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April

April-1

 

  • 1969-Zeppelin plays at the Klook's Kleek, Hamstead


  • 1970-Led Zeppelin plays at the Boston Gardens


  • 1973-Zeppelin plays first of two nights in Palais Des Sports in Paris


  • 1977-Zeppelin begins eleventh and final U.S. tour with a concert in Dallas


  • 1995-Page and Plant's second night at the Palace of Auburn Hills


April-2


  • 1970-Zeppelin concert in Detroit


  • 1973-Zeppelin closes out their great European Tour with their second concert at the Palais Des Sports in Paris


April-3

 

  • 1970-Zeppelin plays in Pittsburgh

 

  • 1977-Second concert of tour at the Myriad in Oklahoma City takes place, known for not being one of the greatest Zeppelin concerts

 

  • 1988-Plant plays in Apollo, Oxford

 

  • 1995-First of two nights at the Spectrum for Page and Plant

 

  • 2000-Priory of Brion show at The Roadmender, Northampton

April-4

 

  • 1970-Second night in Pennsylvania has Zeppelin playing in Philadelphia


  • 1971-First broadcast of the previous month's taped BBC concert


  • 1995-Page and Plant's second night at the Spectrum


April-5

 

  • 1969-Zeppelin plays at the London Roundhouse, Chalk Farm

 

  • 1970-Zeppelin concert at the Civic Center in Baltimore

 

  • 1976-Led Zeppelin releases Presence

 

  • 1988-Plant plays in Apollo, Manchester


April-6

 

  • 1970-Police problems make for an eventful concert as Zeppelin plays the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, they are also made honorary citizens before the concert

 

  • 1977-First night of four at Chicago Stadium in Chicago

 

  • 1988-Plant plays in City Hal, Sheffield

 

  • 1995-Page and Plant's first night at the Meadowlands in East Rutherford

 

April-7

 

  • 1970-Zeppelin concert at the Dorten Auditorium in Raleigh

 

  • 1977-Zeppelin's second night at Chicago Stadium

 

  • 1995-Second night for Page and Plant at the Meadowlands

 

  • 2000-POB concert at The Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal


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April-8

 

  • 1969-Zeppelin concert in Cheery Tree, Welwyn Garden City

 

  • 2000-POB play the Dome in Whitley Bay.

 

April-9

 

  • 1970-Zeppelin plays at the Curtis Hickson Hall in Tampa

 

  • 1977-Short night for Zeppelin in Chicago as Jimmy Page gets sick because of 'Food Poisoning'

 

  • 1995-First of two nights at the Boston Garden for Page and Plant

 

April-10

 

  • 1977-Final Chicago concert for Zeppelin

 

  • 1995-Page and Plant's second night at the Boston Garden

 

April-11

 

  • 1970-Zep concert in St. Louis

 

  • 1988-Plant plays at the Hammersmith in Odeon

 

April-12

 

  • 1969-Zeppelin concert in Toby Jug, Tolworth

 

  • 1970-Zeppelin plays in Chicago

 

  • 1977-Concert at the Met Center in Minneapolis

 

April-13

 

  • 1970-Zep plays in Montreal, Canada


  • 1977-Zeppelin concert in St. Paul, Minnesota


  • 1981-Plant plays with a pick up band (Honeydrippers) in Derby playing some oldies including. Little Sister, Hey Mae, and How Many More Years

 

April-14


  • 1969-Concert at the Stoke-On-Trent


  • 1970-Zeppelin plays the Civic Center in Ottawa


  • 1988-Plant plays at the Town and Country Club in London

 

April-15

 

  • 1970-Playing their final Canadian concert of the tour, Zeppelin plays in Winnipeg

 

  • 1977-Zeppelin plays at the St. Louis Blues Arena in St. Louis

 

  • 1988-Plant plays in Astoria in London


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April-16


April-17


  • 1969-Zeppelin plays at the Sunderland


  • 1970-Led Zeppelin concert at the Salt Palace in Salt City
  • 1977-Zeppelin plays at the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis


  • 1988-Page joins Plant onstage at the Hammersmith for a few tracks.
  • 1994-Page and Plant get together and play at the Alexis Korner Tribute Concert in Buxton. Partial setlist includes Baby Please Don't Go, and Train Kept A Rollin


April-18


  • 1969-Zeppelin plays the NY University Jazz Festival in New York


  • 1970-Concert stopped early at the Arizona Coliseum due to Plant's collapse


April-19


  • 1970-The Convention Center Rotunda concert in Las Vegas is cancelled due to Plant's health


  • 1977-First of two nights at the Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati


April-20

 

  • 1977-Zeppelin plays its second night at the Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati

 

  • 1992-Plant takes part in the Freddie Mercury Tribute and joins Queen on stage for a Zeppelin/Queen set.

 

April-21

 

  • 1998-Page/Plant release Walking Into Clarksdale

 

April-22

  • 2001-Strange Sensation play the Train, Aarhus, Denmark   

 

April-23

 

  • 1977-Zeppelin plays at the Omni in Atlanta

 

  • 2001-Strange Sensation show at Amager Bio, Copenhagen, Denmark


April-24

 

  • 1969-Excellent concert from the Fillmore West in San Francisco including a version of 'As Long As I Have You' that blows out John Paul Jones' monitor

 

April-25

 

  • 1969-Zeppelin's first night at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco

 

  • 1977-Zeppelin concert in Louisville

 

  • 1995-Page and Plant play at the Riverside Coliseum in Cincinnati

 

April-26

 

  • 1969-The first known version of Whole Lotta Love played in concert take place at the second night at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco

 

  • 1995-Page and Plant play at the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis

 

  • 2001-Strange Sensation show at KB Halle, Malmo, Sweden

 

April-27

 

  • 1969-Wonderful final concert at the Fillmore West, in San Francisco

 

  • 1977-First of two nights for Zeppelin at the Richfield Coliseum in Cleveland. Famous concert because of 'Destroyer' bootleg

 

  • 1970-Rehearsals began for the European tour.

 

  • 2000-First of two nights for POB at the Venue Maxime, Ole Blues Festival, Bergen, Norway.

 

  • 2001-Strange Sensation concert at Trägården, Gothenburg, Sweden


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April-28

 

  • 1969-Zeppelin plays at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco

 

  • 1970-Jimmy Page performs White Summer/Black Mountain Side at the Julie Felix Show at BBC Studios in London

 

  • 1981-Plant plays at the Locarno Ballroom

 

  • 1977-Second and better night at the Richfield Coliseum in Cleveland

 

  • 1990-Page, Plant, and Jones perform at Jason Bonham's wedding fueling rumors of a Zeppelin reunion

 

  • 1993-Plant goes to the BBC Studios in Elstree and performs 29 Palms

 

  • 1995-First night at the Rosemont Horizon for Page/Plant

 

  • 2000-Secpmd night for POB at the Venue Maxime, Ole Blues Festival, Bergen, Norway

 

April-29

 

  • 1969-First Zeppelin concert at the Whiskey A Go-Go in L. A.

 

  • 1995-Second night at the Rosemont Horizon includes a performance of Whole Lotta Love by Page and Plant.

 

  • 2001-Strange Sensation concert at Cirkus, Stockhom, Sweden

 

April-30

 

  • 1969-Zeppelin plays second concert at the Whiskey A Go-Go

 

  • 1977-Zeppelin break their all time attendance record, and set a world record for largest audience at the Pontiac Silverdome in Michigan. Att: 76,229


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