Frank Zappa Gig List: 1968

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
68/ Boston MA Boston Globe Jazz Festival SPURIOUS
correct date is 69/01/31. kb
68/01/ Denver CO Family Dog SPURIOUS
no poster for such a show. correct date is 68/05/03. jn, fo, pfgpc, ekpc, kb
68/01/ Miami Beach FL Thee Image SPURIOUS
Thee Image opened on 68/03/15. correct dates are 68/03/15-16. kb
68/01/ New York NY Town Hall SPURIOUS
two reviews appeared in mid-January, but they clearly describe the same gig as the NYT review of 67/12/22. rf, capc, BCCT, jampc
68/01/ San Francisco CA Fillmore West SPURIOUS

fo, mpdpc, AF
68/01/ Louisville KY


QUESTIONABLE
= 68/03/17? kb
68/01/28 New York NY SPURIOUS
not advertised, listed, or reviewed in NYT or VV. conflicts with Toronto. fo, NYT, VV, gr
68/01/28 Toronto Ontario Canada Convocation Hall, University Of Toronto
CONFIRMED
ticket stub, review. fo, gr have 01/27. 01/28 conflicts with New York. fo, jnpc, nhpc, kb, TS, frd, gr
68/02/ Birmingham
UK

QUESTIONABLE

vd, fo
68/02/ Denver CO Family Dog SPURIOUS
tape circulating as 68/02/ (=Electric Aunt Jemima) is from several sources. cf. 68/05/03. jn, ekpc, gr
68/02/ New York NY Columbia University SPURIOUS
correct date is 69/02/14. kb
68/02/ Stratford CT The Ballroom SPURIOUS
correct year is 1969. jn, fo
68/02/01 Boston MA
Boston Tea Party


conflicts with London. kb
68/02/01 London
UK Royal Albert Hall
QUESTIONABLE
conflicts with Boston. vd, fo, kbpc
68/02/18 Fall River MA
Durfee Theatre
CONFIRMED Vanilla Fudge, Charles Lloyd ticket stub. pnpc, riveb, frd
68/02/24 Hamilton NY
Reid Athletic Center, Colgate University
CONFIRMED Blues Magoos preview article and review photo. Winter Party. moved from Huntington Gymnasium. Art Tripp's first gig with the MOI. atpc, jampc, CM
68/02/25 Syracuse NY
War Memorial Theater
CONFIRMED
listing and review. mentioned by Art Tripp as one of his first gigs. jehpc, at75, at97, arpc, SPS, jampc, BiP
68/02/29 New York NY
Hilton Hotel
CONFIRMED
Tenth Annual Grammy Awards dinner. cf. 67/02/14. rf
68/03/ Berkeley CA
Community Theater
QUESTIONABLE
kb has 68/05/. not advertised in Berkeley Barb. rhapc says no such show. cf. 11/30. vd, fo, kb, BB, rhapc, gr
68/03/ Boston MA
Psychedelic Supermarket


kb says "around March" according to JCB. bafpc says 68/ or 69/, Friday and Saturday nights. kb, bafpc, kbpc
68/03/ Chicago IL International Amphitheater SPURIOUS
correct date is 68/04/27. fo, rgpc, pnpc, gr
68/03/ Hartford CT Hartford Ballroom SPURIOUS
correct year is 1969, and even then it's probably Stratford. jn, fo, kb, gr
68/03/ Miami FL Miami Pop Festival SPURIOUS
correct date is 68/05/18. kb
68/03/ San Francisco CA Fillmore West SPURIOUS
wrong month, year, or venue jn, fo, mpdpc, gl, gr
68/03/04 Fullerton CA





