Concert by Led Zeppelin | |
Associated album | Led Zeppelin |
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Start date | 8 June 1969 |
End date | 29 June 1969 |
Legs | 1 |
No. of shows | 13 |
Led Zeppelin concert chronology |
Led Zeppelin's Summer 1969 United Kingdom Tour was a concert tour of the United Kingdom by the English rock band. The tour commenced on 8 June and concluded on 29 June 1969. It included a single show in Paris, France, performed for French television. This was the band's final ever television appearance, portions of which were later released on the Led Zeppelin DVD.
The band's tour was supported by Blodwyn Pig 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 British Broadcasting Corporation. 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. Selected songs from all of these recordings were subsequently made available on the 1997 album BBC Sessions.
The fairly typical set list for the tour was:
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. "Moby Dick)", "Whole Lotta Love", 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.