Led Zeppelin Japanese Tour 1972
Tour by Led Zeppelin | |
Associated album | |
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Start date | 2 October 1972 |
End date | 10 October 1972 |
No. of shows | 6 |
Led Zeppelin concert chronology |
This tour took place shortly following the recording of the band's fifth album,
It was on this tour that
Some observers have noted that it was during this tour that the vocals of singer Robert Plant began to show signs of damage, as he arguably started to lose the extremely high-pitched wail which was evident on previous concert tours and album releases.[2] In particular, Plant strained to sing the song "Rock and Roll", leading him to change the melody of the song to a lower register on all future tours.
Whilst on this tour, Jones bought a traditional Japanese string instrument called a
Tour set list
The dropping of the acoustic set by the band resulted in shorter set lists than those played on more recent tours, with shows now extending to a more manageable length of around two hours. The fairly typical set list for the tour was:
- "Rock and Roll" (Page, Plant, Jones, Bonham)
- "Out on the Tiles" (intro) (Page, Plant, Bonham) / "Black Dog" (Page, Plant, Jones)
- "Over the Hills and Far Away" (Page, Plant)
- "Misty Mountain Hop" (Jones, Page, Plant)
- "Since I've Been Loving You" (Page, Plant, Jones)
- "Dancing Days" (Page, Plant)
- "Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp" (Page, Plant, Jones)
- "The Song Remains the Same" (Page, Plant)
- "The Rain Song" (Page, Plant)
- "Dazed and Confused" (Page)
- "Stairway to Heaven" (Page, Plant)
- "Moby Dick" (Bonham, Jones, Page) (on 5 and 9 October only)
- "Whole Lotta Love" (Bonham, Dixon, Jones, Page, Plant)
Encores (variations of the following list):
- "Heartbreaker" (Bonham, Page, Plant) (On 2 October and 4 October)
- "Immigrant Song" (Page, Plant)
- "Thank You" (Page, Plant) (On 5 October)
- "The Ocean" (Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant) (On 3 October)
- "Communication Breakdown" (Bonham, Jones, Page) (On 2 October)
- "Stand by Me" (King, Leiber, Stoller), performed in Osaka on 9 October
There were some set list substitutions, variations, and order switches during the tour.
Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue |
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2 October 1972 | Tokyo | Japan | Nippon Budokan |
3 October 1972 | |||
4 October 1972 | Osaka | Festival Hall | |
5 October 1972 | Nagoya | Nagoya Civic Assembly Hall | |
9 October 1972 | Osaka | Festival Hall | |
10 October 1972 | Kyoto | Kyoto Kaikan |
References
- ^ ISBN 0-7119-5307-4, p. 81.
- ^ Luis Rey (1997) Led Zeppelin Live: An Illustrated Exploration of Underground Tapes, Ontario: The Hot Wacks Press, p. 202.
- ^ Long, Andy (March 2002). "Get The Led Out". Global Bass Online. Retrieved 2008-03-17.
External links
- Comprehensive archive of known concert appearances by Led Zeppelin (official website)
- Led Zeppelin concert setlists
Sources
- Lewis, Dave and Pallett, Simon (1997) Led Zeppelin: The Concert File, London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-5307-4.