Led Zeppelin North American Tour Spring 1969

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North America Spring 1969

Poster for Led Zeppelin's concert at the Fillmore West, used to help promote its Spring 1969 North American tour
Concert tour by Led Zeppelin
Locations North America
Start date April 18, 1969
End date June 1, 1969
Legs 1
Shows 26
Led Zeppelin tour chronology
United Kingdom & Scandinavia 1969
 North America Spring 1969
 United Kingdom Summer 1969

Led Zeppelin's Spring 1969 North American Tour was the second concert tour of North America by the English rock band. The tour commenced on April 18 and concluded on May 31, 1969.

By this point in time, Led Zeppelin's skyrocketing popularity was such that the group had reached top billing, sharing that honour for some of their gigs with established acts such as Julie Driscoll, Delaney & Bonnie and Three Dog Night.[1] The band was also one of the first groups to be a single act without any opening group for some of their performances.[2] However, for the band's concert at Columbia, Maryland, on May 25, manager Peter Grant agreed for Led Zeppelin to receive second billing in support of The Who. This was the only time that these two English bands ever performed on the same bill.[1]

During this tour the band took time out at various recording studios to record tracks for their forthcoming album, Led Zeppelin II. Many of the tracks were later mixed down by Eddie Kramer at A&R Studios, New York.[3]

It was during this period that Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page switched from using his Telecaster to his signature Gibson Les Paul, whilst also incorporating the use of Marshall amplifiers.[1]

Contents

[edit] Tour set list

The fairly typical set list for the tour was:

  1. "Train Kept A-Rollin' " (Bradshaw, Kay, Mann)
  2. "I Can't Quit You Baby" (Dixon)
  3. "As Long As I Have You" (Mimms)
  4. "Dazed and Confused" (Page)
  5. "You Shook Me" (Dixon, Lenoir)
  6. "How Many More Times" (Bonham, Jones, Page)
  7. "Communication Breakdown" (Bonham, Jones, Page)
  8. "White Summer"/"Black Mountain Side" (Page)
  9. "Killing Floor" (Wolf)
  10. "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" (Bredon, Page, Plant)
  11. "Pat's Delight" (Bonham)
  12. "Whole Lotta Love" (Bonham, Dixon, Jones, Page, Plant)

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

[edit] Tour dates

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Lewis, Dave and Pallett, Simon (1997) Led Zeppelin: The Concert File, London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-5307-4, p. 24.
  2. ^ Luis Rey (1997) Led Zeppelin Live: An Illustrated Exploration of Underground Tapes, Ontario: The Hot Wacks Press, p. 38.
  3. ^ Led Zeppelin Discography

[edit] Sources

  • Lewis, Dave and Pallett, Simon (1997) Led Zeppelin: The Concert File, London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-5307-4.
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