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December




December-1

 

  • 1972-Zeppelin plays at the City Hall in Newcastle

 

  • 1998-Page/Plant concert at the Exhibition Hall in Gent, Belgium

 

December-2

 

  • 1971-Zeppelin plays at the Royal Ballroom in Bournemouth, England

 

  • 1998-Page/Plant play the Oberhausen Arena in Germany

 

December-3

 

  • 1972-Zeppelin plays at Green's Playhouse in Glasgow, Scotland.

 

  • 1998-Page/Plant wrap up the tour in Europe with a concert at the Frankfurt Festhalle, in Germany

 

December-4

 

  • 1972-Zeppelin plays second date at the Playhouse.

 

  • 1980-The remaining members of Led Zeppelin release the following press statement: "We wish it to be known that the loss of our dear friend, and the deep respect we have for his family, together with the sense of undivided harmony felt by ourselves and our manager, have led us to decide that we could not continue as we were."

 

  • 1995-The remaining members of Led Zeppelin attend Peter Grant's funeral.

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December-7

  • 1972-Zeppelin plays the first of two nights at the Hard Rock, Manchester

 

December-8

  • 1972-Second night for Zeppelin at the Hard Rock, Manchester.

 

  • 1999-Priory of Brion show at the Stourbridge Town Hall, Stourbridge, West Midlands

December-9


December-10

 

  • 1968-Zeppelin plays in Marquee, London

 

  • 1998-Page/Plant play a benefit concert in Paris


December-11

  • 1972-Zeppelin concert for the first of two nights at the Capital Club in Cardiff, Wales


December-12

  • 1972-Zeppelin plays the second night at the Capital Club in Cardiff, Wales


December-13


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December-15


  • 1971-Zeppelin plays at the City Hall in Salisbury England

December-16


  • 1968-Zeppelin plays at the Bath Pavilion
  • 1972-Zeppelin plays the first of two nights at Odeon, Birmingham


December-17

  • 1999-POB show at Market Harborough Leisure Center

December-18


  • 1972-second night for Zeppelin at Odeon, Birmingham



December-19


  • 1968-Zeppelin plays at the Exeter City Hall

December-20


  • 1968-Zeppelin wraps up first U.K. Tour at the London Fishmongers Hall
  • 1972-Zeppelin plays the Dome in Brighton


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December-23

  • 1972-Zeppelin closes out it's Sixth U.K. Tour with a second show at the Alexandra Palace in London



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December-26


  • 1968-Zeppelin begins first ever U.S. tour with a show at the McNichols Arena in Denver, Colorado

December-27

  • 1968-Zeppelin plays at the Seattle Center Arena. It's also where Band manger Richard Cole nearly sends the car the group was traveling in down a snow embankment.

December-28

December-29

  • 1998-According to the trade publication Pollstar Page/Plant made 24.9 million dollars in the US. They ranked 15 among the top artists of 1998. Elton John was first with 46.2 million



December-30


  • 1968-Zeppelin plays at the Gymnasium at Gonzaga University in Spokane Washington, and this is also the earliest known date of an existing Zeppelin concert bootleg.

December-31


  • 1968-Zeppelin plays in Portland, Oregon.


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