Tampa 1973 - no opening act. Huge crowd. Sat on my brother’s shoulders to see better. He was 6’4”. It’s hard to put into words the experience of seeing Led Zeppelin live. Unlike any other concert I have ever been to. Magic.
Saw Zep May 4th 1973 at Atlanta's Braves baseball stadium. Thumped from Erskine College with a good friend and crashed at Georgia Tech after the concert. Still have ticket stub from concert which cost all of six dollars.
Same in St.Louis. Fortunately for me they had to cancel a show I did not have tickets to (Robert Plant sick) but was able to get tickets when they rescheduled. Played 3 and a half hours
Feb 1, 1975, Pittsburgh. Civic Arena. NO opening act. Fantastic show even though Robert had a bad cold, and sounded like Rod Stewart, LOL...Jimmy's finger was healing from a car door incident. So they did "How Many More Times" in place of "Dazed"... Great Show, I will never forget it...
When led zep came onto the scene they were groundbreaking pioneers, no one had reached the level of musicianship and hard hitting bare bones attack and passion, they set the benchmark for what a band could do, i was too young to go to their concerts but studied everything they did, they are still my favorite band all these years later
This was fun to listen to. I saw Zeppelin live 5 times! First time I was a junior in high school in 73 at MSG in NY. I was 16 and absolutely hooked to be a lifelong fan. Next time was in 1975 on February 13th at the Nassau Colesium in NY. I had brought a blind date with me to the show. It was a relationship that lasted 6 years! Then 3 more times in 1977 at MSG again. Zep never had an opening act and every show lasted more than 3 hours! I've seen just about every band imaginable over the years. No one with more stage presence than the mighty Zeppelin. I could go on and on. Now at age 68 I sometimes still can't get enough of their music. Thanks for this video. It brought back some of my youths greatest memories.
Ah ok-the Audio definitely indicates that. But if you can add to that , that would be Great. Also if U could indicate what Position U held that would be Great as well. No Can Do = No worries/pressure. Either way Thanx man !
Great watch! From 1975 onwards, Zep toured without support acts, apart from a couple of major festival-type shows at Oakland, California, on the 1977 USA tour.
I saw Led Zeppelin 3 times in Dallas, 1969, 1970 & 1973. The best live concerts I have been to in my life!! 1969's show had the 13th Floor Elevator open for them...The 1970 & 1973 shows had no opening bands. By 1973, it was a 3-hr plus show!!!
I loved Led Zeppelin. They had fun, on tour,( messed up a few hotel rooms,I hear). It's never as fun,as you think it would be,( airports,hotels,traffic,sound checks,etc.)💛
@ what would have happened is that you would have been booed unmercifully. The fans including me were so hyped to see Zep, you would have a daunting task to keep their interest. BTW, do you have any albums, top 40 singles or even a record contract? Remember , you’re opening for one of the legends of rock music & history. I’m sure you could give Jimmy some pointers 😂cheers
Haven't seen them live .but I read that in the beginning they had opening acts..but later on they didn't have openings acts cause their concerts/shows lasted like 3 or sometimes even 4 hours
I saw Zep 3 times - once in 75 and twice in 77 - never an opening act but if the ticket said 7:30p Showtime, then 1000p was when they finally took the stage. They probably played until 200a. I guess the crowd got their money’s worth but what a long day !
Correction: They Did Not Play Communication Breakdown, I would've Remembered that! Encore #1: The Beginning of 'Out on the Tiles' then Launched into Black Dog! For Encore #2 They played Heartbreaker, but didn't follow It with Livin' Loving Maid like on Led Zeppelin II. (I only found out years later that they Never played Livin' Loving Maid On Stage ever!)
Saw them in Seattle in 1977. They never had an opening act because the believed in giving the fans a 3 hour set. My friends and I decided to drive through the Edgewater Hotel driveway just to be close. No internet, barely any press or even published photographs in those days. They were total mystery and they were gods to us. There were four of us, my brother and two other buddies in my father's Chevy Caprice Classic. We weren't the only ones with this idea for there was a complete traffic jam going into the driveway loop that led to the front entry of the hotel. Seemed as though it took us at least 40 minute before we got close to the front of the hotel. Looking up at rich kids partying it up from their balconies in the Edgewater. So there was one taxi cab in front of us that came to a stop in front of the hotel. The cab rear door opened and out dashed Jimmy Page in a full sprint into the hotel. I jumped out of the passenger side and stood there in shock. Then slowly out came Robert Plant with a big smile on his face. He waved and calmly sauntered into the hotel. We were in that car line all that time and Page and Plant were right in front of us in a taxi Cab and we didn't know it. We found out later that they were returning from a Seattle Sounders Soccer game.
