ZAPPA GIGS

Black Napkins

213 performances on 201 nights · 1975–1988

Frank Zappa played “Black Napkins” live 213 times, from 18 September 1975 at Royce Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles to 7 June 1988 at PalaEur, Rome. It opened a show 37 times and closed one 31 times. It was most often followed by “Advance Romance”.

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1975×28

  1. SEP 18, 1975Royce Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles, United States
  2. SEP 27, 1975Robertson Gymnasium, UCSB, Santa Barbara, United States
  3. SEP 27, 1975Robertson Gymnasium, UCSB, Santa Barbara, United States
  4. OCT 1, 1975War Memorial Gymnasium, Vancouver, Canada
  5. OCT 4, 1975Paramount Northwest Theatre, Seattle, United States
  6. OCT 15, 1975Barnhill Fieldhouse, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville, United States
  7. OCT 23, 1975Music Hall, Boston, United States
  8. OCT 24, 1975Palace Theatre, Providence, United States
  9. OCT 25, 1975Capitol Theatre, Passaic, United States
  10. OCT 26, 1975Hofstra University Playhouse, Hempstead, United States
  11. OCT 29, 1975Palace Theatre, Waterbury, United States
  12. OCT 29, 1975Palace Theatre, Waterbury, United States
  13. OCT 31, 1975Felt Forum, New York, United States
  14. OCT 31, 1975Felt Forum, New York, United States
  15. NOV 2, 1975Cole Fieldhouse, University Of Maryland, College Park, United States
  16. NOV 3, 1975Spectrum Theater, Philadelphia, United States
  17. NOV 8, 1975Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, United States
  18. NOV 15, 1975Fieldhouse, Grand Valley State Colleges, Allendale, United States
  19. NOV 22, 1975Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia
  20. NOV 25, 1975Dane County Coliseum, Madison, United States
  21. NOV 28, 1975Milwaukee Auditorium, Milwaukee, United States
  22. NOV 30, 1975Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, United States
  23. DEC 5, 1975London Arena, London, Canada
  24. DEC 7, 1975Phys-Ed Complex, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
  25. DEC 9, 1975Centre Municipal des Congres de Quebec, Hilton Hotel, Quebec, Canada
  26. DEC 26, 1975Paramount Theatre, Oakland, United States
  27. DEC 27, 1975Winterland, San Francisco, United States
  28. DEC 31, 1975Forum, Inglewood, United States

1976×62

  1. JAN 20, 1976Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia
  2. JAN 21, 1976Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia
  3. JAN 21, 1976Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia
  4. JAN 22, 1976Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia
  5. JAN 23, 1976Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia
  6. JAN 24, 1976Apollo Stadium, Adelaide, Australia
  7. JAN 28, 1976W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth, Australia
  8. FEB 1, 1976Asakusa Kokusai Gekijo, Tokyo, Japan
  9. FEB 3, 1976Kosei Nenkin Kaikan, Osaka, Japan
  10. FEB 4, 1976Kyoto Daigaku Seibu Kodo, Kyoto, Japan
  11. FEB 5, 1976Aichi-ken Kinro Kaikan, Nagoya, Japan
  12. FEB 5, 1976Nippon Seinen-Kan, Tokyo, Japan
  13. FEB 13, 1976Kurhalle, Vienna, Austria
  14. FEB 13, 1976Kurhalle, Vienna, Austria
  15. FEB 14, 1976Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany
  16. FEB 15, 1976Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Ludwigshafen, Germany
  17. FEB 17, 1976Sporthalle, Cologne, Germany
  18. FEB 18, 1976Niedersachsenhalle, Hanover, Germany
  19. FEB 19, 1976Grugahalle, Essen, Germany
  20. FEB 20, 1976Congress Centrum Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
  21. FEB 21, 1976Vejlby-Risskov Hallen, Aarhus, Denmark
  22. FEB 23, 1976Njaardhallen, Oslo, Norway
  23. FEB 24, 1976Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden
  24. FEB 29, 1976Falkoner Theatret, Copenhagen, Denmark
  25. FEB 29, 1976Falkoner Theatret, Copenhagen, Denmark
  26. MAR 2, 1976Olympen, Lund, Sweden
  27. MAR 2, 1976Olympen, Lund, Sweden
  28. MAR 3, 1976Tivolis Koncertsal, Copenhagen, Denmark
  29. MAR 3, 1976Tivolis Koncertsal, Copenhagen, Denmark
  30. MAR 4, 1976Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany
  31. MAR 6, 1976Jaap Edenhal, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  32. MAR 7, 1976Vorst Nationaal, Brussels, Belgium
  33. MAR 8, 1976Palais des Sports, Paris, France
  34. MAR 11, 1976Oberrheinhalle, Offenburg, Germany
  35. MAR 12, 1976Kongresshaus, Zurich, Switzerland
  36. MAR 13, 1976Palasport Mezzovico, Lugano, Switzerland
  37. OCT 12, 1976McAlister Auditorium,Tulane University, New Orleans, United States
  38. OCT 12, 1976McAlister Auditorium,Tulane University, New Orleans, United States
  39. OCT 16, 1976The Patio, University Of Miami, Coral Gables, United States
  40. OCT 18, 1976Memorial Gymnasium, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, United States
  41. OCT 24, 1976Music Hall, Boston, United States
  42. OCT 24, 1976Music Hall, Boston, United States
  43. OCT 27, 1976Music Hall, Boston, United States
  44. OCT 27, 1976Leroy Concert Theater, Pawtucket, United States
  45. OCT 29, 1976Spectrum Theater, Philadelphia, United States
  46. OCT 30, 1976Felt Forum, New York, United States
  47. OCT 31, 1976Felt Forum, New York, United States
  48. OCT 31, 1976Felt Forum, New York, United States
  49. NOV 4, 1976Capital Centre, Landover, United States
  50. NOV 6, 1976Fieldhouse, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, United States
  51. NOV 7, 1976Civic Center, Springfield, United States
  52. NOV 10, 1976Forum, Montreal, Canada
  53. NOV 11, 1976Le Colisee, Quebec, Canada
  54. NOV 16, 1976Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada
  55. NOV 18, 1976Evans Fieldhouse, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, United States
  56. NOV 19, 1976Cobo Hall, Detroit, United States
  57. NOV 20, 1976Public Hall, Cleveland, United States
  58. NOV 25, 1976Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, United States
  59. NOV 25, 1976Le Colisee, Quebec, Canada
  60. DEC 26, 1976Palladium, New York, United States
  61. DEC 27, 1976Palladium, New York, United States
  62. DEC 29, 1976Palladium, New York, United States

