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North America Summer 1969
Concert by Led Zeppelin
Poster by artist Frank Bettencourt for Led Zeppelin's concert at Santa Barbara, used to help promote its Summer 1969 North American tour
Associated albumLed Zeppelin
Start date5 July 1969
End date31 August 1969
Legs1
No. of shows36
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 notable for the number of festival appearances made by Led Zeppelin.[2] On 21 July Led Zeppelin were the headliners of the Schaefer Music Festival at New York City's Wollman Rink, along with B.B. King.[3] The band also appeared at the Atlanta International Pop Festival on 5 July,[4] the Newport Jazz Festival on 6 July,[5] the Laurel Pop Festival on 11 July,[6] the Summer Pop Festival on 12 July,[7] the Midwest Rock Festival on 25 July,[8] the Seattle Pop Festival on 27 July,[9] the Singer Bowl Music Festival on 30 August[10] and the Texas International Pop Festival on 31 August.[11]

It was during this tour that the infamous shark episode is alleged to have taken place, when Led Zeppelin visited Seattle for their appearance at the Seattle Pop Festival.

Also of note, at the conclusion of the tour, John Paul Jones declared himself the "Anti-Scrooge" and burned all the money he made from the tour in a spectacular bonfire.

Tour set list

The fairly typical set list for the tour was:

  1. "Train Kept A-Rollin' " (Bradshaw, Kay, Mann)
  2. "I Can't Quit You Baby" (Dixon)
  3. "Dazed and Confused" (Page)
  4. "White Summer"/"Black Mountain Side" (Page)
  5. "You Shook Me" (Dixon, Lenoir)
  6. "How Many More Times" (Bonham, Jones, Page)
  7. "Communication Breakdown" (Bonham, Jones, Page)
  8. "Long Tall Sally" (Johnson, Blackwell, Penniman) (on 6 July only)

There were some set list substitutions, variations, and order switches during the tour.

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
5 July 1969 Atlanta United States Atlanta International Pop Festival
6 July 1969 Newport Newport Jazz Festival
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
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 Milwaukee 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
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
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
30 August 1969 New York City Singer Bowl
31 August 1969 Lewisville Texas International Pop Festival

References

  1. ^ a b Chris Welch (1994) Led Zeppelin, London: Orion Books. ISBN 1-85797-930-3, p.40.
  2. ^ Lewis, Dave and Pallett, Simon (1997) Led Zeppelin: The Concert File, London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-5307-4, p. 32.
  3. ^ "Led Zeppelin official website: concert summary". Ledzeppelin.com. 21 July 1969. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  4. ^ "Led Zeppelin official website: concert summary". Ledzeppelin.com. 5 July 1969. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  5. ^ "Led Zeppelin official website: concert summary". Ledzeppelin.com. 6 July 1969. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  6. ^ "Led Zeppelin official website: concert summary". Ledzeppelin.com. 11 July 1969. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  7. ^ "Led Zeppelin official website: concert summary". Ledzeppelin.com. 12 July 1969. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  8. ^ "Led Zeppelin official website: concert summary". Ledzeppelin.com. 25 July 1969. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  9. ^ "Led Zeppelin official website: concert summary". Ledzeppelin.com. 27 July 1969. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  10. ^ "Led Zeppelin official website: concert summary". Ledzeppelin.com. 30 August 1969. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  11. ^ "Led Zeppelin official website: concert summary". Ledzeppelin.com. 31 August 1969. Retrieved 31 December 2011.

Sources

  • Lewis, Dave and Pallett, Simon (1997) Led Zeppelin: The Concert File, London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-5307-4.
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