vd, fo, kb, gr
68/03/15-16 Miami Beach FL
Thee Image
CONFIRMED Blues Image, The Kollektion newspaper ad and poster. opening night of club. date is legit, even though tape so labeled is from 1969. bl, fo, rf, glspc, glsws, gr
68/03/17 Louisville KY
Kaleidoscope 2 shows CONFIRMED The Oxfords ticket stub. pnpc, wreb, frd, Ka, rdipc, kawpc, jmppc
68/03/22-24 Philadelphia PA
Electric Factory 2 shows 03/24 CONFIRMED Nova Local poster and ad. rf, DD, klpc
68/03/30 Westbury NY
Westbury Music Fair
QUESTIONABLE Vanilla Fudge (headliners) date from Vanilla Fudge giglist. 69/03/30? 69/03/01? attendee kdpc says MOI substituted for scheduled Sly and Family Stone. he also remembers Buzz Gardner and Lowell George, which points to 69/03. grpc, vfws, kdpc, hhpc
68/04/ Philadelphia PA
Arena



vd, fo, kb, gr
68/04/ Sacramento CA
Memorial Auditorium


on or around 04/12. 69 fits better, but attendee says 68. blfpc
68/04/09 Chicago IL
International Amphitheatre


= 68/04/27 Coliseum ? kb
68/04/10 Detroit MI
Grande Ballroom


not listed in FE. cf. 68/04/28. jn, fo, kb, FE, gr
68/04/12 USA National Academy Of Recording Arts + Sciences SPURIOUS
correct date is 68/02/29. cf. 67/02/14. kb, jbiaffz
68/04/19-20 New York NY
Fillmore East 2 shows each night CONFIRMED James Cotton Blues Band ads, poster, and review. bl, jn, fo, pz, kb, ANY, VV, gr
68/04/26 Cincinnati OH
Taft Auditorium 2 shows CONFIRMED Ravi Shankar confirmed by trade magazine. opening act from attendee gwhpc. grpc, kb, gwhpc
68/04/26-27 New York NY Fillmore East 2 shows SPURIOUS James Cotton Blues Band ad in VV (opposite correct ad!) has wrong dates. VV
68/04/27 Boston MA
War Memorial Auditorium
CANCELED?
conflicts with Chicago. 1969? bcws says canceled. fo, bcws
68/04/27 Chicago IL
Coliseum
CONFIRMED Cream (headliners) venue from ticket stubs and attendee. date from ticket stubs and trade magazine. rgpc said 04/12. fo, gr have International Amphitheater, March. fo, rgpc, pnpc, grpc, pz, frd, mskpc, rndeb, rompc, gr
68/04/28 Detroit MI
Grande Ballroom 2 shows CONFIRMED Psychedelic Stooges, Charging Rhinoceros of Soul, MC5, Carousel listing and poster. pnpc, rdapc, fdi, FE, pz
68/05/ Berkeley CA
Community Theater


= 68/03/ ? not advertised in Berkeley Barb. kb, BB
68/05/ Louisville KY


QUESTIONABLE
= 68/03/17? kb has 68/01/, with question mark. bl, fo, kb, gr
68/05/ Miami Beach FL
Thee Image


= 68/03/15-16 ? kb
68/05/03 Denver CO
The Dog
CONFIRMED
date from handbill. Chet Helms had previously produced shows in Denver, but this was an unauthorized use of the Family Dog name. ekpc, cmpws
68/05/04 Phoenix AZ
Star Theatre
CONFIRMED
ticket stub and autographed ticket. not advertised in Arizona Republic. bcws says canceled? kb, rmcaffz, shapc, blpc, pnpc, frd, bcws
68/05/09 New York NY Fillmore East SPURIOUS
not included in Fillmore East ad in NYT 05/03. kb has 68/05/13. vd, NYT
68/05/10-11 Los Angeles CA
Shrine Exposition Hall
CONFIRMED Charley Musselwhite Blues Band, Sweetwater ad and poster. High Torr Dance Concert. bl, jnpc, pz, fdi, LAFP, chpc, gr
68/05/13 New York NY Fillmore East SPURIOUS
not included in Fillmore East ad in NY Times 05/10. vd has 68/05/09. kb, NYT
68/05/17-19 Torrance CA
Blue Law
QUESTIONABLE Quicksilver Messenger Service, Iron Butterfly, LA Smog + Refinery Blue Law Survival Benefit and/or Rock For McCarthy. conflicts with Hallandale. trepc, tbbws, bcws
68/05/18 Hallandale FL
Gulfstream Race Track
CONFIRMED Jimi Hendrix, Steppenwolf, Three Dog Night, Chuck Berry, Blues Image, Arthur Brown, Blue Cheer, The Package, Pacific Gas + Electric 1968 Pop Festival, 05/18-19. second day was canceled due to rain. (not Miami Pop Festival, which was 12/28-30) fo, pnpc, kdl, glspc, glsws, rhapc
68/05/19 Hallandale FL
Wreck Bar


