The Book of Taliesyn Tour
| Tour by Deep Purple | |
| Associated album | The Book of Taliesyn |
|---|---|
| Start date | 18 October 1968 |
| End date | 4 July 1969 |
| Number of shows | 74 |
| Deep Purple concert chronology | |
The Book of Taliesyn Tour was a concert tour by British hard rock band Deep Purple. The tour promoted the band's second studio album in four months, The Book of Taliesyn.[1] The band played only North American and European legs.
History
In October 1968 Deep Purple released The Book of Taliesyn. The band remained popular only in the United States, so they confirmed North American dates. On some dates Deep Purple were a supporting act for Cream. The tour kicked off with two sold out shows in Inglewood, California at Inglewood Forum, followed by more than 4 shows sold out in the same venue. This proved to be band's first successful tour. Almost every concert was repeated in the second night, in the same venue.[2]
Tour set list
- "Hush"
- "Kentucky Woman"
- "Mandrake Root"
- "White Christmas" instrumental
- "God Save The Queen" instrumental
- "Help"
- "Wring That Neck"
- "River Deep, Mountain High"
- "Also Sprach Zarathustra" (Richard Strauss, 2001: A Space Odyssey)
- "Hey Joe"
...
Tour dates
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | |||
| 18 October 1968 | Inglewood, California | United States | Inglewood Forum |
| 19 October 1968 | |||
| 20 October 1968 | San Diego, California | San Diego Sports Arena | |
| 27 October 1968 | Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton, California | International Pop Festival | |
| ?? November 1968 | Portland, Oregon | Memorial Coliseum | |
| ?? November 1968 | Vancouver, British Columbia | Canada | |
| 1 November 1968 | Cleveland, Ohio | United States | Grande Ballroom |
| 2 November 1968 | |||
| 3 November 1968 | |||
| 8 November 1968 | Seattle, Washington | Eagles Auditorium Building | |
| 9 November 1968 | |||
| 13 November 1968 | Sacramento, California | SSC Men's Gym | |
| 28 November 1968 | San Francisco, California | The Fillmore | |
| 29 November 1968 | |||
| 30 November 1968 | |||
| 1 December 1968 | |||
| 6 December 1968 | Chicago, Illinois | Electric Theatre | |
| 7 December 1968 | |||
| 11 December 1968 | Evansville, Indiana | ABC Shopping Center | |
| 13 December 1968 | Detroit, Michigan | Ballroom | |
| 14 December 1968 | |||
| 18 December 1968 | Oswego, New York | Lee Hall | |
| 20 December 1968 | New York City, New York | Fillmore East | |
| 21 December 1968 | |||
| 22 December 1968 | Toronto, Ontario | Canada | The Rockpile |
| 24 December 1968 | New York City, New York | United States | Electric Circus |
| Europe | |||
| 1 February 1969 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Gladsaxe Teen Club |
| 2 February 1969 | |||
| 4 February 1969 | Birmingham | England | Top Rank |
| 7 February 1969 | Sheffield | University | |
| 8 February 1969 | Wolverhampton | ||
| 12 February 1969 | Cardiff | Wales | |
| 15 February 1969 | London | England | University College |
| 22 February 1969 | Newcastle upon Tyne | Mayfair | |
| 23 February 1969 | Argus | Butterfly | |
| 1 March 1969 | Milford Haven | Wales | Kay Club |
| 7 March 1969 | London | England | Goldsmiths College |
| 13 March 1969 | Newcastle upon Tyne | Mayfair | |
| 14 March 1969 | Redditch | ||
| 15 March 1969 | Venue unknown:Rutherford? | ||
| 20 March 1969 | London | Speakeasy | |
| 21 March 1969 | Swansea | Wales | |
| 22 March 1969 | Brighton | England | College of Technology |
| North America #2 | |||
| 1 April 1969 | Tacoma, Washington | United States | Eastern Washington State College |
| 2 April 1969 | Olympia, Washington | Evergreen Ballroom | |
| 3 April 1969 | Seattle, Washington | Center Arena | |
| 4 April 1969 | Vancouver, British Columbia | Canada | PNE Agrodome |
| 5 April 1969 | Salem, Oregon | United States | The Armory |
| 6 April1969 | Edmonton, Alberta | Canada | Fieldhouse |
| 11 April 1969 | San Jose, California | United States | Santa Clara Fair |
| 12 April 1969 | Astoria, Oregon | Armory | |
| 13 April 1969 | Portland, Oregon | Temple | |
| 14 April 1969 | Bellingham, Washington | Western Washington State College | |
| 15 April 1969 | Cheney, Washington | Eastern Washington University | |
| 18 April 1969 | Pasadena, California | Rose Palace | |
| 19 April 1969 | |||
| 25 April 1969 | Fresno, California | Convention Centre | |
| 26 April 1969 | San Diego, California | Community Concourse | |
| 28 April 1969 | Redding, California | Shasta College | |
| 29 April 1969 | Ashland, Oregon | Southern Oregon University | |
| 30 April 1969 | Chico, California | California State University, Chico | |
| 3 May 1969 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Carnegie Room, Carnegie Mellon University | |
| 4 May 1969 | Providence, Rhode Island | The Wardhouse | |
| 9 May 1969 | Melbourne, Florida | Civic Auditorium | |
| 10 May 1969 | East Garden City, New York | The Hangar, Nassau Community College | |
| 15 May 1969 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Coe College | |
| 16 May 1969 | West Point, Illinois | Blue Village | |
| 18 May 1969 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | ||
| 23 May 1969 | New York City, New York | Felt Forum | |
| 24 May 1969 | |||
| 25 May 1969 | Norfolk, Virginia | ||
| 29 May 1969 | Buffalo, New York | Gilligans | |
| Europe #2 | |||
| 10 June 1969 | Cambridge | England | |
| 14 June 1969 | Birmingham | Mothers Club | |
| 20 June 1969 | Brussels | Belgium | Revolution |
| 23 June 1969 | London | England | Christchurch College |
| 27 June 1969 | Swansea | ||
| 28 June 1969 | London | Revolution Club | |
| 4 July 1969 | Cardiff | Wales | Top Rank Club |
Tour diary/notable live dates
On the first North American leg of the tour, Deep Purple was a supporting act for Cream's farewell tour. The North American leg attracted thousands of fans, selling out large arenas and stadiums. It is still rumoured that while supporting Cream, Purple played such great shows that after the show's audiences mostly talked about Deep Purple instead of the headliner Cream. Cream's management therefore decided to seek another supporting act to replace Purple. They played only 3 shows with Cream.[3]
They quickly moved to Europe for a massive tour, before returning to the North America. After the hit-single "Hush" (which charted #4 there) and a hugely successful first North American tour, Deep Purple drew great popularity there. After playing at some of North America's large stadiums and arenas, a short Europe tour followed and The Book of Taliesyn Tour ended in Cardiff, July 1969.
Live albums
In Inglewood, California at Inglewood Forum, Deep Purple recorded their earliest live album, called Inglewood - Live in California released in 2002.[1]
