ZAPPA GIGS

Montana

257 performances on 252 nights · 1972–1988

Frank Zappa played “Montana” live 257 times, from 29 October 1972 at Men's Gym, Harpur College, Binghamton to 2 June 1988 at Palatrussardi, Milan. It opened a show once and closed one 7 times. It was most often followed by “Easy Meat”.

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1972×11

  1. OCT 29, 1972Men's Gym, Harpur College, Binghamton, United States
  2. OCT 31, 1972Capitol Theatre, Passaic, United States
  3. OCT 31, 1972Capitol Theatre, Passaic, United States
  4. NOV 7, 1972Long Island Arena, Commack, United States
  5. NOV 10, 1972Irvine Auditorium, University Of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States
  6. NOV 11, 1972DAR Constitution Hall, Washington, United States
  7. NOV 12, 1972Palace Theatre, Providence, United States
  8. DEC 2, 1972Lawrence, United States
  9. DEC 2, 1972Cowtown Ballroom, Kansas City, United States
  10. DEC 3, 1972Pershing Auditorium, Lincoln, United States
  11. DEC 9, 1972Paramount Northwest Theatre, Portland, United States

1973×51

  1. FEB 24, 1973Cameron Stadium, Duke University, Durham, United States
  2. MAR 2, 1973Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, United States
  3. MAR 3, 1973Sportatorium, Hollywood, United States
  4. MAR 4, 1973Peabody Auditorium, Daytona Beach, United States
  5. MAR 7, 1973Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, United States
  6. MAR 9, 1973Civic Center Music Hall, Oklahoma City, United States
  7. MAR 11, 1973Texas Hall Auditorium, Arlington, United States
  8. APR 27, 1973Dillon Gymnasium, Princeton University, Princeton, United States
  9. APR 28, 1973Rec Hall, Penn State University, State College, United States
  10. APR 28, 1973Spectrum Theater, Philadelphia, United States
  11. MAY 1, 1973Memorial Gymnasium, Kent State University, Kent, United States
  12. MAY 2, 1973Coliseum, Indianapolis, United States
  13. MAY 4, 1973Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada
  14. MAY 5, 1973War Memorial Auditorium, Rochester, United States
  15. MAY 6, 1973Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, United States
  16. MAY 8, 1973Music Hall, Boston, United States
  17. MAY 9, 1973Capitol Theatre, Passaic, United States
  18. MAY 16, 1973Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, United States
  19. MAY 18, 1973Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, United States
  20. MAY 19, 1973Great McGonigle's Seaside Park, Annapolis, United States
  21. MAY 19, 1973New Haven, United States
  22. MAY 20, 1973Civic Center, Providence, United States
  23. JUN 21, 1973Festival Hall, Brisbane, Australia
  24. JUN 24, 1973Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia
  25. JUN 25, 1973Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia
  26. JUN 26, 1973Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia
  27. JUN 28, 1973Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia
  28. JUN 29, 1973Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia
  29. JUL 1, 1973Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia
  30. JUL 4, 1973Apollo Stadium, Adelaide, Australia
  31. AUG 18, 1973K.B.-Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
  32. AUG 21, 1973Solliden, Skansen, Stockholm, Sweden
  33. AUG 26, 1973Kalvoya Festivalen, Sandvika, Norway
  34. AUG 28, 1973Stadthalle, Freiburg, Germany
  35. AUG 31, 1973Palasport, Rome, Italy
  36. SEP 2, 1973Mehrzweckhalle Wetzikon, Zurich, Switzerland
  37. SEP 5, 1973Stadthalle, Offenbach, Germany
  38. SEP 8, 1973Vorst Nationaal, Brussels, Belgium
  39. SEP 13, 1973Town Hall, Birmingham, United Kingdom
  40. OCT 31, 1973Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, United States
  41. NOV 4, 1973Whitman Auditorium, Brooklyn College, New York, United States
  42. NOV 6, 1973Hofstra University, Hempstead, United States
  43. NOV 7, 1973Orpheum Theater, Boston, United States
  44. NOV 11, 1973William Paterson College, Wayne, United States
  45. NOV 14, 1973Masonic Auditorium, Detroit, United States
  46. NOV 18, 1973University Of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada
  47. NOV 22, 1973Avery Fisher Hall, New York, United States
  48. NOV 23, 1973Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada
  49. DEC 1, 1973Stony Brook Gym, SUNY, Stony Brook, United States
  50. DEC 9, 1973Roxy, Los Angeles, United States
  51. DEC 10, 1973Roxy, Los Angeles, United States

