ZAPPA GIGS

OCT 31, 1978PalladiumTuesday · New York, NY, United States

1978 World tour

Frank Zappa played Palladium in New York, NY, United States, on Tuesday, 31 October 1978. With him on stage: Vinnie Colaiuta, Arthur Barrow, Patrick O'Hearn, Ed Mann, Tommy Mars, Peter Wolf, Denny Walley, Warren Cuccurullo, L. Shankar and Nancy. The documented setlist runs to 32 songs, opening with “Ancient Armaments” and closing with “The Deathless Horsie”. An audience recording circulates, best grade A/A-.

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Setlist

  1. 01Ancient Armamentstape: H, part on TFZAABB
  2. 02Dancin' Fooltape: H
  3. 03Easy Meat
  4. 04Honey, Don't You Want A Man Like Me?listed as Honey Don't You Want A Man Like Me?
  5. 05Keep It Greasylisted as Keep It Greasey
  6. 06The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing
  7. 07City Of Tiny Liteslisted as City Of Tiny Lights
  8. 08Pound For A Brownlisted as A Pound For A Brown
  9. 09Thirteentape: guitar solo on YCDTOSA6
  10. 10Ms. X story
  11. 11fantasy from a girl from the audience
  12. 12Dinah-Moe Humm
  13. 13Go Cry On Somebody Else's Shoulderas part of medley: Go Cry On Somebody Else's Shoulder / Little Rubber Girl · 1/2
  14. 14Little Rubber Girlas part of medley: Go Cry On Somebody Else's Shoulder / Little Rubber Girl · 2/2tape: YCDTOSA4
  15. 15The Idiot Bastard Son
  16. 16Bobby Brown
  17. 17Conehead
  18. 18Suicide Chump
  19. 19The Little House I Used To Live Inlisted as Little House I Used To Live Intape: q: Thirteen, incl. Zeets, H
  20. 20Watermelon In Easter Hay
  21. 21Stink-Footlisted as Stinkfoottape: H
  22. 22Take Your Clothes Off When You Dancetape: YCDTOSA6
  23. 23Peaches En Regalia
  24. 24Strictly Genteel
  25. 25Sofa
  26. 26Packard Goose
  27. 27Magic Fingerstape: parts on H
  28. 28Yellow Snow Suitetape: incl. Don't Eat The Yellow Snow, H
  29. 29Camarillo Brillo
  30. 30Muffin Man
  31. 31Black Napkinstape: H
  32. 32The Deathless Horsietape: H

Line-up · 6a3

Special guests

Recording

AudA/A-

230 min, Aud, A/A-

Official release

Cover of Halloween 78

Released as:

Halloween 78

At Palladium · 21 dates

  1. DEC 26, 1976night 1 of 4 · 1976 - 1977
  2. DEC 27, 1976night 2 of 4 · 1976 - 1977
  3. DEC 28, 1976night 3 of 4 · 1976 - 1977
  4. DEC 29, 1976night 4 of 4 · 1976 - 1977
  5. OCT 28, 1977night 1 of 4 · "Sheik Yerbouti" tours
  6. OCT 29, 1977night 2 of 4 · "Sheik Yerbouti" tours
  7. OCT 30, 1977night 3 of 4 · "Sheik Yerbouti" tours
  8. OCT 31, 1977night 4 of 4 · "Sheik Yerbouti" tours
  9. OCT 27, 1978night 1 of 3 · 1978 World tour
  10. OCT 28, 1978night 2 of 3 · 1978 World tour
  11. OCT 29, 1978night 3 of 3 · 1978 World tour
  12. OCT 30, 1980night 1 of 3 · 1980 Fall tour
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