, out comes Max Webster. Played a full set, super loud. It was like having our own private concert. Even better, I brought my camera and was able to walk right up to the stage and take some awesome pictures. I always wanted to thank them for what they did that night. A private concert for 10 people!