jam session after cancelation of 1968 Pop Festival. Jimi Hendrix, Noel Redding, FZ, JCB, Arthur Brown, John Lee Hooker. kdl, glspc
68/05/25 Fresno CA
Selland Arena
CONFIRMED Electric Flag Happening #2. poster gives no city or year (or promoter this time). pz, fopc, fdi
68/05/25 San Jose CA
Santa Clara Co. Fairgrounds
QUESTIONABLE
"McCarthy is Happening". FZ endorsing Gene McCarthy? Oh no, I don't believe it. Conflicts with Fresno. BB
68/05/29 Farmington UT
Lagoon
CONFIRMED Youngbloods near Salt Lake City. ad and poster. bl, fo, dpws, rdapc, clpc, pz, kb, rf, gr
68/05/31 San Bernardino CA
Swing Auditorium


poster. At 80/04/05 concert, FZ mentioned having played the venue before. kb, pbpc, bcws
68/06/ Detroit MI Grande Ballroom SPURIOUS
not listed in FE. no evidence at mcma. rhapc says no such gig. presumably an error for 68/04/28. bl, FE, mcma, rhapc, gr
68/06/ San Bernardino CA Swing Auditorium SPURIOUS
kb lists with question mark. At 80/04/05 concert, FZ mentioned having played the venue before. correct date is 05/31. kb, pbpc, bcws
68/06/ Phoenix AZ
Veterans Memorial Coliseum?
QUESTIONABLE
= 68/08 ? kb lists with question mark. shapc suggests the Exhibition Hall, also on the state fairgrounds, as a more likely venue. kb, rmcaffz, shapc
68/06/ Santa Barbara CA




kb lists with question mark. poster (c) 1967 has Sunday, no date or year. kb, dfrpc
68/06/ Seattle WA




kb lists with question mark. not advertised in SPI 68/06/7, 14, 21, 28. according to article in SPI or ST 72/12/, MOI had performed in Eagles Auditorium before closing three years earlier. see 69/04/19. kb, SPI
68/06/ Vancouver BC Canada Agrodome
QUESTIONABLE
not advertised in Georgia Straight. kb lists with question mark, also as 68/07/. kb, GS
68/06/01 San Diego CA
Community Concourse
CONFIRMED
listing and poster. James C. Pagni presents Happening #10. pz, kb, fopc, jme, TD
68/06/03 Los Angeles CA
Shrine Exposition Hall
QUESTIONABLE
not listed or advertised in LAFP. vd, kb, LAFP
68/06/05 Portsmouth MA Guildhall SPURIOUS
wrong year and country! cf. 69/06/05 Portsmouth, UK. vd, gr
68/06/06 San Francisco CA
Fillmore West
CONFIRMED B. B. King, Booker T + MGs poster and ticket stub. bl, mpdpc, gl, jnpc, frd, gr
68/06/07-08 San Francisco CA
Winterland
CONFIRMED B. B. King, Booker T + MGs poster and ticket stubs. bl, mpdpc, gl, jnpc, frd, gr
68/06/14 Tucson AZ


