Led Zeppelin North American Tour 1971

infobox concert tour
concert_tour_name = North America 1971

Poster for Led Zeppelin's concert at the Hollywood Sportatorium, used to help promote its 1971 North American tour
artist = Led Zeppelin
type = Concert
locations = North America
start_date = August 7, 1971
end_date = September 17, 1971
number_of_legs = 1
number_of_shows = 26 (including two European warm-up shows)
last_tour = Europe 1971
this_tour = North America 1971
next_tour = 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.Lewis, Dave and Pallett, Simon (1997) "Led Zeppelin: The Concert File", London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-5307-4, p. 64.]

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.

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.

The tour is also notable for the high frequency of crowd disturbances which occurred at the concerts, including those at New York, Toronto and Boston, as the bootlegs of these concerts attest.

Tour set list

The fairly typical set list for the tour was:

#"Immigrant Song" (Page, Plant)
#"Heartbreaker" (Bonham, Page, Plant)
#"Since I've Been Loving You" (Page, Plant, Jones)
#"Black Dog" (Page, Plant, Jones)
#"Dazed and Confused" (Page)
#"Stairway to Heaven" (Page, Plant)
#"Celebration Day" (Jones, Page, Plant)
#"That's the Way" (Page, Plant)
#"Going to California" (Page, Plant)
#"What Is and What Should Never Be" (Page, Plant)
#"Moby Dick" (Page, Jones, Bonham)
#"Whole Lotta Love" (Bonham, Dixon, Jones, Page, Plant)

Encores (variations of the following list):
*"Rock and Roll" (Page, Plant, Jones, Bonham)
*"Communication Breakdown" (Bonham, Jones, Page)
*"Organ Solo" (Jones)/"Thank You" (Page, Plant)

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

Tour dates

European warm-up shows

*07/08/1971 flagicon|Switzerland Montreux Casino - Montreux, Switzerland
*08/08/1971 flagicon|Switzerland Montreux Casino - Montreux, Switzerland

North America

*19/08/1971 flagicon|Canada Pacific Coliseum - Vancouver, BC
*20/08/1971 flagicon|United States Seattle Center Coliseum - Seattle, WA
*21/08/1971 flagicon|United States The Forum - Inglewood, CA
*22/08/1971 flagicon|United States The Forum - Inglewood, CA
*23/08/1971 flagicon|United States Tarrant County Convention Center - Fort Worth, TX
*24/08/1971 flagicon|United States Memorial Auditorium - Dallas, TX
*26/08/1971 flagicon|United States Hofheinz Pavilion - Houston, TX
*27/08/1971 flagicon|United States Civic Auditorium - Oklahoma City, OK
*28/08/1971 flagicon|United States St. Louis Arena - St. Louis, MO
*29/08/1971 flagicon|United States Municipal Auditorium - New Orleans, LA
*31/08/1971 flagicon|United States Sports Stadium - Orlando, FL
*01/09/1971 flagicon|United States Hollywood Sportatorium - Hollywood, FL
*03/09/1971 flagicon|United States Madison Square Garden - New York, NY
*04/09/1971 flagicon|Canada Maple Leaf Gardens - Toronto, ON
*05/09/1971 flagicon|United States Chicago Amphitheater - Chicago, IL
*06/09/1971 flagicon|United States Boston Garden - Boston, MA
*09/09/1971 flagicon|United States Hampton Roads Coliseum - Hampton, VA
*10/09/1971 flagicon|United States Onondaga Veterans Auditorium, Syracuse, NY
*11/09/1971 flagicon|United States War Memorial Auditorium - Rochester, NY
*13/09/1971 flagicon|United States Berkeley Community Theatre - Berkeley, CA
*14/09/1971 flagicon|United States Berkeley Community Theatre - Berkeley, CA
*16/09/1971 flagicon|United States Civic Auditorium - Honolulu, HI
*17/09/1971 flagicon|United States Civic Auditorium - Honolulu, HI

External links

* [http://www.ledzeppelin.com/timelinebrowse Comprehensive archive of known concert appearances by Led Zeppelin (official website)]
* [http://www.bootledz.com/setlists.htm Led Zeppelin concert setlists]

References