Led Zeppelin North American Tour Summer 1970

infobox concert tour
concert_tour_name = North America Summer 1970

Poster for Led Zeppelin's concert at Seattle, used to help promote its Summer 1970 North American tour
artist = Led Zeppelin
type = Concert
locations = North America
start_date = August 15, 1970
end_date = September 19, 1970
number_of_legs = 1
number_of_shows = 19
last_tour = Iceland, Bath & Germany 1970
this_tour = North America Summer 1970
next_tour = U.K. Spring 1971

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 August 15 and concluded on September 19, 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 concerts alone, the band grossed $100,000). 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. The band were widely hailed as bigger than The Beatles, dethroning them in the polls for the first time in rock history.Luis Rey (1997) "Led Zeppelin Live: An Illustrated Exploration of Underground Tapes", Ontario: The Hot Wacks Press, p. 126.]

This concert tour was originally scheduled to commence on August 5 at Cincinnati. However, the first week was cancelled 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.Lewis, Dave and Pallett, Simon (1997) "Led Zeppelin: The Concert File", London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-5307-4, pp. 52-53.] The tour eventually kicked off on August 15 at New Haven. [ [http://ledzeppelin.com/show/august-15-1970 Led Zeppelin official website: concert summary] ]

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)

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

Tour dates

*05/08/1970 flagicon|United States (Cancelled) Cincinnati, OH
*06/08/1970 flagicon|United States (Cancelled) Detroit, MI
*07/08/1970 flagicon|United States (Cancelled) Cleveland, OH
*08/08/1970 flagicon|United States (Cancelled) Pittsburgh, PA
*09/08/1970 flagicon|United States (Cancelled) Boston, MA
*11/08/1970 flagicon|United States (Cancelled) Charlotte, NC
*12/08/1970 flagicon|United States (Cancelled) Jacksonville, FL
*13/08/1970 flagicon|United States (Cancelled) Tallahassee, FL
*15/08/1970 flagicon|United States Yale Bowl - New Haven, CT
*17/08/1970 flagicon|United States Hampton Roads Coliseum - Hampton, VA
*19/08/1970 flagicon|United States Municipal Auditorium - Kansas City, MO
*20/08/1970 flagicon|United States State Fair Coliseum - Oklahoma City, OK
*21/08/1970 flagicon|United States Assembly Center - Tulsa, OK
*22/08/1970 flagicon|United States Tarrant County Convention Center - Fort Worth, TX
*23/08/1970 flagicon|United States(Cancelled) HemisFair Arena - San Antonio, TX
*25/08/1970 flagicon|United States Municipal Auditorium - Nashville, TN
*26/08/1970 flagicon|United States Public Auditorium - Cleveland, Ohio (new date - originally scheduled for Milwaukee Arena, Milwaukee, WI, which was rescheduled for 31 August).
*28/08/1970 flagicon|United States Olympia Stadium - Detroit, MI
*29/08/1970 flagicon|Canada Man-Pop Festival, Winnipeg Arena - Winnipeg, MB
*31/08/1970 flagicon|United States Milwaukee Arena - Milwaukee, WI
*01/09/1970 flagicon|United States Seattle Center Coliseum - Seattle, WA
*02/09/1970 flagicon|United States Oakland Coliseum - Oakland, CA
*03/09/1970 flagicon|United States Sports Arena - San Diego, CA
*04/09/1970 flagicon|United States The Forum - Inglewood, CA
*05/09/1970 flagicon|United States International Center - Honolulu, HI
*06/09/1970 flagicon|United States International Center - Honolulu, HI
*09/09/1970 flagicon|United States Boston Garden - Boston, MA
*19/09/1970 flagicon|United States Madison Square Garden - New York, NY (2 shows)

External links

* [http://www.ledzeppelin.com/timelinebrowse Comprehensive archive of known concert appearances by Led Zeppelin (official website)]
* [http://www.bootledz.com/setlists.htm Led Zeppelin concert setlists]

References