ZAPPA GIGS

Dancin' Fool

214 performances on 199 nights · 1977–1988

Frank Zappa played “Dancin' Fool” live 214 times, from 30 October 1977 at Palladium, New York to 5 May 1988 at Westfalenhalle, Dortmund. It opened a show twice and closed one 6 times. It was most often followed by “Easy Meat”.

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Every documented performance

1977×2

  1. OCT 30, 1977Palladium, New York, United States
  2. DEC 31, 1977Pauley Pavilion, UCLA, Los Angeles, United States

1978×59

  1. JAN 24, 1978Hammersmith Odeon, London, United Kingdom
  2. JAN 25, 1978Hammersmith Odeon, London, United Kingdom
  3. JAN 26, 1978Hammersmith Odeon, London, United Kingdom
  4. JAN 29, 1978Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany
  5. JAN 30, 1978Congress Centrum Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
  6. FEB 1, 1978Philipshalle, Duesseldorf, Germany
  7. FEB 3, 1978Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria
  8. FEB 4, 1978Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland
  9. FEB 5, 1978Festhalle, Bern, Switzerland
  10. FEB 5, 1978Parc des Expositions, Colmar, France
  11. FEB 6, 1978Pavillon de Paris, Porte de Pantin, Paris, France
  12. FEB 7, 1978Pavillon de Paris, Porte de Pantin, Paris, France
  13. FEB 10, 1978Palais des Sports, Lyon, France
  14. FEB 13, 1978The Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands
  15. FEB 14, 1978Sporthalle, Cologne, Germany
  16. FEB 15, 1978Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany
  17. FEB 17, 1978Falkoner Theatret, Copenhagen, Denmark
  18. FEB 17, 1978Falkoner Theatret, Copenhagen, Denmark
  19. FEB 18, 1978Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden
  20. FEB 19, 1978Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden
  21. FEB 23, 1978Halle Muensterland, Muenster, Germany
  22. FEB 24, 1978Rhein-Neckar-Halle, Eppelheim, Germany
  23. FEB 25, 1978Hemmerleinhalle, Neunkirchen am Brand, Germany
  24. FEB 26, 1978Vorst Nationaal, Brussels, Belgium
  25. FEB 28, 1978Hammersmith Odeon, London, United Kingdom
  26. AUG 26, 1978Friedrichsau Festplatz, Ulm, Germany
  27. SEP 3, 1978Ludwigsparkstadion, Saarbruecken, Germany
  28. SEP 4, 1978Stadthalle, Bremen, Germany
  29. SEP 5, 1978Folkets Park, Malmoe, Sweden
  30. SEP 7, 1978Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany
  31. SEP 9, 1978Knebworth House Open Air Festival, Stevenage, United Kingdom
  32. SEP 15, 1978Jai Alai Fronton, Miami, United States
  33. SEP 17, 1978Fox Theatre, Atlanta, United States
  34. SEP 17, 1978Fox Theatre, Atlanta, United States
  35. SEP 19, 1978Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, United States
  36. SEP 21, 1978Palace Theater, Albany, United States
  37. SEP 21, 1978Mid Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, United States
  38. SEP 28, 1978Cobo Hall, Detroit, United States
  39. SEP 29, 1978Uptown Theatre, Chicago, United States
  40. SEP 29, 1978Uptown Theatre, Chicago, United States
  41. OCT 4, 1978Forum, Montreal, Canada
  42. OCT 8, 1978Palace Theater, Albany, United States
  43. OCT 9, 1978Civic Center, Providence, United States
  44. OCT 10, 1978Le Colisee, Quebec, Canada
  45. OCT 13, 1978Capitol Theatre, Passaic, United States
  46. OCT 13, 1978Capitol Theatre, Passaic, United States
  47. OCT 14, 1978Cole Fieldhouse, University Of Maryland, College Park, United States
  48. OCT 15, 1978SUNY, Stony Brook, United States
  49. OCT 15, 1978SUNY, Stony Brook, United States
  50. OCT 21, 1978Saturday Night Live, NBC TV, New York, United States
  51. OCT 23, 1978Spectrum Theater, Philadelphia, United States
  52. OCT 25, 1978North Shore Coliseum, Danvers, United States
  53. OCT 27, 1978Palladium, New York, United States
  54. OCT 27, 1978Palladium, New York, United States
  55. OCT 27, 1978Palladium, New York, United States
  56. OCT 28, 1978Palladium, New York, United States
  57. OCT 28, 1978Palladium, New York, United States
  58. OCT 29, 1978Palladium, New York, United States
  59. OCT 31, 1978Palladium, New York, United States

