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 |
| September | 3a | recordings in circulation |
| October-December | 3b | recordings in circulation |
| Date | City | State | Country | Venue | Shows | Status | Other acts | Comments | Sources |
| 72/07/20 | Appleton | WI | Cinderella Ballroom | SPURIOUS | listing must be erroneous. FZ was not touring. | tmpc, APC | |||
| 72/09/ | Rotterdam | Netherlands | SPURIOUS | FZ refers to it in WGOE interview, but he was presumably thinking of the Hague show. | WGOE | ||||
| 72/09/10 | Los Angeles | CA | Hollywood Bowl | CONFIRMED | Doors, Tim Buckley | ad, poster, ticket stub, and review. | bl, jn, ns, pz, frd, LAT, rorws, gr | ||
| 72/09/15 | Berlin | Germany | Deutschlandhalle | CONFIRMED | poster and ticket stub. | jn, ns, kb, jnpc, pz135, rompc, gr | |||
| 72/09/16 | London | UK | Oval Cricket Ground | CONFIRMED | Linda Lewis, Biggles, Sam Apple Pie, Man, Beck Boggart and Appice, Hawkwind | posters and review. | jn, vd, ns, kb, IT, fdi, pz116, MM, gr | ||
| 72/09/17 | The Hague | Netherlands | Houtrust Hallen | CONFIRMED | ticket stubs, poster, review. | jgopc, vd, ns, hdpc, jlspc, Oor, pz, pbepc, frd, rompc, gr | |||
| 72/09/18 | Copenhagen | Denmark | CANCELED | crew member says show was canceled. | jgopc, kb, rmopc, gr | ||||
| 72/09/22-23 | New York | NY | Felt Forum | CONFIRMED | Tim Buckley | newspaper ads and review. ticket stubs for 09/23. | bl, jn, ns, kb, VV, frd, schpc, rompc, gr | ||
| 72/09/24 | Boston | MA | Music Hall | bl, jn, ns, kb, gr | |||||
| 72/09/25 | Los Angeles | CA | Hollywood Bowl | SPURIOUS | vd, gr | ||||
| 72/09/28 | Los Angeles | CA | SPURIOUS | gr | |||||
| 72/10/ | Los Angeles | CA | Constitution Hall | SPURIOUS | no such venue. cf. 72/09/10, 72/11/11. | kb | |||
| 72/10/27 | Montreal | Quebec | Canada | Forum | CONFIRMED | Tim Buckley, Curtis Mayfield | ads and reviews. | bl, RS, dgrpc, FM, MG, WBC, gr | |
| 72/10/28 | Syracuse | NY | Onondaga County War Memorial Theater | CONFIRMED | Tim Buckley | reviews and ad. | bl, jn, ns, kb, WBC, cdjpc, SHJ, jampc, ACA, OCT, gr | ||
| 72/10/29 | Binghamton | NY | Men's Gym, Harpur College | CONFIRMED | bl, jn, ns, kb, RS, WBC, gr | ||||
| 72/10/31 | Passaic | NJ | Capitol Theatre | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | Tim Buckley | review and ticket stub. | bl, jn, kb, RS, FA, WBC, schpc, gr | |
| 72/11/ | Bloomington | IN | QUESTIONABLE | IL? no tape in vault. | vd, jgopc, kb, jtpc, gr | ||||
| 72/11/ | Detroit | MI | Cobo Hall | SPURIOUS | John McLaughlin | correct date is 73/05/12. | afpc | ||
| 72/11/ | Toronto | Ontario | Canada | QUESTIONABLE | nhpc says FZ didn't come to Toronto in 1972. not advertised in TS, Fridays 10/21-11/18. no tape in vault. | bl, nhpc, TS, jtpc, gr | |||
| 72/11/01 | Waterbury | CT | Palace Theatre | CONFIRMED | Tim Buckley | opening act from attendee, preview article, and poster. | bl, RS, WBC, bomzt, egzt, HC, MRJ, gr | ||
| 72/11/03 | Richmond | VA | Mosque | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | Tim Buckley | preview article and reviews. not Syria Mosque--that's in Pittsburgh. | bl, szpc, RNL, WBC, jglpc, jampc, CwT, gr | |
| 72/11/04 | Charlotte | NC | Park Center Arena | CONFIRMED | Wild Turkey, Tim Buckley | not listed in NC Anvil (Durham). | bl, RS, WBC, knpc, gr | ||
