MAGE MUSIC: On This Day 18 May

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

On This Day 18 May

In 1977 on this day Led Zeppelin played in Birmingham and in 1985 The Firm played in Birmingham - different countries on different continents, though. And of course, on this day in 1975 Led Zeppelin played the second of five sold-out nights to 17,000 fans at Earls Court Arena, London England.

In 1977 On This Day Jimmy Page was in one Birmingham or another

1967 Yardbirds- Versailles, France
1968 Yardbirds - Lewiston ID at Casey's
1969 Led Zeppelin - Minneapolis MN at Tyrone Guthrie Theatre
1973 Led Zeppelin - Dallas TX at Dallas Memorial Auditorium
1975 Led Zeppelin - London at Earls Court Exhibition Centre
1977 Led Zeppelin - Birmingham AL at Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Arena
1985 The Firm - Birmingham England at NEC Arena
2006 Scarlet Page photo exhibition opening, "Your Child", at the Proud Gallery in Camden

1975:
Earl's Court, day 2. Robert Plant's voice not what it once was, but the boys were hot, hot, HOT. It's worth hunting for one of this day's bootlegs to hear the whole set. YouTube's been pretty well stripped of videos from this day's show.