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New
Yardbirds Scandinavian Tour
September 7, 1968 - September 17, 1968
SEPTEMBER
7 - TEEN CLUBS BOX 45, GLADSAXE, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK (SATURDAY, EARLY
SHOW, START AT 7:30pm)
Billed as Yardbirds. Support from Fourways and Bodies.
SEPTEMBER 7 - BRONDY POP CLUB, NORREGARDHALLEN, BRONDBY, DENMARK (SATURDAY,
LATE SHOW, START AT 7:30pm)
Billed as The Yardbirds. Support from Day Of The Phoenix, The Eyes,
and Ham. It's strange how both 9/7/68 shows were advertised as starting
at 19:30pm.
SEPTEMBER 8 - REVENTLOW PARKEN, NYKOBING LOLLAND, DENMARK (SUNDAY,
EARLY SHOW AT 4pm)
Support from The Beatniks and The Ladybirds.
SEPTEMBER 8 - FJORDVILLA CLUB PARAMOUNT, ROSKILDE, DENMARK (SUNDAY,
LATE SHOW)
Billed as Yard Birds. Support from The Ladybirds, an all girl
topless go-go dancing team, and Beauty Fools.
SEPTEMBER 12 - STORA SCENEN, GRONA LUND, AMUSEMENT PARK, STOCKHOLM,
SWEDEN (THURSDAY 9:30pm)
Billed as Yardbirds.
SEPTEMBER 13 - INSIDE CLUB, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN (FRIDAY)
Billed as Yardbirds. Support from Atlantic Ocean.
SEPTEMBER 14 - ANGBY PARKDANS, KNIVSTA UPPSALA, SWEDEN (SATURDAY 8:30pm)
Billed as The Yardbirds.
SEPTEMBER 15 - STJARNSCENEN, LISEBURG, AMUSEMENT PARK, GOTEBORG, SWEDEN
(SATURDAY 7:30pm)
Billed as Yardbirds pop band.
SEPTEMBER 17 - KLUB BONGO, MALMO, SWEDEN (TUESDAY)
Led
Zeppelin First U.K. Clubs Tour
October 4, 1968 - December 20, 1968
OCTOBER
4 - MAYFAIR BALLROOM, NEWCASTLE, ENGLAND (FRIDAY, START AT 8pm)
Billed as The Yardbirds. Support from Terry Reid's Fantasia, Junco
Partners, and Downtown Fraction.
OCTOBER 15 - SURREY UNIVERSITY HALLS, GUILDFORD SURREY, ENGLAND (TUESDAY)
Billed as The Yardbirds.
OCTOBER 18 - MARQUEE CLUB, LONDON, ENGLAND (FRIDAY)
Billed as The Yardbirds. Support from Sleepy.
OCTOBER 19 - LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY, LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND (SATURDAY)
Billed as The Yardbirds. mentioned that this will be the last appearance
of the band as "The Yardbirds" and that they will be known
as "Led Zeppelin" from Sunday, 10/20/68 on.
OCTOBER 25 - SURREY UNIVERSITY HALLS, GUILDFORD SURREY, ENGLAND (FRIDAY
7:30pm)
Billed as The New Yardbirds. Led Zeppelin
debut. Despite the "New Yardbirds" poster, all media references
to this gig list the band as "Led Zeppelin".
OCTOBER 26 - BRISTOL BOXING CLUB, BRISTOL, ENGLAND (concert truncated
due to the rowdy audience) (Supposed to be Exeter but not confirmed.)
(SATURDAY)
Billed as Led Zeppelin for the first time.
NOVEMBER 9 - ROUNDHOUSE, CHALK FARM, DAGENHAM, LONDON, ENGLAND (SATURDAY,
START AT 10:30pm)
Billed as Yardbirds now known as Led Zeppelin. Support from John Lee
Hooker, The Deviants, John James, Tyres, and DJ Jeff Dexter. The 11/9/68
Roundhouse gig questions whether the gig was actually played on that
date, and has 11/11/68 as a possible date. However, it has been noted
that the band did in fact play the Roundhouse the day Robert Plant
married Maureen -- on 11/9/68. An advertisement also exists with 11/9/68
as the date of the Roundhouse gig.
NOVEMBER 16 - COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, MANCHESTER, ENGLAND
(THURSDAY)
Billed as The Yardbirds.
NOVEMBER 23 - SHEFFIELD UNIVERSITY, SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND (SATURDAY)
NOVEMBER 29 - CRAWDADDY ATHLETIC CLUB, RICHMOND, SURREY, ENGLAND (FRIDAY)
Billed as Led Zeppelin (formerly New Yardbirds).