CONFIRMED
kb lists with question mark. date from Pauline Butcher's diary and Art Tripp's correspondence. kb, pbipc, atpc
68/06/15 Anaheim CA
Convention Center
CONFIRMED "other name groups" listing, Pauline Butcher's diary, and Art Tripp's correspondence. pbipc, arpc, VNN, atpc
68/06/21 San Jose CA Civic Auditorium CANCELED Grateful Dead poster and ticket stub. The James C. Pagni Co. presents. canceled due to poor turnout. eteb, fdi, jhopc, atpc
68/06/21 Monticello IN
Indiana Beach Ballroom



pbpc, jcows
68/06/22 Sacramento CA
Memorial Auditorium
CONFIRMED Chambers Brothers poster has day, no year. The James C. Pagni Co. presents. fdi, atpc
68/06/27 Los Angeles CA
Wrigley Stadium
CONFIRMED Alice Cooper, Grass Roots, T-Bone Walker, et al. FZ was MC of first day of festival billed as "Phantasmagoria: The Community Effort". No MOI involvement. poster, ads, and reviews. jegpc, LAFP
68/06/28 Portland OR CANCELED
conflicts with Cheetah. atpc
68/06/28-30 Los Angeles CA
Cheetah
CONFIRMED Sweetwater, A. B. Skhy ad. (Venice, CA). High Torr presents. conflicts with Portland, Seattle, Vancouver. bl, rf, atpc, gr
68/06/29 Seattle WA CANCELED
conflicts with Cheetah. probably rescheduled for 08/24. atpc
68/06/30 Vancouver BC Canada CANCELED
conflicts with Cheetah. probably rescheduled for 08/25. atpc
68/07/ Chicago IL Kinetic Playground SPURIOUS
correct dates are 08/14-15. kb, CS
68/07/ Milwaukee WI The Scene SPURIOUS
correct date is 68/08/09-10. kb
68/07/ Santa Monica CA




kb lists with question mark. kb
68/07/14 Los Angeles CA
Cheetah
CONFIRMED Kaleidoscope, Holy Modal Rounders, United States Of America, Collectors, Salvation, Chicago Transit Authority? ad and review. GUAMBO 2, Free Press Bastille Day Bash. MOI played outside on the pier, but inside show was closed down before MOI could play. rf, LAFP, pbpc
68/07/18 Boston MA The Ark SPURIOUS
correct date is 69/07/08. bl, jn, vd, kb, BAD, gr
68/07/23 Los Angeles CA
Whisky a Go Go
CONFIRMED Alice Cooper advertised with two different dates in same issue of LAFP: 07/22 (Whisky ad), 07/23 (Mothers ad). review has no date. waggws and bcws say 07/22. kb, rf, rarrws, acews, sihpc, waggws, bcws, jampc, LAFP
68/07/24 Los Angeles CA
Steve Allen TV Show
CONFIRMED Godfrey Cambridge, Ed Begley, Jaye P. Morgan taped on 06/25. broadcast date from TV listing. taping date from contract. kb, kbpc, rgaws
68/07/26-27 St. Louis MO


CONFIRMED

atpc
68/08/ Baltimore MD




kb lists with question mark. kb
68/08/ Elgin IL




kb lists with question mark. kb
68/08/ Los Angeles CA Joey Bishop TV Show SPURIOUS
kb lists with question mark. according to JCB. correct date is 09/09. kb, kbpc, atpc
68/08/ Los Angeles CA Steve Allen TV Show SPURIOUS
kb lists with question mark. according to JCB. correct date is 07/24. kb, kbpc, rgaws
68/08/ Lake Geneva WI
Playboy Club


