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Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin were an English rock music band formed in 1968 by Jimmy Page , Robert Plant , John Paul Jones and John Bonham . With their heavy, guitar-driven sound, Led Zeppelin are regarded as one of the first heavy metal music bands....
's 1968 tour of Scandinavia was a concert tour of Denmark
Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....
 and Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
 by the English
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 rock
Rock music

Rock music is a loosely defined genre of popular music that entered the mainstream in the mid 1950's. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rhythm and blues, country music and other influences....
 band
Rock Band

Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV, and distributed by Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band....
. The tour commenced on September 7 and concluded on September 17, 1968. It was Led Zeppelin's first ever concert tour.

Zeppelin's debut tour was an outstanding contractual commitment left over from The Yardbirds
The Yardbirds

The Yardbirds are an England Rock music band, noted for starting the careers of three of rock's most famous guitarists: Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page....
. The band's first concert at Teen Club, a school gymnasium in Gladsaxe, Denmark, was performed exactly two months to the day since The Yardbirds' final ever concert.






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Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin were an English rock music band formed in 1968 by Jimmy Page , Robert Plant , John Paul Jones and John Bonham . With their heavy, guitar-driven sound, Led Zeppelin are regarded as one of the first heavy metal music bands....
's 1968 tour of Scandinavia was a concert tour of Denmark
Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....
 and Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
 by the English
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 rock
Rock music

Rock music is a loosely defined genre of popular music that entered the mainstream in the mid 1950's. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rhythm and blues, country music and other influences....
 band
Rock Band

Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV, and distributed by Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band....
. The tour commenced on September 7 and concluded on September 17, 1968. It was Led Zeppelin's first ever concert tour.

Overview

Led Zeppelin's debut tour was an outstanding contractual commitment left over from The Yardbirds
The Yardbirds

The Yardbirds are an England Rock music band, noted for starting the careers of three of rock's most famous guitarists: Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page....
. The band's first concert at Teen Club, a school gymnasium in Gladsaxe, Denmark, was performed exactly two months to the day since The Yardbirds' final ever concert. The band's manager, Peter Grant, later said of this first concert: "Standing by the side of the stage it was obvious that there was special chemistry."

Guitarist Jimmy Page
Jimmy Page

James Patrick Page Order of the British Empire is an English guitarist, composer and record producer. He began his career as a studio session guitarist in London and was subsequently a member of The Yardbirds from 1966 to 1968, after which he co-founded the English rock band Led Zeppelin....
 recalled that "the tour went fantastically for us, we left them stomping the floors after every show." According to singer Robert Plant
Robert Plant

Robert Anthony Plant Order of the British Empire , is an England Rock and Roll singer and songwriter, famous for his membership in the former rock band Led Zeppelin as the lead vocalist, as well as for his successful solo career....
:

For these early shows, the band were billed as the "Yardbirds" or "New Yardbirds", despite the fact that Jimmy Page was now the only surviving link with the previous band. Page later said:

Tour set list

Exact set list
Set list

A set list, or setlist, is a document that lists the songs that a band or musical artist intends to play during a specific concert performance....
s during this tour are still sketchy, due partly to the lack of early live Led Zeppelin bootleg recordings
Led Zeppelin bootleg recordings

The Led Zeppelin bootleg recordings are a collection music and video recordings of musical performances by England Rock music Musical ensemble Led Zeppelin which were never officially released by the band, or under other legal authority....
. The stage act for their debut tour was based loosely on the set list used by The Yardbirds in 1968 before their breakup, which was fleshed out with a variety of covers. Old Yardbirds' live staples such as "Train Kept A-Rollin'
Train Kept A-Rollin'

"Train Kept A-Rollin" is a song written by Tiny Bradshaw, Howard Kay, and Lois Mann. Bradshaw first recorded the song in 1951- his best known recording....
", "Dazed and Confused", "White Summer
White Summer

"White Summer" is a guitar instrumental by England rock guitarist Jimmy Page, recorded with both The Yardbirds and, later, with Led Zeppelin....
" and possibly "For Your Love
For Your Love

For Your Love is the first U.S. album by England blues rock band The Yardbirds, released in August 1965. As a compilation of previous Yardbirds singles, it was only released in the U.S....
" were performed, in addition to material from the as yet unfinished debut album
Led Zeppelin (album)

Led Zeppelin is the debut album of English Rock music band Led Zeppelin. It was recorded in October 1968 at Olympic Studios in London and released on Atlantic Records on 12 January 1969....
 album, such as: "Communication Breakdown
Communication Breakdown

"Communication Breakdown" is a song by the England Rock music band, Led Zeppelin, from their 1969 debut album Led Zeppelin . It was one of the first songs that Jimmy Page and Robert Plant worked on together....
", I Can't Quit You Baby
I Can't Quit You Baby

