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A guest at La Patinoire, Bordeaux on Tue, 01 Jun 1982
I was Zappa's driver. Just before the show the tour manager (I can't remember his name but he was a nice guy) pulled out a white wine label and asked me if I could find one bootle of that wine for Frank (can't remember the wine either). I did.
A guest at Do Not Use, Waterbury on Fri, 16 Nov 1973
I went there with some college mates from UMass Amherst. If it was the same concert as I remember, it was by far the best of the 4 FZ concerts that I attended. The cocert that I saw had "The Climax Blues Band" as the opener. Don't remember the set list but Frank and the band oitdid themselves!
A guest at New Bingley Hall, Stafford on Sat, 12 Feb 1977
Wow great concert Frank was not happy with the venue only time he played there . Audience participation was excellent first time I saw him outstanding 🙏❤️🎶🎼
A guest at Memorial Gymnasium, Vanderbilt University, Nashville on Mon, 18 Oct 1976
Basketball arena, sorry acoustics, sitting on the gym floor. I remember speakers at the side of the audience first coming alive during The Torture Never Stoos -- female moans running all around the Auditorium. Zappa was my idol, I loved the concert, though it was probably just another stop for him.
A guest at Auckland Town Hall, Auckland on Fri, 16 Jan 1976
I don’t know what gig the above fan/reviewer attended but it was not the 1976 Auckland Town Hall gig. Neither Don “Sugarcane” Harris nor Jimmy Carl Black were part of the band Frank had with him that evening. Original bass player Roy Estrada was there along with drummer extraordinaire Terry Bozio, saxophonist Napoleon Brock Murphy and a keyboardist who’s name has escaped my memory.
But the gig was completely brilliant. One of the very best I’ve ever witnessed.A guest at The Zoo Amphitheatre, Oklahoma City on Sun, 19 Oct 1980
It was a warm Sunday on the grass at the amphitheater theatre , he had his songbook open and was reading the lyrics as he sang
A guest at Auckland Town Hall, Auckland on Fri, 16 Jan 1976
A fabulous concert! First thing to note is that on arrival at the entrance to the Town Hall, a crowd of us were told the show was oversold, so despite already having tickets we should leave and seek a refund on Monday! I immediately took action in all the commotion and slipped through inside unnoticed, taking a seat ultimately directly behind Zappa the band where plenty of seats were in fact empty. It was a classic lineup as i recall with the likes of Sugarcane Harris raging on violin and Jimmy Carl Black doing his declaration of being “the Indian in the group” (I’m surprised that his byline was never noted in the doco Rumble: the Indians who rocked the World)☀️ Zappa, shirtless most of the concert was on form playing searing guitar and also probing fluffy toys while the saxman Napoleon threw up green jelly on people in the front row It would great to find the song list but for sure the Mothers that night played a stack of their classics of that era☀️????
A guest at Feste Marienberg, Würzburg on Sun, 13 Jun 1982
I was at this concert with my parents when I was just six weeks old. Unfortunately I have no memories. But my parents talk still often from this concert.
A guest at Convocation Hall, Toronto on Sun, 28 Jan 1968
Too long ago to remember in detail, but it was an impressive set.
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Most played countries
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1 US 941
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2 Germany 116
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3 Canada 78
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4 UK 57
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5 France 54
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6 Italy 31
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7 Sweden 27
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8 Denmark 20
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9 Australia 19
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10 Netherlands 19
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1 New York, US 105
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2 San Francisco, US 41
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3 London, UK 33
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4 Los Angeles (LA), US 30
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5 Montreal, Canada 29
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6 Boston, US 26
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7 New York (NYC), US 26
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8 Chicago, US 24
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9 Paris, France 23
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10 Philadelphia, US 23
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Frank Zappa was born in Baltimore, United States, on 21 December 1940, and died on 4 December 1993, aged 52.
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A guest 80% at Palais Des Sports, Dijon on Fri, 09 Mar 1979
My very first concert! The concert was interrupted because a 'fan' threw a bottle in Frank's direction. Awesome experience!
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