| 72/11/05 | Columbia | SC | Township Auditorium | CONFIRMED | Wild Turkey, Tim Buckley | ad and article. | jepn, mcxpc, mbrpc, wjdpc, glcpc, Gc, Osl | ||
| 72/11/07 | Commack | NY | Long Island Arena | CONFIRMED | Tim Buckley, Lindisfarne | ticket stub does not show venue or city. not NJ.opening acts from ad. | bl, jn, kb, frd, jampc, AU, gr | ||
| 72/11/08 | Fullerton | CA | Cal State | SPURIOUS | wrong year. actually 68/11/08 (Our Man In Nirvana). poster with this date is counterfeit. | jnpc, cjpc, tspc | |||
| 72/11/10 | Philadelphia | PA | Irvine Auditorium, University Of Pennsylvania | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | Tim Buckley | newspaper listing, ticket stub for late show. | bl, jn, kb, Dr, RS, WBC, schpc, gr | |
| 72/11/11 | Washington | DC | DAR Constitution Hall | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | Tim Buckley | reviews. | bl, jn, kb, WP, RS, WBC, gr | |
| 72/11/12 | Providence | RI | Palace Theatre | CONFIRMED | listing in RS. no tape in vault, but attendee confirms that concert happened. ticket stub has day of week, date, month, venue. no year, no city, no band. | bl, RS, WBC, jtpc, dcpc, gr | |||
| 72/11/30 | Wichita | KS | Century II | Steely Dan | date from vault tape. | dbaffz, dbpc, jtpc | |||
| 72/12/01 | Wichita | KS | Century II | QUESTIONABLE | Steely Dan | vault tape is labeled 11/30. | dbaffz, dbpc, jtpc | ||
| 72/12/02 | Lawrence | KS | SPURIOUS | listing in Rolling Stone. conflicts with KC. | RS | ||||
| 72/12/02 | Kansas City | MO | Cowtown Ballroom | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | Steely Dan | ad, handbill, listing, and review. ticket stub for late show. not 12/01. | bl, jn, copc, kb, RS, WT, frd, nnpc, gr | |
| 72/12/03 | Lincoln | NE | Pershing Auditorium | CONFIRMED | Steely Dan | listing. ticket stub has day of week, month, no year or date. opening act from attendee. | bl, jn, kb, tdpc, LJS, RS, ckpc, jampc, gr | ||
| 72/12/08 | Vancouver | BC | Canada | Agrodome | CONFIRMED | Ruben and the Jets | ad, listings, and reviews. | bl, VS, GS, NWP, fdi, gr | |
| 72/12/09 | Portland | OR | Paramount Northwest Theatre | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | Ruben and the Jets | listing, preview article, and review. poster reproduction. | bl, jn, ns, kb, PO, epeb, gr | |
| 72/12/10 | Seattle | WA | Paramount Northwest Theatre | CONFIRMED | Ruben and the Jets | listing, reviews, preview, and ticket stub. not listed in NWP. no mention of second show. (who suggested it?) | bl, NWP, rbolpc, steb, frd, jtpc, SPI, ST, gr | ||
| 72/12/12 | Portland | OR | Paramount Northwest Theater | 2 shows | SPURIOUS | correct date is 12/09 | bl, gr | ||
| 72/12/14 | San Francisco | CA | Winterland | SPURIOUS | correct dates are 67/12/14-16 and 72/12/15. | fdi, SFC | |||
| 72/12/15 | San Francisco | CA | Winterland | CONFIRMED | Weather Report, Copperhead | ad, listings, and ticket stub. | bl, SFC, rompc, gr | ||
| 72/12/16 | San Francisco | CA | Winterland | SPURIOUS | correct dates are 67/12/14-16 and 72/12/15. | fdi, SFC | |||
| 72/12/31 | Washington | DC | DAR Constitution Hall | 2 shows | SPURIOUS | correct date is 11/11. | bl, jn, ns, 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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