Saw them in 1973 (MSG the second one of the nights for the Song Remains the Same movie), 1975 & twice in 1977.....no opening act for any of the shows. My 1975 show was at the Nassau Coliseum on Long Island in NY. Ron Wood came out and played with them on Communication Breakdown for the encore. I've been to about 300 concerts in my life time....none were better than these 4.
Interesting they say they had a motorcycle escort inn Montreal in February. Had tickets for them twice. NEVER did get to see them. Plants son died and Bonham death cancelled both shows.
No opening act for Led Zep beginning in 1970. They were completely alone from that year forward. By the way, a 2.5 hour show was considered rather short in LZ's time. 3 to 3.5 hours and longer were the norm. Best band. Ever.
I believe they only had opening acts in the earlier days, since they put on 3 to 4 hour nonstop concerts, they didn’t need opening acts. Peter Grant also got them 90% of the profits, instead of the 10% bands were getting. He had told whomever from the venue, you can have 10% of a sold out concert, or 100% of nothing. That opened the gates for other bands to get bigger cuts, so many had preformed like crazy, & barely made any money. Grant took great care of them, they didn’t have to worry about anything, but their music. Page & Grant got an amazing contract with Atlantic Records, for Page/the band to have complete control over all aspects. When to make albums * when to tour * how they’d promote concerts/albums * when or if they’d release singles (very few) * No TV shows * choice of album covers etc etc. their first rehearsal was on August 19,1968, the day before Plant’s 20th birthday. This contract was signed on November 23,1968, & a $143,000 advance, the largest at the time, for a new band. Atlantic Records hadn’t even heard them perform live. Their first US concert was on December 26,1968, in Denver Colorado, & off they went.
Dusty Springfield was one of the reasons why Atlantic was willing to sign them before ever even hearing their music. I don't recall what she said to Ahmet Ertegun, but it must've been awful complimentary! I know that Atlantic was very well pleased from that day on.
I was not allowed to see LZ in dallas 77. My ma said no dice. I was ten in 77. Bummer for me right? Flash to 1980. My bu ddy camped outside Rainbow Tickets for 3 days. I didn't camp out cause,that's right,ma wouldn't let me camp! I was 13 so I suppose it wasn't too wicked. She was letting me go to the show I suppose. Well the show a few wks away and we were counting the days to zeppelin. Right? Damn straight. But then, one morning ma was waking me up for school. This morning instead of my bfast order she says," UK that band u have tix to see"? Yes. "Well the drummer died last night ". Huh? What? U sure? Ok she wasn't lying. When she said, 'that band u got tix 2see"etc. ik she knew exactly who led zep was (cuz my sister went to see them in 75 and got backstage pass then an invite to the Fairmont Hotel where lz rented a floor or two. Show was on Mon. and sis drug her ass home Thurs. She flew on the plane and turned 15 Tuesday. Times were different cuz that flew at the time. Meaning taking a 15 yr old girl and her 15 yr old pal too, across state lines for what some might say immoral purposes flew in 75. Sis said she had fun,fun fun. I bet she did ! Point is ma knew about led zeppelin. However I digress. So I never saw led zeppelin live,much to my chagrin. I still have that untorn ticket for Dallas County Convention Center for a show that didn't happen. I'm looking at it. Haven't seen it or even thought about it or my sister slutting around w the road crew in years. I think I'm gonna get a frame for that ticket tomorrow. I am going to call sister here in a minute and bust her balls a little bit. Just for fun cuz I'm jealous I reckon. She saw a total of like 5x . 75 & 77. Me ? I got a untorn ticket that I would gladly tear if bonzo would come back. To carry on with his life and play make up date in Dallas .jk. Lol. Ciao
To my knowledge the last time they had an opening act was before the '73 tour. I saw them at the Capital Centre in Landover, MD (just outside of Washington, DC) on 5/28/77. No opening band. Very long show, close to three hours. Overall very good, but a bit erratic - the highs were monstrously high (Kashmir, Achilles Last Stand, return of the acoustic set) while the lows were truly low (solos just flat out too long, and I usually love those). I can hear why the older fans complain that they didn't have the fire as they did in '69 - '71 or so. But the musical maturity of each individual musician and the maturity as a band (songwriting, performing, always bringing in fresh ideas) far outweighs sheer youthful exuberance in the long run. Those bands put out 2-3 albums within a couple of years and end up residing in the "Where Are They Now?" file.
