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==Bandmembers==
 
==Bandmembers==
FZ, [[Mark Volman]] (vocals, sofa), [[Howard Kaylan]] (vocals, concertina), [[Aynsley Dunbar]] (drums), [[Ian Underwood]] (keyboards, horns, vocals), [[Don Preston]] (mini-moog), [[Jim Pons]] (bass, vocals)
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FZ, [[Flo & Eddie|Mark Volman]] (vocals, sofa), [[Flo & Eddie|Howard Kaylan]] (vocals, concertina), [[Aynsley Dunbar]] (drums), [[Ian Underwood]] (keyboards, horns, vocals), [[Don Preston]] (mini-moog), [[Jim Pons]] (bass, vocals)
 
==Additional Info==
 
==Additional Info==
 
===Dates===
 
===Dates===
 
May 18th to December 10th
 
May 18th to December 10th
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[[71/12/10 London UK Rainbow Theatre]]
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===Stats===
 
===Stats===
 
From [http://home.swipnet.se/fzshows/7071.html John Naurin]:
 
From [http://home.swipnet.se/fzshows/7071.html John Naurin]:
* [[Call Any Vegetable]] always includes [[Soft-Sell Conclusion]]
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* [[Call Any Vegetable (1966 - Los Angeles)|Call Any Vegetable]] always includes [[Soft-Sell Conclusion]]
 
* [[King Kong]] always includes [[Igor's Boogie]]
 
* [[King Kong]] always includes [[Igor's Boogie]]
* [[Sofa Suite]] = [[Once Upon A Time]], [[Sofa|Sofa #1]], [[Divan]], [[Stick It Out]] + unreleased parts  
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* Sofa Suite = [[Once Upon A Time]], [[Sofa|Sofa #1]], [[Divan]], [[Stick It Out]] + unreleased parts  
 
* [[Shove It Right In]] = [[She Painted Up Her Face]], [[Half A Dozen Provocative Squats (The Track)|Half A Dozen Provocative Squats]], [[Shove It Right In]]
 
* [[Shove It Right In]] = [[She Painted Up Her Face]], [[Half A Dozen Provocative Squats (The Track)|Half A Dozen Provocative Squats]], [[Shove It Right In]]
  
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==Notes About This Tour==
 
==Notes About This Tour==
 
This band is often referred to as "[[The_Mothers#The_.28Vaudeville.29_Mothers_Of_Invention|The Vaudeville Band]]".
 
This band is often referred to as "[[The_Mothers#The_.28Vaudeville.29_Mothers_Of_Invention|The Vaudeville Band]]".
===The Rainbow Theatre Incident===
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===Smoke On The Water===
From [[Frank Zappa - A Visual Documentary]] by [[Barry Miles]], recalling the last show (December 10th):
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From [[Frank Zappa - A Visual Documentary]] by [[Barry Miles]]:
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4 December '71 - [[Wikipedia:Montreux Casino|The Casino, Montreux]], Switzerland. In the middle of [[Don Preston]]'s synthesizer solo on "[[King Kong]]" the building caught fire. Zappa calmed the crowd of 3,000 which was well over capacity. The owners had chained shut the exit doors because there were people still trying to get in so one of the roadies smashed a large plate glass window to enable the audience to escape. The auditorium filled with black smoke and shortly after the band had escaped through the backstage tunnel, the heating system exploded blowing several people through the window. No-one was killed. The building was gutted and Zappa lost all of his equipment with ten tour dates to go.
  
"The Rainbow Theatre, London. The band played the first show, and returned to play an encore. Since they were in England, Frank chose to play The Beatles' "I Want To Hold Your Hand". A member of the audience ran up the side steps of the stage and pushed Zappa off the stage, ten feet into the orchestra pit, knocking him unconscious and breaking his leg. Members of the audience immediately seized the man, [[Trevor Charles Howell]], as he tried to get away. Zappa's roadies then taught him a few manners.
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These events were to be immortalized in [[Deep Purple]]'s classic ''[[Smoke On The Water]]''.
  
Chaotic scenes ensued outside the Rainbow where the audience for the second concert were joined on the street by the audience from the first. Wild rumours that Frank had been killed flashed through the massive crowd, and for upwards of an hour no-one knew what was happening. Eventually the crowd dispersed, most of them none the wiser about the evening's dramatic events.
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The band voted to continue the tour, cancelled one week's worth of gigs to break in new equipment ready for the two sold-out nights - two shows a night - at the 3000 seater Rainbow in London.
  
Police arrested Howell, a 24-year-old manual worker, and charged him with assault with malicious intent to commit bodily harm. Bail was set at £100. According to a member of the audience, Howell kept mumbling something about his woman being in love with Zappa.
 
  
(On December 20th) Trevor Howell appeared in court charged with "maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm" on Frank Zappa. Howell pleaded guilty and said "I did it because my girl friend said she loved Frank." He was sentenced to a year in jail."
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[[Category:1971]]
 
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Latest revision as of 12:09, 24 October 2021


Bandmembers

FZ, Mark Volman (vocals, sofa), Howard Kaylan (vocals, concertina), Aynsley Dunbar (drums), Ian Underwood (keyboards, horns, vocals), Don Preston (mini-moog), Jim Pons (bass, vocals)

Additional Info

Dates

May 18th to December 10th

71/12/10 London UK Rainbow Theatre

Stats

From John Naurin:

See also KUR FZ Gig List - 1971.

Notes About This Tour

This band is often referred to as "The Vaudeville Band".

Smoke On The Water

From Frank Zappa - A Visual Documentary by Barry Miles:

4 December '71 - The Casino, Montreux, Switzerland. In the middle of Don Preston's synthesizer solo on "King Kong" the building caught fire. Zappa calmed the crowd of 3,000 which was well over capacity. The owners had chained shut the exit doors because there were people still trying to get in so one of the roadies smashed a large plate glass window to enable the audience to escape. The auditorium filled with black smoke and shortly after the band had escaped through the backstage tunnel, the heating system exploded blowing several people through the window. No-one was killed. The building was gutted and Zappa lost all of his equipment with ten tour dates to go.

These events were to be immortalized in Deep Purple's classic Smoke On The Water.

The band voted to continue the tour, cancelled one week's worth of gigs to break in new equipment ready for the two sold-out nights - two shows a night - at the 3000 seater Rainbow in London.

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