ZAPPA GIGS

The Torture Never Stops

168 performances on 161 nights, 8 as part of a medley · 1975–1988

Frank Zappa played “The Torture Never Stops” live 168 times, from 11 April 1975 at Bridges Auditorium, Pomona College, Claremont to 4 May 1988 at The Ahoy, Rotterdam. It opened a show twice and closed one 8 times. It was most often followed by “Tryin' To Grow A Chin”.

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Every documented performance

1975×7

  1. APR 11, 1975Bridges Auditorium, Pomona College, Claremont, United States
  2. APR 18, 1975Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, United States
  3. APR 19, 1975Capitol Theatre, Passaic, United States
  4. APR 25, 1975Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, United States
  5. APR 26, 1975Alumni Hall, Providence College, Providence, United States
  6. APR 27, 1975Music Hall, Boston, United States
  7. MAY 3, 1975Civic Center, Baltimore, United States

1976×51

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

1977×46

  1. JAN 13, 1977Falkonerteatret, Copenhagen, Denmark
  2. JAN 21, 1977Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden
  3. JAN 26, 1977Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany
  4. JAN 27, 1977Philipshalle, Duesseldorf, Germany
  5. JAN 28, 1977Vorst Nationaal, Brussels, Belgium
  6. JAN 30, 1977Rhein-Main-Halle, Wiesbaden, Germany
  7. JAN 31, 1977Sporthalle, Boeblingen, Germany
  8. FEB 3, 1977Pavillon de Paris, Paris, France
  9. FEB 5, 1977Jaap Edenhal, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  10. FEB 6, 1977Sporthalle, Cologne, Germany
  11. FEB 7, 1977Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany
  12. FEB 9, 1977Hammersmith Odeon, London, United Kingdom
  13. FEB 10, 1977Hammersmith Odeon, London, United Kingdom
  14. FEB 13, 1977Apollo Theatre, Glasgow, United Kingdom
  15. FEB 14, 1977Playhouse Theatre, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
  16. FEB 16, 1977Hammersmith Odeon, London, United Kingdom
  17. FEB 17, 1977Hammersmith Odeon, London, United Kingdom
  18. SEP 9, 1977Open Air Amphitheater, San Diego State University, San Diego, United States
  19. SEP 17, 1977Assembly Center, Lousiana State University, Baton Rouge, United States
  20. SEP 18, 1977Fox Theatre, Atlanta, United States
  21. SEP 23, 1977Assembly Hall, University Of Illinois, Champaign, United States
  22. SEP 25, 1977Metropolitan Sports Center, Bloomington, United States
  23. SEP 29, 1977Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada
  24. SEP 30, 1977Cobo Hall, Detroit, United States
  25. OCT 2, 1977Quadrangle, Washington University, St. Louis, United States
  26. OCT 17, 1977Civic Center, Hartford, United States
  27. OCT 18, 1977Mid Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, United States
  28. OCT 20, 1977Music Hall, Boston, United States
  29. OCT 20, 1977Music Hall, Boston, United States
  30. OCT 22, 1977Forum, Montreal, Canada
  31. OCT 23, 1977Leroy Concert Theater, Pawtucket, United States
  32. OCT 24, 1977Spectrum Theater, Philadelphia, United States
  33. OCT 28, 1977Palladium, New York, United States
  34. OCT 28, 1977Palladium, New York, United States
  35. OCT 29, 1977Palladium, New York, United States
  36. OCT 29, 1977Palladium, New York, United States
  37. OCT 30, 1977Palladium, New York, United States
  38. OCT 31, 1977Palladium, New York, United States
  39. NOV 6, 1977Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, United States
  40. NOV 11, 1977Uptown Theater, Kansas City, United States
  41. NOV 14, 1977Auditorium Arena, Denver, United States
  42. NOV 14, 1977Events Center, University Of Colorado, Boulder, United States
  43. NOV 18, 1977Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, United States
  44. NOV 19, 1977Maples Pavilion, Stanford University, Stanford, United States
  45. NOV 20, 1977Pauley Pavilion, UCLA, Los Angeles, United States
  46. DEC 31, 1977Pauley Pavilion, UCLA, Los Angeles, United States

1978×25

  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

1980×30

  1. OCT 12, 1980Johnson Gymnasium, UNM, Albuquerque, United States
  2. OCT 13, 1980Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, United States
  3. OCT 16, 1980Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, United States
  4. OCT 17, 1980Convention Center Arena, Dallas, United States
  5. OCT 18, 1980Brady Theater, Tulsa, United States
  6. OCT 21, 1980Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, United States
  7. OCT 22, 1980Ellis Auditorium, Memphis, United States
  8. OCT 24, 1980Civic Center, Hartford, United States
  9. OCT 25, 1980Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, United States
  10. OCT 26, 1980SUNY, Stony Brook, United States
  11. OCT 28, 1980Palace Theater, Albany, United States
  12. OCT 30, 1980Palladium, New York, United States
  13. NOV 1, 1980Palladium, New York, United States
  14. NOV 6, 1980Forum, Montreal, Canada
  15. NOV 7, 1980Tower Theatre, Upper Darby, United States
  16. NOV 8, 1980Ocean State Performing Arts Center, Providence, United States
  17. NOV 10, 1980Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, United Statesmedley
  18. NOV 11, 1980Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada
  19. NOV 13, 1980Stanley Theater, Pittsburgh, United States
  20. NOV 18, 1980Civic Arena Bowl, St. Paul, United Statesmedley
  21. NOV 21, 1980University Union Auditorium, Illinois State University, Normal, United States
  22. NOV 22, 1980Louisville Gardens, Louisville, United Statesmedley
  23. NOV 26, 1980Masonic Auditorium, Detroit, United Statesmedley
  24. NOV 29, 1980Uptown Theatre, Chicago, United States
  25. NOV 30, 1980Civic Center, Des Moines, United States
  26. DEC 2, 1980Moby Gym, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, United Statesmedley
  27. DEC 3, 1980Terrace Ballroom, Salt Lake City, United States
  28. DEC 5, 1980Community Theater, Berkeley, United Statesmedley
  29. DEC 8, 1980Arlington Theater, Santa Barbara, United Statesmedley
  30. DEC 11, 1980Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, United Statesmedley

1981×6

  1. SEP 29, 1981Civic Auditorium, Santa Cruz, United States
  2. OCT 2, 1981Rainbow Tavern, Seattle, United States
  3. OCT 2, 1981Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, United States
  4. OCT 25, 1981Fox Theatre, Atlanta, United States
  5. OCT 31, 1981Palladium, New York, United States
  6. NOV 1, 1981Palladium, New York, United States

1988×3

  1. FEB 4, 1988Beacon Theatre, New York, United States
  2. APR 12, 1988Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany
  3. MAY 4, 1988The Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands