Frank Zappa Gig List: 1967

Version 12/12/12


This is a work in progress. Corrections and additions are welcome.

Frank Zappa Gig List: 1965-1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1988

Shows with SPURIOUS or CANCELED in the Status field did not happen.
Shows with QUESTIONABLE in the Status field or "conflicts with xxx" in the Comments field may not have happened.

Date Line-up Concert recordings
January-December 1 recordings in circulation

DateCityStateCountryVenueShowsStatusOther actsCommentsSources
67-73/ Portland ME
Gorham State College


correct date is 70/11/15 Gorham. bprc
67-74/
VT




before 74/09/14. bprc
67/ Fall River MA
Brown Theatre



mmonews
67/ Los Angeles CA
Whisky a Go Go


= 66/10/02 ? not listed in rarrws. kb, rarrws
67/01/ Los Angeles CA





kb
67/01/07-21 Montreal Quebec Canada New Penelope
CONFIRMED
newspaper ads and review. bl, vd, ns, fo, ccpc, rf, gr
67/02/03-04 Los Angeles CA
Lindy Opera House
CONFIRMED
ad. bl, ns, fo, kb, dgrpc, rorws, LAFP, gr
67/02/14 New York NY
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
QUESTIONABLE
ns says Ninth Grammy Awards Ceremony. gr says one of four pre-Grammy dinners. kb has 68/04/12. cf. 68/02/29. ns, kb, gr
67/02/16 Sacramento CA




MOI (with Jim Fielder) were photographed in Sacramento. This is the most likely date for a gig. jamzt
67/02/17-19 San Francisco CA
Fillmore Auditorium
CONFIRMED Blues Project, Canned Heat dates from poster. bl, ns, mpdpc, gl, dfpc, pz, gr
67/03/03-05 San Francisco CA
Fillmore Auditorium
CONFIRMED Otis Rush, Morning Glory dates from poster bl, ns, mpdpc, gl, pz, gr
67/03/23-04/03 New York NY
Garrick Theatre 2 shows weeknights, 3 shows weekends CONFIRMED Tim Buckley (03/23-29), Richie Havens (03/30-04/3) original ads said 03/23-04/01, but additional ads show that it was held over for two more days. bl, vd, ns, fo, kb, fdi, rf, EVO, VV, cagws, gr
67/04/
MD
University Of Maryland


"college circuit audition". according to JCB. = 08/13-16? kb, kbpc, bcws
67/04/06-19 New York NY
Garrick Theatre
CONFIRMED
not continuously? ad 04/17 says "re-opens tonite". no ad in VV 04/13. bl, vd, ns, fo, kb, fdi, rf, VV, cagws, gr
67/04/20-23 Boston MA
Commonwealth Armory
CONFIRMED Jefferson Airplane, Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie, John Lee Hooker, Buddy Guy, Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, Siegal-Schwall Band American Festival Of Music. preview article in BSH. venue from TT. arpc, fieb, BSH, TT
67/04/24-05/01 New York NY
Garrick Theatre
CONFIRMED
Easter weekend (04/24-26). no ad in VV 04/20, but ad 04/27 says nothing about re-opening. vd, fo, kb, VV,cagws, gr
67/04/28 New York NY
Infinite Poster
CONFIRMED Dave Van Ronk, Ian + Sylvia handbill. next door to Garrick Theatre. lmpc
67/04/29 London UK Alexandra Palace CANCELED
14-Hour Technicolor Dream ns, fopc
67/05/ Boston MA Psychedelic Supermarket SPURIOUS
according to JCB. wrong date or venue, since Psychedelic Supermarket didn't open until 67/09/. kb, bafpc, kbpc, capc
67/05/ Toronto Ontario Canada



