Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968. The group comprised vocalist Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham. With a heavy, guitar-driven sound, they are ci ...

's 1968 tour of Scandinavia was a

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of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway by the English

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. The tour commenced on 7 September and concluded on 24 September 1968. It was Led Zeppelin's first concert tour. However, the band was billed under the name "

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" at the time.

Overview

Led Zeppelin's debut tour was an outstanding

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commitment left over from

. The band's first concert at Teen Club, a school gymnasium in Gladsaxe, Denmark, was performed exactly two months to the day after The Yardbirds' final concert.

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(2008), ''When Giants Walked the Earth: A Biography Of Led Zeppelin'', London: Orion, p. 47. The band's manager, Peter Grant, later said of this first concert: "Standing by the side of the stage, it was obvious that there was special chemistry."Ian Fortnam, "Dazed & confused", ''

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: Classic Rock Presents Led Zeppelin'', 2008, p. 41. Guitarist Jimmy Page recalled that "the tour went fantastically for us, we left them stomping the floors after every show."Dave Schulps
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'', October 1977. According to singer Robert Plant: Plant also recalled the following: For these early shows, the band was billed as the "Yardbirds" or "New Yardbirds", despite the fact that Jimmy Page was now the only surviving link with the previous band. Page later said:

Tour dates

Setlist

The setlists of the earliest shows are sketchy, as no recordings of these shows exist. A likely setlist for this tour consisted of: # "

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" # " I Can't Quit You Baby" # " Dazed and Confused" # "

How Many More Times "How Many More Times" is the ninth and final track on English rock band Led Zeppelin's 1969 debut album ''Led Zeppelin''. The song is credited in the album liner to Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, and John Bonham, but Robert Plant was later added to ...

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White Summer "White Summer" is a guitar instrumental by English rock guitarist Jimmy Page, that incorporates Indian and Arabic musical influences. Page initially recorded and performed it with the Yardbirds and later included it in many Led Zeppelin concer ...

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For Your Love "For Your Love" is a rock song written by Graham Gouldman and recorded by English group the Yardbirds. Released in March 1965, it was their first top ten hit in both the UK and the US. The song was a departure from the group's blues roots ...

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You Shook Me "You Shook Me" is a 1962 blues song recorded by Chicago blues artist Muddy Waters. Willie Dixon wrote the lyrics and Earl Hooker provided the instrumental backing; the song features Waters' vocal in unison with Hooker's slide-guitar melody. "Yo ...

" # "

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" # " As Long As I Have You" # "

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References

Sources

*Lewis, Dave and Pallett, Simon (1997) ''Led Zeppelin: The Concert File'', London: Omnibus Press. .

External links

Comprehensive archive of known concert appearances by Led Zeppelin (official website)
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