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Just now, BobDobbs said:
I can't say for sure as it was 43 years ago and I was only a kid at the time. I know he came on with the shades but do not know when he tossed them. It was my first concert and what a way to start! No other concert has come close to how good they were that night. That's not to say I have not been to shows with better sound and mixing. When I saw Don Henley in 89' in Chicago, wow, now that was the best sound I have ever heard at any show. What was wild was the volume was not loud, I was having conversations at normal vocal levels off and on during the gig but every note was crystal clear, the sound just enveloped you. Don't know who produced that show, the soundboard people, engineer but they are the tops. And the acoustics were perfect. It was a small-medium venue (the UIC Pavilion), only 9,500 people at max capacity but part of the place was curtained off so there were about 5,500 people there that night.
Yeah makes sense. I wonder what would happen if he channelled his inner KISS.... *shudder*
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Was anybody here at this show?
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5 minutes ago, BobDobbs said:
Jimmy was channeling future Madonna or Lady Gaga for that gig as he started the show with the Nazi officer cap, boots, and pants then switched out the hat for a white Fedora handed to him by someone in the crowd. The he came back wearing the white silk suit but the pants had yet to be embroidered so they were plain. I believe this was the only show he ever did a complete change of clothes during the gig plus wore two different hats.
Thank god he did not channel his inner Peter Gabriel otherwise he might have come out in a turd suit.
Lol
Although I'm pretty sure at one gig in LA, he switched from the Black Dragon suit to the white one.... but this is probably as far as Jimmy went. What song did he take of the sunglasses?
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2 hours ago, LedZep123 said:
Oh I was reading off this -
https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/led-zeppelin/1977/st-paul-civic-center-st-paul-mn-63d196f3.html
Although if the show opens with Achilles Last Stand...
You just hear Jimmy Page's guitar introduction, no lights, and then bang. It actually sounds like it'd be quite a good opener. Where's the fan fiction?
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In My Time Of Dying
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On 5/22/2009 at 10:38 AM, Heartbreaker_Girl said:
WHO LIKES KISSSSSSS?!
WHO DOSEN'T????
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Just some notes about this tour -
1) Singapore show, February 14th - this was cancelled due to the authorities banning people with long hair into their country.
2) Perth show - February 16th - during the Whole Lotta Love rock n' roll medley, many fans jumped onto the stage, and one even ripped Robert Plant's shirt. The next morning, the band were fined for charging a riot. This is probably why they never came back to Australia.
3) Adelaide show - February 19th - postponed from February 18th. CCR were playing at the Apollo Stadium that same night, and many had to choose - Led Zeppelin or CCR.
4) Melbourne show - February 20th - One word - Rain
5) Auckland show - February 25th - First show with a shaved Jimmy Page.
6) Sydney show - February 27th - The band filmed Immigrant Song for their Led Zeppelin DVD. However, the audio is not from this date. It is from either the Inglewood Forum or Long Beach Arena (both in '72)
7) Brisbane Show - February 29th - The band's last concert in Australia.
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1 hour ago, Strider said:
What Bonzo_fan said...plus "Trampled Under Foot" was played on June 27, too.
Encores for the L.A. Forum run:
6.21: WLL-Rock and Roll
6.22: WLL-Rock and Roll
6.23: WLL-Rock and Roll with Keith Moon
6.25: WLL-Communication Breakdown
6.26: It'll Be Me - Jerry Lewis cover
6.27: WLL-Rock and Roll
No. Bonzo was fine for the L.A. Forum run in 1977. San Diego is where he was unwell.
No. That setlist is either wrong or incomplete if they have "Achilles Last Stand" first. "The Song Remains the Same" was the opener for all shows from 1977-1979.
... All my questions. Thanks Strider!
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Not very many people know about these shows as well as the Japanese shows that Led Zeppelin did in '71 and '72. But, in my opinion, the Australian shows are actually some of the most important in their career as a band. Why? Well, first off, it gave them an introduction to stadiums, which they played during '73 and '77 in North America, including their famous Atlanta, Tampa and Detroit shows. Heck, they played to some 80,000 people in a 50,000 seat stadium in Perth on the first night. In Sydney, they played to between 30,000 and 40,000 people. Maybe even more!!! Secondly, it proved that the band can actually rock in places that aren't just in America and Europe. Sure they played Japan just a few months before, but they were, to what, 10,000 people. They were the biggest thing to come to Australia since The Beatles in '64. They also set a record attendance for the highest attended show in New Zealand, when they played in Auckland to about 25,000 people. And that is pretty big. I'm from N.Z., and they're not the biggest rockers in the world. And imagine in 1972!!! All in all, these were definently some very important concerts in the band's career. Hear is the complete inteniary with the rounded attendance.
16th February - Perth, Australia - Subiaco Oval - 80,000
19th February - Adelaide, Australia - Memorial Drive Park - 8,000
20th February - Melbourne, Australia - Kooyong Stadium - 14,000
25th February - Auckland, New Zealand - Western Springs Stadium - 25,000
27th February - Sydney, Australia - Sydney Showground - 38,000
29th February - Brisbane, Australia - Brisbane Festival Hall - 6,000
If anyone was here, please share your story.
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11 minutes ago, zeplz71 said:
Lol, no. Info -- https://www.ledzeppelin.com/show/april-13-1977
Oh I was reading off this -
https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/led-zeppelin/1977/st-paul-civic-center-st-paul-mn-63d196f3.html
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Ummm... Just scrolling through setlists, but is it true that the April 13th show opened with Achilles Last Stand??? Anyone???
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Wasn't there one show in LA where Bonzo was feeling a little bit unwell?
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12 minutes ago, Bonzo_fan said:
They didn't play "Trampled Underfoot" or "Heartbreaker" on June 22. June 21 had HB, June 22 had IMTOD & OTHAFA -- the only '77 show with both -- and June 23 had TUF.
Oh yeah! Didn't they play Communication Breakdown as an encore on June 22nd? Or maybe it was June 25th. I don't know, it was one of the LA dates. Damn, must have been really cool to go seem them there.
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2 hours ago, BobDobbs said:
The tape of April 10th was rough and raw, not the performance. The April 10th show in Chicago was one of the best show of the first leg. I should know as I was there.
Oh cool! Correct me if I'm wrong, but did he change to the white dragon suit after Moby Dick?
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I'm not very good at ranking the best shows but..... I think we can all agree that 7/20 in Tucson and 7/17 in Seattle were just... not very good. 22nd June L.A. - one of my absolute favourites. I think they even played Trampled Underfoot and Heartbreaker.
I like April 10th. The sound was rough and raw, and Jimmy Page wearing his stormtrooper outfit made him look like an absolute god.
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That's really cool.