1979×29

  1. FEB 12, 1979Apollo Theater, Manchester, United Kingdom
  2. FEB 13, 1979City Hall, Newcastle, United Kingdom
  3. FEB 14, 1979Apollo Theater, Glasgow, United Kingdom
  4. FEB 17, 1979Hammersmith Odeon, London, United Kingdom
  5. FEB 18, 1979Hammersmith Odeon, London, United Kingdom
  6. FEB 18, 1979Hammersmith Odeon, London, United Kingdom
  7. FEB 19, 1979Hammersmith Odeon, London, United Kingdom
  8. FEB 21, 1979Vorst Nationaal, Brussels, Belgium
  9. FEB 23, 1979Nouvel Hippodrome, Porte de Pantin, Paris, France
  10. FEB 24, 1979Nouvel Hippodrome, Porte de Pantin, Paris, France
  11. FEB 27, 1979The Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands
  12. FEB 28, 1979Congress Centrum Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
  13. MAR 2, 1979Ekeberghallen, Oslo, Norway
  14. MAR 3, 1979Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden
  15. MAR 5, 1979Falkonerteatret, Copenhagen, Denmark
  16. MAR 6, 1979Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden
  17. MAR 11, 1979Palais des Sports, Lyon, France
  18. MAR 12, 1979Palais des Sports, Montpellier, France
  19. MAR 13, 1979Palacio Municipal de Deportes, Barcelona, Spain
  20. MAR 14, 1979Pabellon de Deportes del Real Madrid, Madrid, Spain
  21. MAR 18, 1979Le Palais de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France
  22. MAR 19, 1979Parc de Penfeld, Brest, France
  23. MAR 21, 1979Rhein-Neckar-Halle, Eppelheim, Germany
  24. MAR 25, 1979Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany
  25. MAR 26, 1979Eilenriedehalle, Hanover, Germany
  26. MAR 27, 1979Rhein-Main-Halle, Wiesbaden, Germany
  27. MAR 30, 1979Hemmerleinhalle, Neunkirchen am Brand, Germany
  28. MAR 31, 1979Rudi-Sedlmeyer Sporthalle, Munich, Germany
  29. APR 1, 1979Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland

1980×75

  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 29, 1980Paramount Theatre, Portland, United States
  5. MAR 30, 1980Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, United States
  6. APR 1, 1980Community Theater, Berkeley, United States
  7. APR 1, 1980Community Theater, Berkeley, United States
  8. APR 3, 1980Maples Pavilion, Stanford University, Stanford, United States
  9. APR 5, 1980Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino, United States
  10. APR 6, 1980Sports Arena, Los Angeles, United States
  11. APR 8, 1980Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, United States
  12. APR 13, 1980Soldiers And Sailors Memorial Hall, Kansas City, United States
  13. APR 18, 1980Sunrise Musical Theatre, Sunrise, United States
  14. APR 20, 1980Fox Theatre, Atlanta, United States
  15. APR 22, 1980Fieldhouse, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, United States
  16. APR 24, 1980Manley Field House, Syracuse University, Syracuse, United States
  17. APR 25, 1980Athletic Center, Rutgers University, Piscataway, 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 11, 1980Civic Center, Baltimore, United States
  22. MAY 23, 1980Vorst Nationaal, Brussels, Belgium
  23. MAY 24, 1980The Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands
  24. MAY 26, 1980Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany
  25. MAY 27, 1980Stadthalle, Bremen, Germany
  26. MAY 28, 1980Ostseehalle, Kiel, Germany
  27. MAY 30, 1980Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark
  28. MAY 31, 1980Drammenshallen, Drammen, Norway
  29. JUN 1, 1980Eriksdalshallen, Stockholm, Sweden
  30. JUN 1, 1980Eriksdalshallen, Stockholm, Sweden
  31. JUN 2, 1980Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden
  32. JUN 4, 1980Congress Centrum Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
  33. JUN 5, 1980Eilenriedehalle, Hanover, Germany
  34. JUN 7, 1980Sporthalle, Cologne, Germany
  35. JUN 8, 1980Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany
  36. JUN 9, 1980Philipshalle, Duesseldorf, Germany
  37. JUN 10, 1980Palais des Sports, Paris, France
  38. JUN 11, 1980Palais des Sports, Paris, France
  39. JUN 11, 1980Palais des Sports, Paris, France
  40. JUN 14, 1980Palais de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France
  41. JUN 17, 1980Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom
  42. JUN 18, 1980Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom
  43. JUN 20, 1980Theatre Antique, Orange, France
  44. JUN 21, 1980Le Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva, Switzerland
  45. JUN 22, 1980Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland
  46. JUN 25, 1980Eisstadion, Mannheim, Germany
  47. JUN 26, 1980Hemmerleinhalle, Neunkirchen am Brand, Germany
  48. JUN 27, 1980Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria
  49. JUN 28, 1980Messehalle, Sindelfingen, Germany
  50. JUN 30, 1980Theatre Antique, Vienne, France
  51. JUL 1, 1980sous chapiteau [=under a tent], Mulhouse, France
  52. JUL 2, 1980Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany
  53. JUL 3, 1980Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany
  54. OCT 12, 1980Johnson Gymnasium, UNM, Albuquerque, United States
  55. OCT 16, 1980Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, United States
  56. OCT 22, 1980Ellis Auditorium, Memphis, United States
  57. OCT 24, 1980Civic Center, Hartford, United States
  58. OCT 25, 1980Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, United States
  59. OCT 26, 1980SUNY, Stony Brook, United States
  60. OCT 31, 1980Palladium, New York, United States
  61. NOV 1, 1980Palladium, New York, United States
  62. NOV 7, 1980Tower Theatre, Upper Darby, United States
  63. NOV 8, 1980Ocean State Performing Arts Center, Providence, United States
  64. NOV 10, 1980Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, United States
  65. NOV 11, 1980Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada
  66. NOV 13, 1980Stanley Theater, Pittsburgh, United States
  67. NOV 13, 1980Stanley Theater, Pittsburgh, United States
  68. NOV 18, 1980Civic Arena Bowl, St. Paul, United States
  69. NOV 23, 1980Kiel Opera House, St. Louis, United States
  70. NOV 26, 1980Masonic Auditorium, Detroit, United States
  71. NOV 29, 1980Uptown Theatre, Chicago, United States
  72. NOV 30, 1980Civic Center, Des Moines, United States
  73. DEC 5, 1980Community Theater, Berkeley, United States
  74. DEC 8, 1980Arlington Theater, Santa Barbara, United States
  75. DEC 11, 1980Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, United States