according to JCB. kb, kbpc
67/05/02 Buffalo NY Clark Gymnasium, SUNY Buffalo SPURIOUS Tom + Jerry correct date is 69/05/02. fo, bj, ghapc, atuws, cfnws, atpc, jampc, SBS, gr
67/05/02-21 New York NY
Cafe Au Go Go 2 shows weeknights, 3 shows weekends CONFIRMED Joe Beck Ensemble (05/21) Garrick Theatre renamed. ads in VV 05/04-05/18. not advertised in EVO 5/1-15. undated tickets. bl, vd, ns, fo, kb, frd, rf, cagws, gr
67/05/20 New York NY
Village Gate
CONFIRMED
12 Annual Village Voice Off-Broadway Awards (Obies). review. VV
67/05/24-09/05 New York NY
Garrick Theatre 2 shows Su/Tu/W/Th, 3 shows F/Sa. CONFIRMED Eric Andersen (06/04), Luke + The Apostles (06/04), Meredith Monk + Don Preston (67/07/) ticket stub for 05/25. ads in VV 05/25-7/27 (at least). ads (as Garrick Theatre) in EVO 6/15-10/1. but they were definitely in London 09/23. review of 05/24/ in LISJ. bl, vd, ns, fo, kb, frd, rf, EVO, cagws, jampc, LISJ, gr
67/06/11 Copenhagen Denmark SPURIOUS
perhaps FZ did a press conference on this date, without the MOI. kb, jlpc
67/06/28 New York NY
Village Theater
CONFIRMED Fugs, Allen Ginsburg, Left Bank, Tim Buckley, et al. Bread For Heads Festival. ad. bl, fo, rf, gr
67/07/15-16 Northridge CA Devonshire Meadows CANCELED Jefferson Airplane, Doors, Grass Roots, Country Joe + Fish, Butterfield Blues Band, Solid State, Iron Butterfly, Canned Heat, Kaleidoscope, et al. Fantasy Faire and Magic Music Festival. ad, photograph of schedule. Mothers and several other advertised bands did not appear. OSC, OpC, rhapc
67/08/13-16 College Park MD
University of Maryland

Blues Project, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Youngbloods, Bill Evans, New Lost City Ramblers 20th National Student Congress bcws, bcpc
67/08/17 London
UK Speakeasy

Cream FZ introduced Cream and played WOIIFTM demo, but did not perform. pbipc, IT
67/09/ Cincinnati OH





bl, vd, ns, fo, kb, gr
67/09/ Detroit MI


QUESTIONABLE
newspaper story 67/12/01 suggests that's their first Detroit appearance. vd, ns, fo, rf, gr
67/09/ Essen
Germany Grugahalle


FZ said on 82/06/10 that his first European concert had been at the same venue. venue spelling from their own website. pbpc
67/09/ Buffalo NY Clark Gymnasium, SUNY Buffalo SPURIOUS Tom + Jerry correct date is 69/05/02. fo, bj, ghapc, atuws, cfnws, atpc, jampc, SBS, gr
67/09/ Lund Sweden SPURIOUS
correct date is 67/10/02. vd, fjpc
67/09/ Miami FL





bl, vd, ns, fo, kb, gr
67/09/ New York NY
Town Hall



fo, kb, gr
67/09/09-10 San Francisco CA Fillmore Auditorium SPURIOUS
correct year is 1966. bl, fo, mpdpc, gl, gr
67/09/10 Los Angeles CA Hollywood Bowl SPURIOUS
correct year is 1972. ns
67/09/23 London
UK Royal Albert Hall
CONFIRMED
ad, poster, and review. vd, ns, fo, kb, rf, ghws, pz124, gr
67/09/24 Amsterdam
Netherlands Concertgebouw
CONFIRMED Groep 1850 ad and review. not 09/25. vd, ns, fo, kb, jlspc, Hw, hhfpc, gr
67/09/25? Hamburg
Germany



jlpc says they played Hamburg between 09/24 Amsterdam and 09/27 Copenhagen. It could just as likely have been 67/09/26. jlpc
67/09/27 Copenhagen
Denmark Falkoner Theatret


jlpc says they played the Falkoner on two dates in 1967. pmpc says that the earlier visit was for promotional purposes, with no concert. ns, fo, fjpc, jlpc, pmpc, gr
67/09/29 Gothenburg
Sweden Konserthallen, Liseberg
CONFIRMED
review. not Konserthuset. vd, ns, fo, fjpc, kb, mdpc, gr
67/09/30 Stockholm
Sweden Konserthuset
CONFIRMED Hansson + Karlsson poster. jn, vd, ns, fo, fjpc, kb, jdpc, gr
67/10/ Copenhagen Denmark Tivoli SPURIOUS
wrong year or venue. cf. 68/10/03; 67/09/27, 67/10/01. vd, fo, jlpc
67/10/ London
UK The Speakeasy
QUESTIONABLE
kbpc suggests that FZ patronized club but did not perform. vd, fo, gr, kbpc
67/10/ London
UK Royal Albert Hall
QUESTIONABLE
= 9/23? vd, gr
67/10/ New York NY
Garrick Theatre