1974×53

  1. FEB 16, 1974Community Theater, Berkeley, United States
  2. MAR 5, 1974Convention Center, Dallas, United States
  3. MAR 8, 1974Soldiers And Sailors Memorial Hall, Kansas City, United States
  4. MAR 9, 1974Travel and Transport Building, State Fairgrounds, Oklahoma City, United States
  5. MAR 14, 1974Agrodome, Vancouver, Canada
  6. MAR 15, 1974Paramount Northwest Theatre, Seattle, United States
  7. APR 24, 1974Convention Center, Indianapolis, United States
  8. MAY 1, 1974Broome County Arena, Binghamton, United States
  9. MAY 4, 1974Constitution Hall, Washington, United States
  10. MAY 4, 1974Constitution Hall, Washington, United States
  11. MAY 8, 1974Edinboro State College, Edinboro, United States
  12. MAY 10, 1974I.M.A. Auditorium, Flint, United States
  13. MAY 12, 1974Duke University, Durham, United States
  14. MAY 12, 1974Convocation Center, Notre Dame University, South Bend, United States
  15. JUL 6, 1974Robinson Memorial Auditorium, Little Rock, United States
  16. JUL 12, 1974Jai Alai Fronton, Miami, United States
  17. JUL 13, 1974Bayfront Center Arena, St. Petersburg, United States
  18. JUL 15, 1974St. Bernard Civic Auditorium, Chalmette, United States
  19. JUL 19, 1974Circle Star Theatre, San Carlos, United States
  20. JUL 20, 1974Circle Star Theatre, San Carlos, United States
  21. JUL 21, 1974Circle Star Theatre, San Carlos, United States
  22. AUG 11, 1974Golden Hall, San Diego, United States
  23. SEP 7, 1974Bologna, Italy
  24. SEP 7, 1974Palasport, Udine, Italy
  25. SEP 8, 1974Stadio Comunale, Bologna, Italy
  26. SEP 8, 1974Milan, Italy
  27. SEP 11, 1974Kurhalle, Vienna, Austria
  28. SEP 12, 1974Jahrhunderthalle, Frankfurt, Germany
  29. SEP 12, 1974Jahrhunderthalle, Frankfurt, Germany
  30. SEP 12, 1974Jahrhunderthalle, Frankfurt, Germany
  31. SEP 14, 1974Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany
  32. SEP 16, 1974Congress Centrum Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
  33. SEP 20, 1974K.B.-Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
  34. SEP 29, 1974Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium
  35. OCT 1, 1974Festhalle Mustermesse, Basel, Switzerland
  36. OCT 29, 1974Music Hall, Boston, United States
  37. OCT 29, 1974Palace Theatre, Waterbury, United States
  38. OCT 29, 1974State Farm Show Arena, Harrisburg, United States
  39. OCT 31, 1974Felt Forum, New York, United States
  40. NOV 1, 1974Capitol Theater, Port Chester, United States
  41. NOV 1, 1974Capital Centre, Landover, United States
  42. NOV 8, 1974Capitol Theatre, Passaic, United States
  43. NOV 9, 1974Orpheum Theater, Boston, United States
  44. NOV 14, 1974War Memorial Auditorium, Rochester, United States
  45. NOV 17, 1974Spectrum Theater, Philadelphia, United States
  46. NOV 19, 1974Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, United States
  47. NOV 19, 1974State Farm Show Arena, Harrisburg, United States
  48. NOV 23, 1974Jenison Fieldhouse, Michigan State University, East Lansing, United States
  49. NOV 26, 1974Pershing Municipal Auditorium, Lincoln, United States
  50. NOV 27, 1974St. Paul Civic Center Arena, St. Paul, United States
  51. NOV 30, 1974Field House, North Central College, Naperville, United States
  52. DEC 3, 1974Public Hall, Cleveland, United States
  53. DEC 31, 1974Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, United States

1975×4

  1. APR 26, 1975Alumni Hall, Providence College, Providence, United States
  2. APR 27, 1975Music Hall, Boston, United States
  3. MAY 3, 1975Civic Center, Baltimore, United States
  4. MAY 23, 1975County Coliseum, El Paso, United States

1976×4

  1. DEC 26, 1976Palladium, New York, United States
  2. DEC 27, 1976Palladium, New York, United States
  3. DEC 28, 1976Palladium, New York, United States
  4. DEC 29, 1976Palladium, New York, United States

1977×2

  1. JAN 13, 1977Falkonerteatret, Copenhagen, Denmark
  2. JAN 21, 1977Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden

