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WD_412/ 2008
(  Satoshi Kinoshita )
| Series: | Works on paper: Drawings 5 | | Medium: | oilstick on paper | | Size (inches): | 25.6 x 17.9 | | Size (mm): | 650 x 455 | | Catalog #: | WD_0412 | | Description: | Signed, date and copyright in pencil on the reverse.
Led Zeppelin North American Tour 1973 -
Led Zeppelin's 1973 North American Tour was the ninth concert tour of North America by the English rock band. The tour was divided into two legs, with performances commencing on May 4 and concluding on July 29, 1973. Rehearsals took place at Old Street Film Studios, London.
History:
This tour took place shortly after the release of Led Zeppelin's fifth album, Houses of the Holy, which topped the charts. Prior to its commencement, Led Zeppelin's manager Peter Grant also hired PR consultant Danny Goldberg to further promote the tour, and booked a number of large stadium venues.[1] As a result, this tour broke records for attendance. On July 5 at Tampa Stadium, Florida, they played to 56,800 fans (breaking the record set by The Beatles at Shea Stadium in 1965), and grossed $309,000.[2] In total, this tour grossed over $4,000,000.[1]
On-stage, Led Zeppelin's shows were developed further from those performed on previous tours, with the introduction of dry ice, laser effects, backdrop mirrors, hanging mirror balls and Catherine wheel pyrotechnics. Their dress attire also took on a more flamboyant nature, evidenced in particular by Jimmy Page's hummingbird jacket and John Paul Jones' Spanish matador jacket.[1]
The three sold-out shows at Madison Square Garden in New York which concluded the tour were filmed for a motion picture, but the theatrical release of this project (The Song Remains the Same) would be delayed until 1976. The film documents the theft of $180,000 of the group's money from a safe deposit box at the Drake Hotel in New York, just before their final show. The theft was discovered by Led Zeppelin tour manager Richard Cole, who was immediately interrogated by police as a suspect. The sum of money was the band's takings from their three New York concerts. It was never recovered and the identity of the thief or thieves has never been discovered. The band later sued the Drake Hotel for the theft.[3]
It was also during this tour that Led Zeppelin hired for the first time The Starship - a former United Airlines Boeing 720B passenger jet. During the early part of the tour the band had hired a small private Falcon Jet to transport its members from city to city, but these aircraft are comparatively light and susceptible to air turbulence. After performing a show at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco on June 2, Led Zeppelin encountered bad turbulence on a flight back to Los Angeles. As a result, Grant resolved to hire The Starship for the remainder of the tour. The exterior of the plane was re-sprayed with Led Zeppelin emblazoned down the side of the fuselage and the band's famous Swan Song Apollo logo was painted on the tail.
Flying on The Starship, Led Zeppelin found that they didn't have to change hotels so often. They could base themselves in large cities and travel to and from concerts within flying distance. After each show, the band members would be transported direct by limousine from the concert venue to the airport, as depicted in the concert film, The Song Remains the Same.
Tour set list:
One song from the band's recent album release, Houses of the Holy, was played for the first time on this tour, namely "No Quarter"
The fairly typical set list for the tour was:
1. "Rock and Roll" (Page, Plant, Jones, Bonham)
2. "Celebration Day" (Jones, Page, Plant)
3. "Black Dog" (Page, Plant, Jones)
4. "Over the Hills and Far Away" (Page, Plant)
5. "Misty Mountain Hop" (Page, Plant, Jones)
6. "Since I've Been Loving You" (Page, Plant, Jones)
7. "No Quarter" (Page, Plant, Jones)
8. "The Song Remains the Same" (Page, Plant)
9. "The Rain Song" (Page, Plant)
10. "Dazed and Confused" (Page)
11. "Stairway to Heaven" (Page, Plant)
12. "Moby Dick" (Page, Jones, Bonham)
13. "Heartbreaker" (Bonham, Page, Plant)
14. "Whole Lotta Love" (Bonham, Dixon, Jones, Page, Plant)
Encores (variations of the following list):
* "The Ocean" (Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant)
* "Communication Breakdown" (Bonham, Jones, Page)
* "Thank You" (Page, Plant)
There were some set list substitutions, variations, and order switches during the tour.