1981×7

  1. SEP 27, 1981Events Center, UCSB, Santa Barbara, United States
  2. OCT 7, 1981Aladdin Theater For The Performing Arts, Las Vegas, United States
  3. OCT 9, 1981Main Auditorium, University of Arizona, Tucson, United States
  4. OCT 31, 1981Palladium, New York, United States
  5. DEC 5, 1981Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, United States
  6. DEC 6, 1981Events Center, University Of Colorado, Boulder, United States
  7. DEC 12, 1981Fox Theater, San Diego, United States

1982×18

  1. MAY 5, 1982Vejlby-Risskov Hallen, Aarhus, Denmark
  2. MAY 10, 1982Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden
  3. MAY 12, 1982Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany
  4. MAY 22, 1982Philipshalle, Duesseldorf, Germany
  5. MAY 29, 1982Les Arenes, Frejus, France
  6. JUN 5, 1982Vechtewiese, Schuettorf, Germany
  7. JUN 13, 1982Feste Marienberg, Wuerzburg, Germany
  8. JUN 19, 1982Hammersmith Odeon, London, United Kingdom
  9. JUN 23, 1982Sporthalle, Boeblingen, Germany
  10. JUN 26, 1982Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany
  11. JUL 1, 1982La Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva, Switzerland
  12. JUL 3, 1982Stadio Comunale, Bolzano, Italy
  13. JUL 5, 1982Stadio Ferraris, Genoa, Italy
  14. JUL 9, 1982Ex Mattatoio di Testaccio, Rome, Italy
  15. JUL 9, 1982Ex Mattatoio di Testaccio, Rome, Italy
  16. JUL 12, 1982Stadio San Paolo, Naples, Italy
  17. JUL 12, 1982Stadio San Paolo, Naples, Italy
  18. JUL 14, 1982Stadio Comunale La Favorita, Palermo, Italy

1984×18

  1. JUL 17, 1984Palace Theater, Los Angeles, United States
  2. JUL 20, 1984Palace Theater, Los Angeles, United States
  3. JUL 24, 1984Open Air Amphitheater, San Diego State University, San Diego, United States
  4. JUL 29, 1984County Bowl, Santa Barbara, United States
  5. JUL 31, 1984Celebrity Theater, Phoenix, United States
  6. AUG 1, 1984Paolo Soleri Amphitheatre, Santa Fe, United States
  7. AUG 2, 1984Turn Of The Century, Denver, United States
  8. AUG 4, 1984Turn Of The Century, Denver, United States
  9. AUG 11, 1984Oscar Mayer Theatre, Madison Civic Center, Madison, United States
  10. AUG 15, 1984Canadian National Exhibition Grandstand, Toronto, Canada
  11. AUG 22, 1984Vogue Theater, Indianapolis, United States
  12. AUG 26, 1984The Pier, New York, United States
  13. AUG 30, 1984Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, United States
  14. AUG 31, 1984Winter Island, Salem, United States
  15. SEP 9, 1984Loreley-Freilichtbuhne, St. Goarshausen, Germany
  16. SEP 13, 1984Drammenshallen, Drammen, Norway
  17. OCT 27, 1984Coliseum, New Haven, United States
  18. DEC 13, 1984Fair Park Coliseum, Dallas, United States

1988×6

  1. FEB 2, 1988Palace Theater, Albany, United States
  2. FEB 4, 1988Beacon Theatre, New York, United States
  3. FEB 28, 1988Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, United States
  4. APR 20, 1988National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, United Kingdom
  5. APR 29, 1988Jaeaehalli, Helsinki, Finland
  6. MAY 5, 1988Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany