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 |
| April-May | 5a | recordings in circulation |
| September 17-18 | orchestra | recordings in circulation |
| September 27-December | 5b | recordings in circulation |
| Date | City | State | Country | Venue | Shows | Status | Other acts | Comments | Sources |
| 75/ | Troy | NY | Fieldhouse, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | pnpc, sceb | |||||
| 75/02/ | Copenhagen | Denmark | Tivoli Gardens | SPURIOUS | no European tour in 1975, except for Yugoslavia 75/11/. possibly confusion due to venue of 75/11/22 Ljubljana. | gr | |||
| 75/04/11 | Claremont | CA | Bridges Auditorium, Pomona College | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | ticket stub, poster. sponsored by ASHMC. | bl, jn, ns, pz81, fdi, clhpc, gr | ||
| 75/04/18 | New Haven | CT | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | CONFIRMED | Leslie West (canceled) | radio ad and ticket stub. not Arena. | bl, jn, ns, mtrpc, WPLR, frd, gr | ||
| 75/04/19 | Passaic | NJ | Capitol Theatre | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | McKendree Spring | ticket stub for 8:00 show, ads. | bl, jn, VV, frd, gr | |
| 75/04/20 | Kutztown | PA | Keystone Hall, Kutztown State College | CONFIRMED | listing. venue from ticket. renamed circa 1980; now Kutztown U of PA. | bl, vd, bbapc, bsupc, jampc, EE, gr | |||
| 75/04/22 | Syracuse | NY | Onondaga County War Memorial Auditorium | CONFIRMED | Cross Creek | review. ticket stub has date and promoter, but not performer or venue. | bl, vd, arpc, SHJ, jamzt, gr | ||
| 75/04/24 | Albany | NY | Palace Theatre | CONFIRMED | ticket stub. | bl, vd, jnpc, frd, djws, gr | |||
| 75/04/25 | Uniondale | NY | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | CONFIRMED | Sha Na Na | ads. | bl, jn, VV, pz100, gr | ||
| 75/04/26 | Providence | RI | Alumni Hall, Providence College | CONFIRMED | ticket stubs. not College Fieldhouse, nor Palace Theater. | bl, vd, fo, fopc, dblpc, rompc, gr | |||
| 75/04/27 | Boston | MA | Music Hall | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | James Montgomery Blues Band | ad and listings. | bl, jn, BP, gr | |
| 75/04/29 | Pittsburgh | PA | CANCELED | tentative/disjunctive with Trenton NJ | bl, gr | ||||
| 75/04/29 | Trenton | NJ | Civic Center | CONFIRMED | poster has no year, date appears to be 04/29, Tuesday. repeated listings in LIP for 04/30 are probably erroneous. venue burned down in 75/07/. | bl, vd, LIP, pz85, rgmpc, gr | |||
| 75/04/30 | Trenton | NJ | Civic Center | SPURIOUS | tentative/disjunctive with Johnstown, PA. probably rescheduled to 04/29, per poster and contrary to listings in LIP. | bl, vd, LIP, pz85, gr | |||
| 75/04/30 | Johnstown | PA | War Memorial Auditorium | CONFIRMED | listing. not 05/01. | bl, vd, slpc, jdmpc, jampc, EE, gr | |||
| 75/05/ | Dallas | TX | QUESTIONABLE | not listed or advertised in Ic. | vd, Ic | ||||
| 75/05/02 | Hampton | VA | Hampton Coliseum | CONFIRMED | ad and concert permit. | bl, vd, crgpc, arpc, arws, gr | |||
| 75/05/03 | Baltimore | MD | Civic Center | bl, jn, gr | |||||
| 75/05/04 | Charleston | WV | Civic Center | CONFIRMED | ad, review. ticket stub has city, venue, and day of week, but no date, year, or state. not South Carolina, let alone North Carolina. | bl, vd, frd, wvhzt, gr | |||
| 75/05/06 | Normal | IL | University Union Auditorium, Illinois State University | CONFIRMED | ticket stub. not 05/12. venue later known as Braden Auditorium. | bl, vd, glaffz, docpc, gr | |||
| 75/05/07 | Frankfort | KY | Capitol Plaza/CPA Sports Center | bl, jn, gr | |||||
| 75/05/09 | Athens | GA | SPURIOUS | conflicts with South Bend, which is confirmed | vd | ||||