"I Can't Quit You Baby" is a List of blues standards first recorded by Chicago blues artist Otis Rush, one of the leading exponents of the "West Side Sound." The song, a slow 12-bar blues, was a vehicle for arranger/producer Willie Dixon to launch Rush and Cobra Records, as it was the first single for both....
, "You Shook Me
You Shook Me

"You Shook Me" is a blues song written by Willie Dixon and J. B. Lenoir. Earl Hooker first recorded it as an instrumental which was then Overdubbing with vocals by Muddy Waters in 1962....
", "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
Babe I'm Gonna Leave You

"Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" is a traditional folk music song written by Anne Bredon in the late 1950s. It was recorded by Joan Baez and released on her 1963 album Joan Baez in Concert, and also by the England rock music band Led Zeppelin, who included it on their 1969 d?but album Led Zeppelin ....
", and "How Many More Times
How Many More Times

"How Many More Times" is the ninth and final track on England rock music band Led Zeppelin's 1969 debut album Led Zeppelin ....
". The band also likely performed a Garnet Mimms
Garnet Mimms

Garnet Mimms is an United States singer influential in soul music and rhythm and blues.Mimms grew up in Philadelphia, where he sang in gospel music groups such as the Evening Stars, the Harmonizing Four, and the group with which he would sound recording and reproduction his first gramophone record in 1953, the Norfolk Four....
 cover, "As Long As I Have You", played as a medley including "Fresh Garbage
Fresh Garbage

Fresh Garbage, known to some as simply "Fresh" or "The garbage shop" and named after the lead track on the Spirit by US 60s group Spirit , is an Independent business music merchandise store based in Rosemary Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland....
" (one of the most well-known tracks by the American group Spirit
Spirit (band)

Spirit was an American jazz/hard rock/psychedelic music band founded in 1967 in music, based in Los Angeles, California, California....
), and possibly the early John Bonham
John Bonham

John Henry "Bonzo" Bonham was an English drummer and member of the band Led Zeppelin. He was renowned for his power, fast right foot, distinctive sound and "feel" for the groove ....
 drum solo piece, "Pat's Delight".

A likely set list for the tour was:

  1. "Train Kept A-Rollin'
    Train Kept A-Rollin'

    "Train Kept A-Rollin" is a song written by Tiny Bradshaw, Howard Kay, and Lois Mann. Bradshaw first recorded the song in 1951- his best known recording....
    " (Bradshaw
    Tiny Bradshaw

    Myron C. Bradshaw was an United States jazz and rhythm and blues bandleader, singer, composer, pianist, and drummer from Youngstown, Ohio....
    , Kay, Mann)
  2. "For Your Love
    For Your Love

    For Your Love is the first U.S. album by England blues rock band The Yardbirds, released in August 1965. As a compilation of previous Yardbirds singles, it was only released in the U.S....
    " (Gouldman
    Graham Gouldman

    Graham Gouldman is an English people songwriter and musician who is a long-time member of British band 10cc....
    )
  3. "I Can't Quit You Baby
    I Can't Quit You Baby

    "I Can't Quit You Baby" is a List of blues standards first recorded by Chicago blues artist Otis Rush, one of the leading exponents of the "West Side Sound." The song, a slow 12-bar blues, was a vehicle for arranger/producer Willie Dixon to launch Rush and Cobra Records, as it was the first single for both....
    " (Dixon
    Willie Dixon

    William James "Willie" Dixon was a well-known United States blues bassist, singing, songwriter, arranger and record producer. His songs, including "Little Red Rooster", "Hoochie Coochie Man", "Evil ", "Spoonful", "Back Door Man", "I Just Want to Make Love to You", "I Ain't Superstitious", "My Babe", "Wang Dang Doodle", and "Bring It on Home"...
    )
  4. "As Long As I Have You" (Mimms
    Garnet Mimms

    Garnet Mimms is an United States singer influential in soul music and rhythm and blues.Mimms grew up in Philadelphia, where he sang in gospel music groups such as the Evening Stars, the Harmonizing Four, and the group with which he would sound recording and reproduction his first gramophone record in 1953, the Norfolk Four....
    )
  5. "Dazed and Confused" (Page
    Jimmy Page

    James Patrick Page Order of the British Empire is an English guitarist, composer and record producer. He began his career as a studio session guitarist in London and was subsequently a member of The Yardbirds from 1966 to 1968, after which he co-founded the English rock band Led Zeppelin....
    )
  6. "Communication Breakdown
    Communication Breakdown

    "Communication Breakdown" is a song by the England Rock music band, Led Zeppelin, from their 1969 debut album Led Zeppelin . It was one of the first songs that Jimmy Page and Robert Plant worked on together....
    " (Bonham
    John Bonham

    John Henry "Bonzo" Bonham was an English drummer and member of the band Led Zeppelin. He was renowned for his power, fast right foot, distinctive sound and "feel" for the groove ....
    , John Paul Jones
    John Paul Jones (musician)

