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 |
| February | 2b | recordings in circulation |
| February? | 2c | no recordings in circulation |
| March(-April?) | 2d | recordings in circulation |
| May | 2e | recordings in circulation |
| June-December | 2f | recordings in circulation |
| July 25 | 2g | recordings in circulation |
| Date | City | State | Country | Venue | Shows | Status | Other acts | Comments | Sources |
| 70/01/ | St. Tropez | France | Byblos Hotel | FZ jammed with Docdail during MIDEM convention, which ran 01/16-01/23. | jampc, cdzt, lpl | ||||
| 70/02/ | Los Angeles | CA | Thee Experience | Crabby Appleton | gmjpc says benefit for Marshall Brevetz. with Beefheart, Sugarcane, and unidentified drummer. but atpc says Thee Experience closed in first week of January. | gmjpc, atpc | |||
| 70/02/08 | San Diego | CA | Sports Arena | CONFIRMED | Love, It's a Beautiful Day, Sweetwater, Penrod | date from newspaper ad. | bl, jn, fbapc | ||
| 70/02/09 | San Diego | CA | Sports Arena | SPURIOUS | correct date is 70/02/08 | kb | |||
| 70/02/28 | San Diego | CA | Sports Arena | SPURIOUS | correct date is 02/08 | bl, jn, ns, fbapc, gr | |||
| 70/03/ | Los Angeles | CA | USC? UCLA? | which campus? not listed or advertised in LA Free Press. | bl, lafp, gr | ||||
| 70/03/ | Los Angeles | CA | Ash Grove | Sugarcane's obit by Lionel Rolfe mentions venue but no date. | lr | ||||
| 70/03/07 | Los Angeles | CA | Olympic Auditorium | CONFIRMED | Johnny Winter, Mountain, Wolfgang | newspaper ad. Wolfgang from attendee (not in ad). | bl, jn, ns, LAFP, rf, pbpc, gr | ||
| 70/03/20 | Los Angeles | CA | Hollywood Palladium | CONFIRMED | Mason Williams, Dillards, et al. | Pop Expo '71 [sic]. ad. event ran 03/20-29. when did FZ play? | bl, rf, LAFP, gr | ||
| 70/04/ | El Monte | CA | Legion Stadium | QUESTIONABLE | MOI reunion? no listing in LAFP. | vd, LAFP, gr | |||
| 70/04/ | Madison | WI | MOI reunion? | vd, gr | |||||
| 70/04/ | Miami | FL | MOI reunion? | vd, gr | |||||
| 70/04/ | Minneapolis | MN | QUESTIONABLE | no mention in MD. kb says 70/05/, which could be an error for 70/07/05. Article in HF 70/07 mentions 1969 show, but no show earlier in 1970. | vd, kb, HF, jampc, MD, gr | ||||
| 70/04/19 | Berkeley | CA | Community Theater | CONFIRMED | Boz Scaggs | poster and newspaper listing. bl, gr have 04/18. MOI reunion? billed as FZ and the Hot Rats. | bl, fo, mpdpc, pz43, BB, fdi, gr | ||
| 70/04/26 | London | UK | CANCELED | announced in MM 69/10/25, 69/11/08. orchestral concert to be conducted by Boulez. not advertised or reviewed in IT, nor mentioned in full-page article 4/9-24/70. | IT, MM, gr | ||||
| 70/05/05 | Appleton | WI | Cinderella Ballroom | CONFIRMED | preview article. | rspc, shopc, jwpc, tmpc, APC | |||
| 70/05/06 | Chicago | IL | Auditorium Theater | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | ad. not 05/07. | bl, kb, rf, RT, gr | ||
| 70/05/07 | Cincinnati | OH | or 70/05/11? mentioned without date in preview article in APC. | APC | |||||
| 70/05/08-09 | New York | NY | Fillmore East | 2 shows each night | CONFIRMED | Insect Trust, Sea Train | program, poster, newspaper ads, listings, and review. untorn ticket for both early shows; stub for late show 05/09. not 04/19. | bl, vd, jn, ns, pz47, frd, kb, NYT, VV, kdpc, gr | |