kb lists with question mark. kb, hopc
68/08/ Miami Beach FL
Thee Image


= 68/03/15-16 or 69/02/07-08 ? according to JCB. kb, kbpc
68/08/ Phoenix AZ
Celebrity Theater
QUESTIONABLE
shapc says he attended the show. not advertised or listed in Arizona Republic. kb has 68/05/, 68/06, both with question marks. bl, blpc, shapc, rstpc, gr
68/08/03 New York NY
Wollman Rink, Central Park 2 shows CONFIRMED Buddy Guy Schaefer Music Festival. listings, review, and trade magazine. not Fillmore East. jn, grpc, kb, NYT, VV, atpc, gr
68/08/08 Providence RI
Rhode Island Auditorium
CONFIRMED Vanilla Fudge, Beacon Street Union ad. rirws, atpc
68/08/09-10 Milwaukee WI
The Scene
CONFIRMED
ad in Milwaukee Kaleidoscope 8/9/68. bl, grpc, Ka, gr
68/08/11 Fullerton CA SPURIOUS
correct date is 68/11/08. gr
68/08/14-17 Chicago IL
Kinetic Playground
CONFIRMED Brian Auger/Julie Driscoll/Trinity (canceled), Canned Heat (08/14-15), Them (08/16-17), Fyre? before 68/08/09 venue was known as Electric Theater. afterwards, Electric Theater was the name of the production company and Kinetic Playground was the name of the venue, at least officially. according to Blue Things biography, Fyre's last gig was opening for MOI at Electric Theater (sometime after 68/04/). kb, CS, tmipc, btws, rprws, CT, taws
68/08/24 Los Angeles CA Arena SPURIOUS
wrong city, presumably. kb
68/08/24 Seattle WA
Seattle Center Arena
CONFIRMED Easy Chair, Juggernaut ad. opening acts from Jeff Simmons. bl, rf, He, jsipc, gr
68/08/25 Vancouver BC Canada Kerrisdale Arena
CONFIRMED
ad, listing, and review. bl, rf, GS, gr
68/08/30 Dallas TX
Memorial Auditorium
CONFIRMED Country Joe + Fish ad in Dallas Notes 8/15/68. opening act from kdkb74. bl, grpc, kb, kdkb74, gr
68/08/31 Houston TX
The Catacombs
CONFIRMED Country Joe + Fish, Canned Heat, Moving Sidewalks, Matchbox, Neal Ford + The Fanatics poster. Houston Pop Festival. old club location on Post Oak Rd. kb, cmapc, rhapc, atpc
68/08/31-09/02 Seattle WA Sky River Rock Festival SPURIOUS
The MOI are not listed in any of the ads. Easy Chair (with Jeff Simmons) did play the festival though. grpc, ns, kb, He, rhapc
68/09/ Los Angeles CA Pandora's Box SPURIOUS
wrong year, presumably. venue was demolished on 67/08/03. kb lists as Aug, Sept, or Oct. kb, trepc, LAT
68/09/09 Los Angeles CA
Joey Bishop TV Show
CONFIRMED
date from TV listing (via atpc). Shelley Winters was guest host. kb, kbpc, atpc
68/09/15 Pasadena CA
Rose Bowl
CONFIRMED Joan Baez, Everly Brothers, Big Brother, Byrds, Country Joe + Fish, Jr. Wells + Buddy Guy, Buffy St. Marie, Wilson Pickett poster and ad. MOI on fourth, at 3pm. bl, pz, fdi, klpc, gr
68/09/17 Los Angeles CA




wrong year? cf. 66/09/17. fo
68/09/27 Bremen
Germany



vd has 09/07. rgapc says must have been after vd, rgacpc, gr
68/09/27 Essen
Germany Olympia am Wasserturm

Ferdinand Kriwet reports from two attendees. after mixed media show at 11:30 pm, so Mothers played after midnight, i.e. in the wee hours of 09/28. mnifpc, dmkw, mmz
68/09/28 Essen
Germany Grugahalle
CONFIRMED Fugs, Tim Buckley, Driscoll/Auger Trinity, Tangerine Dream, et al. festival program. Internationale Essener Songtage 1968. venue spelling from their own website. jn, kb, Ho, kkaffz, iesws, gr
68/09/29 Frankfurt
Germany Kongresshalle 2 shows CONFIRMED
tour listing. Total Music Theatre. muscle man poster. kb has 09/30. kb, paws, arpc, tp68
68/10/ Worcester UK SPURIOUS
ad in IT for Royal Festival Hall 10/25/68 says "only British concerts". Tape known as Worcester is from 68/10/03 Copenhagen and 69/06/05 Portsmouth. gr
68/10/01 Stockholm
Sweden Konserthuset
CONFIRMED
tour listing and poster. not 10/02. jn, kb, klpc, arpc, tp68, gr
68/10/03 Copenhagen
Denmark Tivolis Koncertsal 2 shows CONFIRMED
tour listing does not indicate two shows. ticket stub for late show (kl. 21.30). jn, vd, kb, pmpc, arpc, tp68, bhdws, gr
68/10/04 Hamburg Germany Markthalle SPURIOUS
correct date is 10/05. correct venue is Musikhalle. kb, mmfpc, kkpc, rzeb
68/10/05 Hamburg
Germany Musikhalle 2 shows CONFIRMED
tour listing and ticket stubs. not 10/04. not Markthalle. kb, mmfpc, kkpc, rzeb, arpc, tp68
68/10/06 Bremen
Germany Beat Club