| 75/05/09 | South Bend | IN | Morris Civic Auditorium | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | ticket stubs for both shows. | bl, jscpc, gr | ||
| 75/05/10 | Indianapolis | IN | Convention Center | CONFIRMED | newspaper ad. | bl, vd, grpc, kzpc, gr | |||
| 75/05/11 | Chicago | IL | International Amphitheater | CONFIRMED | Flash Cadillac | one ticket stub has complete date. | bl, vd, jscpc, phlzt, rompc, gr | ||
| 75/05/12 | Normal | IL | Illinois State University | SPURIOUS | correct date is 05/06. | djws, djpc, jpepc, docpc | |||
| 75/05/13 | St. Louis | MO | Kiel Opera House | Styx | venue from attendee ttpc. attendee stmpc says Kiel Auditorium. not Washington University. | bl, jn, djws, stmpc, ttpc, gr | |||
| 75/05/14 | Evansville | IN | Roberts Municipal Stadium | bl, vd, bhypc, gr | |||||
| 75/05/16 | Cincinnati | OH | Cincinnati Gardens | CONFIRMED | ticket stub. not Xavier University. | bl, vd, fo, rcepc, jwnpc, gr | |||
| 75/05/17 | Kalamazoo | MI | Wings Stadium | bl, vd, gr | |||||
| 75/05/18 | Detroit | MI | Cobo Hall | CONFIRMED | ad and ticket stubs. | bl, vd, drpc, jscpc, klpc, gr | |||
| 75/05/20-21 | Austin | TX | Armadillo World Headquarters | CONFIRMED | poster, listings, ticket stub for 05/21. | bl, vd, ns, djws, pz152, wbpfl, wmszt, US, gr | |||
| 75/05/23 | El Paso | TX | County Coliseum | CONFIRMED | ticket stub. | bl, jn, frd, gr | |||
| 75/05/25-26 | Phoenix | AZ | Celebrity Theater | 2 shows 05/25 | CONFIRMED | listing. | bl, NT | ||
| 75/09/17-18 | Los Angeles | CA | Royce Hall, UCLA | CONFIRMED | listings, review, ticket stubs for both nights. | bl, jn, ns, klpc, SDR, jscpc, LAT, clhpc, gr | |||
| 75/09/27 | Santa Barbara | CA | Robertson Gymnasium, UCSB | CONFIRMED | listing and ticket. changed from 09/28. | bl, jn, grpc, klpc, SDR, tjpc, gr | |||
| 75/09/29 | Oakland | CA | Paramount Theatre | Captain Beefheart | date is a guess. attendee mikpc says 75/08/, but 75/09/28-30 seems much more likely. | mikpc | |||
| 75/10/ | St. Petersburg | FL | Bayfront Center Arena | gr | |||||
| 75/10/01 | Vancouver | BC | Canada | War Memorial Gymnasium | CONFIRMED | ads, listing, ticket, and reviews. | bl, jn, GS, UBC, obxzt, gr | ||
| 75/10/02 | Spokane | WA | Convention Center | Caravan | bl, pbzt, cws, gr | ||||
| 75/10/03 | Portland | OR | Paramount Northwest Theatre | CONFIRMED | Caravan | data from poster. opening act from attendee. ticket stub has no venue or city, but Portland-based promoter (Get Down Productions); FZ written by ticket holder. | bl, dfpc, sraffz, cws, rompc, gr | ||
| 75/10/04 | Seattle | WA | Paramount Northwest Theatre | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | Caravan | listing, ticket stubs. | bl, jn, rbolpc, maepc, cws, gr | |
| 75/10/08 | Oklahoma City | OK | Civic Center Music Hall | venue from attendees (mtpc, gpnpc, and a third via sanpc). not Noble Center, University Of Oklahoma, Norman. ticket stub has printed date that may be 75/10/03, FZ written by ticket holder, no location. | bl, sanpc, mtpc, obpc, gpnpc, gr | ||||
| 75/10/10 | San Antonio | TX | Municipal Auditorium | baton twirler, push-up champion, San Antonio Ballet Society | opening acts from attendee. | bl, srlaffz, gr | |||
| 75/10/11 | Houston | TX | Hofheinz Pavilion, University Of Houston | CONFIRMED | baton twirler | ticket stub, review. opening act from attendee and review. | bl, fopc, frd, lgaffz, wmszt, DC, gr | ||
| 75/10/12 | Dallas | TX | Convention Center | CONFIRMED | baton twirler, push-up champion | preview articles, ads, listing, review, plus undated radio ad. venue formerly known as Memorial Auditorium. opening act from attendee. | bl, jn, rdapc, gmeb, Ic, klpc, DMN, DTH, srlaffz, frd, wmszt, Bu, gr | ||