| 70/05/10 | Philadelphia | PA | Academy Of Music | CONFIRMED | Sweet Stavin Chain | ads and review. Mother's Day. | bl, vd, mpdpc, kb, rf, PD, PFP, DD, gr | ||
| 70/05/11 | New York | NY | Fillmore East | SPURIOUS | no listing in NY Times. correct dates are 05/08-09. | jn | |||
| 70/05/11 | San Francisco | CA | Fillmore West | SPURIOUS | correct date is 11/05. | frd | |||
| 70/05/15 | Los Angeles | CA | Pauley Pavilion, UCLA | CONFIRMED | numerous ads, previews, reviews. Contempo 70. | bl, pz, LAFP, BTB2, LAT, PB, smpc, OT, VNN, NDN, gr | |||
| 70/05/21 | New York | NY | Fillmore East | SPURIOUS | no listing in NY Times. correct dates are 05/08-09. | jn, vd, kb, gr | |||
| 70/06/12 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Concertgebouw | SPURIOUS | correct date is 70/12/06. | kb, jlspc | |||
| 70/06/12 | San Antonio | TX | Municipal Auditorium | CONFIRMED | Love | ad. opening act from ad, article (SAEN, 06/08/12), and attendee. | bl, jn, jnpc, rf, SAEN, mgzpc, gr | ||
| 70/06/13 | Atlanta | GA | Atlanta Stadium | CONFIRMED | It's A Beautiful Day, Traffic, Mountain, Allman Brothers | The Cosmic Carnival. listing, ads, and review. | bl, jbpc, gkpc, GSB, gr | ||
| 70/06/18 | Uddel | Netherlands | VPRO TV | CONFIRMED | not Amsterdam. confirmed by newspaper preview and review. | jn, ns, jlspc, dvaffz, gr | |||
| 70/06/19 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Paradiso | unscheduled gig after closing. attendee account in tmd says 3am-6am, no date. attendee fqpc says 06/18 or 06/19. | tmd41:20, jlspc, fqpc | ||||
| 70/06/20 | London | UK | Speakeasy | CONFIRMED | Aquila | late, presumably unbilled, set, using Aquila's equipment. review. | Fr | ||
| 70/06/24 | San Francisco | CA | Fillmore West | SPURIOUS | not advertised. | jn, mpdpc, gl, gr | |||
| 70/06/25 | San Rafael | CA | Pepperland | SPURIOUS | correct date is 09/25-26 | bl, jn, vd, poster, mpdpc, jnpc, dfpc, gr | |||
| 70/06/27 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | RAI | CANCELED | with 130-piece orchestra. | jlspc | |||
| 70/06/28 | Shepton Mallet | UK | Bath + West Showground | CONFIRMED | Led Zeppelin, Jefferson Airplane, Moody Blues, Byrds, Santana, Dr. John, Country Joe, Hot Tuna | Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music. scheduled for 6:40 pm, but actually played at 2:45 pm. poster. | vd, ns, pz, ukrfws, gr | ||
| 70/07/01 | Highland Park | IL | Ravinia Outdoor Music Center | CONFIRMED | Ravinia Festival. ad and preview article. | bl, grpc, rf, gr | |||
| 70/07/03-04 | Indianapolis | IN | Middlearth | CONFIRMED | Jerry Hahn Brotherhood, Coven | poster, ad, and review. also mentioned by FZ in Minneapolis interview. | bl, rf, HF, bsa, DB, gr | ||
| 70/07/05 | Minneapolis | MN | Tyrone Guthrie Theater | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | ad and reviews. | bl, HF, rf, gr | ||
| 70/07/25 | Valbonne | France | CONFIRMED | Iron Butterfly, Gong, Amon Duul, et al. | Riviera Festival, 07/23-25. billed as Mothers of Invention/Frank Zappa/Jean-Luc Ponty. | dgrpc, jpqpc | |||
| 70/08/07 | Los Angeles | CA | Pauley Pavilion, UCLA | SPURIOUS | correct year is 71. | vd, gr | |||
