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.
| Tour by Led Zeppelin | |
 Poster by artist Frank Bettencourt promoting Santa Barbara, California concert | |
| Associated album | Led Zeppelin |
|---|---|
| Start date | 5 July 1969 (Scheduled to start on 4 July 1969) |
| End date | 31 August 1969 |
| Legs | 1 |
| 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
During 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
References
- Welch 1994, p. 40.
- Lewis & Pallett 2005, p. 68.
- 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
- 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.
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