Led Zeppelin North American Tour Summer 1970


's Summer 1970 North American Tour was the sixth concert tour of North America by the English rock band. The tour commenced on 10 August and concluded on 19 September 1970.

Overview

This concert tour was a massive success for Led Zeppelin, as they played to wildly enthusiastic audiences. It was their highest-grossing tour to date. With The Rolling Stones off the road at the time, only The Who could now compete with Led Zeppelin for the title of the world's top concert attraction. The band were widely hailed as bigger than The Beatles, dethroning them in the polls for the first time in rock history.
This concert tour was originally scheduled to commence on 5 August at Cincinnati. However, the first week was rescheduled due to the ill health of the father of bass player John Paul Jones. The itinerary was amended several times, leading to much confusion, with the band erroneously being billed to appear at the Strawberry Fields Festival on the weekend of August 8–9. The tour eventually commenced on August 10 at Hampton.
During this tour the band mixed their third album at Ardent Studios, Memphis, in August 1970. The album was released in October 1970, shortly following the conclusion of this tour.

Tour set list

The fairly typical set list for the tour was:
  1. "Immigrant Song"
  2. "Heartbreaker"
  3. "Dazed and Confused"
  4. "Bring It On Home"
  5. "That's the Way"
  6. "Bron-Yr-Aur"
  7. "Since I've Been Loving You"
  8. "Organ Solo"/"Thank You"
  9. "What Is and What Should Never Be"
  10. "Moby Dick"
  11. "Whole Lotta Love"
Encore:
There were some set list substitutions, variations, and order switches during the tour.

Tour dates

The original itenerary before John Paul Jones' father's illness was:
DateCityCountryVenue
5 August 1970CincinnatiUnited StatesUnknown
6 August 1970DetroitUnited StatesOlympia Stadium
7 August 1970ClevelandUnited StatesCleveland Public Auditorium
8 August 1970PittsburghUnited StatesPittsburgh Civic Arena
9 August 1970BostonUnited StatesBoston Garden
10 August 1970HamptonUnited StatesHampton Coliseum
11 August 1970CharlotteUnited StatesCharlotte Coliseum
12 August 1970JacksonvilleUnited StatesJacksonville Memorial Coliseum
13 August 1970HollywoodUnited StatesHollywood Sportatorium
14 August 1970Chestnut HillUnited StatesBoston College Alumni Stadium
15 August 1970New HavenUnited StatesYale Bowl
19 August 1970Kansas CityUnited StatesKansas City Municipal Auditorium
20 August 1970Oklahoma CityUnited StatesOklahoma State Fair Arena
21 August 1970TulsaUnited StatesTulsa Assembly Center
22 August 1970Fort WorthUnited StatesTarrant County Arena
23 August 1970San AntonioUnited StatesHemisFair Arena
24 August 1970St. LouisUnited StatesKiel Auditorium
25 August 1970NashvilleUnited StatesNashville Municipal Auditorium
27 August 1970MilwaukeeUnited StatesMilwaukee Arena
29 August 1970WinnipegCanadaWinnipeg Arena
1 September 1970SeattleUnited StatesSeattle Center Coliseum
2 September 1970OaklandUnited StatesAlameda County Coliseum
3 September 1970San DiegoUnited StatesSan Diego Sports Arena
4 September 1970InglewoodUnited StatesThe Forum
5 September 1970HonoluluUnited StatesNeil S. Blaisdell Arena
6 September 1970HonoluluUnited StatesNeil S. Blaisdell Arena
7 September 1970RaleighUnited StatesJ.S Dorton Arena
12 September 1970ClevelandUnited StatesCleveland Public Hall
14 September 1970RochesterUnited StatesWar Memorial Auditorium
17 September 1970PhiladelphiaUnited StatesThe Spectrum
19 September 1970New York CityUnited StatesMadison Square Garden
20 September 1970Washington, D.C.United StatesCole Fieldhouse

While the final tour dates were:
DateCityCountryVenue
10 August 1970HamptonUnited StatesHampton Roads Coliseum
15 August 1970New HavenUnited StatesYale Bowl
19 August 1970Kansas CityUnited StatesMunicipal Auditorium
20 August 1970Oklahoma CityUnited StatesState Fair Coliseum
21 August 1970TulsaUnited StatesAssembly Center
22 August 1970Fort WorthUnited StatesTarrant County Convention Center
24 August 1970St. LouisUnited StatesKiel Auditorium
25 August 1970NashvilleUnited StatesNashville Municipal Auditorium
26 August 1970ClevelandUnited StatesPublic Auditorium
28 August 1970DetroitUnited StatesOlympia Stadium
29 August 1970WinnipegCanadaMan-Pop Festival, Winnipeg Arena
31 August 1970MilwaukeeUnited StatesMilwaukee Arena
1 September 1970SeattleUnited StatesSeattle Center Coliseum
2 September 1970OaklandUnited StatesOakland Coliseum
3 September 1970San DiegoUnited StatesSan Diego Sports Arena
4 September 1970InglewoodUnited StatesThe Forum
5 September 1970HonoluluUnited StatesNeal S. Blaisdell Arena
6 September 1970HonoluluUnited StatesNeal S. Blaisdell Arena
7 September 1970RaleighUnited StatesJ.S Dorton Arena
9 September 1970BostonUnited StatesBoston Garden
12 September 1970ClevelandUnited StatesCleveland Public Hall
14 September 1970RochesterUnited StatesWar Memorial Auditorium
17 September 1970PhiladelphiaUnited StatesThe Spectrum
19 September 1970New York CityUnited StatesMadison Square Garden
2 shows