| 70/08/08 | Saint Raphael | France | Stade Municipal | CANCELED | Pink Floyd, Family, Iron Butterfly, Deep Purple, Keef Hartley, et al. | Pop Festival, 08/08-09. poster lists Frank Zappa + Hots [sic] Rats. gpe says whole festival was canceled (not just PF). crpt lists festival with no indication of cancelation. alleged attendee phpc may actually have attended 07/25 Valbonne. | paws, lfrws, phpc, ghpc, dpuws, dgrpc, gpe, crpt | ||
| 70/08/09 | Port Chester | NY | Capitol Theatre | CANCELED? | Toe Fat, Head Over Heels | ads. FZ and the MOI. postponed till 70/10/16? | jnpc, VV, jampc, YHS, dgrpc, NYT | ||
| 70/08/21 | Santa Monica | CA | Civic Auditorium | CONFIRMED | Persuasions | ad and review. | bl, jn, kb, rf, dgrpc, LAT, gr | ||
| 70/08/23-26 | San Rafael | CA | Pepperland | SPURIOUS | correct dates are 09/25-26 | fopc, kb, gr | |||
| 70/09/ | Eugene | OR | Flo + Eddie said in interviews that they played Eugene with FZ. same tour as 70/09/17 Spokane. not advertised or listed in ERG. | pnpc, ERG | |||||
| 70/09/10 | Los Angeles | CA | Hollywood Bowl | SPURIOUS | correct year is 72. | vd, gr | |||
| 70/09/14 | San Francisco | CA | Fillmore West | SPURIOUS | kb, mpdpc, AF | ||||
| 70/09/17 | Calgary | Alberta | Canada | Jubilee Auditorium | conflicts with Spokane. | fopc | |||
| 70/09/17 | Portland | OR | Coliseum | SPURIOUS | correct date is 09/22. correct venue is Lewis + Clark. | bl, rf | |||
| 70/09/17 | Spokane | WA | Coliseum | CONFIRMED | Sleepy John, Notary Sojac | ad. also diary of opening act member. attendee dschpc recalls hearing that Jimi Hendrix died (70/09/18) on drive back home. conflicts with Calgary. | zapc, sjrpc | ||
| 70/09/18 | Edmonton | Alberta | Canada | Kinsmen Field House | CONFIRMED | Jay Caress and Songbird | listing. | bl, fo, fopc, EJ | |
| 70/09/19 | Vancouver | BC | Canada | Coliseum | CONFIRMED | It's A Beautiful Day, Jay Caress and Songbird | ads, listings, and reviews. moved from Gardens Auditorium (2 shows). | bl, VS, GS, fopc | |
| 70/09/20 | Seattle | WA | Moore Theater | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | listings. | SPI, ST | ||
| 70/09/22 | Portland | OR | Pamplin Sports Arena, Lewis + Clark College | 2 shows? | CONFIRMED | ad and review. two shows, according to I'm Doomed on PP. | rf, WB, PP | ||
| 70/09/25-26 | San Rafael | CA | Pepperland | CONFIRMED | Tim Buckley, Lisa Kindred | poster and tickets for both nights. | bl, jn, vd, mpdpc, jnpc, dfpc, pz, frd, gr | ||
| 70/10/ | Appleton | WI | Cinderella Ballroom | between 09/19 and 11/04. probably around 10/24. | bl, shopc, jwpc, mcbpc, mi | ||||
| 70/10/ | Hanover | NH | Dartmouth College | date is a guess. before midterms, according to news story about Moses Pendleton '71. | hoaffz, hpn | ||||
| 70/10/ | Jacksonville | FL | Auditorium | between 09/19 and 10/24. reviewed 12/70 with no mention of date. | bl, BSN, TRFZB | ||||
| 70/10/ | Lake Geneva | WI | between 09/19 and 11/04. probably around 10/25. | bl, mi | |||||
| 70/10/ | Orlando | FL | Sports Stadium | phapc | |||||
| 70/10/04 | San Diego | CA | Peterson Gym, San Diego State College | CONFIRMED | Head Over Heels | ads, preview article, review, and ticket stub. | jme, klpc, SDU, DA, jdpc, frd, rompc | ||