    John Paul Jones is an England musician, composer, orchestration, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist musician.Best known as the bass guitarist, keyboardist and, less often, mandolin player for Led Zeppelin, Jones has since developed a successful Solo career, and is widely respected as both a musician and a producer....
    , Page)
  7. "You Shook Me
    You Shook Me

    "You Shook Me" is a blues song written by Willie Dixon and J. B. Lenoir. Earl Hooker first recorded it as an instrumental which was then Overdubbing with vocals by Muddy Waters in 1962....
    " (Dixon, Lenoir
    J. B. Lenoir

    J. B. Lenoir was an African-United States blues guitarist, singer and songwriter who recorded in the 1950s and 1960s....
    )
  8. "White Summer
    White Summer

    "White Summer" is a guitar instrumental by England rock guitarist Jimmy Page, recorded with both The Yardbirds and, later, with Led Zeppelin....
    "/"Black Mountain Side
    Black Mountain Side

    "Black Mountain Side" is an instrumental song by England rock music band Led Zeppelin, featured on their 1969 d?but album Led Zeppelin . It was recorded at Olympic Studios, London during October 1968....
    " (Page)
  9. "Pat's Delight" (Bonham)
  10. "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
    Babe I'm Gonna Leave You

    "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" is a traditional folk music song written by Anne Bredon in the late 1950s. It was recorded by Joan Baez and released on her 1963 album Joan Baez in Concert, and also by the England rock music band Led Zeppelin, who included it on their 1969 d?but album Led Zeppelin ....
    " (Bredon, Page, Plant
    Robert Plant

    Robert Anthony Plant Order of the British Empire , is an England Rock and Roll singer and songwriter, famous for his membership in the former rock band Led Zeppelin as the lead vocalist, as well as for his successful solo career....
    )
  11. "How Many More Times
    How Many More Times

    "How Many More Times" is the ninth and final track on England rock music band Led Zeppelin's 1969 debut album Led Zeppelin ....
    " (Bonham
    John Bonham

    John Henry "Bonzo" Bonham was an English drummer and member of the band Led Zeppelin. He was renowned for his power, fast right foot, distinctive sound and "feel" for the groove ....
    , Jones, Page)


Tour dates

  • 07/09/1968 Gladsaxe Teen Clubs, Egegård Skole - Gladsaxe
    Gladsaxe

    Gladsaxe Kommune is a municipality near Copenhagen in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 25 km?, and has a total population of 62,562 ....
    , Denmark
    Denmark

    Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....
     (first evening show)
  • 07/09/1968 Brøndby Pop Club, Nørregårdsskolen - Brøndby
    Brøndby

    Br?ndby Kommune is a municipality in Copenhagen on the east coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 21 km?, and has a total population of 33,831 ....
    , Denmark
    Denmark

    Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....
     (second evening show)
  • 08/09/1968 Reventlowparken - Lolland
    Lolland

    Lolland is the fourth largest island of Denmark, with an area of some 1,243 square kilometers . Located in the Baltic sea, it is part of Region Sj?lland ....
    , Denmark
    Denmark

    Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....
     (afternoon show)
  • 08/09/1968 Fjordvilla Club - Roskilde
    Roskilde

    Roskilde Roskilde train station is a major stop between Copenhagen and the region of Denmark located to its west. The city is an economic center for the region....
    , Denmark
    Denmark

    Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....
     (evening show)
  • 12/09/1968 Stora Scenen - Stockholm
    Stockholm

    is the capital and largest city of Sweden. It is the site of the national Swedish Government of Sweden, the Parliament of Sweden, and the official residence of the Swedish Monarchy of Sweden....
    , Sweden
    Sweden

    Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
  • 13/09/1968 Inside Club - Stockholm
    Stockholm

    is the capital and largest city of Sweden. It is the site of the national Swedish Government of Sweden, the Parliament of Sweden, and the official residence of the Swedish Monarchy of Sweden....
    , Sweden
    Sweden

    Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
  • 14/09/1968 Angby Park - Knivsta
    Knivsta

    Knivsta is a urban areas of Sweden in Uppland, Sweden and the seat of Knivsta Municipality, Uppsala County. It has a population of about 7,600 out of the municipal total of 13,954....
    , Sweden
    Sweden

    Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
  • 15/09/1968 Liseberg Amusement Park - Gothenburg
    Gothenburg

    Gothenburg ) is the second largest city in Sweden after Stockholm and the fifth largest amongst the Nordic countries. The city is located on the south west-coast....
    , Sweden
    Sweden

    Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
  • 17/09/1968 Klub Bongo - Malmö
    Malmö

    is the third most populous urban areas in Sweden in Sweden, situated in its southernmost province of Scania.Malm? is the seat of Malm? Municipality and the capital of Sk?ne County....
    , Sweden
    Sweden

    Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....


External links



Sources

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