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 Summer 1969 United Kingdom Tour was a

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of the

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by the

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. The tour commenced on 8 June and concluded on 29 June 1969. It included a single show in

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, France, performed for French television. This was the band's final ever television appearance,Lewis, Dave and Pallett, Simon (1997) ''Led Zeppelin: The Concert File'', London: Omnibus Press. , p. 28. portions of which were later released on the ''

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''. The band's tour was supported by

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and The Liverpool Scene, and was promoted by the booking agency, Chrysalis. On this tour, three of Led Zeppelin's performances were recorded and later broadcast by the

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(BBC). The performance on 16 June was broadcast on Chris Grant's ''Tasty Pop Sundae'', the recording on 24 June was broadcast on John Peel's ''Top Gear'', and the 27 June show was broadcast on the ''Radio One In Concert'' series.Led Zeppelin official website: concert summary
/ref> Selected songs from all of these recordings were subsequently made available on the 1997 album '' BBC Sessions''.

Tour set list

The fairly typical

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for the tour was: #" The Train Kept A-Rollin' " (Bradshaw, Kay, Mann) #" I Can't Quit You Baby" ( Dixon) #" Dazed and Confused" (Page) #"As Long As I Have You" (Mimms) (on 15 June only) # "Killing Floor" (Wolf) (on 15 June only) #"

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Black Mountain Side "Black Mountain Side" is an instrumental by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was recorded in October 1968 at Olympic Studios in London, and is included on the group's 1969 debut album ''Led Zeppelin''. Composition and recording "Black Mo ...

" (Page) # "

Babe I'm Gonna Leave You "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" is a folk song written by Anne Bredon in the late 1950s. Joan Baez recorded a solo version for her 1962 album '' Joan Baez in Concert'' and a variety of musicians subsequently adapted it to a variety of styles, including ...

" (Page, Plant, Bredon) (dropped after 15 June) #"

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 ...

" ( Dixon,

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) # "Pat's Delight" (Page, Jones, Bonham) (dropped after 20 June) #"

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 ...

" (Bonham, Jones, Page) #"

Communication Breakdown "Communication Breakdown" is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, from their 1969 self-titled debut album. It was also used as the B-side of the group's first single in the US, " Good Times Bad Times". A promotional video was released ...

" (Bonham, Jones, Page) # "Long Tall Sally" (Johnson, Blackwell, Penniman) (on 29 June only) There were some set list substitutions, variations, and order switches during the tour. Despite having been previewed during previous Led Zeppelin concert tours, tracks from their second album were not played live on this tour. These songs included "Pat's Delight" (a.k.a. "

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Whole Lotta Love "Whole Lotta Love" is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin. It is the opening track on the band's second album, '' Led Zeppelin II'', and was released as a single in 1969 in several countries; as with other Led Zeppelin songs, no single was ...

", and "Killing Floor" (a.k.a. " The Lemon Song"). Instead the band concentrated solely on tracks included on their first album. Some commentators have speculated that this was a deliberate promotional surprise strategy in lieu of the release of their second album.Luis Rey (1997) ''Led Zeppelin Live: An Illustrated Exploration of Underground Tapes'', Ontario: The Hot Wacks Press, p. 50. As some of the bootlegs (and many official documents, including the ''

'') show, many of the performed songs during this tour were played in a quite different way from their studio versions. "You Shook Me" and "How Many More Times" were much extended, as was "Dazed And Confused", for which Page's bow solo was now no longer accompanied by the input of other band members. Also, the coda of "Communication Breakdown" incorporated a funky jam that included parts of "Just A Little Bit" and "It's Your Thing". Only "I Can't Quit You Baby" was played in a version closely resembling the original.

Tour dates

References

External links

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

Sources

*Lewis, Dave and Pallett, Simon (1997) ''Led Zeppelin: The Concert File'', London: Omnibus Press. . {{Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin concert tours 1969 concert tours 1969 in the United Kingdom June 1969 events in the United Kingdom Concert tours of the United Kingdom