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 |
| June-December | 2d | recordings in circulation |
| Date | City | State | Country | Venue | Shows | Status | Other acts | Comments | Sources |
| 71/ | Atlanta | GA | QUESTIONABLE | between 08/07 and 10/12. no ad, listing, or review. | nl, GSB | ||||
| 71/ | Chicago | IL | between 08/07 and 10/12 | nl | |||||
| 71/ | Dania | FL | Pirate's World | between 08/07 and 10/12. no listing in Daily Planet. amusement park between Miami and Ft. Lauderdale. | nl, ptpc, DP | ||||
| 71/ | Butte | MT | SPURIOUS | studio recording of What's A Girl Like You...? mentions Butte, MT | kb, gr | ||||
| 71/ | Mobile | AL | Auditorium | pkaffz | |||||
| 71/ | Pomona | CA | QUESTIONABLE | cf. Claremont 71/05/18 | gr | ||||
| 71/02/08 | London | UK | Royal Albert Hall | CANCELED | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, King's Singers | ads and poster. | ns, pz149, MM, gr | ||
| 71/02/21 | New York | NY | Fillmore East | SPURIOUS | no ad or listing in NYT. cf. 69/02/21. | kb | |||
| 71/03/24 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Den Graa Hal | CANCELED or SPURIOUS | ticket stub. | kkvpc | |||
| 71/04/11 | Indianapolis | IN | Coliseum | SPURIOUS | Howard (or Mark) wore an Easter Bunny suit at the 10/19 show. | fcplpc, Ka | |||
| 71/05/09 | Los Angeles | CA | Whisky a Go Go | CANCELED | Crowbar | poster and ad. Mother's Day. Whisky was closed 05/05-06/22 due to fire. | pnpc, rdapc, rf, fdi, capc, waggws, pz | ||
| 71/05/18 | Claremont | CA | Bridges Auditorium, Pomona College | CONFIRMED | poster and ad. ticket stub has city, only -um of venue, no year, "Frank Zappa" written by hand. | bl, ns, jn, kb, glepc, raweb, dsreb, LAFP, rompc, gr | |||
| 71/05/21 | Chicago | IL | Auditorium Theatre | 2 shows | Head Over Heels | attendees ripc, bmipc say 2 shows. opening act from bmipc. | jn, ns, kb, ripc, bmipc, gr | ||
| 71/05/22 | Delaware | OH | Selby Field, Ohio Wesleyan University | CONFIRMED | J. Geils Band. | ticket stub. | bl, jn, jmspc, sgmzt, gr | ||
| 71/05/23 | Columbus | OH | Ohio Theater | CONFIRMED | venue from listing. | bl, jn, vd, ns, jmspc, kb, arpc, MNJ, gr | |||
| 71/05/25 | Detroit | MI | Olympia Stadium | CONFIRMED | Head Over Heels | ads, listing. opening act from poster. | vd, ns, kb, FE, glepc, gr | ||
| 71/05/27 | Madison | WI | Field House, University Of Wisconsin | CONFIRMED | Head Over Heels | poster (tpseb), newspaper ad (grpc), review (MCT), and attendee (mcbpc) say Field House. second-hand report (cosmcaffz) says Dane County Coliseum. they performed Billy The Mountain. | grpc, cosmcaffz, mcbpc, fopc, dgrpc, MCT, tpseb | ||
| 71/05/29 | Rochester | MI | Baldwin Pavilion, Oakland University | CONFIRMED | Livingston Taylor, Bambu | poster, ads, listing, and review. | kb, fdi, pz92, FE | ||
| 71/05/30 | Cleveland | OH | Public Hall | CONFIRMED | Free, Humble Pie, Head Over Heels | poster and ad. not Allen Theatre. not 06/02. | srupc, rbrpc, arws | ||
| 71/06/ | Scranton | PA | Watres Armory | not Watrous. | dampc, bsupc | ||||
| 71/06/ | Virginia Beach | VA | The Dome | 2 shows | QUESTIONABLE | cf. 71/10/14 Virginia Beach. | mfpc, grpc, gr | ||
