An Analysis of the Live Recordings of Frank Zappa
Welcome to Life on the Road. This website aims to catalog all the songs played by all of Frank Zappa’s touring ensembles, while also highlighting the best official and unofficial recordings of each rocking teenage combo.
From here click on any of the below links to take you to your desired tour page.
- Introduction
- 1965-1966 Live Shows
- 1967 European Tour
- 1968 with Ray Collins (January-August)
- 1968 without Ray Collins (August-December)
- 1969 with Lowell George (January-May)
- 1969 without Lowell George (May-August)
- 1970 Hot Rats Bands (February-March)
- 1970 Mothers of Invention Reunion Tour (May)
- 1970 The “New MOI” (June-December)
- 1971 with Bob Harris (May-July)
- 1971 with Don Preston (August-December)
- 1972 The Grand Wazoo Orchestra (September)
- 1972 The Petit Wazoo Orchestra (October-December)
- 1973 North American Tours with Jean-Luc Ponty (February-May)
- 1973 Pacific Tour with Jean-Luc Ponty (June-July)
- 1973 European Tour with Jean-Luc Ponty (August-September)
- 1973 Final North American Tour (October-December)
- 1974 First North American Tour (February-March)
- 1974 “10 Years of The Mothers” Tour (April-May)
- 1974 Third North American Tour (June-August)
- 1974 European Tour (September-October)
- 1974 Final North American Tour (October-December)
- 1975 Bongo Fury Tour with Captain Beefheart (April-May)
- 1975 North American and Yugoslavian Tour (September-December)
- 1976 Pacific and European Tours (January-March)
- 1976 North American Tour (October-November)
- 1976 New York Shows (December)
- 1977 European Tour (January-February)
- 1977 North American Tour (September-December)
- 1960s and 70s Classical Concerts
- Contact Me
- Other Resources
This website is a work in progress, so things may change over time, as I get new information or as my writing style changes. If you see anything wrong, factual or grammatical, shoot me an email at zappalifeontheroad@gmail.com
Coming Some Day:
1978 European Tour (January-February)
1978 World Tour (August-October)
1979 European Tour (February-April)
Plus: Expanded Rewrites/Edits of the Early 70s Pages (The new pages on all six iterations of the original Mothers in the 60s are all up now!)
Also check out my YouTube channel for easy access to nearly every single unofficially recorded Zappa show! All sourced from Zappateers.com of course, and available there in lossless quality.
Life On The Road 