We're still unsure of several setlists - can you help?
Please also let us know if you can identify either of the 2 unidentified venues.
As quoted by the 2002 tour brochure, though substantially updated since that went to press... sorry, guys!
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2/1/69 | Van Dike Club | Plymouth, UK |
3/1/69 | Ritz | Bournemouth, UK |
| Advertised in the national press, but Martin doesn't recall it. |
5/1/69 | Boat Club | Nottingham, UK |
6/1/69 | Pavilion | Bath, UK |
7?/1/69 | Manchester University | Manchester, UK |
| Martin recalls that the last gig before Stockholm was at the Students Union, Manchester, with Manfred Mann in the venue's other hall. However, there's documentary proof of the Tolworth gig on 8 Jan (and Martin remembers it). This is the likely date of the Manchester show, but 4 Jan is also possible. |
8/1/69 | Toby Jug | Tolworth (near London), UK |
9/1/69 | Konserthuset | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Two shows, supporting Jimi Hendrix.
Contributed two tracks (To Be Sad Is A Mad Way To Be, Back To The Family) to the '25th Anniversary' box set.
First show: Nothing Is Easy or Back To The Family or Dharma For One or Tunnel Of Love or Live
My Sunday Feeling, Martin's Tune, To Be Sad Is A Mad Way To Be, Back To The Family, Dharma For One, Nothing Is Easy, A Song For Jeffrey
Second show: Flute Cake or The Late Show
Set as early show, with 'Dharma for One' after 'Nothing Is Easy'. |
10/1/69 | Falkoner Teatret | København, Denmark |
| Two shows, supporting Jimi Hendrix (18:30 & 21:00). |
11/1/69 | Norwich Gala | Norwich, UK |
12/1/69 | Jazz Club | Redcar, UK |
14/1/69 | Speakeasy Club | London, UK |
15/1/69 | Keele University | Keele, UK |
16/1/69? | BBC Lime Grove | London, UK |
| The 'Disc & Music Echo', 1/2/69, mentioned that Tull recorded 'Love Story' for Top Of The Pops, to be broadcast if the single reached the top 30 whilst the band were touring in the USA and hence unable to appear on TOTP in person. The article strongly suggests it was in London, on the same day as a 'Birmingham' show (must have meant Wolverhampton), and directly quotes Ian. However, Ian, Martin & Glenn don't remember this at all! It was thought that at most they rehearsed such an appearance, and not in London - but see the following entry. |
16/1/69 | Lafayette Club | Wolverhampton, UK |
| The band were delayed by fog until ~23:30. The club's MC announced that they had travelled from London that day, following a TV recording/ filming session - see previous entry. |
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24/1/69 | Fillmore East | NYC, NY. USA |
| Also appearing: Gay Desperados Steel Band, Blood Sweat & Tears (headlining).
Set included:
A New Day Yesterday, Guitar Solo, For A Thousand Mothers |
25/1/69 | Fillmore East | NYC, NY. USA |
| Also appearing: Gay Desperados Steel Band, Blood Sweat & Tears. |
31/1/69 | Grande Ballroom | Detroit, Mi. USA |
| Supporting Mitch Ryder (or supporting Sweetwater, instead). |
1/2/69 | Grande Ballroom | Detroit, Mi. USA |
| Supporting Spirit, supported by Sweet Wine |
2/2/69 | Grande Ballroom | Detroit, Mi. USA |
| Tull & Spirit shared the bill. |
3/2/69 | US release of 'This Was' Highest chart position: 62 |
7/2/69 | Kinetic Playground | Chicago, Il. USA |
| Headline: Vanilla Fudge; 'special guests' (support): Led Zeppelin; not-so-special guests: Tull |
8/2/69 | Kinetic Playground | Chicago, Il. USA |
| Supporting Vanilla Fudge, Led Zeppelin.
Ian's original stage overcoat was stolen at this or the previous night's show - Led Zeppelin roadies were suspected. |
9/2/69 | Lobor Temple | Minneapolis, Mn. USA |
| Also appearing: Rotary Connection. |
13/2/69 | Tea Party | Boston, Ma. USA |
| Tull's sound equipment was accidentally shipped to New York, so they had to use the house PA.
Also appearing: Silver Apples, maybe Blood Sweat & Tears. |
14/2/69 | Tea Party | Boston, Ma. USA |
| Also appearing: Silver Apples. |
15/2/69 | Tea Party | Boston, Ma. USA |
| Also appearing: Silver Apples. |
16/2/69 | State University of NY | Stony Brook, NY. USA |
| Also appearing: Mountain (Jeff Beck cancelled). |
20/2/69 | Stone Balloon | New Haven, Ct. USA |
| Two shows (9 & 11 pm). Support: Tony Mason
Performing to about 30 people per night, at these four shows.