reported in Intro, 10/28. Not advertised in EVO for 10/1-15 or 10/15-11/1. ns, EVO
67/10/01 Copenhagen
Denmark Falkoner Theatret 2 shows CONFIRMED Cadentia Nova Danica, The Maxwells review and ticket stubs for 4:00 show. jlpc says they played the Falkoner on two dates in 1967. jn, ns, fo, kb, jlpc, pmpc, bhdws, gr
67/10/02 Lund
Sweden Olympen


venue = Akademiska Foereningen? not 67/09/. fo, fjpc, kb, gr
67/10/28 Rochester NY
War Memorial Theater
CONFIRMED
poster. cf. 68/ Syracuse, 68/69 Rochester pnpc, pz77
67/11/ Hamilton NY
Colgate University


kb lists with question mark. according to JCB. Art Tripp mentioned it as one of his first gigs, so perhaps it was 67/12/, or even 68/01/. kb, kbpc, at75, at97
67/11/ New Haven CT
Yale University
QUESTIONABLE
kb lists with question mark. according to JCB. see 69/02/13. kb, kbpc, ab
67/11/ Providence RI




according to JCB. kb, kbpc
67/11/03 Baltimore MD
Eastern High School
CONFIRMED
ticket stub. fopc, frd
67/11/17 Detroit MI Masonic Temple SPURIOUS
this show featured Beach Boys, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Buffalo Springfield, and Soul Survivors, but not FZ/MOI. check 68/11/17. bl, fo, rf, gr
67/11/24-25 Boston MA
Psychedelic Supermarket
CONFIRMED
poster gives no year or day of week, but mentions Verve and has photo of FZ from Absolutely Free. poster mentions Thanksgiving, which would have been 67/11/23. dpepc says Saturday or Sunday after Thanksgiving. kb lists with question mark--according to JCB. fdi, kb, kbpc, dpepc, pz98
67/12/
MI




Ted Nugent in Guitar Player: "I drove the Mothers of Invention all across Michigan in the Amboy Dukes van during their 1967 tour." Could be late November or early December. tngp
67/12/ Buffalo NY


QUESTIONABLE
kb lists with question mark. cf. 69/05/02. kb
67/12/ Chicago IL
International Amphitheater


Community Defense Budget benefit. not advertised in Chicago Seed. bl, fo, CS, gr
67/12/ Ithaca NY




mentioned by Art Tripp as one of his first gigs. at75, at97
67/12/01 Detroit MI
Ford Auditorium
CONFIRMED
ad in Detroit Fifth Estate 11/15/67. two newspaper preview articles. ticket stubs. bl, fo, grpc, rf, rompc, gr
67/12/02-03 Ann Arbor MI
Fifth Dimension 2 shows 12/02. CONFIRMED Amboy Dukes ad. bl, jn, fo, kb, rf, gr
67/12/09 Pasadena CA
Civic Auditorium
CONFIRMED Tim Buckley poster, schedule, and review. not 12/08. bl, fo, jnpc, pz132, rf, fdi, OpC, gr
67/12/14 San Francisco CA
Fillmore Auditorium
CONFIRMED Tim Buckley, Chambers Brothers tickets stub, poster. bl, mpdpc, gl, jnpc, pz, frd, rhapc, gr
67/12/15-16 San Francisco CA
Winterland
CONFIRMED Tim Buckley, Chambers Brothers ticket stubs for both nights, poster. bl, mpdpc, gl, jnpc, pz, frd, rhapc, gr
67/12/20 New York NY
Mineola Theatre 2 shows CONFIRMED Tim Buckley ticket stub and program. bmcpc, jampc
67/12/22-23 New York NY
Town Hall
CONFIRMED Ruth Komonoff quartet; contortionist, clown, juggler ticket stub for 12/23, poster. three reviews of 12/22. quartet was Ruth on vibes, Charlie Komonoff on hi-hat, Steve Margoshes on piano, and a friend on bass, playing songs from Freak Out! bl, frd, pz, dpws, rf, capc, BCCT, jampc, NYT
67/12/26-31 Philadelphia PA
Trauma
CONFIRMED Mandrake Memorial ad says two shows 8 and 10, but listing says 1 show 9pm each night. bl, fo, kb, rf, klpc, gr
67/68 Portland OR
Crystal Ballroom


between 67/01/ and 68/07. possibly just FZ sitting in with someone else. pnpc, cbws

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Frank Zappa Gig List: 1965-1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1988
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