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. According to music journalist Chris Welch:
This concert tour is noteworthy for the number of festival appearances made by Led Zeppelin. These include: 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 Festivalheadliners at New York City's Wollman Rink, along with B.B. King 25 July – Midwest Rock Festival 27 July – Seattle Pop Festivalthe infamous shark episode is alleged to have taken place at this time 30 August – Singer Bowl Music Festival 31 August – Texas International Pop Festival
Tour set list
During the tour, Led Zeppelin usually played the same songs in the same order:
"Train Kept A-Rollin' " "I Can't Quit You Baby" "Dazed and Confused" "You Shook Me" "White Summer" / "Black Mountain Side" "How Many More Times"the medley portion was sometimes expanded to include "The Lemon Song" and some early rock & roll and blues numbers "Communication Breakdown" The group sometimes added: "I Gotta Move" (8 August, while Page replaced a broken guitar string) "What Is and What Should Never Be" (11 July & 21 August) "Pat's Delight" (18 July) "Your Time Is Gonna Come" (14 August) "Long Tall Sally" (6 July, 12 July, & 30 August)