DavidZoso Posted February 4, 2011 Posted February 4, 2011 This was a outdoor show held at the Tampa Stadium in Florida on June 3rd 1977. If you have ever heard the live audio of this show it was a great start to the 10th show on the 2nd leg of the US 1977 tour. There were 70,000 fans in attendance. After they played The Song Remains the Same, Sick Again, and Nobody's Fault but Mine- it was stopped and then a riot erupted with the fans and the police. It took me years to find some photos for this show-so enjoy. Aerial view Promo photo-backstage Alternate photo to the one above- Bonzo is smiling Jimmy Page -backstage John Paul Jones -backstage The Song Remains the Same The Song Remains the Same-except lower right pic is Sick Again Sick Again Sick Again Sick Again Riot with fans and police on the field at the stadium Another view of the riot Quote
missytootsweet Posted February 4, 2011 Posted February 4, 2011 Thank-you so much for posting these! I'm going to bookmark this page. I was there. See me down there, about a third of the way back in the field, waving (wearing a pink shirt)? What a mass of people that day. People were there for hours ahead waiting for the band. My experience there was actually fun for the most part. It probably helped considerably that my friends and I were all pretty mellow and high that day. It was thrilling to hear TSRTS, but no Rain Song for me,--plenty of rain though. You know, the riot stuff must have happened away from me because I recall an orderly exit from Tampa Stadium that night. The next day I proudly wore my Led Zep '77 black t-shirt and picked up both local papers. I swear I think one of them estimated a crowd capacity of 83,000 people. But I might not recall accurately or The St. Pete Times bumped the numbers up. Thanks again for posting the pix. I think I'll just look at these awhile and think of what was and what could have been...... missy Quote
beetleron Posted February 5, 2011 Posted February 5, 2011 great pics of this one.......i've never seen them you can see the storm moving in behind them.........awesome i really like these threads....hope to see some more Quote
beetleron Posted February 6, 2011 Posted February 6, 2011 (edited) relased on this 10 lp multi color vinyl set back in the day......didn't have a pic of mine so i stole one Edited February 6, 2011 by beetleron Quote
Hotplant Posted February 9, 2011 Posted February 9, 2011 Awesome...never did see the crowd shots...wow. Thnx again! Quote
2bitnogoodjive Posted February 9, 2011 Posted February 9, 2011 Too bad about the riot. Not a smart move putting "Rain or Shine" on the tickets.. Quote
TypeO Posted February 9, 2011 Posted February 9, 2011 Awesome. I want to look at these crowd photos in Photoshop so I can zoom in. I might be in there! Quote
Walter Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 relased on this 10 lp multi color vinyl set back in the day......didn't have a pic of mine so i stole one Saw this set at a record convention back in the 80's. Never bought it because it seemed to be a collection of partial shows and I was young and looking for complete ones. Oh well.... Thanks for sharing those pictures - amazing photos!!! Quote
DavidZoso Posted February 11, 2011 Author Posted February 11, 2011 (edited) Here is the links to listen to the show. The source I have in my collection has the complete Nobody's Fault but Mine but this one on youtube doesn't It is so funny- right before The Song Remains theSame some guy yells " Bring on the Blimp" then another guy yells "Robert Plant you have great hair" Then you can hear somebody blowing a fog horn while they are playing- gotta love audience recordings. Great to look at the pics while listening to headphones- Instant Time Machine Great version. Edited February 11, 2011 by DavidZoso Quote
DavidZoso Posted February 19, 2011 Author Posted February 19, 2011 Found some more Tampa '77 pics. The Song Remains the Same Sick Again Quote
NobodysFaultButJimmys Posted February 19, 2011 Posted February 19, 2011 I WISH THAT GETTYIMAGES WATERMARK WAS REMOVED, THAT ROBERT PLANT AND JIMMY PICTURE IS SPECTACULAR ! Quote
DavidZoso Posted February 23, 2011 Author Posted February 23, 2011 Well I am registered at Getty and it didn't take off the watermark- Corbis took off their watermarks if you were registered. Quote