| 75/10/14 | New Orleans | LA | The Warehouse | CANCELED | tentative in disjunction with KC | bl | |||
| 75/10/14 | Kansas City | KS | Soldiers And Sailors Memorial Hall | CONFIRMED | ticket stub. | bl, jn, copc, dbaffz, hpspc, gr | |||
| 75/10/15 | Fayetteville | AR | Barnhill Fieldhouse, University Of Arkansas | CONFIRMED | preview article and mention in sports article after concert. not Farmhouse. venue now known as Barnhill Arena. | bl, jn, pbpc, tfeczt, dgrpc, NWAT, gr | |||
| 75/10/16 | New Orleans | LA | The Warehouse | rescheduled from 10/14? | gr | ||||
| 75/10/17 | Durham | NC | Duke University | attendee stpc says Carmichael Auditorium, UNC, Chapel Hill. were there two NC concerts? attendee tlpc says it was at Duke, 10/22. attendee dbapc says Duke. | bl, stpc, tlpc, dbapc, gr | ||||
| 75/10/18 | Atlanta | GA | Municipal Auditorium | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | Mike Greene Band | ticket stub for midnight show. second show midnight till almost 3am. | bl, jbpc, jbws, frd, gr | |
| 75/10/23 | Boston | MA | Music Hall | CONFIRMED | ad, listing, and ticket stub. | bl, jn, BP, frd, gr | |||
| 75/10/24 | Providence | RI | Palace Theatre | CONFIRMED | ticket stub, review. | bl, jn, rirws, PJB, gr | |||
| 75/10/25 | Passaic | NJ | Capitol Theatre | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | ad, untorn ticket for 7:30 show. | bl, jn, frd, klpc, VV, gr | ||
| 75/10/26 | Hempstead | NY | Hofstra University Playhouse | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | ticket stub for 7:30 show. | bl, jn, vd, grpc, frd, gr | ||
| 75/10/29 | Waterbury | CT | Palace Theatre | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | Mahavishnu Orchestra | listing. ticket stub has day, date, and month, no year. opening act from attendee and Terry Bozzio. | bl, jn, dabmz, zdrt2, egzt, MRJ, rompc, gr | |
| 75/10/30 | Henrietta | NY | Dome Arena | SPURIOUS | correct date is 11/05. | nvhpc, jypc, rrpc, RoP | |||
| 75/10/31 | New York | NY | Felt Forum | 2 shows | CONFIRMED | rope tricks | ad, ticket stub for 7:30 show. opening act from attendee. | bl, jn, ns, frd, klpc, VV, lopc, gr | |
| 75/11/01 | Richmond | VA | Richmond Coliseum | SPURIOUS | correct city is Williamsburg. | bl, cmaffz, kispc, gr | |||
| 75/11/01 | Williamsburg | VA | William And Mary Hall, College Of William And Mary | CONFIRMED | Jimmy Buffett | review, ticket stub. | bl, cmaffz, kispc, mmopc, TFH, gr | ||
| 75/11/02 | College Park | MD | Cole Fieldhouse, University Of Maryland | U/MD, Baltimore? Civic Center, Baltimore? | bl, jn, vd, jdpc, gr | ||||
| 75/11/03 | Philadelphia | PA | Spectrum Theater | CONFIRMED | Sensational Alex Harvey Band | listings, untorn ticket. | bl, jn, frd, LIP, sipc, gr | ||
| 75/11/05 | Passaic | NJ | Capitol Theatre | SPURIOUS | Capitol ads list no shows between 11/01 and 11/14. conflicts with Henrietta. correct date is 10/25. | bl, VV, gr | |||
| 75/11/05 | Henrietta | NY | Dome Arena | CONFIRMED | ad and listing. just outside Rochester. not 10/30. | nvhpc, jypc, rrpc, RoP | |||
| 75/11/07 | Pittsburgh | PA | Civic Arena | CONFIRMED | Dr. John | listing and review. opening act from listing and attendee cppc. | bl, klpc, PN, cppc, dgrpc, NCN, gr | ||
| 75/11/08 | Knoxville | TN | Civic Coliseum | CONFIRMED | Bob Seger | listing. | bl, jplpc, tcpc, dgrpc, KTN, gr | ||
| 75/11/09 | Louisville | KY | Louisville Gardens | bl, gr | |||||
| 75/11/14 | Fort Wayne | IN | Memorial Coliseum | listing | bl, klpc, Ci, gr | ||||
| 75/11/15 | Allendale | MI | Fieldhouse, Grand Valley State Colleges | CONFIRMED | near Grand Rapids. | bl, crpc, pbpc, rbepc, gr | |||
