Led Zeppelin United Kingdom Tour 1968
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| United Kingdom 1968 | ||
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Poster for Led Zeppelin's concert at the University of Surrey (billed as "The New Yardbirds featuring Jimmy Page"), used to help promote its 1968 U.K. tour |
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| Concert tour by Led Zeppelin | ||
| Locations | United Kingdom | |
| Start date | October 4, 1968 | |
| End date | December 20, 1968 | |
| Legs | 1 | |
| Shows | 13 | |
| Led Zeppelin tour chronology | ||
| Scandinavia 1968 |
United Kingdom 1968 |
North America 1968/1969 |
Led Zeppelin's 1968 tour of the United Kingdom was the first concert tour of the United Kingdom by the English rock band. The tour commenced on October 4 and concluded on December 20, 1968.
For some of these early shows, the band were billed as the "New Yardbirds". Press releases eventually announced that they would make their debut under the name 'Led Zeppelin' on October 25 at the University of Surrey (although posters advertising this concert erroneously continued to bill them as the 'New Yardbirds').[1]
During this tour the band went to Olympic Studios in London to record their debut album, which took a mere 36 studio hours.
There was very little press reaction to this tour.[2]
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[edit] Tour set list
Exact set lists during this tour are still sketchy, due partly to the lack of early live Led Zeppelin bootleg recordings. Old Yardbirds' live staples such as "Train Kept A-Rollin'", "Dazed and Confused", "White Summer" and possibly "For Your Love" were performed. Material from the yet unfinished debut album was also included, such as: "Communication Breakdown", I Can't Quit You Baby, "You Shook Me", "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You", "How Many More Times" and a Garnet Mimms cover, "As Long As I Have You".[3]
A likely set list for the tour was:
- "Train Kept A-Rollin'" (Bradshaw, Kay, Mann)
- "For Your Love" (Gouldman)
- "I Can't Quit You Baby" (Dixon)
- "As Long As I Have You" (Mimms)
- "Dazed and Confused" (Page)
- "Communication Breakdown" (Bonham, John Paul Jones, Page)
- "You Shook Me" (Dixon, Lenoir)
- "White Summer"/"Black Mountain Side" (Page)
- "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" (Bredon, Page, Plant)
- "How Many More Times" (Bonham, Jones, Page)
[edit] Tour dates
- 04/10/1968
Mayfair Ballroom - Newcastle upon Tyne, England - 18/10/1968 Marquee Club - London, England
- 19/10/1968 Liverpool University - Liverpool, England
- 25/10/1968 University of Surrey - Guildford, England
- 09/11/1968 Roundhouse - London, England
- 16/11/1968 College of Technology - Manchester, England
- 23/11/1968 Sheffield University - Sheffield, England
- 29/11/1968 Crawdaddy Club - Richmond, England.
- 10/12/1968 Marquee Club - London, England.
- 13/12/1968 Bridge Place Country Club - Canterbury, England
- 16/12/1968 Bath Pavilion - Bath, England.
- 19/12/1968 Civic Hall - Exeter, England.
- 20/12/1968 Wood Green Fishmongers Hall - London, England
[edit] External links
- Comprehensive archive of known concert appearances by Led Zeppelin (official website)
- Led Zeppelin concert setlists
[edit] References
[edit] Sources
- Lewis, Dave and Pallett, Simon (1997) Led Zeppelin: The Concert File, London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-5307-4.