| 71/06/02 | Cleveland | OH | Public Hall | SPURIOUS | Humble Pie, Head Over Heels | correct date is 05/30. | srupc, rbrpc | ||
| 71/06/02 | Pittsburgh | PA | Civic Arena | CONFIRMED | listing. | arpc, NHNR | |||
| 71/06/03 | Harrisburg | PA | State Farm Show Arena | CONFIRMED | Head Over Heels | In fall 74, FZ referred to previous appearance there. poster has no year or day of week. | hoaffz, lol | ||
| 71/06/05-06 | New York | NY | Fillmore East | 2 shows each night | CONFIRMED | Hampton Grease Band, Head Over Heels | dates from ads, listings, and reviews (also bl, vd, gr). poster (gl) for 6/04-05 must be in error. ticket stubs for early shows don't show name of band. | bl, vd, ns, mpdpc, gl, pz48, dwppc, NYT, VV, pnpc, frd, gr | |
| 71/06/10 | Boston | MA | Music Hall | SPURIOUS | correct date is 71/10/06 | jn, kb, gr | |||
| 71/06/30 | Boston | MA | Fenway Theater | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | Gross National Productions | ticket stub. | pfpc, ajpc | |
| 71/07/ | El Monte | CA | Legion Stadium | SPURIOUS | not advertised or listed in LAFP. tape is from 8/21/70. | jn, kb, LAFP, gr | |||
| 71/07/02 | Quebec | Quebec | Canada | Le Colisee | CONFIRMED | Uproar | poster. opening act from attendee sbbpc and band member interview. | pz, fdi, sbbpc, uelws | |
| 71/07/03 | Ottawa | Ontario | Canada | Civic Center Arena | CONFIRMED | Uproar | poster, ticket stub, ad and review. opening act from band member interview, ad, and review. | pz, dgws, uelws, dgrpc, OC, frd | |
| 71/07/04 | Montreal | Quebec | Canada | Centre Paul Sauve | CONFIRMED | Uproar | poster and ticket stub. opening act from attendee lnpc, band member interview, and review. | pz, fdi, frd, lnpc, uelws, dgrpc, LP | |
| 71/07/05 | Montreal | Quebec | Canada | CHOM-FM | Bob Harris still in band, so not from 71/11/. | kb | |||
| 71/07/07 | Los Angeles | CA | Pauley Pavilion, UCLA | SPURIOUS | correct date is 71/08/07. | vd, gr | |||
| 71/07/08 | Winnipeg | Manitoba | Canada | Arena | CONFIRMED | Crazy Horse [the one that backed Neil Young] | ad, newspaper listing, and review. they performed Billy The Mountain. | bsaffz, WFP, pgopc, dgrpc, | |
| 71/07/09 | Edmonton | Alberta | Canada | Kinsmen Field House | CONFIRMED | Crazy Horse | newspaper listing and review. poster has no year or city. | rf, pz112 | |
| 71/07/10 | Vancouver | BC | Canada | Agrodome | CONFIRMED | Crazy Horse | newspaper listing and reviews. | bl, VS, GS, rf, gr | |
| 71/08/07 | Los Angeles | CA | Pauley Pavilion, UCLA | CONFIRMED | ads, preview articles, ticket stub. | bl, ns, kb, rf, LAFP, btb2, fdi, ghws, smpc, VNN, brfpc, gr | |||
| 71/08/25 | Berkeley | CA | Community Theater | CONFIRMED | with Nigey Lennon. newspaper listing and preview article. | nl, BB, smpc, HDR | |||
| 71/08/25 | Portland | OR | Memorial Coliseum | SPURIOUS | correct date is 08/28. | gr | |||
| 71/08/26 | Seattle | WA | Convention Center | SPURIOUS | correct date is 08/27. correct venue is Paramount Theater. | bl, nl, grpc, kb, bbrpc, SPI, ST, gr | |||
| 71/08/27 | Spokane | WA | SPURIOUS | correct date is 08/29. | nl, rf, gr | ||||
