Strider Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 (edited) What is the deal with June 24, 1972? I have always assumed there were no San Francisco area dates on the 1972 tour...however illogical that sounds considering how popular Led Zeppelin was in the Bay Area. No official 1972 U.S. tour information I have seen lists a June 24 date. It is always: June 22: San Bernadino June 23: San Diego June 25: Inglewood June 27: Long Beach June 28: Tuscon The official concert timeline on this forum does not list a Berkeley date for June 24. But Dave Lewis lists June 24, 1972 Berkeley in his Concert File book and just recently I noticed Wikipedia (yes, not the best source for factual information) listed June 24 Berkeley on their 1972 U.S. Tour page. What gives? Berkeley September 14, 1971 is one of the great bootlegs of all-time. Certainly, if Led Zeppelin had played Berkeley in 1972 there would be audio evidence of such a show. Instead, nada. So why do Dave Lewis and Wikipedia persist in claiming there was a June 24 Berkeley date on the 1972 tour? Edited July 21, 2019 by Strider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticks of Fire Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 (edited) Can’t help but I have wondered the same thing. I’m guessing they never played the show. Sadly they did play San Diego 6/23 but there isn’t a recording of that show. Edited July 21, 2019 by Sticks of Fire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 They did NOT play Berkeley on 6/24/72. They played TWO shows in Berkeley in September 1971, this being just eight months later Peter Grant may have elected not to play a Bay Area show to focus on the other major California markets instead. As a by the way, they were staying at the Continental Hyatt House on the Sunset Strip on 6/24/72. Jim Marshall photographed them walking around outside the hotel on that date, further proof they did not play a Bay Area show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Strider Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share Posted July 23, 2019 3 hours ago, bcarter690 said: Like I said, no evidence of a Bay Area show in 1972 exists. So maybe someone should inform Dave Lewis and Simon Pallett. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibsonfan159 Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 On 7/23/2019 at 1:02 AM, Strider said: Like I said, no evidence of a Bay Area show in 1972 exists. So maybe someone should inform Dave Lewis and Simon Pallett. It's not mentioned in his recent "Evenings With" book (which is much more detailed), so obviously a mistake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reqx Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 I dig this kind of thread with serious investigative details to prove a point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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