Saw them in seattle’77. Nope no openers. Yes shows were very long. Figure they just wanted to keep the audience absorbed in undiluted Zep, for they had been upstaged by openers such as Grand Funk in the past, so maybe they didn’t want to share the glory. That seems like a Peter Grant move. Loved the video. Very interesting.
Tampa 1973 - no opening act. Huge crowd. Sat on my brother’s shoulders to see better. He was 6’4”. It’s hard to put into words the experience of seeing Led Zeppelin live. Unlike any other concert I have ever been to. Magic.
Didn’t that concert set an attendance record?
@@mphrdldn, yep
@@mphrdldn yes. It beat the all time attendance record previously held by the Beatles. 😊
Saw Zep May 4th 1973 at Atlanta's Braves baseball stadium. Thumped from Erskine College with a good friend and crashed at Georgia Tech after the concert. Still have ticket stub from concert which cost all of six dollars.
I was at This Show in Montreal & there was No Opening Act!! They came Onstage at exactly 7:45 PM & Ended the Show at exactly 10:45 PM = 3 Hours!!
So CooL😊!I Wished I Could Have Seen The Original Zep,For Your Show!😊Take care,with The Coolest Of Memories!😊❤
@@jcsolomon6470 Thanks, It was Awesome! If I live to age 100 I'll never forget that SHOW!!
Same in St.Louis. Fortunately for me they had to cancel a show I did not have tickets to (Robert Plant sick) but was able to get tickets when they rescheduled. Played 3 and a half hours
Best band ever in history 1,000 % no one comes close
The Beatles.
George Martin's Studio band @@srirahulpremkumar1600
😂
Led Zeppelin sucks.
@@markpreston6930 please sober up
May 1975, Earls Court, London. 3 hours 20 minutes. Mind melting. Best band ever. I’m old and seen everyone, literally, everyone else. No contest.
Saw Led Zeppelin in Houston shortly before Bonzo's death. There was no opening act. They played at least 3 hrs! ❤
Feb 1, 1975, Pittsburgh. Civic Arena. NO opening act. Fantastic show even though Robert had a bad cold, and sounded like Rod Stewart, LOL...Jimmy's finger was healing from a car door incident. So they did "How Many More Times" in place of "Dazed"... Great Show, I will never forget it...
When led zep came onto the scene they were groundbreaking pioneers, no one had reached the level of musicianship and hard hitting bare bones attack and passion, they set the benchmark for what a band could do, i was too young to go to their concerts but studied everything they did, they are still my favorite band all these years later
This was fun to listen to.
I saw Zeppelin live 5 times!
First time I was a junior in high school in 73 at MSG in NY. I was 16 and absolutely hooked to be a lifelong fan.
Next time was in 1975 on February 13th at the Nassau Colesium in NY. I had brought a blind date with me to the show. It was a relationship that lasted 6 years!
Then 3 more times in 1977 at MSG again.
Zep never had an opening act and every show lasted more than 3 hours!
I've seen just about every band imaginable over the years. No one with more stage presence than the mighty Zeppelin. I could go on and on.
Now at age 68 I sometimes still can't get enough of their music.
Thanks for this video. It brought back some of my youths greatest memories.
I worked their show in Tempe '77 no opener.
U worked an Infamous gig DB-was it Truly as “Bad” as Advertised ?
@@iancroft1447 i think the show was decent at the start, and not so decent towards the end
Ah ok-the Audio definitely indicates that. But if you can add to that , that would be Great. Also if U could indicate what Position U held that would be Great as well. No Can Do = No worries/pressure. Either way Thanx man !
*Reply Obviously Directed Towards DB too
Any pics from this night?
Great watch! From 1975 onwards, Zep toured without support acts, apart from a couple of major festival-type shows at Oakland, California, on the 1977 USA tour.
I saw Led Zeppelin 3 times in Dallas, 1969, 1970 & 1973. The best live concerts I have been to in my life!! 1969's show had the 13th Floor Elevator open for them...The 1970 & 1973 shows had no opening bands. By 1973, it was a 3-hr plus show!!!
