Led Zeppelin European Tour 1970
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| Europe 1970 | ||
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Poster for Led Zeppelin's concert at Stockholm, Sweden, used to help promote its 1970 European tour |
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| Concert tour by Led Zeppelin | ||
| Locations | Europe | |
| Start date | February 23, 1970 | |
| End date | March 12, 1970 | |
| Legs | 1 | |
| Shows | 15 (16 originally scheduled) | |
| Led Zeppelin tour chronology | ||
| U.K. Spring 1970 |
Europe 1970 |
North America Spring 1970 |
Led Zeppelin's 1970 European Tour was a concert tour of Europe by the English rock band. The tour commenced on February 23 and concluded on March 12, 1970.
During this tour, the cover for the band's debut album met an interesting protest. At a 28 February 1970 gig in Copenhagen, the band was billed as "The Nobs" as the result of a threat of legal action from aristocrat Eva von Zeppelin (a relative of the creator of the Zeppelin aircraft), who, upon seeing the logo of the Hindenburg crashing in flames, threatened to have the show pulled off the air.[1] In response, the band appeared under the name 'The Nobs' as a playful pun on the name of their European promoter, Claude Nobs.[2]
One concert from this tour, at Frankfurt on March 10, was cancelled at a week's notice as a result of riots having previously occurred at the venue following a concert by Jethro Tull.[2]
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[edit] Tour set list
The fairly typical set list for the tour was:
- "We're Gonna Groove" (Page)
- "I Can't Quit You Baby" (Dixon)
- "Dazed and Confused" (Page)
- "Heartbreaker" (Bonham, Page, Plant)
- "White Summer"/"Black Mountain Side" (Page)
- "Since I've Been Loving You" (Page, Plant, Jones)
- "Thank You" (Page, Plant)
- "What Is and What Should Never Be" (Page, Plant)
- "Moby Dick" (Bonham)
- "How Many More Times" (Bonham, Jones, Page)
Encores (variations of the following list):
- "Communication Breakdown" (Bonham, Jones, Page)
- "Whole Lotta Love" (Bonham, Dixon, Jones, Page, Plant)
- "Bring It on Home" (Dixon, Page, Plant)
There were some set list substitutions, variations, and order switches during the tour.
[edit] Tour dates
- 23/02/1970
Kulttuuritalo - Helsinki, Finland - 25/02/1970
Goteborg, Sweden - 26/02/1970 Konserthuset - Stockholm, Sweden
- 27/02/1970
Concertgebouw - Amsterdam, Netherlands - 28/02/1970
K.B. Hallen - Copenhagen, Denmark - 02/03/1970
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Brussels, Belgium - 03/03/1970
Cologne, Germany - 04/03/1970 Hanover, Germany
- 05/03/1970 Frankfurt, Germany
- 06/03/1970 Nuremberg, Germany
- 07/03/1970
Montreux Casino - Montreux, Switzerland - 08/03/1970 Circus Krone - Munich, Germany
- 09/03/1970
Wiener Konzerthaus - Vienna, Austria - 10/03/1970 (Cancelled) Musikhalle - Hamburg, Germany
- 11/03/1970 Musikhalle - Hamburg, Germany
- 12/03/1970 Rheinhalle - Dusseldorf, Germany
[edit] External links
- Comprehensive archive of known concert appearances by Led Zeppelin (official website)
- Led Zeppelin concert setlists
[edit] References
- ^ Keith Shadwick Led Zeppelin 1968-1980: The Story Of A Band And Their Music (excerpt posted on Billboard.com)
- ^ a b Lewis, Dave and Pallett, Simon (1997) Led Zeppelin: The Concert File, London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-5307-4, p. 43-44.
[edit] Sources
- Lewis, Dave and Pallett, Simon (1997) Led Zeppelin: The Concert File, London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-5307-4.