1977×29

  1. JAN 13, 1977Falkonerteatret, Copenhagen, Denmark
  2. JAN 15, 1977Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden
  3. JAN 21, 1977Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden
  4. JAN 24, 1977Congress Centrum Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
  5. JAN 26, 1977Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany
  6. JAN 27, 1977Philipshalle, Duesseldorf, Germany
  7. JAN 28, 1977Vorst Nationaal, Brussels, Belgium
  8. JAN 30, 1977Rhein-Main-Halle, Wiesbaden, Germany
  9. JAN 31, 1977Sporthalle, Boeblingen, Germany
  10. FEB 3, 1977Pavillon de Paris, Paris, France
  11. FEB 5, 1977Jaap Edenhal, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  12. FEB 6, 1977Sporthalle, Cologne, Germany
  13. FEB 7, 1977Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany
  14. FEB 9, 1977Hammersmith Odeon, London, United Kingdom
  15. FEB 10, 1977Hammersmith Odeon, London, United Kingdom
  16. FEB 13, 1977Apollo Theatre, Glasgow, United Kingdom
  17. FEB 14, 1977Playhouse Theatre, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
  18. FEB 16, 1977Hammersmith Odeon, London, United Kingdom
  19. FEB 17, 1977Hammersmith Odeon, London, United Kingdom
  20. SEP 9, 1977Open Air Amphitheater, San Diego State University, San Diego, United States
  21. SEP 25, 1977Metropolitan Sports Center, Bloomington, United States
  22. SEP 30, 1977Cobo Hall, Detroit, United States
  23. OCT 2, 1977Quadrangle, Washington University, St. Louis, United States
  24. OCT 17, 1977Civic Center, Hartford, United States
  25. OCT 20, 1977Music Hall, Boston, United States
  26. OCT 31, 1977Palladium, New York, United States
  27. NOV 11, 1977Uptown Theater, Kansas City, United States
  28. NOV 20, 1977Pauley Pavilion, UCLA, Los Angeles, United States
  29. DEC 31, 1977Pauley Pavilion, UCLA, Los Angeles, United States

1978×14

  1. JAN 24, 1978Hammersmith Odeon, London, United Kingdom
  2. JAN 25, 1978Hammersmith Odeon, London, United Kingdom
  3. FEB 17, 1978Falkoner Theatret, Copenhagen, Denmark
  4. FEB 25, 1978Hemmerleinhalle, Neunkirchen am Brand, Germany
  5. SEP 21, 1978Palace Theater, Albany, United States
  6. SEP 21, 1978Mid Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, United States
  7. SEP 28, 1978Cobo Hall, Detroit, United States
  8. SEP 29, 1978Uptown Theatre, Chicago, United States
  9. OCT 4, 1978Forum, Montreal, Canada
  10. OCT 10, 1978Le Colisee, Quebec, Canada
  11. OCT 13, 1978Capitol Theatre, Passaic, United States
  12. OCT 15, 1978SUNY, Stony Brook, United States
  13. OCT 23, 1978Spectrum Theater, Philadelphia, United States
  14. OCT 31, 1978Palladium, New York, United States

