Led Zeppelin North American Tour Summer 1970
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Led Zeppelin's Summer 1970 North American Tour was the sixth concert tour of North America by the English rock band. The tour commenced on 10 August and concluded on 19 September 1970.
Overview
This concert tour was a massive success for Led Zeppelin, as they played to wildly enthusiastic audiences. It was their highest-grossing tour to date (for the two New York City concerts alone, the band grossed $100,000).[1][2][3] With The Rolling Stones off the road at the time, only The Who could now compete with Led Zeppelin for the title of the world's top concert attraction.[1] The band were widely hailed as bigger than The Beatles, dethroning them in the polls for the first time in rock history.[4]
This concert tour was originally scheduled to commence on 5 August at Cincinnati. However, the first week was rescheduled due to the ill health of the father of bass player John Paul Jones. The itinerary was amended several times, leading to much confusion, with the band erroneously being billed to appear at the Strawberry Fields Festival on the weekend of August 8–9.[1] The tour eventually commenced on August 10 at Hampton.[5]
During this tour the band mixed their third album at Ardent Studios, Memphis, in August 1970. The album was released in October 1970, shortly following the conclusion of this tour.
Tour set list
The fairly typical set list for the tour was:
- "Immigrant Song" (Page, Plant)
- "Heartbreaker" (Bonham, Page, Plant)
- "Dazed and Confused" (Page)
- "Bring It On Home" (Page, Plant, Dixon)
- "That's the Way" (Page, Plant)
- "Bron-Yr-Aur" (Page)
- "Since I've Been Loving You" (Page, Plant, Jones)
- "Organ Solo"/"Thank You" (Page, Plant)
- "What Is and What Should Never Be" (Page, Plant)
- "Moby Dick" (Page, Jones, Bonham)
- "Whole Lotta Love" (Bonham, Dixon, Jones, Page, Plant)
Encore:
- "Communication Breakdown" (Bonham, Jones, Page)
- "Out on the Tiles" (Page, Plant, Bonham) (On 4 September, 6 September (late), and 19 September)
- "How Many More Times" (Page, Jones, Bonham) (On 19 September)
- "Train Kept A-Rollin' (Bradshaw, Kay, Mann) (On 2 September)
- "Blueberry Hill" (Lewis, Stock) (On 2 September and 4 September)
- "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" (Bredon, Page, Plant) (On 6 September (late))
There were some set list substitutions, variations, and order switches during the tour.
Tour dates
The original itinerary before John Paul Jones' father's illness was:
Date | City | Country | Venue |
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5 August 1970 | Cincinnati | United States | Unknown |
6 August 1970 | Detroit | Olympia Stadium | |
7 August 1970 | Cleveland | Cleveland Public Auditorium | |
8 August 1970 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh Civic Arena | |
9 August 1970 | Boston | Boston Garden | |
10 August 1970 | Hampton | Hampton Coliseum | |
11 August 1970 | Charlotte | Charlotte Coliseum | |
12 August 1970 | Jacksonville | Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum | |
13 August 1970 | Hollywood | Hollywood Sportatorium | |
14 August 1970 | Chestnut Hill | Boston College Alumni Stadium | |
15 August 1970 | New Haven | Yale Bowl | |
19 August 1970 | Kansas City | Kansas City Municipal Auditorium | |
20 August 1970 | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma State Fair Arena | |
21 August 1970 | Tulsa | Tulsa Assembly Center | |
22 August 1970 | Fort Worth | Tarrant County Arena | |
23 August 1970 | San Antonio | HemisFair Arena | |
24 August 1970 | St. Louis | Kiel Auditorium | |
25 August 1970 | Nashville | Nashville Municipal Auditorium | |
27 August 1970 | Milwaukee | Milwaukee Arena | |
29 August 1970 | Winnipeg | Canada | Winnipeg Arena |
1 September 1970 | Seattle | United States | Seattle Center Coliseum |
2 September 1970 | Oakland | Alameda County Coliseum | |
3 September 1970 | San Diego | San Diego Sports Arena | |
4 September 1970 | Inglewood | The Forum | |
5 September 1970 | Honolulu | Neil S. Blaisdell Arena | |
6 September 1970 | |||
7 September 1970 | Raleigh | J.S Dorton Arena | |
12 September 1970 | Cleveland | Cleveland Public Hall | |
14 September 1970 | Rochester | War Memorial Auditorium | |
17 September 1970 | Philadelphia | The Spectrum | |
19 September 1970 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | |
20 September 1970 | Washington, D.C. | Cole Fieldhouse |
While the final tour dates were:
Date | City | Country | Venue |
---|---|---|---|
10 August 1970 | Hampton | United States | Hampton Roads Coliseum |
15 August 1970 | New Haven | Yale Bowl | |
19 August 1970 | Kansas City | Municipal Auditorium | |
20 August 1970 | Oklahoma City | State Fair Coliseum | |
21 August 1970 | Tulsa | Assembly Center | |
22 August 1970 | Fort Worth | Tarrant County Convention Center | |
25 August 1970 | Nashville | Nashville Municipal Auditorium | |
26 August 1970 | Cleveland | Public Auditorium | |
28 August 1970 | Detroit | Olympia Stadium | |
29 August 1970 | Winnipeg | Canada | Man-Pop Festival, Winnipeg Arena |
31 August 1970 | Milwaukee | United States | Milwaukee Arena |
1 September 1970 | Seattle | Seattle Center Coliseum | |
2 September 1970 | Oakland | Oakland Coliseum | |
3 September 1970 | San Diego | San Diego Sports Arena | |
4 September 1970 | Inglewood | The Forum | |
6 September 1970 | Honolulu | Honolulu International Center 2 shows | |
9 September 1970 | Boston | Boston Garden | |
19 September 1970 | New York City | Madison Square Garden 2 shows |
References
- ^ a b c Lewis, Dave and Pallett, Simon (1997) Led Zeppelin: The Concert File, London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-5307-4, pp. 52-53.
- ^ Chris Welch (1994) Led Zeppelin, London: Orion Books. ISBN 1-85797-930-3, p. 58.
- ^ Michael Leonard, "Heaven Sent", Q Led Zeppelin Special Edition, 2003.
- ^ Luis Rey (1997) Led Zeppelin Live: An Illustrated Exploration of Underground Tapes, Ontario: The Hot Wacks Press, p. 126.
- ^ Led Zeppelin official website: concert summary
External links
- Comprehensive archive of known concert appearances by Led Zeppelin (official website)
- Led Zeppelin concert setlists
Sources
- Lewis, Dave and Pallett, Simon (1997) Led Zeppelin: The Concert File, London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-5307-4.
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