Different Stages is a live album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1998 (see 1998 in music). The bulk of the first and second discs were recorded at Chicago's New World Music Center, during the 1994 Counterparts tour and the 1997 Test for Echo tour. The third disc is taken from a performance at the Hammersmith Odeon in London during the A Farewell to Kings tour in 1978.

This album was compiled and released in the wake of the deaths of Neil Peart's daughter and wife in 1997 and 1998, respectively. The album was dedicated to their memories. Production of the album occurred during Peart's recovery from his loss as chronicled in his book Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road and as a consequence he was not involved in the production of the album.

Track listing

All songs written by Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee and Neil Peart except where noted.

Disc 1

1. "Dreamline" – 5:34
2. "Limelight" – 4:32
3. "Driven" – 5:16
4. "Bravado" – 6:23
5. "Animate" – 6:29
6. "Show Don't Tell" – 5:29
7. "The Trees" – 5:28
8. "Nobody's Hero" – 5:01
9. "Closer to the Heart" (Lifeson, Lee, Peart, Peter Talbot) – 5:13
10. "2112: Overture" - 4:35
11. "2112: The Temples of Syrinx" - 2:22
12. "2112: Discovery" - 4:19
13. "2112: Presentation" - 3:42
14. "2112: Oracle" - 1:51
15. "2112: Soliloquy" - 2:10
16. "2112: Grand Finale" - 2:37

Disc 2

1. "Test for Echo" (Lifeson, Lee, Peart, Pye Dubois) – 6:15
2. "The Analog Kid" – 5:14
3. "Freewill" – 5:36
4. "Roll the Bones" – 5:58
5. "Stick It Out" – 4:42
6. "Resist" – 4:27
7. "Leave That Thing Alone" (Lifeson, Lee) – 4:46
8. "The Rhythm Method" (Peart) – 8:19
9. "Natural Science" – 8:05
10. "The Spirit of Radio" – 4:47
11. "Tom Sawyer" (Lifeson, Lee, Peart, Pye Dubois) – 5:18
12. "YYZ" (Lee, Peart) – 5:25

Disc 3

(Recorded January 20, 1978 at the Hammersmith Odeon, London)

1. "Bastille Day" – 5:07
2. "By-Tor & The Snow Dog" – 4:59
3. "Xanadu" – 12:32
4. "A Farewell to Kings" – 5:53
5. "Something for Nothing" (Lee, Peart) – 4:01
6. "Cygnus X-1" – 10:23
7. "Anthem" – 4:47
8. "Working Man" (Lifeson, Lee) – 4:00
9. "Fly by Night" (Lee, Peart) – 2:04
10. "In the Mood" (Lee) – 3:34
11. "Cinderella Man" (Lee, Lifeson) – 5:09

Personnel

• Geddy Lee - bass guitar, synthesizers, vocals
• Alex Lifeson - electric and acoustic guitars, vocals
• Neil Peart - drums, percussion

Singles

Cover	Information
	"The Spirit of Radio" Released: Written by: Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson & Neil Peart Produced by: Rush and Paul Northfield Chart positions: #27 US Mainstream Rock
	"Closer to the Heart" Released: Written by: Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart & Peter Talbot Produced by: Rush and Paul Northfield Chart positions:

Miscellaneous

This is the only live album Rush released that contains "2112" in its entirety. All the World's a Stage omits most of Discovery and all of Oracle, Rush in Rio contains only the Overture and Temples of Syrinx sections, and _30th_Anniversary_World_Tour only has the Overture, Temples of Syrinx and Grand Finale sections. Exit...Stage Left and A Show of Hands do not contain any sections of "2112".

The album is dedicated to the memory of Neil Peart's daughter Selena, who died in a car accident in 1997, and his wife Jacqueline, who died of cancer 10 months later. The text, "Suddenly... You were gone... from all the lives you left your mark upon. In loving memory of Jackie and Selena," is printed inside the foldout cardboard sleeve. The lyrics featured are from the song "Afterimage," from their 1984 album Grace Under Pressure.

The Japanese edition of Different Stages contains "Force Ten" as a bonus track, features lyrics for all the songs on the CD and a contains miniature replica tour booklets from the A Farewell to Kings and Test For Echo tours. There has also been discussion about whether the Japanese edition has superior sound quality.