| 70/10/08 | San Antonio | TX | Memorial Center, Trinity University | CONFIRMED | listing has Sams Center Gym. | jnpc, rdapc, m56eb, jampc, TUT | |||
| 70/10/09 | Tallahassee | FL | Tully Gymnasium, Florida State University | CONFIRMED | Allman Brothers | ad. | rf, glspc | ||
| 70/10/16-17 | Port Chester | NY | Capitol Theatre | CONFIRMED | Frost, Fat | ad and listing. 10/17 conflicts with Clinton. | jnpc, klpc, Ci, VV | ||
| 70/10/17 | Clinton | NY | Hamilton College | conflicts with Port Chester. | jamzt, bsa | ||||
| 70/10/18 | Boston | MA | Boston Tea Party | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | poster and ad. | kkaffz, pz, rf, fdi, taws, gr | ||
| 70/10/19 | Worcester | MA | Clark University | J. Geils Band | plane trouble coming from Boston delayed Mothers' set and inspired "com-paht-ment" routine. J. Geils played three sets to fill time. | tfeaffz | |||
| 70/10/21 | Cincinnati | OH | Music Hall | CONFIRMED | Sandy Nassan, Balderdash | poster and ticket stub. 12th and Elm. opening acts from taws. | pz, frd, pnpc, ffeb, wreb, bsa, taws | ||
| 70/10/22 | California | PA | Hamer Hall, California State College | CONFIRMED | Alive + Kicking, Eric Burdon + War | date from preview article on homecoming activities. now California University of Pennsylvania. | jd0pc, arpc, UHS | ||
| 70/10/23 | Buffalo | NY | Kleinhans Music Hall | CONFIRMED | at intermission, Ian and George played Mozart piano concerto from memory. not 10/23. | ngpc, jampc, TG | |||
| 70/10/24 | Beloit | WI | Fieldhouse, Beloit College | CONFIRMED | date from ticket, poster, and two preview articles. listing for 10/26 in MaK is probably wrong (or misread). | bl, mi, MaK, nsspc, BRT, rgspc, jamzt | |||
| 70/10/25 | Minneapolis | MN | Depot | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | Flying Burrito Bros. | newspaper ad and review. not Tyrone Guthrie Theater, not November. | vd, kb, HF, rf | |
| 70/10/26 | Beloit | WI | Fieldhouse, Beloit College | SPURIOUS | correct date is 10/24. listing for 10/26 in MaK is probably wrong (or misread). | bl, mi, MaK, nsspc, BRT, rgspc | |||
| 70/11/ | Dortmund | Germany | QUESTIONABLE | tape is actually from 71/11/23 Duesseldorf | gcpc, gr | ||||
| 70/11/ | Buffalo | NY | SPURIOUS | correct date is 10/23. | ngpc, jampc, TG | ||||
| 70/11/ | Minneapolis | MN | Tyrone Guthrie Theater | SPURIOUS | correct date is 70/10/25. correct venue is The Depot. | vd, kb, HF | |||
| 70/11/05-07 | San Francisco | CA | Fillmore West | CONFIRMED | Boz Scaggs, Ashton Gardner Dyke | newspaper ad, poster, and tickets. | bl, vd, mpdpc, gl, jnpc, pz, SFC, frd, gr | ||
| 70/11/08 | San Francisco | CA | Fillmore West | SPURIOUS | FZ/MOI did not play 11/08, just Boz Scaggs and Ashton Gardner Dyke. | bl, vd, mpdpc, SFC, jnpc, fdi | |||
| 70/11/13-14 | New York | NY | Fillmore East | 2 shows each night | CONFIRMED | Sha Na Na, J. F. Murphy and Free Flowing Salt | Joni Mitchell sang with the Mothers at the late show, 11/13. poster, ad, and listings. ticket stubs for late show 11/13 and both shows 11/14. | bl, vd, jn, ns, pz46, frd, VV, NYT, gr | |
| 70/11/15 | Gorham | ME | University Of Maine | bprc, tfeczt | |||||
| 70/11/18 | Toronto | Ontario | Canada | Massey Hall | CONFIRMED | ad and reviews. | mgapc, TS, GM | ||
