ZAPPA GIGS

FEB 21, 1969Fillmore EastFriday · New York, NY, United States

night 1 / 2

The Sixties

Frank Zappa played Fillmore East in New York, NY, United States, on Friday, 21 February 1969, night 1 of 2. With him on stage (the Mothers Of Invention, Nov 1968–May 1969): Lowell George, Motorhead Sherwood, Buzz Gardner, Bunk Gardner, Ian Underwood, Don Preston, Roy Estrada, Jimmy Carl Black and Art Tripp. The documented setlist runs to 23 songs over 2 shows, opening with “Charles Ives” and closing with “Valarie”. An audience recording circulates, best grade B-/C+.

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Setlist

Early show

  1. 01intro
  2. 02Charles Ives
  3. 03Lonely Lonely Nights
  4. 04Bacon Fat
  5. 05Uncle Meat
  6. 06drum duettape: incl. FZ/JCB Drum Duet, YCDTOSA5
  7. 07Right There
  8. 08Begin The Beguine
  9. 09improvisations with Bunk's Tapetape: incl. Are You Upset?, YCDTOSA4
  10. 10Run Home Slow
  11. 11The Little Marchlisted as Little March
  12. 12Right There
  13. 13King Kong
  14. 14Octandre

Late show

  1. 01Intro And Movie Introduction
  2. 02Kung Fu
  3. 03Charles Ives
  4. 04improvisationslisted as Improvisation→ quotes: RDNZL, Octandre, Lohengrin
  5. 05The String Quartet→ quotes: Latex Solar Beef
  6. 06Snork Fest
  7. 07Do The Twist With Motorhead
  8. 08improvisationslisted as Improvisation→ quotes: some Mozart?, Stormy Monday, Holiday In Berlin
  9. 09Valarie

Line-up · The Mothers Of Invention, Nov 1968–May 1969

Recording

AudB-/C+

Early show: 60 min, Aud, B-/C+ || Late show: 75 min, Aud, B/B+

Official release

Cover of You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 5

Appears on:

You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 5

At Fillmore East · 20 dates

  1. APR 19, 1968night 1 of 2 · The Sixties
  2. APR 20, 1968night 2 of 2 · The Sixties
  3. APR 26, 1968night 1 of 2
  4. APR 27, 1968night 2 of 2
  5. MAY 9, 1968
  6. MAY 13, 1968
  7. FEB 22, 1969night 2 of 2 · The Sixties
  8. MAY 21, 1969
  9. JUN 13, 1969night 1 of 2 · The Sixties
  10. JUN 14, 1969night 2 of 2 · The Sixties
  11. MAY 8, 1970night 1 of 2 · Hot Rats • MOI reunion
  12. MAY 9, 1970night 2 of 2 · Hot Rats • MOI reunion
All 20 dates here in the List →