The Baroness Von Zeppelin Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 Led Zeppelin got around a bit, but there are many countries they surprisingly didn't play. I'm not really referring to places where it was impossible because of politics et al (though I know they almost went to the Soviet Union), but places where there were no such obstacles and the band was likely to have something of a fanbase. Here's a list - I was wondering if you could think of any more. Spain Portugal Greece Hong Kong South Korea Brazil Argentina Mexico I'm also surprised they only played Italy once, although the violence at the Milan gig probably put them off. It's possible they planned to cover some or all these places during the 75-through-76 tour, but the accident in Rhodes obviously put the kybosh on that. Still, I'm curious why they didn't play these places earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 It's possible they planned to cover some or all these places during the 75-through-76 tour, but the accident in Rhodes obviously put the kybosh on that. Still, I'm curious why they didn't play these places earlier. I believe Peter Grant said he had intended to take them to South America in Autumn '75, as well as a return to Scandanavia before having them play the UK towards the end of the year. Mind you, it was all very tentative, and the only confirmed cancellation is Uusi Messuhalli in Helsinki scheduled for 11/5/75. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taker328 Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 I would've loved to see them play at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. Imagine that gritty scenery of the south Bronx in the 70's and having Zeppelin play to almost 70,000 people. Just wish the would've played there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lzzoso Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 I know that LZ played in Houston, Texas on almost all of their U.S. tours, but I think it would have been amazing if they had played in Galveston, Texas. Galveston is an island approximately 50 miles south of Houston. Galveston Island is probably most famous for the 1900 hurricane that pretty much wiped out the whole island. It again was hit most recently by the hurricane named "Rita" almost one year ago (September 2008). Anyway I was born in Galveston in 1970. Maybe if they did play in Galveston in the early 1970's, my parents might have gone to see them and taken me with them. Just kidding. The closest I can say to something like that is that my father took his youngest brother (my uncle) to a Zeppelin concert in 1975 in Austin, Texas (I was only 4 years old). My father was in college at the University of Texas then and only dropped him off and picked him up after the gig. If I am not mistaken, this was the concert where one or more members of Bad Company jammed with Zeppelin on one of thier encores. Believe me, I have asked my uncle about this and he says he clearly remembers this concert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black_Dog_90 Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 As far as I know they've never played in Bosnia and former Yugoslavia. Even The Beatles didn't play in here but both bands were huge and very popular in here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 I know that LZ played in Houston, Texas on almost all of their U.S. tours, but I think it would have been amazing if they had played in Galveston, Texas. Closest to playing Galveston was Jimmy with The Yardbirds in both Harlingen (Civic Auditorium) and Corpus Christi (Memorial Coliseum) on 10/30/66. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrios Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Led Zeppelin got around a bit, but there are many countries they surprisingly didn't play. I'm not really referring to places where it was impossible because of politics et al (though I know they almost went to the Soviet Union), but places where there were no such obstacles and the band was likely to have something of a fanbase. Here's a list - I was wondering if you could think of any more. Spain Portugal Greece Hong Kong South Korea Brazil Argentina Mexico I'm also surprised they only played Italy once, although the violence at the Milan gig probably put them off. It's possible they planned to cover some or all these places during the 75-through-76 tour, but the accident in Rhodes obviously put the kybosh on that. Still, I'm curious why they didn't play these places earlier. ........my back garden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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