| 71/08/27 | Seattle | WA | Paramount Northwest Theatre | 2 shows? | CONFIRMED | with Nigey Lennon. listing in ST. not listed in SPI. not Coliseum or Convention Center. rbolpc says 2 shows. | bl, nl, grpc, kb, bbrpc, SPI, ST, rbolpc, gr | ||
| 71/08/28 | Portland | OR | Memorial Coliseum | CONFIRMED | ads and review. bl, jn, gr have 8/25. bl has 9/1. nl has 9/2. | ffct, rf, kb | |||
| 71/08/29 | Spokane | WA | Kennedy Pavillion, Gonzaga University | CONFIRMED | listing. with Nigey Lennon. | nl, rf, gr | |||
| 71/08/30 | Seattle | WA | SPURIOUS | correct date is 08/27. | bl, nl, grpc, kb, bbrpc, SPI, ST, gr | ||||
| 71/09/01 or 02 | Portland | OR | SPURIOUS | correct date is 08/28. | bl, nl, gr | ||||
| 71/10/ | Detroit | MI | QUESTIONABLE | no listing in Fifth Estate. | kb, FE | ||||
| 71/10/01 | Sacramento | CA | Memorial Auditorium | CONFIRMED | preview article and poster. | bl, nl, arpc, ETS, bsa, gr | |||
| 71/10/02 | Eureka | CA | Municipal Auditorium | CONFIRMED | preview article. | arpc, ETS, dgrpc | |||
| 71/10/04 | Virginia Beach | VA | Minidome Civic Auditorium | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | Persuasions | ad and review. venue a.k.a. The Dome. second show was canceled. | kb, bsa, mfpc, fac, CH, jampc, VBS, CwT | |
| 71/10/06 | Boston | MA | Music Hall | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | Chuck Berry | ticket stub for 8:00 show, ad, and listing. | bl, kb, BP, rf, frd, YDN, gr | |
| 71/10/08 | New Haven | CT | Arena | CONFIRMED | Chuck Berry | ticket stub and ad. George Duke sat in. | bl, kb, rf, gmlpc, frd, rompc, YDN, gr | ||
| 71/10/09 | Providence | RI | Auditorium | CANCELED | advertised in YDN (71/09/16, 17). conflicts with Northampton. presumably changed to 10/15 Loew's State Theater. | YDN | |||
| 71/10/09 | Northampton | MA | John M. Greene Hall, Smith College | CONFIRMED | Pilobolus (dance troupe) | ticket stub and ad. not Springfield. opening act from YDN (80/02/15). | bl, bcopc, frd, jampc, YDN, gr | ||
| 71/10/11 | New York | NY | Carnegie Hall | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | Persuasions | ticket stub for 11:00 show, ad, and listing. not 10/12 (Stokowski, American Symphony Orchestra). | bl, nl, fo, jypc, blpc, pz, NYT, frd, gr | |
| 71/10/13 | Toronto | Ontario | Canada | Massey Hall | CONFIRMED | ads and review. | bl, TS, gr | ||
| 71/10/14 | Virginia Beach | VA | Minidome Civic Auditorium | 2 shows | SPURIOUS | Persuasions | date from legal memorandum about disorderly conduct arrest must be in error, since Jerry Lawson referred to past gig on 10/11. cf. 71/06/ Virginia Beach. venue a.k.a. The Dome. second show was canceled | kb, bsa, mfpc, fac, CH | |
| 71/10/15 | Providence | RI | Loew's State Theater | venue renamed Dario Palace Theater. when was name change? | bl, jn, kb, ebrpc, pyms, tfeaffz, gr | ||||
| 71/10/16 | Stony Brook | NY | Stony Brook Gym, SUNY | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | Holy Modal Rounders? | ads and preview article. taws lists Holy Modal Rounders as opening for Mothers, but attendee sdspc says no. ads don't mention opening act for Mothers, but do list separate HMR concert on 10/17. | bl, jn, jnpc, kb, jampc, SBUS, taws, tzpc, sdspc, gr | |
