Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin was a celebrated English rock band founded in 1968 by Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, and John Bonham. They were the arguably the most celebrated and popular rock group of the 1970s. They released nine full-length studio albums, of which six spent some time on top of the record charts. Their relentless tours of large venues across North America helped establish the culture of "stadium rock".

The group played twice in the Birmingham District. The first was in Tuscaloosa in June 1973. The second was in May 1977 in Birmingham, following the release of "Presence". The Summer of 1977 marked the band's last major tour.

1973

• June 5, 1973 at Memorial Coliseum (now Coleman Coliseum) in Tuscaloosa. The show was the fourth stop on the North American tour which followed the release of the album "Houses of the Holy."

1977

• May 18, 1977 at the BJCC Coliseum (now Legacy Arena). The show was the start of the second leg of the major tour which followed the release of "Presence". General admission tickets sold for $8.50.

The band stayed in New Orleans throughout the second leg of the tour, flying to other cities on "The Starship" to perform, and then flying back afterward. It was at this show that Jimmy Page debuted his triple-neck acoustic guitar for "Ten Years Gone".

The 1977 tour proved to be the band's last major outing.

Set list

• "The Song Remains The Same" ("The Rover" intro)
• "Sick Again"
• "Nobody's Fault But Mine"
• "In My Time of Dying"
• "Since I've Been Loving You"
• "No Quarter"
• "Ten Years Gone"
• "Battle of Evermore"
• "Going to California"
• "Black Country Woman"
• "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp"
• "White Summer" / "Black Mountainside"
• "Kashmir" ("Out On the Tiles" intro)
• "Moby Dick"
• Jimmy Page solo
• "Achilles Last Stand"
• "Stairway to Heaven"
• "Rock and Roll" (encore)

References

• Underwood, Madison (May 18, 2015) "The Led Zeppelin show that rocked Birmingham this day in 1977." The Birmingham News