'Living In The Past' was written here.
A woodcut artist spent this week with the band, to work on the next album cover. |
21/2/69 | Stone Balloon | New Haven, Ct. USA |
| Two shows (9 & 11 pm). Support: Tony Mason |
22/2/69 | Stone Balloon | New Haven, Ct. USA |
| Two shows (9 & 11 pm). Support: Tony Mason |
23/2/69 | Stone Balloon | New Haven, Ct. USA |
| Two shows (8 & 10 pm). Support: Tony Mason |
28/2/69 | Memorial Auditorium | Worcester, Ma. USA |
| Also appearing: Jeff Beck Group, Mountain. |
1/3/69 | Roller Rink | Alexandria, Va. USA |
| Also appearing: Jeff Beck Group, Mountain. |
2/3/69 | Symphony Hall | Boston, Ma. USA |
| Cancelled |
3/3/69 | Vantone Studio | West Orange, NJ. USA |
| Recording 'Living In The Past' |
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7/3/69 | Eagles Auditorium | Seattle, Wa. USA |
| Supporting MC5. |
8/3/69 | Eagles Auditorium | Seattle, Wa. USA |
| Supporting MC5.
My Sunday Feeling, Bourée, Back To The Family, A New Day Yesterday, Fat Man, Blues Jam, Dharma For One, Nothing Is Easy
This setlist may be that of the 3/8/69 show. |
9/3/69 | Eagles Auditorium | Seattle, Wa. USA |
| Supporting MC5. |
13/3/69 | Fillmore West | San Francisco, Ca. USA |
| A New Day Yesterday, To Be Sad Is A Mad Way To Be, Blues Jam, Fat Man, Dharma For One
Also appearing, for all these Fillmore West shows: Creedence Clearwater Revival, Sanpaku (headlining).
'Blues Jam' (not a jam) was introduced as 'Martin's Tune Again', to differentiate it from the "terrible" 'Martin's Tune'.
Two performances.
An unverifed report suggests Clive may have performed with Creedence Clearwater Revival for the later performance at one of these shows, reportedly because Doug Clifford (CCR drummer) was incapacitated by LSD administered (as a joke) by Sanpaku's roadies. |
14/3/69 | Fillmore West | San Francisco, Ca. USA |
| Two performances. |
15/3/69 | Fillmore West | San Francisco, Ca. USA |
| Two performances. |
16/3/69 | Fillmore West | San Francisco, Ca. USA |
| Two performances. |
18/3/69 | Western Recording Studio | LA, Ca. USA |
| Recording 'Driving Song' |
21/3/69 | Rose Palace | Pasadena, Ca. USA |
| Tull were the opening act, then The Grateful Dead, then the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. |
22/3/69 | Rose Palace | Pasadena, Ca. USA |
| Tull were the opening act, then The Grateful Dead, then the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. |
23/3/69 | Sound Factory | Sacramento, Ca. USA |
| Support: Linn County, A.B. Skhy.
Two shows, starting at 14:00 and 20:00. Following the venue's policy, the audience of the first concert was permitted to stay for the second for free. |
28/3/69 | Aquarius Theater | Phoenix, Az. USA |
| Also appearing: Zephyr, Goose Creek Symphony. |
29/3/69 | Aquarius Theater | Phoenix, Az. USA |
| Also appearing: Zephyr, Goose Creek Symphony. |
31/3/69 | Aquarius Theater | LA, Ca. USA |
| Also appearing: The Mothers Of Invention, Captain Beefheart, Buddy Miles. |
5/4/69 | Electric Theater | Pittsburgh, Pa. USA |
6/4/69 | 13th Hour | Evansville, In. USA |
| An 'all ages' club in the basement of the ABC Discount Center. Audience: 2-300.
Support: Steelhead Band.
Tull arrived late, and started with 'My Sunday Feeling'. Other songs included: Fat Man, Dharma For One, A Song For Jeffrey. |
7/4/69 | Grande Ballroom | Detroit, Mi. USA |
| Support: Sky. |
8/4/69 | Grande Ballroom | Detroit, Mi. USA |
| Support: Caste. |
9/4/69 | Tea Party | Boston, Ma. USA |
| Also appearing: Sweetwater. |
11/4/69 | Fillmore East | NYC, NY. USA |
| Supporting the 8pm Blood, Sweat & Tears show, but not the 11:30pm show (Blood, Sweat & Tears supported by Albert King). |
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