# Led Zeppelin North American Tour Summer 1970

Led Zeppelin's Summer 1970 North American Tour was the sixth concert tour of North America by the English rock band. The tour commenced on 10 August and concluded on 19 September 1970.

## Overview

This concert tour was a massive success for Led Zeppelin, as they played to wildly enthusiastic audiences. It was their highest-grossing tour to date (for the two New York City concerts alone, the band grossed $100,000). With The Rolling Stones off the road at the time, only The Who could now compete with Led Zeppelin for the title of the world's top concert attraction. The band were widely hailed as bigger than The Beatles, dethroning them in the polls for the first time in rock history.
This concert tour was originally scheduled to commence on 5 August at Cincinnati. However, the first week was rescheduled due to the ill health of the father of bass player John Paul Jones. The itinerary was amended several times, leading to much confusion, with the band erroneously being billed to appear at the Strawberry Fields Festival on the weekend of August 8–9. The tour eventually commenced on August 10 at Hampton.
During this tour the band mixed their third album at Ardent Studios, Memphis, in August 1970. The album was released in October 1970, shortly following the conclusion of this tour.

## Tour set list

The fairly typical set list for the tour was:
* "Immigrant Song" (Page, Plant)
* "Heartbreaker" (Bonham, Page, Plant)
* "Dazed and Confused" (Page)
* "Bring It On Home" (Page, Plant, Dixon)
* "That's the Way" (Page, Plant)
* "Bron-Yr-Aur" (Page)
* "Since I've Been Loving You" (Page, Plant, Jones)
* "Organ Solo"/"Thank You" (Page, Plant)
* "What Is and What Should Never Be" (Page, Plant)
* "Moby Dick" (Page, Jones, Bonham)
* "Whole Lotta Love" (Bonham, Dixon, Jones, Page, Plant)
Encore:
* "Communication Breakdown" (Bonham, Jones, Page)
* "Out on the Tiles" (Page, Plant, Bonham) (On 4 September, 6 September (late), and 19 September)
* "How Many More Times" (Page, Jones, Bonham) (On 19 September)
* "Train Kept A-Rollin' (Bradshaw, Kay, Mann) (On 2 September)
* "Blueberry Hill" (Lewis, Stock) (On 2 September and 4 September)
* "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" (Bredon, Page, Plant) (On 6 September (late))
There were some set list substitutions, variations, and order switches during the tour.

## Tour dates

The original itinerary before John Paul Jones' father's illness was:
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| 5 August 1970 | Cincinnati | United States | Unknown |
| 6 August 1970 | Detroit | United States | Olympia Stadium |
| 7 August 1970 | Cleveland | United States | Cleveland Public Auditorium |
| 8 August 1970 | Pittsburgh | United States | Pittsburgh Civic Arena |
| 9 August 1970 | Boston | United States | Boston Garden |
| 10 August 1970 | Hampton | United States | Hampton Coliseum |
| 11 August 1970 | Charlotte | United States | Charlotte Coliseum |
| 12 August 1970 | Jacksonville | United States | Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum |
| 13 August 1970 | Hollywood | United States | Hollywood Sportatorium |
| 14 August 1970 | Chestnut Hill | United States | Boston College Alumni Stadium |
| 15 August 1970 | New Haven | United States | Yale Bowl |
| 19 August 1970 | Kansas City | United States | Kansas City Municipal Auditorium |
| 20 August 1970 | Oklahoma City | United States | Oklahoma State Fair Arena |
| 21 August 1970 | Tulsa | United States | Tulsa Assembly Center |
| 22 August 1970 | Fort Worth | United States | Tarrant County Arena |
| 23 August 1970 | San Antonio | United States | HemisFair Arena |
| 24 August 1970 | St. Louis | United States | Kiel Auditorium |
| 25 August 1970 | Nashville | United States | Nashville Municipal Auditorium |
| 27 August 1970 | Milwaukee | United States | Milwaukee Arena |
| 29 August 1970 | Winnipeg | Canada | Winnipeg Arena |
| 1 September 1970 | Seattle | United States | Seattle Center Coliseum |
| 2 September 1970 | Oakland | United States | Alameda County Coliseum |
| 3 September 1970 | San Diego | United States | San Diego Sports Arena |
| 4 September 1970 | Inglewood | United States | The Forum |
| 5 September 1970 | Honolulu | United States | Neil S. Blaisdell Arena |
| 6 September 1970 | Honolulu | United States | Neil S. Blaisdell Arena |
| 7 September 1970 | Raleigh | United States | J.S Dorton Arena |
| 12 September 1970 | Cleveland | United States | Cleveland Public Hall |
| 14 September 1970 | Rochester | United States | War Memorial Auditorium |
| 17 September 1970 | Philadelphia | United States | The Spectrum |
| 19 September 1970 | New York City | United States | Madison Square Garden |
| 20 September 1970 | Washington, D.C. | United States | Cole Fieldhouse |
While the final tour dates were:
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| 10 August 1970 | Hampton | United States | Hampton Roads Coliseum |
| 15 August 1970 | New Haven | United States | Yale Bowl |
| 19 August 1970 | Kansas City | United States | Municipal Auditorium |
| 20 August 1970 | Oklahoma City | United States | State Fair Coliseum |
| 21 August 1970 | Tulsa | United States | Assembly Center |
| 22 August 1970 | Fort Worth | United States | Tarrant County Convention Center |
| 25 August 1970 | Nashville | United States | Nashville Municipal Auditorium |
| 26 August 1970 | Cleveland | United States | Public Auditorium |
| 28 August 1970 | Detroit | United States | Olympia Stadium |
| 29 August 1970 | Winnipeg | Canada | Man-Pop Festival, Winnipeg Arena |
| 31 August 1970 | Milwaukee | United States | Milwaukee Arena |
| 1 September 1970 | Seattle | United States | Seattle Center Coliseum |
| 2 September 1970 | Oakland | United States | Oakland Coliseum |
| 3 September 1970 | San Diego | United States | San Diego Sports Arena |
| 4 September 1970 | Inglewood | United States | The Forum |
| 6 September 1970 | Honolulu | United States | Honolulu International Center 2 shows |
| 9 September 1970 | Boston | United States | Boston Garden |
| 19 September 1970 | New York City | United States | Madison Square Garden 2 shows |