1979×2

  1. MAR 12, 1979Palais des Sports, Montpellier, France
  2. MAR 13, 1979Palacio Municipal de Deportes, Barcelona, Spain

1980×38

  1. MAR 25, 1980Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, United States
  2. MAR 25, 1980Rainbow Tavern, Seattle, United States
  3. MAR 27, 1980McArthur Court, University Of Oregon, Eugene, United States
  4. MAR 30, 1980Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, United States
  5. APR 1, 1980Community Theater, Berkeley, United States
  6. APR 1, 1980Community Theater, Berkeley, United States
  7. APR 3, 1980Maples Pavilion, Stanford University, Stanford, United States
  8. APR 5, 1980Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino, United States
  9. APR 6, 1980Sports Arena, Los Angeles, United States
  10. APR 8, 1980Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, United States
  11. APR 12, 1980Civic Auditorium Music Hall, Omaha, United States
  12. APR 15, 1980Saenger Performing Arts Center, New Orleans, United States
  13. APR 18, 1980Sunrise Musical Theatre, Sunrise, United States
  14. APR 22, 1980Fieldhouse, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, United States
  15. APR 24, 1980Manley Field House, Syracuse University, Syracuse, United States
  16. APR 25, 1980Athletic Center, Rutgers University, Piscataway, United States
  17. APR 27, 1980Stabler Arena, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, United States
  18. APR 29, 1980Tower Theatre, Upper Darby, United States
  19. MAY 3, 1980Music Hall, Boston, United States
  20. MAY 9, 1980Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, United States
  21. MAY 26, 1980Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany
  22. JUN 7, 1980Sporthalle, Cologne, Germany
  23. OCT 22, 1980Ellis Auditorium, Memphis, United States
  24. OCT 26, 1980SUNY, Stony Brook, United States
  25. OCT 28, 1980Palace Theater, Albany, United States
  26. NOV 1, 1980Palladium, New York, United States
  27. NOV 6, 1980Forum, Montreal, Canada
  28. NOV 7, 1980Tower Theatre, Upper Darby, United States
  29. NOV 11, 1980Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada
  30. NOV 13, 1980Stanley Theater, Pittsburgh, United States
  31. NOV 23, 1980Kiel Opera House, St. Louis, United States
  32. NOV 26, 1980Masonic Auditorium, Detroit, United States
  33. NOV 28, 1980Uptown Theatre, Chicago, United States
  34. NOV 29, 1980Uptown Theatre, Chicago, United States
  35. NOV 30, 1980Civic Center, Des Moines, United States
  36. DEC 3, 1980Terrace Ballroom, Salt Lake City, United States
  37. DEC 5, 1980Community Theater, Berkeley, United States
  38. DEC 11, 1980Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, United States

1981×15

  1. SEP 28, 1981Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, United States
  2. SEP 29, 1981Civic Auditorium, Santa Cruz, United States
  3. OCT 2, 1981Rainbow Tavern, Seattle, United States
  4. OCT 2, 1981Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, United States
  5. OCT 7, 1981Aladdin Theater For The Performing Arts, Las Vegas, United States
  6. OCT 9, 1981Main Auditorium, University of Arizona, Tucson, United States
  7. OCT 10, 1981Mesa Amphitheater, Mesa, United States
  8. OCT 17, 1981The Summit, Houston, United States
  9. OCT 22, 1981Bayfront Center Arena, St. Petersburg, United States
  10. OCT 25, 1981Fox Theatre, Atlanta, United States
  11. OCT 31, 1981Palladium, New York, United States
  12. NOV 3, 1981Tower Theater, Upper Darby, United States
  13. NOV 7, 1981Case Center, Boston University, Boston, United States
  14. NOV 9, 1981Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada
  15. NOV 15, 1981Painter's Mill Star Theatre, Owings Mills, United States

1982×2

  1. MAY 10, 1982Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden
  2. MAY 12, 1982Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany

1984×7

  1. AUG 4, 1984Turn Of The Century, Denver, United States
  2. NOV 8, 1984Le Colisee, Quebec, Canada
  3. NOV 10, 1984Tower Theatre, Upper Darby, United States
  4. NOV 11, 1984Chrysler Hall, Scope Plaza, Norfolk, United States
  5. NOV 21, 1984Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, United States
  6. NOV 23, 1984Bismarck Theatre, Chicago, United States
  7. NOV 30, 1984Sunrise Musical Theatre, Sunrise, United States

1988×16

  1. FEB 9, 1988Warner Theatre, Washington, United States
  2. FEB 17, 1988Bushnell Memorial Hall, Hartford, United States
  3. FEB 23, 1988Mid Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, United States
  4. FEB 27, 1988Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, United States
  5. MAR 8, 1988Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, United States
  6. MAR 16, 1988Civic Center, Providence, United States
  7. APR 20, 1988National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, United Kingdom
  8. APR 26, 1988Olympen, Lund, Sweden
  9. MAY 4, 1988The Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands
  10. MAY 6, 1988Congress Centrum Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
  11. MAY 8, 1988Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria
  12. MAY 13, 1988Pabellon de los Deportes de La Casilla, Bilbao, Spain
  13. MAY 17, 1988Palacio de los Deportes, Barcelona, Spain
  14. MAY 20, 1988Le Zenith, Paris, France
  15. JUN 3, 1988Palasport, Turin, Italy
  16. JUN 7, 1988PalaEur, Rome, Italy