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 | |
| Location |
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|---|---|
| Associated album | Led Zeppelin |
| Start date | 5 July 1969 (scheduled to start on 4 July 1969) |
| End date | 31 August 1969 |
| 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
editDuring 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
editReferences
edit- ^ 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
edit- 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.