| 75/11/16 | Dayton | OH | Hara Arena | CONFIRMED | Bob Seger | ticket stubs. not Mara. jsmpc and jsbpc say opening act was Bob Seger. dobaffz and jwnpc say Robin Trower, but cf. 74/11/20. | bl, grpc, dobaffz, jsmpc, jwnpc, jsbpc, gr | ||
| 75/11/18 | Ann Arbor | MI | Crisler Arena, University Of Michigan | CONFIRMED | Larry Coryell | ticket stub has day of week and year, no date. venue spelling from UM website. attendee jptpc says Johnny Winter played one or two songs with the Mothers, but sclzt says no. | bl, cbc, drpc, frd, jptpc, pbpc, sclzt, gr | ||
| 75/11/18 | Ann Arbor | MI | Blind Pig | "We did... three quarters of our live show at... this fabulous club." (after Crisler arena concert) bpws says only that FZ was spotted in crowd, not that he performed, and not when this happened. | ioc, jamzt, bpws | ||||
| 75/11/19 | Detroit | MI | Cobo Hall | SPURIOUS | correct year is 76. | cbc, jptpc, gr | |||
| 75/11/21 | Zagreb | Yugoslavia | Sportska Dvorana | CONFIRMED | ticket stub. not 75/12/. | vd, fzptmofz, cbc, frd, gr | |||
| 75/11/22 | Ljubljana | Yugoslavia | Hala Tivoli | venue from attendee (via fopc). | jn, vd, FZPTMOFZ, cbc, fopc, gr | ||||
| 75/11/25 | Madison | WI | Dane County Coliseum | CONFIRMED | Larry Coryell | listings and review. contrary to review, Beefheart did not appear. he was touring in England. | bl, cbc, BA, bdbpc, gr | ||
| 75/11/26 | St. Paul | MN | Civic Center | review. | bl, klpc, gr | ||||
| 75/11/28 | Milwaukee | WI | Milwaukee Auditorium | CONFIRMED | Roxy Music | ticket stub, ads, listings, and review. aka Mecca Auditorium. | jnpc, hopc, bl, BA, jscpc, klpc, gr | ||
| 75/11/29-30 | Chicago | IL | Auditorium Theatre | 2 shows 11/30 | CONFIRMED | listings; ticket stubs for all three shows. | bl, jn, ahpc, frd, kzpc, BA, jscpc, gr | ||
| 75/12/02 | Green Bay | WI | Brown County Arena | CONFIRMED | Eleventh Hour featuring Larry Coryell | ads. | bl, rfpc, APC, SPDJ, tmpc, gr | ||
| 75/12/04 | Toronto | Ontario | Canada | Maple Leaf Gardens | not advertised in TS. | bl, TS, gr | |||
| 75/12/05 | London | Ontario | Canada | London Arena | CONFIRMED | Myles + Lenny | ad and review. | bl, LFP, gr | |
| 75/12/06 | Ottawa | Ontario | Canada | Civic Arena | CONFIRMED | Myles + Lenny | review. ticket stub shows "Saturday, Decem"; no day or year. opening act from review. | bl, dgpc, dgws, OC, frd, gr | |
| 75/12/07 | Hamilton | Ontario | Canada | Phys-Ed Complex, McMaster University | CONFIRMED | venue from ticket stub. venue a.k.a. Ivor Wynne Centre. | bl, jn, vd, nhpc, fopc, rompc, frd, gr | ||
| 75/12/08 | Montreal | Quebec | Canada | Forum Concert Bowl | CONFIRMED | Myles + Lenny | confirmed by ad and review | bl, ccpc, gr | |
| 75/12/09 | Quebec | Quebec | Canada | Centre Municipal des Congres de Quebec, Hilton Hotel | CONFIRMED | Myles + Lenny | opening act from attendee sbbpc. | bl, jn, ccpc, sbbpc, gr | |
| 75/12/26 | Oakland | CA | Paramount Theatre | CONFIRMED | Captain Beefheart | ad, listings, review, and ticket stub. | bl, jn, ns, SFC, frd, gr | ||
| 75/12/27 | San Francisco | CA | Winterland | CONFIRMED | Captain Beefheart | ticket stub, ad, and listings. opening act from OT preview article. | bl, jn, ns, SFC, jscpc, arpc, OT, gr | ||
| 75/12/29 | San Diego | CA | Golden Hall | CONFIRMED | Captain Beefheart | fbapc, LAT, jme, klpc, SDR | |||
| 75/12/31 | Inglewood | CA | Forum | CONFIRMED | Todd Rundgren's Utopia (canceled), Captain Beefheart + Magic Band, Dr. John, Flo + Eddie | ads and ticket stub. bgnpc says Flo & Eddie replaced Utopia. | bl, jn, ns, LAT, btb2, dfpc, grpc, fdi, klpc, SDR, bhnpc, bgnpc, 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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