cindy Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 Great pics David. You're right it's like a "Time Machine" when ya listen to the music while looking lol Thanks Quote
Administrators sam_webmaster Posted March 18, 2011 Administrators Posted March 18, 2011 Stadium concert memories are happy, hazy, horrid Tampa Tribune / 03.18.11 http://www2.tbo.com/.../news-breaking/ ".... Many respondents recalled Tampa Stadium's most infamous show – the June 3, 1977, Led Zeppelin concert that was scratched after three songs because of bad weather. "I went with a friend from high school and I remember listening to Robert Plant and seeing a huge black thunder cloud start to move right across the sky," writes Mary Jane Jeffrey. "I had never seen a cloud like it … a giant round cloud that looked as if it was the same size as the stadium itself." "For a good 45 minutes it rained like I've never seen before," writes John Stobbe. "Then it totally cleared up, and we were expecting the show to go on. But with no explanation, the announcer came on and said the concert was cancelled. The fans couldn't understand why. Bottles of liquor were being hurled onto the stage, and then police in riot gear came charging over the barricades and swatting fans." Patrick McCusker and his girlfriend got there late and waited out the rain in his car. Walking up to the stadium, McCusker writes, "things were being thrown over the top from inside, and as we got to the gate – people were running out of the stadium and warning us not to go in there. "We got back to the car just in time to see the police cars coming from all directions," he writes. "The only good thing that came out of this is that I started picking up ticket stubs laying on the ground and later turned them in at the local record store for a refund and made over $100," writes Ted Newbury." Quote
DavidZoso Posted March 24, 2011 Author Posted March 24, 2011 The Song Remains the Same- Fantastic photo-one of my new favs. Quote
missytootsweet Posted March 24, 2011 Posted March 24, 2011 (edited) Wow, that is one nice shot^^^. Jimmy Page sure has the moves. I hope you keep diging up these great pictures. It's nice for those of us (like me!) that were there and missed out on what I'm sure would have been a fantastic show. Edited March 24, 2011 by missytootsweet Quote
badgeholder Posted March 24, 2011 Posted March 24, 2011 Great pics. (I'm pretty sure on the recording the guy is saying "Robert Plant you have curly hair". It's what I hear anyway). The backstage shots are funny, Bonzo stuck a salami down his pant leg or something Quote
Sprinz77 Posted June 9, 2012 Posted June 9, 2012 Here's an original shirt from my collection made by the promoter for the crew. Quote
Administrators sam_webmaster Posted October 23, 2015 Administrators Posted October 23, 2015 Some fan pics, courtesy of Mario Sanchez. Interesting that the mirrored ball was used for this outdoor show, on that huge crane... http://www.ledzeppelin.com/show/june-3-1977 Quote
Walter Posted October 23, 2015 Posted October 23, 2015 Some fan pics, courtesy of Mario Sanchez. Interesting that the mirrored ball was used for this outdoor show, on that huge crane... http://www.ledzeppelin.com/show/june-3-1977Yeah, that crane wouldn't be too much of a lightening rod later or anything... That stage seems so primitive, even for the 70's! Thanks for posting those, Sam! Quote
IpMan Posted October 23, 2015 Posted October 23, 2015 I wonder if the crane was one of the reasons the show was cancelled. Those things can be a serious danger in high winds, forget the rain, just recently in China I believe a crane collapsed and took out two buildings due to wind. Does anyone know if it was windy after the rain had passed? Quote
Deborah J Posted October 23, 2015 Posted October 23, 2015 Seriously great photos Sam! Thanks to Mario Sanchez. It is interesting to have that ball in an outdoor arena... Quote
IpMan Posted October 23, 2015 Posted October 23, 2015 Too bad, sounded like it would have been a great show, those three songs rocked and everyone seemed in fine form. Quote
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