Mind blown
Congrats, the absolute peak!
@ Thank you, Joel, I consider those events a series of blessings and gifts for my life and those experiences changed my life!!
Cool video.
Interesting.
Good stuff.🎸👍🥃
you can.t beat flying with jimmy robert john paul john plus having steak shrimp and salad with the ultimate group
I loved Led Zeppelin. They had fun, on tour,( messed up a few hotel rooms,I hear). It's never as fun,as you think it would be,( airports,hotels,traffic,sound checks,etc.)💛
TRES Cool/Heavy!
I appreciate this!
I remember those tape machines from jr high by the mid to late 70's
I saw 5 shows in New York, they NEVER had an opening act. Who in there right mind would want to open for them ? 😂
I would.
@ what would have happened is that you would have been booed unmercifully. The fans including me were so hyped to see Zep, you would have a daunting task to keep their interest. BTW, do you have any albums, top 40 singles or even a record contract? Remember , you’re opening for one of the legends of rock music & history. I’m sure you could give Jimmy some pointers 😂cheers
The ONLY WAY to Travel-Thanx Robert !
Haven't seen them live .but I read that in the beginning they had opening acts..but later on they didn't have openings acts cause their concerts/shows lasted like 3 or sometimes even 4 hours
I saw Zep 3 times - once in 75 and twice in 77 - never an opening act but if the ticket said 7:30p Showtime, then 1000p was when they finally took the stage. They probably played until 200a. I guess the crowd got their money’s worth but what a long day !
I saw them in 75 and 77 no opening act either time.
Correction: They Did Not Play Communication Breakdown, I would've Remembered that! Encore #1: The Beginning of 'Out on the Tiles' then Launched into Black Dog! For Encore #2 They played Heartbreaker, but didn't follow It with Livin' Loving Maid like on Led Zeppelin II. (I only found out years later that they Never played Livin' Loving Maid On Stage ever!)
The basked in the Cheers & Love from the Audience for almost 5 Minutes before leaving the stage for good!
Excellent info! Thank you!
Saw them in Seattle in 1977. They never had an opening act because the believed in giving the fans a 3 hour set. My friends and I decided to drive through the Edgewater Hotel driveway just to be close. No internet, barely any press or even published photographs in those days. They were total mystery and they were gods to us. There were four of us, my brother and two other buddies in my father's Chevy Caprice Classic. We weren't the only ones with this idea for there was a complete traffic jam going into the driveway loop that led to the front entry of the hotel. Seemed as though it took us at least 40 minute before we got close to the front of the hotel. Looking up at rich kids partying it up from their balconies in the Edgewater. So there was one taxi cab in front of us that came to a stop in front of the hotel. The cab rear door opened and out dashed Jimmy Page in a full sprint into the hotel. I jumped out of the passenger side and stood there in shock. Then slowly out came Robert Plant with a big smile on his face. He waved and calmly sauntered into the hotel. We were in that car line all that time and Page and Plant were right in front of us in a taxi Cab and we didn't know it. We found out later that they were returning from a Seattle Sounders Soccer game.
How cool that must've been!
Saw them in 1973 (MSG the second one of the nights for the Song Remains the Same movie), 1975 & twice in 1977.....no opening act for any of the shows. My 1975 show was at the Nassau Coliseum on Long Island in NY. Ron Wood came out and played with them on Communication Breakdown for the encore. I've been to about 300 concerts in my life time....none were better than these 4.
Interesting they say they had a motorcycle escort inn Montreal in February. Had tickets for them twice. NEVER did get to see them. Plants son died and Bonham death cancelled both shows.
No opening act for Led Zep beginning in 1970. They were completely alone from that year forward.
By the way, a 2.5 hour show was considered rather short in LZ's time. 3 to 3.5 hours and longer were the norm.
Best band. Ever.
