One of the two songs I remember Led Zeppelin performing at the time when I saw them live in 1977. The other song was “No Quarter”. I had no memories of any other song. In fact the concert was an outdoor, all-day concert in the Oakland Colosseum but I barely remembered any of it once it was over. It was a sports stadium: They called them “Day on the Greens”. The band performed on a stage in center field, and they cordoned off the infield but opened up the rest of the ballpark. We went down to the field level for awhile but ended up in the upper seats. I don’t promote drugs but we were 16 and pretty high off of LSD and pot. Barely any memories of that concert except it was Led Zeppelin’s last American tour. A year later when I was 17 and I had my license I drove me and a friend back up to Oakland in my beat up old 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle to see The Rolling Stones. Same scenario as the first concert. I remember. “Brown Sugar” and “Beast of Burden”. 60,000 people. I was in a fog, I don’t remember anything else. But I feel I was part of history.
I went to a decemberists concert on shrooms once. Probably the best trip I’ve ever had. I’ll never take drugs again but at least I’ve got a few memories.
I don’t think it was Led Zeppelin’s last American tour in 1977. I saw them in Boston more recently than that, it seems to me.
Jayster
Led Zeppelin North American Tour 1977
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North America 1977
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Concert tour by Led Zeppelin
Associated album Presence
Start date 1 April 1977
End date 24 July 1977
Legs 3
Shows 44 (51 scheduled)
Led Zeppelin concert chronology
Earls Court 1975 North America 1977 Knebworth Festival 1979
Led Zeppelin’s 1977 North American Tour was the eleventh and final concert tour of North America by the English rock band. The tour was divided into three legs, with performances commencing on 1 April and concluding on 24 July 1977. The tour was originally intended to finish on 13 August, but was cut short following the death of Robert Plant’s son.
I wonder what I’m actually remembering, then . . .
In 1975, Led Zeppelin were banned from performing at the Boston Garden after concert fans were allowed in the lobby due to sub-freezing temperatures while waiting for tickets to go on sale for the band’s show. Turning on the generosity of their hosts, some of the fans rioted, broke into the Garden and trashed the seating area, the ice, and most of the refreshment stands, leading then-mayor White to cancel the upcoming show and ban the group for five years.
I went about 1995. Maybe I saw the J.Geils Band or Aerosmith? Funny about my memory though.
I went to a rock concert in Boston with Sandra. She bought the tickets in exchange for me driving her there and back. It was at the Fleet Center? I remember it as before the big dig. I remember it as an arena where the Celtics played
I though it was Led Zeppelin we went to see, but see now that apparently they weren’t in Boston at the time. So who did I actually see?
The band I saw was loud! I do remember that smoking was not allowed in this arena at all, and the place was blue with pot smoke such that I was welcome to all the tobacco smoking I wanted.
I also remember that the band did not play “Stairway to Heaven”, which bothered me. I wonder now which band I actually did see with Tex?
Darn Mystery!
Jayster
zepperella, check 'em out.
An all female led zeppelin cover band. Just wonderful.
I was thinking you saw Aerosmith too. Though Aerosmith has been called “The poor man’s Rolling Stones”. You know that Aerosmith originated in Boston, right?
“Heart” does quite a few good covers of Led Zeppelin tunes.
I would imagine.
Of course, my sobriety date predates anyone in that band. But yes, I know the Aerosmith personalities as home town boys. For example, I was there in Hyannis the summer that “Dancing in the Streets of Hyannis” is about.
Jayster
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