Led Zeppelin North American Tour Summer 1969
Led Zeppelin's Summer 1969 North American Tour was the third concert tour of North America by the English rock band. The tour commenced on 5 July and concluded on 31 August 1969.
Tour by Led Zeppelin | |
Poster by artist Frank Bettencourt promoting Santa Barbara, California concert | |
Associated album | Led Zeppelin |
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Start date | 5 July 1969 (Scheduled to start on 4 July 1969) |
End date | 31 August 1969 |
Legs | 1 |
No. of shows | 46 (48 scheduled) |
Led Zeppelin concert chronology |
By this point in the band's career, Led Zeppelin were earning $30,000 a night for each of the concerts they performed.[1] According to music journalist Chris Welch:
One New York concert drew 21,000 people, while support like the Doors and Iron Butterfly were consistently blown off stage by the rampaging Britons.[1]
This concert tour is noteworthy for the number of festival appearances made by Led Zeppelin.[2] These include:[3]
- 5 July – Atlanta International Pop Festival
- 6 July – Newport Jazz Festival
- 11 July – Laurel Pop Festival
- 12 July – Summer Pop Festival
- 21 July – Schaefer Music Festival – headliners at New York City's Wollman Rink, along with B.B. King
- 25 July – Midwest Rock Festival
- 27 July – Seattle Pop Festival – the infamous shark episode is alleged to have taken place at this time
- 30 August – Singer Bowl Music Festival
- 31 August – Texas International Pop Festival
Tour set list
During the tour, Led Zeppelin usually played the same songs in the same order:[3][4][5][6]
- "Train Kept A-Rollin' "
- "I Can't Quit You Baby"
- "Dazed and Confused"
- "You Shook Me"
- "White Summer" / "Black Mountain Side"
- "How Many More Times" – the medley portion was sometimes expanded to include "The Lemon Song" and some early rock & roll and blues numbers
- "Communication Breakdown"
The group sometimes added:
- "I Gotta Move" (8 August, while Page replaced a broken guitar string)
- "What Is and What Should Never Be" (11 July & 21 August)
- "Pat's Delight" (18 July)
- "Your Time Is Gonna Come" (14 August)
- "Long Tall Sally" (6 July, 12 July, & 30 August)
Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue |
---|---|---|---|
United States | |||
5 July 1969 | Atlanta | Atlanta International Pop Festival | |
6 July 1969 | Newport | Newport Jazz Festival | |
8 July 1969 | Miami | Miami Beach Convention Center | |
9 July 1969 | Tampa | Curtis Hixon Hall | |
10 July 1969 | Jacksonville | Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum | |
11 July 1969 | Laurel | Laurel Pop Festival – Laurel Park Racecourse | |
12 July 1969 | Philadelphia | The Spectrum | |
13 July 1969 | New York City | Singer Bowl unscheduled, impromptu performance | |
15 July 1969 | Rochester | War Memorial Auditorium | |
16 July 1969 | Detroit | Olympia Stadium | |
18 July 1969 | Chicago | Kinetic Playground | |
19 July 1969 | |||
20 July 1969 | Cleveland | Musicarnival | |
21 July 1969 | New York City | Schaefer Music Festival – Wollman Rink, Central Park | |
25 July 1969 | West Allis | Midwest Rock Festival – State Fair Park | |
26 July 1969 | Vancouver | Canada | PNE Agrodome |
27 July 1969 | Woodinville | United States | Seattle Pop Festival |
29 July 1969 | Edmonton | Canada | Kinsmen Field House |
30 July 1969 | Salt Lake City | United States | Terrace Ballroom |
31 July 1969 | Eugene | University of Oregon | |
1 August 1969 | Santa Barbara | Fairgrounds Arena | |
2 August 1969 | Albuquerque | Albuquerque Civic Auditorium | |
3 August 1969 | Houston | Houston Music Hall | |
4 August 1969 | Dallas | State Fair Coliseum | |
6 August 1969 | Sacramento | Memorial Auditorium | |
7 August 1969 | Berkeley | Berkeley Community Theatre | |
8 August 1969 | San Bernardino | Swing Auditorium | |
9 August 1969 | Anaheim | Anaheim Convention Center | |
10 August 1969 | San Diego | San Diego Sports Arena | |
11 August 1969 | Las Vegas | Las Vegas Ice Palace | |
12 August 1969 | |||
13 August 1969 | Lubbock | Lubbock Music Hall | |
14 August 1969 | Austin | Municipal Auditorium | |
15 August 1969 | San Antonio | HemisFair Arena | |
16 August 1969 | Asbury Park | Asbury Park Convention Hall | |
17 August 1969 | Wallingford | Oakdale Musical Theater | |
18 August 1969 | Toronto | Canada | The Rockpile 2 Shows |
20 August 1969 | Schenectady | United States | The Aerodrome |
21 August 1969 | Framingham | Carousel Theater | |
22 August 1969 | Dania Beach | Pirates World | |
23 August 1969 | |||
24 August 1969 | Jacksonville | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | |
27 August 1969 | Hampton Beach | Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom | |
29 August 1969 | New York City | Singer Bowl | |
30 August 1969 | |||
31 August 1969 | Lewisville | Texas International Pop Festival |
References
- Welch 1994, p. 40.
- Lewis & Pallett 2005, p. 68.
- Lewis & Pallett 2005, pp. 69–80.
- "Shows: July 5, 1969 – July 26, 1969". Ledzeppelin.com. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- "Shows: July 27, 1969 – August 30, 1969". Ledzeppelin.com. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- "Shows: August 31, 1969". Ledzeppelin.com. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
Sources
- Lewis, Dan; Pallett, Simon (2005). Led Zeppelin: The Concert File. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 1-84449-659-7.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Welch, Chris (1994). Led Zeppelin. London: Orion Books. ISBN 978-1-85797-930-5.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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