Led Zeppelin North American Tour Spring 1970 Totally Explained

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Led Zeppelin's Spring 1970 North American Tour was the fifth concert tour of North America by the English rock band. The tour commenced on March 21 and concluded on April 18, 1970. It took place a little over a week after the conclusion of their recent European concert tour.

Overview

In many respects this tour was a tremendous success for the band, as they grossed a total of over $1,200,000, and broke attendance records at their Canadian concerts in Montreal and Vancouver. The tour occurred at a time when civil tension was very high in the United States, with numerous demonstrations taking place against the Vietnam War. Singer Robert Plant's observations of these disturbing events would prompt him to write some reflective lyrics for the song "That's The Way", which was composed just after the completion of this tour at Bron-Yr-Aur, and was later recorded for the band's forthcoming album Led Zeppelin III. Despite attempts to recover the guitar involving advertisements being placed in music magazines, it was never returned to its owner.
Initially, Stone the Crows were announced as the support act for the tour, but this arrangement was cancelled. During this tour and on all subsequent tours, the band dispensed with using any support bands for their concerts.
The final date of this tour, at Las Vegas, was cancelled as a result of cumulative strain on Plant's voice.

Tour set list

The fairly typical set list for the tour was:

"We're Gonna Groove" (King, Bethea)
"Dazed and Confused" (Page)
"Heartbreaker" (Bonham, Page, Plant)
"Bring It on Home" (Page, Plant, Dixon)
"White Summer"/"Black Mountain Side" (Page)
"Since I've Been Loving You" (Page, Plant, Jones)
"Organ Solo"/"Thank You" (Page, Plant, Jones)
"What Is and What Should Never Be" (Page, Plant)
"Moby Dick" (Page, Jones, Bonham)
"How Many More Times" (Page, Plant, Jones, Bonham)

Encores:

"Whole Lotta Love" (Dixon,Page, Plant, Jones, Bonham)

"Communication Breakdown" (Page, Jones, Bonham) There were some set list substitutions, variations, and order switches during the tour.

Tour dates

21/03/1970 Pacific Coliseum - Vancouver, BC

22/03/1970 Seattle Center Coliseum - Seattle, WA

23/03/1970 Memorial Coliseum - Portland, OR

25/03/1970 Denver Auditorium Arena - Denver, CO

26/03/1970 Salt Palace - Salt Lake City, UT

27/03/1970 The Forum - Inglewood, CA

28/03/1970 Memorial Auditorium - Dallas, TX

29/03/1970 Hofheinz Pavilion - Houston, TX

30/03/1970 Civic Arena - Pittsburgh, PA

31/03/1970 The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA

01/04/1970 Boston Garden - Boston, MA

02/04/1970 Civic Center - Charleston, WV

04/04/1970 Coliseum - Indianapolis, IN

05/04/1970 Baltimore Civic Center - Baltimore, MD

07/04/1970 Charlotte Coliseum - Charlotte, North Carolina

08/04/1970 Dorton Auditorium - Raleigh, North Carolina

09/04/1970 Curtis Hixon Hall - Tampa, FL

10/04/1970 Miami Beach Convention Center - Miami Beach, FL

11/04/1970 Kiel Auditorium - St. Louis, MO

12/04/1970 Met Center - Bloomington, MN

13/04/1970 Montreal Forum - Montreal, QB

14/04/1970 Ottawa Civic Centre - Ottawa, ON

16/04/1970 Roberts Municipal Stadium - Evansville, IN

17/04/1970 Mid-South Coliseum - Memphis, TN

18/04/1970 Arizona Coliseum - Phoenix, AZ

19/04/1970 (Cancelled) Las Vegas Convention Center - Las Vegas, NVFurther Information

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