On this day 03 October

 

The song remains the same no matter what the name...

1971 03 October On This Day Led Zeppelin visited India

• 1969 Led Zeppelin - Scheveningen, Netherlands at Fortis Circus Theater
• 1972 Led Zeppelin - Tokyo, Japan at Budokan Hall (day 2)
• 1995 Page & Plant - Irvine, California at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre

1969
By now Led Zeppelin was in the musical spotlight. This gig was at a seaside resort, Scheveninger, and according to the inexperienced road manager of the opening band, Steamhammer, the Grant/Cole duo was formidable: They insisted that "the slightly dodgy Dutch promoter" pay them in full before the show. Apparently there was no argument, the money was forked over.

1969 Led Zeppelin, Holland

1972

For some reason a commentator noted that during the acoustic set, John Bonham joined in with his "transvestite vocal cords". 'The Song Remains The Same' had not yet been fully formed. Not only were they tinkering with the song but also its title. Plant introduced it as 'Zep' the night before, this night Plant called it 'The Overture'. It was also called "The Campaign" before the title was finalized.

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1972 Led Zeppelin, Tokyo day 2 (K Hasebe photo)

1995

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♪  Led Zeppelin (Tokyo Japan at Budokan Hall, 03 October 1972) 
♪  Page & Plant (Irvine CA at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, 03 October 1995) 

On This Day 16 September

Awards, weddings and an On This Day mystery.

1970 16 September On This Day Led Zeppelin awarded top Melody Maker poll spots
Melody Maker review 

• 1970 Led Zeppelin tops Melody Maker poll
• 1971 Led Zeppelin - Honolulu, Hawaii at Honolulu Civic Center
• 1978 Jimmy Page at weddings of Richard Cole & Tracy Heron-Weeber and Simon Kirke & Desiree Serino
• 1988 Jimmy Page Outrider Tour - El Paso, TX at Special Events Center
• 1998 Page & Plant - Denver, CO at Red Rocks Amphitheater

1970:
Just a year after their first shows, Led Zeppelin was topping the Melody Maker poll. All four band members plus Peter Grant attended the award ceremony at the Savoy Hotel in London. Led Zeppelin was number one Group, number one UK Album and number two International Album with Led Zeppelin II; Robert Plant was number one Male Singer; Jimmy page was number two in the guitar category.

1970 Led Zeppelin at Melody Maker Awards in London

1971:
Honolulu was hot and sticky, with an obnoxious audience. This first of two nights' shows got poor reviews. Still the best band on the planet.

1971 Honolulu - nice shot of Bonzo's kit (photo Robert Knight)

1971 Jimmy Page/Led Zeppelin in Honolulu

1978:
What an incredible collection of talented folks at this joint wedding celebration.

2013:
Here's the On This Day mystery.

2013 16 September On This Day post - Ofra Haza

Ofra Haza (1957 - 2000) was an Israeli singer, actress and international recording artist. Born in the slums of Tel Aviv, her music rose above political boundaries to reach a broad international audience. Haza received numerous platinum and gold discs and she performed at the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony in Oslo in 1994. 

In 1995 she covered Led Zeppelin's Kashmir on her album, Queen In Exile. The song appears twice on the album with different approaches.  Haza died of AIDS-related pneumonia, reportedly due to a blood transfusion in a Turkish hospital following a miscarriage. 

The mystery is why Jimmy Page posted this when he did. As far as I can tell, the date and the year are not connected to any specific event associated with Ofra Haza. Maybe someone else can tell me. Maybe Jimmy Page would be so kind as to contact me and let me know.

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♪  Kashmir (Ofra Haza, 1995) YouTube
♪  Kashmir (Ofra Haza, 1995) YouTube
♪  Full set (Page & Plant, Red Rocks 1998) Panicstream