Led Zeppelin United Kingdom Tour 1968

infobox concert tour
concert_tour_name = United Kingdom 1968

Poster for Led Zeppelin's concert at the University of Surrey (billed as "The New Yardbirds featuring Jimmy Page"), used to help promote its 1968 U.K. tour
artist = Led Zeppelin
type = Concert
locations = United Kingdom
start_date = 4 October 1968
end_date = 20 December 1968
number_of_legs = 1
number_of_shows = 13
last_tour = Scandinavia 1968
this_tour = United Kingdom 1968
next_tour = North America 1968/1969

Led Zeppelin's 1968 tour of the United Kingdom was the first concert tour of the United Kingdom by the English rock band. The tour commenced on 4 October and concluded on 20 December 1968.

For some of these early shows, the band were billed as the "New Yardbirds". Press releases eventually announced that they would make their debut under the name 'Led Zeppelin' on October 25 at the University of Surrey (although posters advertising this concert erroneously continued to bill them as the 'New Yardbirds'). [ [http://ledzeppelin.com/show/october-25-1968 Led Zeppelin official website: concert summary] ]

During this tour the band went to Olympic Studios in London to record their debut album, which took a mere 36 studio hours.

There was very little press reaction to this tour.Liner notes by Cameron Crowe for "The Complete Studio Recordings"]

Tour set list

Exact set lists during this tour are still sketchy, due partly to the lack of early live Led Zeppelin bootleg recordings. Old Yardbirds' live staples such as "Train Kept A-Rollin'", "Dazed and Confused", "White Summer" and possibly "For Your Love" were performed, in addition to material from the as yet unfinished debut album album, such as: "Communication Breakdown", I Can't Quit You Baby, "You Shook Me", "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You", and "How Many More Times". The band also likely performed a Garnet Mimms cover, "As Long As I Have You", played as a medley including "Fresh Garbage" (one of the most well-known tracks by the American group Spirit), and possibly the early John Bonham drum solo piece, "Pat's Delight". [ [http://ledzeppelin.com/show/september-7-1968 Led Zeppelin official website] ]

A likely set list for the tour was:

#"Train Kept A-Rollin'" (Bradshaw, Kay, Mann)
#"For Your Love" (Gouldman)
#"I Can't Quit You Baby" (Dixon)
#"As Long As I Have You" (Mimms)
#"Dazed and Confused" (Page)
#"Communication Breakdown" (Bonham, John Paul Jones, Page)
#"You Shook Me" (Dixon, Lenoir)
#"White Summer"/"Black Mountain Side" (Page)
#"Pat's Delight" (Bonham)
#"Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" (Bredon, Page, Plant)
#"How Many More Times" (Bonham, Jones, Page)

Tour dates

*04/10/1968 flagicon|England Mayfair Ballroom - Newcastle upon Tyne, England
*18/10/1968 flagicon|England Marquee Club - London, England
*19/10/1968 flagicon|England Liverpool University - Liverpool, England
*25/10/1968 flagicon|England University of Surrey - Guildford, England
*09/11/1968 flagicon|England Roundhouse - London, England
*16/11/1968 flagicon|England College of Technology - Manchester, England
*23/11/1968 flagicon|England Sheffield University - Sheffield, England
*29/11/1968 flagicon|England Crawdaddy Club - Richmond, England.
*10/12/1968 flagicon|England Marquee Club - London, England.
*13/12/1968 flagicon|England Bridge Place Country Club - Canterbury, England
*16/12/1968 flagicon|England Bath Pavilion - Bath, England.
*19/12/1968 flagicon|England Civic Hall - Exeter, England.
*20/12/1968 flagicon|England Wood Green Fishmongers Hall - London, England

External links

* [http://www.ledzeppelin.com/timelinebrowse Comprehensive archive of known concert appearances by Led Zeppelin (official website)]
* [http://www.bootledz.com/setlists.htm Led Zeppelin concert setlists]

References

ources

*Lewis, Dave and Pallett, Simon (1997) "Led Zeppelin: The Concert File", London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-5307-4.