Led Zeppelin North American Tour Summer 1969 Explained

Concert Tour Name:	North America Summer 1969
Artist:	Led Zeppelin
Album:	Led Zeppelin
Start Date:	5 July 1969 (scheduled to start on 4 July 1969)
End Date:	31 August 1969
Number Of Shows:	46 (48 scheduled)
Last Tour:	United Kingdom Summer 1969
This Tour:	North America Summer 1969
Next Tour:	Europe Autumn 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.

By this point in the band's career, Led Zeppelin were earning $30,000 a night for each of the concerts they performed. According to music journalist Chris Welch:

This concert tour is noteworthy for the number of festival appearances made by Led Zeppelin. These include:

• 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 Festivalheadliners at New York City's Wollman Rink, along with B.B. King
• 25 July – Midwest Rock Festival
• 27 July – Seattle Pop Festivalthe 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:^{[1] [2] [3]}

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

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 Festival – Laurel Park Racecourse
12 July 1969	Philadelphia		The Spectrum
13 July 1969	New York City		Singer Bowl
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 Festival – Wollman Rink, Central Park
25 July 1969	West Allis		Midwest Rock Festival – State 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

Sources

• Book: Lewis. Dan. Pallett. Simon. Led Zeppelin: The Concert File. London. Omnibus Press. 2005. 1-84449-659-7.
• Book: Welch, Chris . Chris Welch . 1994 . Led Zeppelin . London . . 978-1-85797-930-5 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Shows: July 5, 196926 July 1969. Ledzeppelin.com . 30 October 2019.
2. Web site: Shows: July 27, 196930 August 1969 . Ledzeppelin.com . 30 October 2019.
3. Web site: Shows: August 31, 1969 . Ledzeppelin.com . 30 October 2019.