The Book of Taliesyn Tour

infobox concert tour
concert_tour_name = The Book of Taliesyn Tour


image_caption = Rod Evans, Jon Lord, Ritchie Blackmore, Nick Simper and Ian Paice
artist = Deep Purple
start_date = April 1968
end_date = May 1968
number_of_legs = 1
number_of_shows = 22
last_tour = Shades of Deep Purple Tour
this_tour = The Book of Taliesyn Tour
next_tour = Deep Purple UK Tour 1969

The Book of Taliesyn Tour is the first North American tour of British hard rock band Deep Purple. Tour promoted band's second (in the 4 month) studio album "The Book of Taliesyn". [ [http://www.deep-purple.net/tree/mk1.htm Deep Purple Mark 1 History ] ]

History

In October 1968 Deep Purple realased The Book of Taliesyn. The band remained popular only in USA, so they confirmed Nort American dates. On some dates Deep Purple were supporting act for Cream. The tour kicked off with 2 sold out gigs in Los Angeles Inglewood Forum, followed by more than 4 shows sold out in the same venue, day after day. This tour proved to be band's first really successfull and commercial efort. Almost every concert was repeated in the the second night, in the same venue. [ [http://deeppurpleliveindex.com/ The Deep Purple Live Index ] ]

Tour Dates

Day/Month/Year/Venue/City/Country

*18/10/1968- Inglewood Forum, Los Angeles, USA
*19/10/1968- Inglewood Forum, Los Angeles, USA
*27/10/1968- International Pop Festival, San Francisco, USA
*?/11/1968- Venue unknown, Oregon, USA
*?/11/1968- Venue unknown, Vancouver, Canada
*8/11/1968- Eagles Auditorium, Seattle, Washington, USA
*9/11/1968- Eagles Auditorium, Seattle, Washington, USA
*13/11/1968- SSC Men's Gym, Sacramento, California, USA
*28/11/1968- Fillmore, San Francisco, California, USA
*29/11/1968- Fillmore, San Francisco, California, USA
*30/11/1968- Fillmore, San Francisco, California, USA
*1/12/1968- Fillmore, San Francisco, California, USA
*6/12/1968- Electric Theatre, Chicago, USA
*7/12/1968- Electric Theatre, Chicago, USA
*11/12/1968- ABC Shopping Center, Evansville, Indiana, USA
*13/12/1968- Ballroom, Detroit Michigan, USA
*14/12/1968- Ballroom, Detroit Michigan, USA
*18/12/1968- Lee Hall, New York, USA
*20/12/1968- Fillmore, New York, USA
*21/12/1968- Fillmore, New York, USA
*22/12/1968- Rock Pile, Toronto, Canada
*24/12/1968- Electric Circus, New York, USA
*1/2/ 1969 Gladsaxe Teen Club, Copenhagen, Denmark
*2/2/ 1969 Gladsaxe Teen Club Copenhagen Denmark
*4/ 2/ 1969- Top Rank, Birmingham, UK
*7/ 2/ 1969- Venue unknown, Sheffield, UK
*8/ 2/ 1969- Venue unknown, Wolverhampton, UK
*12/ 2/ 1969- Venue unknown ,Cardiff UK
*15/ 2/ 1969- University College, London, UK
*22/ 2/ 1969- Mayfair, Newcastle, UK
*23/ 2/ 1969- Butterfly, Argus, UK
*1/ 3/ 1969- Kay Club, Milford Haven ,UK
*7/ 3/ 1969- Goldsmiths College, London, UK
*13/ 3/ 1969- Mayfair, Newcastle, UK
*14/ 3/ 1969- Venue unknown, Redditch, UK
*15/ 3/ 1969- Venue unknown, Rutherford, UK
*20/ 3/ 1969- Speakeasy, London, UK
*21/ 3/ 1969- Venue unknown, Swansea, UK
*22/ 3/ 1969- Art College, Brighton, UK
*1/ 4/ 1969- Eastern Washington State College, Tacoma USA
*2/ 4/ 1969- Evergreen Ballroom, Olympia Washington, USA
*3/ 4/ 1969- Civic Arena, Seattle Washington, USA
*4/ 4/ 1969- Agradome, Vancouver, Canada
*5/ 4/ 1969- The Armory, Salem Oregon, USA
*6/ 4/ 1969- Fieldhouse, Edmonton, Canada
*11/ 4/ 1969- Santa Clara Fair, San Jose, USA
*12/ 4/ 1969- Armory Astoria, Oregon, USA
*13/ 4/ 1969- Temple Portland, Oregon, USA
*14/ 4/ 1969- Western Washington State College, Billington, USA
*15/ 4/ 1969- Eastern Washington State College, Cheney, USA
*18/ 4/ 1969- Rose Palace, Pasadena USA
*19/ 4/ 1969- Rose Palace, Pasadena USA
*25/ 4/ 1969- Convention Centre, Fresno USA
*26/ 4/ 1969- Community Concourse, San Diego, USA
*28/ 4/ 1969- Shasta College, Redding California, USA
*29/ 4/ 1969- South Oregon College, Ashland Oregon, USA
*30/ 4/ 1969- State College, Chico California, USA
*3/ 5/ 1969- Carnegie Room-Mellon University, Pittsburgh USA
*4/ 5/ 1969- The Wardhouse Providence Rhode, Island, USA
*9/ 5/ 1969- Civic Auditorium, Melbourne, Florida, USA
*10/ 5/ 1969- The Hangar-Nassau Community College, New York USA
*15/ 5/ 1969- Coe College, Cedar Rapids Iowa, USA
*16/ 5/ 1969- Blue Village, West Point Illinois ,USA
*18/ 5/ 1969- Venue unknown, Minneapolis Minnesota, USA
*23/ 5/ 1969- Forum, New York, USA
*25/ 5/ 1969- Venue unknown, Norfolk Virginia, USA
*29/ 5/ 1969- Gilligans, Buffalo New York, USA
*10/ 6/ 1969- Venue unknown, Cambridge, UK
*14/ 6/ 1969- Mothers Club, Birmingham, UK
*20/ 6/ 1969- Revolution ,Brussels, Belgium
*23/ 6/ 1969- Christchurch College, London, UK
*27/ 6/ 1969- Venue unknown, Swansea UK
*28/ 6/ 1969- Revolution Club, London, UK
*4/ 7/ 1969- Top Rank Club, Cardiff, UK

Live Albums

In Los Angeles Inglewood Forum Deep Purple recorded their first live album, called Live in Inglewood [ [http://www.deep-purple.net/tree/mk1.htm Deep Purple Mark 1 History ] ]

External links

* [http://www.deeppurpleliveindex.com/ All tour dates of Deep Purple from 1968 till 2007]

References