DECEMBER 10 - MARQUEE CLUB, LONDON, ENGLAND (TUESDAY)
Billed as Led Zeppelin (nee The Yardbirds). Support from Bakerloo
Blues Line.
DECEMBER 13 - BRIDGE PLACE COUNTRY CLUB, BRIDGE NR. CANTERBURY, ENGLAND
(FRIDAY)
Billed as The Yardbirds on handbill, Led Zeppelin on advertisement.
DECEMBER 16 - BATH PAVILION, BATH, ENGLAND (MONDAY)
Support from Yellow Brick Road. Led Zeppelin performed as a raplecemnt
for Jeff Beck billed.
DECEMBER 19 - CIVIC HALL, EXETER, ENGLAND (THURSDAY)
Support from The Deviants and Empty Vessels (who went on to become
Wishbone Ash). This was a Christmas Ball for Exeter Art College.
DECEMBER 20 - FISHMONGER'S HALL, WOOD GREEN, LONDON, ENGLAND (FRIDAY)
Billed as Led Zeppelin (formerly Yardbirds). Support from Closed Cell
Sponge.
Led
Zeppelin First U.S. Tour
December 26, 1968 - February 15, 1969
DECEMBER
26 - DENVER AUDITORIUM, DENVER, COLORADO (THURSDAY)
Opened (and unbilled) for Vanilla Fudge and Spirit. The band's name
did not feature on advertisements.
WARNING!
Some sources reported that tape of this show exist and may currently
be in the hands of a tape hoarder. Possibly whole show was recorded
but a very big care must be taken with these reports.
Led
Zeppelin Database email
update
DECEMBER
27 - CENTER ARENA, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON (FRIDAY)
Opened (and unbilled) for Vanilla Fudge.
DECEMBER 28 - PACIFIC COLISEUM, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
(SATURDAY, START AT 7pm)
Opened (and unbilled) for Vanilla Fudge.
DECEMBER 29 - PORTLAND, OREGON (SUNDAY, START AT 7:30pm)
Opened (and unbilled) for Vanilla Fudge. Vanilla Fudge ticket stub
exists for the Portland Civic Auditorium on 12/29/68. This is more
than likely the correct date for the Portland show listed as 12/31/68
but a big caution must be taken to these speculations.
DECEMBER
30 - THE GYMNASIUM, JOHN F. KENNEDY PAVILION, GONZAGA UNIVERSITY,
SPOKANE, WASHINGTON (MONDAY, START AT 8pm)
Opened (and unbilled) for Vanilla Fudge. Billed erroneously as Len
Zefflin(sic!).
Recording
Includes:
The Train Kept A Rollin' [ opening notes cut ] >> I Can't Quit
You Baby, As Long As I Have You (<< Fresh Garbage, Shake, Mockingbird..),
Dazed And Confused, [ tape cut - entire chatter missing ], White Summer,
How Many More Times (<< The Hunter..), Pat's Delight [ ending
notes cut ].
Source: Incomplete fair audience recording.
61 minutes.
Details: The show starts off with some
distortion but clears nicely. Guitar and bass slightly upfront with
the vocals and drums pushed back slightly but not to the detriment
of enjoying the show. Clearly the recording equipment, a Norelco cassette
recorder with internal microphone, was unable to cope fully with the
loudness of the performance. It was reported that the taper sat next
to the mixing desk in the front row.
Bootleg
LP Reference(s):
Alpha & Omega (Rock Solid Records) & The Final Option (Rock
Solid Records & The Swingin' Pig Records)
Bootleg
CD Reference(s):
Gonzaga '68 (So Fucking What!), Gonzaga 1968 (no label - matrix is
same as title), Gonzaga '68 (Capricorn Records), Lifetime Guarantee
(Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Lifetime Guarantee Revisited (Empress
Valley Supreme Disc), Spokane Washington 12/30/68 (Zeppelin Digital
CD-R), Things Began To Happen (Beelzebub Records CD-R), & Yardbirds
Fame (Tarantura2000)
Bootleg
DVD Audio Reference(s):
Lifetime Guarantee Revisited (Empress Valley Supreme Disc)
Comments:
The only known recording of Led Zeppelin live available from 1968.
The recording itself is quite good for the era and gives a glimpse
of the raw power of the group only three days into their first ever
US tour. Robert comments on how cold it is in Spokane and how the
equipment had to be heated up with portable heaters and his voice
is absolutely amazing ... he hits the highest notes imagined with
no effort! Jonesy and Bonham are incredible and Jimmy's playing is
wonderful too. The songs are played shortly and compactly, meaning
more energy. The Train Kept A Rollin' sounds like the Yardbird's version
before it evolved into the blistering Zeppelin version. We can only
imagine the audience seeing this then-unknown group for the first
time.
Led
Zeppelin Database email
update
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