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.

North America Summer 1969
Tour by Led Zeppelin
Poster by artist Frank Bettencourt promoting Santa Barbara, California concert
Location
  • United States
  • Canada
Associated albumLed Zeppelin
Start date5 July 1969 (scheduled to start on 4 July 1969)
End date31 August 1969
No. of shows46 (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]

Tour set list

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During the tour, Led Zeppelin usually played the same songs in the same order:[3][4][5][6]

  1. "Train Kept A-Rollin' "
  2. "I Can't Quit You Baby"
  3. "Dazed and Confused"
  4. "You Shook Me"
  5. "White Summer" / "Black Mountain Side"
  6. "How Many More Times" – the medley portion was sometimes expanded to include "The Lemon Song" and some early rock & roll and blues numbers
  7. "Communication Breakdown"

The group sometimes added:

  1. "I Gotta Move" (8 August, while Page replaced a broken guitar string)
  2. "What Is and What Should Never Be" (11 July & 21 August)
  3. "Pat's Delight" (18 July)
  4. "Your Time Is Gonna Come" (14 August)
  5. "Long Tall Sally" (6 July, 12 July, & 30 August)

Tour dates

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Date City Country Venue
4 July 1969 Westbury United States Roosevelt Raceway
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 FestivalLaurel 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 FestivalWollman Rink, Central Park
25 July 1969 West Allis Midwest Rock FestivalState 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
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
25 August 1969 Monticello Delano Motor Lodge
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

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  1. ^ a b Welch 1994, p. 40.
  2. ^ Lewis & Pallett 2005, p. 68.
  3. ^ a b Lewis & Pallett 2005, pp. 69–80.
  4. ^ "Shows: July 5, 1969 – 26 July 1969". Ledzeppelin.com. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Shows: July 27, 1969 – 30 August 1969". Ledzeppelin.com. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Shows: August 31, 1969". Ledzeppelin.com. Retrieved 30 October 2019.

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