The Book of Taliesyn Tour

The Book of Taliesyn Tour was a concert tour by British hard rock band Deep Purple. The tour promoted the band's second studio album in four months, The Book of Taliesyn.[1] The band played only North American and European legs.

The Book of Taliesyn Tour
Tour by Deep Purple
Associated albumThe Book of Taliesyn
Start date18 October 1968
End date4 July 1969
No. of shows74
Deep Purple concert chronology

History

In October 1968 Deep Purple released The Book of Taliesyn. The band remained popular only in the United States, so they confirmed North American dates. On some dates Deep Purple were a supporting act for Cream. The tour kicked off with two sold out shows in Inglewood, California at Inglewood Forum, followed by more than 4 shows sold out in the same venue. This proved to be band's first successful tour. Almost every concert was repeated in the second night, in the same venue.[2]

Tour set list
  1. "Hush"
  2. "Kentucky Woman"
  3. "Mandrake Root"
    • "White Christmas" instrumental
    • "God Save The Queen" instrumental
  4. "Help"
  5. "Wring That Neck"
  6. "River Deep, Mountain High"
  7. "Hey Joe"

...

Tour dates
Date City Country Venue
North America
18 October 1968Inglewood, CaliforniaUnited StatesInglewood Forum
19 October 1968
20 October 1968San Diego, CaliforniaSan Diego Sports Arena
26 October 1968 Portland, Oregon Portland Memorial Coliseum
27 October 1968Pleasanton, CaliforniaInternational Pop Festival
1 November 1968Cleveland, OhioGrande Ballroom
2 November 1968
3 November 1968
8 November 1968Seattle, WashingtonEagles Auditorium Building
9 November 1968
10 November 1968 Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix Teen Pavilion
11 November 1968
13 November 1968Sacramento, CaliforniaSSC Men's Gym
15 November 1968 Salt Lake City, Utah Terrace Ballroom
28 November 1968San Francisco, CaliforniaThe Fillmore
29 November 1968
30 November 1968
1 December 1968
6 December 1968Chicago, IllinoisKinetic Playground
7 December 1968
11 December 1968Evansville, IndianaABC Shopping Center
13 December 1968Detroit, MichiganGrande Ballroom
14 December 1968
18 December 1968Oswego, New YorkLee Hall
20 December 1968New York CityFillmore East
21 December 1968
22 December 1968Toronto, OntarioCanadaThe Rockpile
24 December 1968New York CityUnited StatesElectric Circus
25 December 1968
26 December 1968
27 December 1968
28 December 1968
29 December 1968
30 December 1968
31 December 1968
Europe
1 February 1969CopenhagenDenmarkGladsaxe Teen Club
2 February 1969
4 February 1969BirminghamEnglandTop Rank
7 February 1969SheffieldSheffield City Hall
8 February 1969WolverhamptonWolverhampton College of Technology
12 February 1969CardiffWales
15 February 1969LondonEnglandUniversity College
22 February 1969Newcastle upon TyneMayfair Ballroom
23 February 1969ArgusButterfly Club
1 March 1969Milford HavenWalesKay Club
7 March 1969LondonEnglandGoldsmiths College
13 March 1969Newcastle upon TyneNewcastle City Hall
14 March 1969Redditch
15 March 1969Rutherford
20 March 1969LondonSpeakeasy
21 March 1969SwanseaWales
22 March 1969BrightonEnglandCollege of Technology
North America #2
1 April 1969Tacoma, WashingtonUnited StatesEastern Washington State College
2 April 1969Olympia, WashingtonEvergreen Ballroom
3 April 1969Seattle, WashingtonSeattle Center Arena
4 April 1969Vancouver, British ColumbiaCanadaPNE Agrodome
5 April 1969Salem, OregonUnited StatesSalem Armory
6 April 1969Edmonton, AlbertaCanadaKinsmen Fieldhouse
11 April 1969San Jose, CaliforniaUnited StatesSanta Clara Fair
12 April 1969Astoria, OregonAstoria Armory
13 April 1969Portland, OregonMasonic Temple
14 April 1969Bellingham, WashingtonWestern Washington State College
15 April 1969Cheney, WashingtonEastern Washington University
18 April 1969Pasadena, CaliforniaRose Palace
19 April 1969
25 April 1969Fresno, CaliforniaFresno Convention Center
26 April 1969San Diego, CaliforniaCommunity Concourse
28 April 1969Redding, CaliforniaShasta College
29 April 1969Ashland, OregonSouthern Oregon University
30 April 1969Chico, CaliforniaCalifornia State University
3 May 1969Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaCarnegie Mellon University
4 May 1969Providence, Rhode IslandThe Wardhouse
9 May 1969Melbourne, FloridaCivic Auditorium
10 May 1969East Garden City, New YorkNassau Community College
11 May 1969 Toronto Canada The Rockpile
15 May 1969Cedar Rapids, Iowa United StatesCoe College
16 May 1969West Point, IllinoisBlue Village
18 May 1969Minneapolis, Minnesota
23 May 1969New York City, New YorkFelt Forum
24 May 1969
25 May 1969Norfolk, VirginiaPortsmouth Lighthouse
29 May 1969Buffalo, New YorkGilligans
Europe #2
10 June 1969CambridgeEnglandHomerton College
14 June 1969BirminghamMothers Club
20 June 1969BrusselsBelgiumRevolution
23 June 1969LondonEnglandChristchurch College
24 June 1969 Railway Hotel
27 June 1969Swansea
28 June 1969LondonRevolution Club
4 July 1969CardiffWalesTop Rank Club

Tour diary/notable live dates

On the first North American leg of the tour, Deep Purple was a supporting act for Cream's farewell tour. The North American leg attracted thousands of fans, selling out large arenas and stadiums. It is still rumoured that while supporting Cream, Purple played such great shows that after the show's audiences mostly talked about Deep Purple instead of the headliner Cream. Cream's management therefore decided to seek another supporting act to replace Purple. They played only 3 shows with Cream.[3]

They quickly moved to Europe for a massive tour, before returning to the North America. After the hit-single "Hush" (which charted #4 there) and a hugely successful first North American tour, Deep Purple drew great popularity there. After playing at some of North America's large stadiums and arenas, a short Europe tour followed and The Book of Taliesyn Tour ended in Cardiff, July 1969.

Live albums

In Inglewood, California at Inglewood Forum, Deep Purple recorded their earliest live album, called Inglewood - Live in California released in 2002.[1]

References
  1. Deep Purple Mark 1 History
  2. The Deep Purple Live Index
  3. http://www.deep-purple-ticketmuseum.co.uk/681018.htm
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