Led Zeppelin North American Tour 1971

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North America 1971

Poster for Led Zeppelin's concert at the Hollywood Sportatorium, used to help promote its 1971 North American tour
Concert tour by Led Zeppelin
Locations North America
Start date August 7, 1971
End date September 17, 1971
Legs 1
Shows 26 (including two European warm-up shows)
Led Zeppelin tour chronology
Europe 1971
 North America 1971
 Japan 1971

Led Zeppelin's 1971 North American Tour was the seventh concert tour of North America by the English rock band. The tour commenced on August 7 and concluded on September 17, 1971. It included two warm-up shows in Montreux, Switzerland.

This tour took place just prior to the release of the band's fourth album. The band had hoped to release this album in time for the tour, but various delays prevented this from occurring.[1]

This was the longest break that the band had from touring North America to date, with their last tour there having taken place almost a year previously. During the interim the hard rock band Grand Funk Railroad had asserted its influence on the American music market, and Led Zeppelin was keen to re-establish their live reputation through this stint of concert performances.[1]

The new material from the fourth album which was presented by the band on stage was very well-received by audiences, which helped to ensure massive sales of that album when it was eventually released in November 1971.[1]

Contents

[edit] Tour set list

The fairly typical set list for the tour was:

  1. "Immigrant Song" (Page, Plant)
  2. "Heartbreaker" (Bonham, Page, Plant)
  3. "Since I've Been Loving You" (Page, Plant, Jones)
  4. "Black Dog" (Page, Plant, Jones)
  5. "Dazed and Confused" (Page)
  6. "Stairway to Heaven" (Page, Plant)
  7. "Celebration Day" (Jones, Page, Plant)
  8. "That's the Way" (Page, Plant)
  9. "Going to California" (Page, Plant)
  10. "What Is and What Should Never Be" (Page, Plant)
  11. "Moby Dick" (Page, Jones, Bonham)
  12. "Whole Lotta Love" (Bonham, Dixon, Jones, Page, Plant)

Encores (variations of the following list):

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

[edit] Tour dates

[edit] European warm-up shows

[edit] North America

[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. 64.

[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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