Led Zeppelin North American Tour 1972

North America 1972

Concert by Led Zeppelin
Poster for Led Zeppelin's concerts at San Diego, used to help promote its 1972 North American tour
Start date	May 27, 1972
End date	June 29, 1972
Legs	1
No. of shows	19 (including two European warm-up shows)
Led Zeppelin concert chronology

Led Zeppelin's 1972 North American Tour was the eighth concert tour of North America by the English rock band. The tour was divided into two legs, with performances commencing on May 27 and concluding on June 29. It included two warm-up shows in Europe.

Tour dates

• May 27: R.A.I. Amsterdam, Holland (warm-up show)
• May 28: Voorst National, Brussels, Belgium (warm-up show)
• June 6: Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan
• June 7: Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• June 8: Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
• June 9: Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
• June 10: Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York
• June 11: Civic Center, Baltimore, Maryland
• June 13: The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• June 14-15: Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
• June 17: Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon
• June 18-19: Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington
• June 21: Denver Coliseum, Denver, Colorado
• June 22: Swing Auditorium, San Bernadino, California
• June 23: San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California
• June 25: The Forum, Inglewood, California
• June 27: Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California
• June 28: San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California
• June 29: Tucson Community Center, Tucson, Arizona

Set list

The fairly typical set list for the tour was:

1. "Immigrant Song" (Page, Plant)
2. "Heartbreaker" (Bonham, Page, Plant)
3. "Black Dog" (Page, Plant, Jones)
4. "Over the Hills and Far Away" (Page, Plant)
5. "Since I've Been Loving You" (Page, Plant, Jones)
6. "Stairway to Heaven" (Page, Plant)
7. "Going to California" (Page, Plant)
8. "That's the Way" (Page, Plant)
9. "Tangerine" (Page)
10. "Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp" (Page, Plant, Jones)
11. "Dazed and Confused" (Page)
12. "What Is and What Should Never Be" (Page, Plant)
13. "Dancing Days" (Page, Plant)
14. "Moby Dick" (Bonham)
15. "Whole Lotta Love" (Bonham, Dixon, Jones, Page, Plant)

Encores (variations of the following list):

• "Rock and Roll" (Page, Plant, Jones, Bonham)
• "Thank You" (Page, Plant)
• "The Ocean" (Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant)
• "Communication Breakdown" (Bonham, Jones, Page)
• "Bring It on Home" (Dixon, Page, Plant)

There were some set list substitutions, variations, and order switches during the tour.

External links

• Comprehensive archive of known concert appearances by Led Zeppelin (official website)
• Led Zeppelin concert setlists

Sources

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