| Tour by Led Zeppelin | |
 Poster by artist Frank Bettencourt promoting Santa Barbara, California concert | |
| Location |
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|---|---|
| Associated album | Led Zeppelin |
| Start date | 5 July 1969 (scheduled to start on 4 July 1969) |
| End date | 31 August 1969 |
| No. of shows | 46 (48 scheduled) |
| Led Zeppelin concert chronology | |
Led Zeppelin's Summer 1969 North American Tour was the third concert tour of North America by the English rock band. The tour commenced on 5 July and concluded on 31 August 1969.
By this point in the band's career, Led Zeppelin were earning $30,000 a night for each of the concerts they performed.[1] According to music journalist Chris Welch:
One New York concert drew 21,000 people, while support like the Doors and Iron Butterfly were consistently blown off stage by the rampaging Britons.[1]
This concert tour is noteworthy for the number of festival appearances made by Led Zeppelin.[2] These include:[3]
- 5 July – Atlanta International Pop Festival
- 6 July – Newport Jazz Festival
- 11 July – Laurel Pop Festival
- 12 July – Summer Pop Festival
- 21 July – Schaefer Music Festival – headliners at New York City's Wollman Rink, along with B.B. King
- 25 July – Midwest Rock Festival
- 27 July – Seattle Pop Festival – the infamous shark episode is alleged to have taken place at this time
- 30 August – Singer Bowl Music Festival
- 31 August – Texas International Pop Festival
- ^ a b Welch 1994, p. 40.
- ^ Lewis & Pallett 2005, p. 68.
- ^ Lewis & Pallett 2005, pp. 69–80.