| 71/10/17 | Baltimore | MD | Lyric Theatre | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | Wendy | ad. opening act from attendee fkzc. | bl, rf, fkzc, gr | |
| 71/10/19 | Indianapolis | IN | Coliseum | It's A Beautiful Day, Lee Michaels | attendee jmupc says IABD didn't play; attendees kzaffz, sgspc say they did. | bl, kzaffz, fcplpc, Ka, jmupc, sgspc, gr | |||
| 71/10/20 | Milwaukee | WI | Milwaukee Arena | CONFIRMED | Fleetwood Mac, Rory Gallagher | ads, listings, review, poster, tour article. | fdi, Ka, BA, klpc, jamzt, MJ | ||
| 71/10/21 | St. Louis | MO | Fox Theatre | CONFIRMED | ad and tour article. | rf, jamzt, MJ | |||
| 71/10/23 | Kansas City | MO | Cowtown Ballroom | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | Rich Hill | ticket stub for 11:00 show, newspaper ad, listing, review, and tour article. | jn, copc, kb, WT, dbaffz, frd, jamzt, MJ, gr | |
| 71/10/24 | Denver | CO | Arena, University of Denver | CONFIRMED | nl says between 08/07 and 10/12. fo says 71/06/. | nl, Ch, fo, jamzt, MJ | |||
| 71/10/30 | Boston | MA | SPURIOUS | correct date is 71/10/06. | gr | ||||
| 71/11/ | ABC TV | Dick Cavett Show. | kb | ||||||
| 71/11/ | Belgium | QUESTIONABLE | = 71/12/ Brussels? | kb | |||||
| 71/11/ | Yugoslavia | SPURIOUS | correct year is 1975!!! | kb | |||||
| 71/11/ | Montreal | Quebec | Canada | CHOM-FM | SPURIOUS | correct date is probably 71/07/05. | kb | ||
| 71/11/ | Louisville | KY | kb | ||||||
| 71/11/ | Paris | France | QUESTIONABLE | = 71/12/06 Paris? | kb | ||||
| 71/11/05-08 | San Francisco | CA | Fillmore West | SPURIOUS | Fillmore West closed in 71/06. correct dates are 70/11/05-07. | bl, vd, mpdpc, jnpc, pz, SFC, gr | |||
| 71/11/17 | Italy | SPURIOUS | kb lists with question mark. pbipc says FZ didn't leave London until 11/18. see 12/03 Milan. | kb, pbipc | |||||
| 71/11/19 | Stockholm | Sweden | Folkets Hus | 2 shows? | CONFIRMED | ticket stub for 11:00 show. rnpc says only one show. TRFZB says Konserthuset (wrong), two shows (?). | jn, ns, uhpc, rnpc, trfzb, pz, frd, klpc, PM, gr | ||
| 71/11/20 | Aarhus | Denmark | conflicts with Odense. | vd, kb, gr | |||||
| 71/11/20 | Odense | Denmark | conflicts with Aarhus. most sources have 11/22. Odense is not in Sweden. | klpc, PM, ompc | |||||
| 71/11/21 | Copenhagen | Denmark | K.B.-Hallen | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | ticket stub for early show (kl. 16). | jn, kb, klpc, PM, bhdws, gr | ||
| 71/11/21 | Chicago | IL | Auditorium Theatre | SPURIOUS | ad in Chicago Seed was left over from 1970! | CS | |||
| 71/11/22 | Odense | Denmark | Love Story | PM has 11/20 (and also says Odense is in Sweden). opening act (local trio) from attendee. | vd, klpc, PM, vizc, gr | ||||
| 71/11/23 | Duesseldorf | Germany | Rheinhalle | CONFIRMED | poster (Total Music Theatre). | jn, kb, klpc, PM, jszpc, gr | |||
| 71/11/24 | Berlin | Germany | Deutschlandhalle | CONFIRMED | ticket stub. also 11/25? | jn, kb, klpc, PM, hpspc, gr | |||