I believe they only had opening acts in the earlier days, since they put on 3 to 4 hour nonstop concerts, they didn’t need opening acts. Peter Grant also got them 90% of the profits, instead of the 10% bands were getting. He had told whomever from the venue, you can have 10% of a sold out concert, or 100% of nothing. That opened the gates for other bands to get bigger cuts, so many had preformed like crazy, & barely made any money. Grant took great care of them, they didn’t have to worry about anything, but their music. Page & Grant got an amazing contract with Atlantic Records, for Page/the band to have complete control over all aspects. When to make albums * when to tour * how they’d promote concerts/albums * when or if they’d release singles (very few) * No TV shows * choice of album covers etc etc. their first rehearsal was on August 19,1968, the day before Plant’s 20th birthday. This contract was signed on November 23,1968, & a $143,000 advance, the largest at the time, for a new band. Atlantic Records hadn’t even heard them perform live. Their first US concert was on December 26,1968, in Denver Colorado, & off they went.
yes peter grant was a legend. Page even traveled with him for the 1st deal with Atlantic ( LZ I ) to help negoiate the contract.
@ yes he did, everything all came together in just a few short months, it’s so amazing.
@@sicotshit7068 Amazing band! Nobody could touch them.
@ nobody has ever come close, then or since.
Dusty Springfield was one of the reasons why Atlantic was willing to sign them before ever even hearing their music.
I don't recall what she said to Ahmet Ertegun, but it must've been awful complimentary! I know that Atlantic was very well pleased from that day on.
I WAS 10, WISH I COULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE THEM.😢
In the early 70s thy were supported by Jethro Tull touring the US, they did not get on, see the short doc. On you tube.
$160’000 in 1975 in one day, that’s a lot to money .
I was not allowed to see LZ in dallas 77. My ma said no dice. I was ten in 77. Bummer for me right?
Flash to 1980. My bu ddy camped outside Rainbow Tickets for 3 days. I didn't camp out cause,that's right,ma wouldn't let me camp! I was 13 so I suppose it wasn't too wicked. She was letting me go to the show I suppose.
Well the show a few wks away and we were counting the days to zeppelin. Right? Damn straight. But then, one morning ma was waking me up for school. This morning instead of my bfast order she says," UK that band u have tix to see"? Yes. "Well the drummer died last night ". Huh? What? U sure? Ok she wasn't lying. When she said, 'that band u got tix 2see"etc. ik she knew exactly who led zep was (cuz my sister went to see them in 75 and got backstage pass then an invite to the Fairmont Hotel where lz rented a floor or two. Show was on Mon. and sis drug her ass home Thurs. She flew on the plane and turned 15 Tuesday. Times were different cuz that flew at the time. Meaning taking a 15 yr old girl and her 15 yr old pal too, across state lines for what some might say immoral purposes flew in 75. Sis said she had fun,fun fun. I bet she did ! Point is ma knew about led zeppelin. However I digress.
So I never saw led zeppelin live,much to my chagrin.
I still have that untorn ticket for Dallas County Convention Center for a show that didn't happen. I'm looking at it. Haven't seen it or even thought about it or my sister slutting around w the road crew in years. I think I'm gonna get a frame for that ticket tomorrow. I am going to call sister here in a minute and bust her balls a little bit. Just for fun cuz I'm jealous I reckon. She saw a total of like 5x . 75 & 77. Me ? I got a untorn ticket that I would gladly tear if bonzo would come back. To carry on with his life and play make up date in Dallas .jk. Lol. Ciao
1975 was still a Virgin 😊
I was still a seaman
I saw their last American show, Oakland, July 24th 1977. Rick Derringer and Judas Priest opened for them!
Day On The Green was an annual festival of shows in Oakland every year.
That's why they had an 'opener'.
@@MJEvermore853 -Obviously I know that, but he asked if we saw any shows with an opening act.
Zep never had opening acts from 72 onwards
*1970
To my knowledge the last time they had an opening act was before the '73 tour. I saw them at the Capital Centre in Landover, MD (just outside of Washington, DC) on 5/28/77. No opening band. Very long show, close to three hours. Overall very good, but a bit erratic - the highs were monstrously high (Kashmir, Achilles Last Stand, return of the acoustic set) while the lows were truly low (solos just flat out too long, and I usually love those). I can hear why the older fans complain that they didn't have the fire as they did in '69 - '71 or so. But the musical maturity of each individual musician and the maturity as a band (songwriting, performing, always bringing in fresh ideas) far outweighs sheer youthful exuberance in the long run. Those bands put out 2-3 albums within a couple of years and end up residing in the "Where Are They Now?" file.
Saw them in seattle’77. Nope no openers. Yes shows were very long. Figure they just wanted to keep the audience absorbed in undiluted Zep, for they had been upstaged by openers such as Grand Funk in the past, so maybe they didn’t want to share the glory. That seems like a Peter Grant move. Loved the video. Very interesting.