| 70/11/19 | Grand Rapids | MI | Fountain Street Church | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | string quartet [New World SQ?] | ticket stub and church bulletin. | jopc, frd, jyhpc, mpapc | |
| 70/11/20 | Columbus | OH | Veterans Memorial Auditorium | CONFIRMED | kb says 2 shows, but ad lists only one, at 8:30. | bl, kb, tzpc, OSUL, gr | |||
| 70/11/21 | Chicago | IL | Auditorium Theatre | 2 shows? | CONFIRMED | ad. WCFL radio flyer is hard to read. attendee says two shows, but ad lists only one. | bl, rf, pz138, ripc, gr | ||
| 70/11/26 | Liverpool | UK | Mountford Hall | CONFIRMED | ad and listing. | vd, ns, rf, MM, gr | |||
| 70/11/27 | Manchester | UK | Free Trade Hall | CONFIRMED | ads and ticket stub. midnight to 3 a.m. Saturday morning (11/28). | jn, ns, kb, rf, mepc, MEN, frd, gr | |||
| 70/11/29 | London | UK | Coliseum | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | ads, listing, and review. | jn, ns, kb, rf, MM, MN, nsspc, gr | ||
| 70/12/ | Uddel | Belgium | SPURIOUS | correct date is 6/18/70. correct country is Netherlands. | vd, jlspc, kb, gr | ||||
| 70/12/01 | Stockholm | Sweden | Konserthuset | 2 shows? | CONFIRMED | ticket was reproduced in Swedish newspaper article on ticket prices. | vd, fo, uhpc, gr | ||
| 70/12/02 | Copenhagen | Denmark | K.B.-Hallen | CONFIRMED | ticket stubs. | jn, kb, chcpc, frd, bhdws, gr | |||
| 70/12/04 | Hamburg | Germany | Musikhalle | CONFIRMED | preview article. | vd, kb, arpc, S+S, gr | |||
| 70/12/05 | Frankfurt | Germany | Kongresshalle | CONFIRMED | poster, preview article. | fo, chpc, arpc, S+S | |||
| 70/12/06 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Concertgebouw | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | ad, review. | jn, jlspc, Alo, gr | ||
| 70/12/08 | Duesseldorf | Germany | Rheinhalle | CONFIRMED | preview article and poster (Total Music Theatre: Michaelangelo's David). not Tonhalle. not 12/05. | jn, vd, kb, arpc, S+S, jszpc, gr | |||
| 70/12/10 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | De Doelen | vague reference in review of 70/12/06. not 12/14. RPO played De Doelen 12/10, 12/11. | fo, jnpc, jlspc, Alo, brpc, grpc | ||||
| 70/12/12 | Vienna | Austria | Konzerthaus | CONFIRMED | listing, review, and venue archives. | jn, kb, chpc, khws, AZ, gr | |||
| 70/12/13 | Munich | Germany | Circus Krone | CONFIRMED | poster, preview article. | vd, kb, chpc, guleb, arpc, S+S, gr | |||
| 70/12/14 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | De Doelen | SPURIOUS | vague reference in review of 70/12/06. not listed in events at De Doelen that week. corrrect date is 12/10. | fo, jnpc, jlspc, Alo, brpc, grpc | |||
| 70/12/15 | Paris | France | Gaumont Palace | aka Palais Gaumont. | jn, ns, kb, gr | ||||
| 70/12/16 | Brussels | Belgium | Paleis voor Schone Kunsten | CONFIRMED | circulating portion of bilingual program has date, no location. | vd, jnpc, jlspc, kb, bsa, gr | |||
| 70/12/17 | Lille | France | Capitole | CANCELED | cancelation article. | vd, kb, paaffz, papc, VDN, gr |
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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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