1979×19

  1. FEB 12, 1979Apollo Theater, Manchester, United Kingdom
  2. FEB 14, 1979Apollo Theater, Glasgow, United Kingdom
  3. FEB 18, 1979Hammersmith Odeon, London, United Kingdom
  4. FEB 19, 1979Hammersmith Odeon, London, United Kingdom
  5. FEB 21, 1979Vorst Nationaal, Brussels, Belgium
  6. FEB 23, 1979Nouvel Hippodrome, Porte de Pantin, Paris, France
  7. FEB 27, 1979The Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands
  8. MAR 2, 1979Ekeberghallen, Oslo, Norway
  9. MAR 3, 1979Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden
  10. MAR 6, 1979Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden
  11. MAR 11, 1979Palais des Sports, Lyon, France
  12. MAR 13, 1979Palacio Municipal de Deportes, Barcelona, Spain
  13. MAR 18, 1979Le Palais de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France
  14. MAR 19, 1979Parc de Penfeld, Brest, France
  15. MAR 21, 1979Rhein-Neckar-Halle, Eppelheim, Germany
  16. MAR 26, 1979Eilenriedehalle, Hanover, Germany
  17. MAR 27, 1979Rhein-Main-Halle, Wiesbaden, Germany
  18. MAR 29, 1979Sporthalle, Cologne, Germany
  19. MAR 31, 1979Rudi-Sedlmeyer Sporthalle, Munich, Germany

1981×44

  1. SEP 27, 1981Events Center, UCSB, Santa Barbara, United States
  2. SEP 28, 1981Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, United States
  3. SEP 29, 1981Civic Auditorium, Santa Cruz, United States
  4. OCT 2, 1981Rainbow Tavern, Seattle, United States
  5. OCT 2, 1981Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, United States
  6. OCT 7, 1981Aladdin Theater For The Performing Arts, Las Vegas, United States
  7. OCT 9, 1981Main Auditorium, University of Arizona, Tucson, United States
  8. OCT 10, 1981Mesa Amphitheater, Mesa, United States
  9. OCT 11, 1981Johnson Gymnasium, UNM, Albuquerque, United States
  10. OCT 17, 1981The Summit, Houston, United States
  11. OCT 18, 1981Erwin Center, University Of Texas, Austin, United States
  12. OCT 22, 1981Bayfront Center Arena, St. Petersburg, United States
  13. OCT 25, 1981Fox Theatre, Atlanta, United States
  14. OCT 27, 1981Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, United States
  15. OCT 27, 1981Charlotte, United States
  16. OCT 30, 1981Palladium, New York, United States
  17. OCT 31, 1981Palladium, New York, United States
  18. NOV 1, 1981Palladium, New York, United States
  19. NOV 3, 1981Tower Theater, Upper Darby, United States
  20. NOV 6, 1981Civic Center, Hartford, United States
  21. NOV 7, 1981Case Center, Boston University, Boston, United States
  22. NOV 8, 1981Forum, Montreal, Canada
  23. NOV 9, 1981Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada
  24. NOV 11, 1981Shea's Theatre, Buffalo, United States
  25. NOV 13, 1981Manley Field House, Syracuse University, Syracuse, United States
  26. NOV 15, 1981Painter's Mill Star Theatre, Owings Mills, United States
  27. NOV 17, 1981Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, United States
  28. NOV 17, 1981Ritz, New York, United States
  29. NOV 20, 1981Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, United States
  30. NOV 22, 1981Indiana University Auditorium, Bloomington, United States
  31. NOV 23, 1981Park West Club, Chicago, United States
  32. NOV 25, 1981Cobo Hall, Detroit, United States
  33. NOV 27, 1981Uptown Theatre, Chicago, United States
  34. NOV 27, 1981Kiel Opera House, St. Louis, United States
  35. NOV 28, 1981Pavillion, Chicago, United States
  36. NOV 28, 1981Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, United States
  37. NOV 28, 1981Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis, United States
  38. DEC 4, 1981Music Hall, Omaha, United States
  39. DEC 4, 1981Kiel Opera House, St. Louis, United States
  40. DEC 5, 1981Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, United States
  41. DEC 6, 1981Events Center, University Of Colorado, Boulder, United States
  42. DEC 10, 1981Community Theater, Berkeley, United States
  43. DEC 10, 1981Civic, San Francisco, United States
  44. DEC 12, 1981Fox Theater, San Diego, United States