Lieder Liches TV program jn, kb, gr
68/10/09 Munich
Germany Deutsches Museum Kongressaal
CONFIRMED
tour listing. Total Music Theatre. kb lists with question mark. This is reportedly the show associated with the 19th century-looking pz28 poster. cf. 68/09/29. vd, kb, pz28, arpc, tp68, gr
68/10/10 Paris
France Olympia
QUESTIONABLE
Olympia archives say 10/26. Canal Jimmy has 10/23. kb has 10/28 with question mark. jn, kb, sdaffz, jnpc, gr
68/10/12 Vienna
Austria Konzerthaus 2 shows CONFIRMED
tour listing, listing, review, and venue archives. vd, ns, kb, chpc, AZ, khws, arpc, tp68, gr
68/10/16 Berlin
Germany Sportpalast
CONFIRMED
tour listing and ticket stub. cf. Holiday In Berlin vd, ns, grpc, arpc, tp68, jampc, gr
68/10/20 Amsterdam
Netherlands Concertgebouw 2 shows CONFIRMED saw player ad. opening act from attendee. jn, kb, jlspc, ME, gvaffz, gr
68/10/23 London
UK Colour Me Pop, BBC2 TV show



ns, kb
68/10/25 London
UK Royal Festival Hall 2 shows CONFIRMED
ad, preview article, and review. not 10/28. jn, vd, ns, fo, fopc, AOTT, kb, rf, IT, MM, gr
68/10/26 Paris
France Olympia
CONFIRMED
date from Olympia archive. various sources have 10/10. Canal Jimmy has 10/23. kb has 10/28 with question mark. jn, kb, sdaffz, jnpc, gr
68/11/ Toronto Ontario Canada



kb lists with question mark; his source said "late 1968". not advertised in available issues of Ha. kb, kbpc, Ha
68/11/08 Fullerton CA
Titan Gymnasium, Cal State Fullerton
CONFIRMED Alice Cooper poster. bl, jn, pz42, kb, fopc, gr
68/11/29 Phoenix AZ
Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Chambers Brothers, Ranger photographs. spring 1969? nfpc, blpc
68/11/30 Berkeley CA
Community Theater
CONFIRMED Wild Man Fischer poster, radio ad, newspaper ad, and review. opening act from attendee ehsws. bl, vd, ns, grpc, rf, KSAN, BB, SFC, pz145, ehsws, gr
68/12/ Philadelphia PA
Spectrum Theater



kb
68/12/01 Berkeley CA Community Theater SPURIOUS
poster, radio ad, newspaper ad, and review don't mention 12/01. rhapc says one night only. bl, vd, ns, grpc, rf, KSAN, BB, SFC, rhapc, gr
68/12/06-07 Los Angeles CA
Shrine Exposition Hall
CONFIRMED Easy Chair/Ethiopia, GTOs, Wild Man Fischer, Alice Cooper poster and ad. Bizarre/Straight promotional concert. unbilled performers: Kim Fowley, and possibly Beefheart. not Buddy Miles, Jethro Tull; that was 69/03/31. bl, ns, btb2, kb, rf, fdi, djws, ghws, gr
68/69/70 Hartford CT
University of Hartford


between January 1968 and May 1971. dzpc

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