| 71/11/25 | Hamburg | Germany | Musikhalle | CONFIRMED | ticket stub. not 11/25. | vd, kb, klpc, PM, wlpc, gr | |||
| 71/11/27 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | The Ahoy | CONFIRMED | poster and review. | jn, kb, jlspc, DV, klpc, PM, bsa, gr | |||
| 71/11/28 | Frankfurt | Germany | Jahrhunderthalle | 2 shows | jn, kb, klpc, PM, gr | ||||
| 71/11/29 | Munich | Germany | Zirkus Krone | vd, fo, kb, klpc, PM, salpc, gr | |||||
| 71/11/30 | Vienna | Austria | SPURIOUS | correct date is 12/02. | vd, kb, chpc, khws, AZ, gr | ||||
| 71/12/02 | Vienna | Austria | Konzerthaus | CONFIRMED | listing, preview article, and venue archives. not 11/30. | vd, kb, chpc, khws, AZ, klpc, PM, gr | |||
| 71/12/03 | Milan | Italy | not listed in PM. | gr | |||||
| 71/12/04 | Montreux | Switzerland | Casino | CONFIRMED | poster. | jn, ns, vd, kb, klpc, PM, bsa, gr | |||
| 71/12/05 | Lyon | France | CANCELED | ns, klpc, PM, cchpc | |||||
| 71/12/06 | Paris | France | CANCELED | article in MM says Sunday [12/05]. gr says 12/06. PM says 12/07. | ns, MM, klpc, PM, gr | ||||
| 71/12/08 | Brussels | Belgium | CANCELED | ns, klpc, PM | |||||
| 71/12/09 | Sheffield | UK | Rainbow Theatre | SPURIOUS | no mention in MM, PM, Oz, or DME. no such venue in Sheffield. cf. 12/21. | MM, abnpc, PM, Oz, depc, jampc, DME, gr | |||
| 71/12/10 | London | UK | Rainbow Theatre | CONFIRMED | Cochise | late show canceled. ad, listing, tour listing, preview article, ticket, and reviews. opening act from dbkpd. | jn, ns, kb, LT, MM, klpc, PM, Oz, rorws, dbkpd, jampc, DME, rompc, gr | ||
| 71/12/11 | London | UK | Rainbow Theater | 2 shows | CANCELED | ad, listing, tour listing, preview article, unused ticket, and cancelation article. also ticket stubs for both shows. | ns, MM, klpc, PM, Oz, bsa, jampc, DME, rompc | ||
| 71/12/12 | London | UK | Rainbow Theater | CANCELED or SPURIOUS | tour listing in DME. not in Oz ad. | Oz, jampc, DME | |||
| 71/12/12 | Sheffield | UK | City Hall | SPURIOUS | date according to ticket holder abnpc. PM, Oz, DME have 12/21. | abnpc, klpc, PM, Oz, depc, jampc, DME | |||
| 71/12/13 | Bristol | UK | Bristol University | CANCELED | ad, listing, tour listing. | klpc, PM, Oz, jampc, DME | |||
| 71/12/15 | Birmingham | UK | Town Hall | CANCELED | ad, listings. | klpc, PM, Oz, jampc, DME | |||
| 71/12/16 | Newcastle | UK | City Hall | CANCELED | ad, listing, tour listing. | klpc, PM, Oz, jampc, DME | |||
| 71/12/17 | Glasgow | UK | Green's Playhouse | CANCELED | ad, listing, tour listing. | klpc, PM, Oz, jampc, DME | |||
| 71/12/19 | Edinborough | UK | CANCELED or SPURIOUS | listing. not in Oz ad. not in DME tour listing. | klpc, PM, Oz, jampc, DME | ||||
| 71/12/20 | Manchester | UK | Free Trade Hall | CANCELED | ad, listing. venue from ticketholder and tour listing. | klpc, PM, Oz, sthzt, jampc, DME | |||
| 71/12/21 | Sheffield | UK | City Hall | CANCELED | ad, listing, tour listing. | klpc, PM, Oz, depc, jampc, DME |
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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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