Led Zeppelin Tour of Iceland, Bath and Germany, Summer 1970
This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these template messages)
|
Tour by Led Zeppelin | |
Location |
|
---|---|
Associated album | Led Zeppelin II |
Start date | 22 June 1970 |
End date | 19 July 1970 |
Legs | 2 |
No. of shows | 6 |
Led Zeppelin concert chronology |
Overview
Led Zeppelin's sole performance in England during this tour was one of the most important of the band's career. They accepted an offer from promoter
The band's performance at Bath in 1970
This tour is also notable for the band's visit to Iceland for their opening show at Laugardalshöll.[3] It was this visit which inspired singer Robert Plant to write the lyrics to "Immigrant Song", which was subsequently featured on their forthcoming album Led Zeppelin III. This song premiered at the Bath Festival, just six days after their show in Iceland.[1] A short segment of footage of Jimmy Page playing bowed guitar during "Dazed and Confused" during Led Zeppelin's performance at Laugardalshöll was included on the menu clips of the Led Zeppelin DVD (2003).[citation needed]
Tour set list
The fairly typical set list for the tour was:
- "Immigrant Song" (Page, Plant) (beginning with the Bath Festival)
- "Heartbreaker" (Bonham, Page, Plant)
- "Dazed and Confused" (Page)
- "Bring It On Home" (Page, Plant, Dixon)
- "Since I've Been Loving You" (Page, Plant, Jones)
- "Organ Solo"/"Thank You" (Page, Plant)
- "That's the Way" (Page, Plant)
- "What Is and What Should Never Be" (Page, Plant)
- "Moby Dick" (Page, Jones, Bonham)
- "How Many More Times" (Plant, Jones, Bonham, Plant) (Dropped after Bath Festival)
Encore:
- "Whole Lotta Love" (Dixon, Page, Plant, Jones, Bonham)
- "Communication Breakdown" (Page, Jones, Bonham)
- "Long Tall Sally" (Johnson, Blackwell, Penniman) (On 28 June only)
There were some set list substitutions, variations, and order switches during the tour.
Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue |
---|---|---|---|
Leg 1 – Iceland & Bath Festival | |||
22 June 1970 | Reykjavík | Iceland | Laugardalshöll |
28 June 1970 | Shepton Mallet | England | Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music |
Leg 2 – West Germany | |||
16 July 1970 | Cologne | West Germany | Sporthalle |
17 July 1970 | Essen | Grugahalle | |
18 July 1970 | Frankfurt | Festhalle Frankfurt | |
19 July 1970 | West Berlin | Deutschlandhalle |
References
Sources
- Lewis, Dave and Pallett, Simon (1997) Led Zeppelin: The Concert File, London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-5307-4.
- Grugahalle account is first hand observation by author - I was there.