Led Zeppelin North American Tour Summer 1969
Tour by Led Zeppelin | |
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 |
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.
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 |
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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[]
- ^ a b Welch 1994, p. 40.
- ^ Lewis & Pallett 2005, p. 68.
- ^ a b Lewis & Pallett 2005, pp. 69–80.
- ^ "Shows: July 5, 1969 – 26 July 1969". Ledzeppelin.com. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ "Shows: July 27, 1969 ��� 30 August 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.
- Welch, Chris (1994). Led Zeppelin. London: Orion Books. ISBN 978-1-85797-930-5.
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- Led Zeppelin concert tours
- 1969 concert tours
- 1969 in North America