Tour dates:
* 04/05/1973 Fulton County Stadium - Atlanta, GA
* 05/05/1973 Tampa Stadium - Tampa, FL
* 07/05/1973 States Jacksonville Coliseum - Jacksonville, FL
* 10/05/1973 Memorial Coliseum - Tuscaloosa, AL
* 11/05/1973 Kiel Auditorium - St Louis, MO
* 13/05/1973 Municipal Auditorium - Mobile, AL
* 14/05/1973 Municipal Auditorium - New Orleans, LA
* 16/05/1973 Sam Houston Coliseum - Houston, TX
* 18/05/1973 Memorial Auditorium - Dallas, TX
* 19/05/1973 Tarrant Country Convention Center - Fort Worth, TX
* 22/05/1973 Hemisphere Arena - San Antonio, TX
* 23/05/1973 University Arena - Albuquerque, NM
* 25/05/1973 Denver Coliseum - Denver, CO
* 26/05/1973 Salt Palace - Salt Lake City, UT
* 28/05/1973 San Diego Sports Arena - San Diego, CA
* 30/05/1973 The Forum - Inglewood, CA (show canceled after Page sprains his finger. New date arranged for June 3)
* 31/05/1973 The Forum - Inglewood, CA
* 02/06/1973 Kezar Stadium - San Francisco, CA
* 03/06/1973 The Forum - Inglewood, CA
* 06/07/1973 Chicago Stadium - Chicago, IL
* 07/07/1973 Chicago Stadium - Chicago, IL
* 08/07/1973 Market Square Arena - Indianapolis, IN
* 09/07/1973 Civic Center - St Paul, MN
* 10/07/1973 Milwaukee Arena - Milwaukee, WI
* 12/07/1973 Cobo Hall - Detroit, MI
* 13/07/1973 Cobo Hall - Detroit, MI
* 15/07/1973 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium - Buffalo, NY
* 17/07/1973 Seattle Center Coliseum - Seattle, WA
* 18/07/1973 Pacific Coliseum - Vancouver, BC
* 19/07/1973 The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA
* 20/07/1973 Boston Garden - Boston, MA
* 21/07/1973 Civic Center - Providence, RI
* 23/07/1973 Civic Center - Baltimore, MD
* 24/07/1973 Three Rivers Stadium - Pittsburgh, PA
* 27/07/1973 Madison Square Garden - New York, NY (The Song Remains the Same film and soundtrack album)
* 28/07/1973 Madison Square Garden - New York, NY (The Song Remains the Same film and soundtrack album)
* 29/07/1973 Madison Square Garden - New York, NY (The Song Remains the Same film and soundtrack album)
References:
1. ^ a b c Lewis, Dave and Pallett, Simon (1997) Led Zeppelin: The Concert File, London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-5307-4, p. 90.
2. ^ Stephen Davis (1995). Hammer of the Gods (LPC) ISBN 033043859-X.
3. ^ Lewis, Dave and Pallett, Simon (1997) Led Zeppelin: The Concert File, London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-5307-4, p.91
Sources:
* Lewis, Dave and Pallett, Simon (1997) Led Zeppelin: The Concert File, London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-5307-4.
Led Zeppelin - John Bonham · John Paul Jones · Jimmy Page · Robert Plant
Concerts - Scandinavia 1968 · U.K. 1968 · North America 1968/1969 · U.K. & Scandinavia 1969 · North America Spring 1969 · U.K. Summer 1969 · North America Summer 1969 · Europe Autumn 1969 · North America Autumn 1969 · U.K. 1970 · Europe 1970 · North America Spring 1970 · Iceland, Bath & Germany 1970 · North America Summer 1970 · U.K. Spring 1971 · Europe 1971 · North America 1971 · Japan 1971 · U.K. Winter 1971 · Australasia 1972 · North America 1972 · Japan 1972 · U.K. 1972/1973 · Europe 1973 · North America 1973 · North America 1975 · Earl's Court 1975 · North America 1977 · Knebworth 1979 · Over Europe 1980 · Ahmet Ertegün Tribute Show 2007
-en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Led_Zeppelin_North_American_Tour_1973
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