1982×17

  1. MAY 7, 1982Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden
  2. MAY 10, 1982Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden
  3. MAY 17, 1982Nouvel Hippodrome de Paris, Porte de Pantin, Paris, France
  4. MAY 19, 1982Nouvel Hippodrome de Paris, Porte de Pantin, Paris, France
  5. MAY 23, 1982Ostseehalle, Kiel, Germany
  6. MAY 28, 1982Palais des Sports, St. Etienne, France
  7. MAY 30, 1982Les Arenes, Cap d'Agde, France
  8. JUN 6, 1982Rhein Neckar Stadion, Mannheim, Germany
  9. JUN 8, 1982Congress Centrum Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
  10. JUN 11, 1982Alte Oper, Frankfurt, Germany
  11. JUN 13, 1982Feste Marienberg, Wuerzburg, Germany
  12. JUN 19, 1982Hammersmith Odeon, London, United Kingdom
  13. JUN 26, 1982Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany
  14. JUL 1, 1982La Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva, Switzerland
  15. JUL 2, 1982Stadio Comunale, Turin, Italy
  16. JUL 5, 1982Stadio Ferraris, Genoa, Italy
  17. JUL 12, 1982Stadio San Paolo, Naples, Italy

1984×25

  1. JUL 21, 1984Palace Theater, Los Angeles, United States
  2. JUL 31, 1984Celebrity Theater, Phoenix, United States
  3. AUG 11, 1984Oscar Mayer Theatre, Madison Civic Center, Madison, United States
  4. AUG 22, 1984Vogue Theater, Indianapolis, United States
  5. AUG 27, 1984State Fairgrounds, Syracuse, United States
  6. AUG 29, 1984Mid Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, United States
  7. AUG 30, 1984Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, United States
  8. OCT 2, 1984Sporthalle, Boeblingen, Germany
  9. OCT 3, 1984Circus Krone, Munich, Germany
  10. OCT 16, 1984Teatro Tenda Pianeta, Rome, Italy
  11. OCT 25, 1984E. M. Loews Theater, Worcester, United States
  12. OCT 28, 1984Fine Arts Center Concert Hall, University Of Massachusetts, Amherst, United States
  13. NOV 30, 1984Sunrise Musical Theatre, Sunrise, United States
  14. DEC 4, 1984Orpheum Theater, Memphis, United States
  15. DEC 6, 1984Civic Center Music Hall, Oklahoma City, United States
  16. DEC 8, 1984Uptown Theater, Kansas City, United States
  17. DEC 10, 1984Majestic Performing Arts Center, San Antonio, United States
  18. DEC 11, 1984Palmer Auditorium, Austin, United States
  19. DEC 12, 1984Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, United States
  20. DEC 13, 1984Fair Park Coliseum, Dallas, United States
  21. DEC 17, 1984Paramount Theatre, Seattle, United States
  22. DEC 18, 1984Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, Canada
  23. DEC 20, 1984Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, United States
  24. DEC 21, 1984Circle Star Theatre, San Carlos, United States
  25. DEC 23, 1984Universal Amphitheater, Universal City, United States

1988×27

  1. FEB 5, 1988Beacon Theatre, New York, United States
  2. FEB 9, 1988Warner Theatre, Washington, United States
  3. FEB 14, 1988Tower Theatre, Upper Darby, United States
  4. FEB 17, 1988Bushnell Memorial Hall, Hartford, United States
  5. FEB 26, 1988Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, United States
  6. FEB 27, 1988Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, United States
  7. MAR 4, 1988Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, United States
  8. MAR 8, 1988Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, United States
  9. MAR 15, 1988Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, United States
  10. MAR 17, 1988Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena, Binghamton, United States
  11. MAR 20, 1988Rothman Center, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Hackensack, United States
  12. MAR 20, 1988Rothman Center, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Hackensack, United States
  13. MAR 21, 1988United States
  14. MAR 21, 1988Landmark Theater, Syracuse, United States
  15. APR 10, 1988Sportpaleis, Ghent, Belgium
  16. APR 19, 1988Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom
  17. APR 24, 1988Stadthalle, Bremen, Germany
  18. APR 26, 1988Olympen, Lund, Sweden
  19. MAY 5, 1988Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany
  20. MAY 8, 1988Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria
  21. MAY 13, 1988Pabellon de los Deportes de La Casilla, Bilbao, Spain
  22. MAY 15, 1988Auditorio Municipal Prado de San Sebastian, Seville, Spain
  23. MAY 18, 1988Le Zenith, Montpellier, France
  24. MAY 26, 1988Stadthalle, Fuerth, Germany
  25. MAY 28, 1988Sporthalle, Linz, Austria
  26. MAY 30, 1988Palasport Primo Carnera, Udine, Italy
  27. JUN 2, 1988Palatrussardi, Milan, Italy