ZAPPA GIGS

Big Swifty

48 performances · 1972–1988

Frank Zappa played “Big Swifty” live 48 times, from 10 September 1972 at Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles to 9 June 1988 at Palasport, Genoa. It opened a show once and closed one 3 times. It was most often followed by “Eat That Question”.

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1972×6

  1. SEP 10, 1972Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, United States
  2. SEP 15, 1972Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany
  3. SEP 16, 1972Oval Cricket Ground, London, United Kingdom
  4. SEP 22, 1972Felt Forum, New York, United States
  5. SEP 23, 1972Felt Forum, New York, United States
  6. SEP 24, 1972Music Hall, Boston, United States

1973×18

  1. MAR 2, 1973Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, United States
  2. MAY 1, 1973Memorial Gymnasium, Kent State University, Kent, United States
  3. MAY 9, 1973Capitol Theatre, Passaic, United States
  4. JUN 26, 1973Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia
  5. JUN 29, 1973Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia
  6. JUL 1, 1973Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia
  7. JUL 4, 1973Apollo Stadium, Adelaide, Australia
  8. SEP 13, 1973Town Hall, Birmingham, United Kingdom
  9. OCT 26, 1973Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, United States
  10. OCT 31, 1973Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, United States
  11. NOV 4, 1973Whitman Auditorium, Brooklyn College, New York, United States
  12. NOV 6, 1973Hofstra University, Hempstead, United States
  13. NOV 11, 1973William Paterson College, Wayne, United States
  14. NOV 18, 1973University Of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada
  15. NOV 23, 1973Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada
  16. DEC 1, 1973Stony Brook Gym, SUNY, Stony Brook, United States
  17. DEC 9, 1973Roxy, Los Angeles, United States
  18. DEC 10, 1973Roxy, Los Angeles, United States

1974×2

  1. OCT 31, 1974Felt Forum, New York, United States
  2. NOV 8, 1974Capitol Theatre, Passaic, United States

1988×22

  1. FEB 13, 1988Tower Theatre, Upper Darby, United States
  2. FEB 20, 1988Orpheum Theater, Boston, United States
  3. MAR 11, 1988War Memorial Auditorium, Rochester, United States
  4. MAR 16, 1988Civic Center, Providence, United States
  5. MAR 20, 1988Rothman Center, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Hackensack, United States
  6. MAR 23, 1988Patriot Center, George Mason University, Fairfax, United States
  7. MAR 23, 1988Towson Center, Towson, United States
  8. APR 13, 1988Stadthalle, Offenbach, Germany
  9. APR 18, 1988Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom
  10. APR 25, 1988Falkoner Teatret, Copenhagen, Denmark
  11. APR 29, 1988Jaeaehalli, Helsinki, Finland
  12. MAY 1, 1988Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden
  13. MAY 3, 1988The Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands
  14. MAY 6, 1988Congress Centrum Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
  15. MAY 9, 1988Rudi-Sedlmeyer-Halle, Munich, Germany
  16. MAY 13, 1988Pabellon de los Deportes de La Casilla, Bilbao, Spain
  17. MAY 14, 1988Auditorio de la Casa de Campo, Madrid, Spain
  18. MAY 17, 1988Palacio de los Deportes, Barcelona, Spain
  19. MAY 20, 1988Le Zenith, Paris, France
  20. MAY 28, 1988Sporthalle, Linz, Austria
  21. JUN 1, 1988Palasport, Padua, Italy
  22. JUN 9, 1988Palasport, Genoa, Italy