APRIL 1 - MAPLE LEAF GARDENS, TORONTO (ON), CANADA (cancelled)

APRIL 1 - DALLAS CONVENTION CENTER (MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM), DALLAS (TX), UNITED STATES
The show rescheduled from March 4, 1977.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same, Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying, Since I've Been Loving You, Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, Over The Top (<< Moby Dick..) [ cut throughout ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color amateur footage. Near 7 minutes.

Bootleg Visual Reference(s): The Film Vol. 6 (Wendy Records)

      An amazing find, this is the only existing material for their first gig of their last North American visit. The clip shows the whole band playing a completely new setlist. Unfortunately, there's no music available, but judging of what we have from Oklahoma show two days later, they might have been sounded very rusty and unrehearsed.

APRIL 3 - THE FORUM, MONTREAL (QC), CANADA (cancelled)

APRIL 3 - THE MYRIAD, OKLAHOMA CITY (OK), UNITED STATES
The show rescheduled from March 3, 1977.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, [ cut ], In My Time Of Dying, Since I've Been Loving You, [ cut ], No Quarter [ cut ], Ten Years Gone, [ cut ], The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, [ cut ], Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..), White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) >> Kashmir, [ cut ], Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick..), [ cut ], Guitar Solo >> Achilles Last Stand, [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, Rock And Roll, Trampled Underfoot.
Source: Incomplete fair to good audience recording. 180 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s): The Fuckin' P.A. System (Tarantura box) & Fucking T.Y. (Tattytura)

      This is the first known audio from the tour, but the band is extremely sloppy, and Jimmy is so incompetent that he plays some solos in completely wrong keys! The Song Remains The Same is the new opener, after which they play a few bars of The Rover as an introduction to Sick Again that is completely botched. The first taped appearance of Nobody's Fault But Mine follows, and sounds just fair. In My Time Of Dying is significantly disjointed during a very sloppy guitar solo, and Since I've Been Loving You is just a tad better. He and Bonham join in for an upbeat vamp halfway through the piano solo during No Quarter, which sounds rather uneven after all. Ten Years Gone has also its live premiere here, and it sounds more like an outtake with Page messing around. Bonzo joins the band at the front of the stage for the live version of The Battle Of Evermore, which features Jones singing the Sandy Denny vocal line, making this song a real gem. Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp is preceded by an abbreviated rendition of Black Country Woman, and this combo sounds good. The first performance of White Summer and Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song medley since many years is linked non-stop with Kashmir in a dramatic reveal, but yet again Jimmy is ugly lost in many spots. Bonham's drum solo has been renamed Over The Top and now features an instrumental Out On The Tiles opening riff. Another Presence newbie, rather lackluster version of Achilles Last Stand is preceded by an experimental guitar solo, which replaces Dazed And Confused as the venue for a frenzy bow solo section. Another interesting addition, but the whole band losing each other in the arrangement that even Bonzo misses the track and launches into the frantic rhythm section before as the medley continues. Stairway To Heaven is again the set closer, and a hurried Rock And Roll and Trampled Underfoot with a chopped guitar solo are the encores.

APRIL 4 - THE FORUM, MONTREAL (QC), CANADA (cancelled)

APRIL 6 - CHICAGO STADIUM, CHICAGO (IL), UNITED STATES

Recording Includes: 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 [ cut ], Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..), White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) >> Kashmir, Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick [ cut ]..), Guitar Solo >> Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Rock And Roll, [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot.
Source: Incomplete fair to good audience recording. 171 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Great Chicago Fire (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, box original 2005 & reissue 2021), The Missing Night In Chicago (Missing Link), & The Night Porter 1977 (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box)

      Opening night for the four night stand in Chicago and beginning of the problems with firecrackers. “Listen! Before we start, can we ask you one thing? Can you stop throwing those firecrackers, 'coz we want to give you a lot of music, but we're not going to fight with firecrackers? Ok?“ Plant said before the sonic assault of The Song Remains The Same and Sick Again combo. Page tears through a blistering guitar solo during Nobody's Fault But Mine and the whole band provide a strong and vigorous version of In My Time Of Dying, but Bonham seems to be a bit lost during some spots. Jimmy's solo in Since I've Been Loving You is excellent. He really tortures his guitar, making it scream and moan. No Quarter is also interesting and has a great solo from Page, but Ten Years Gone is killed by unrehearsed and sloppy playing from him instead. Going To California is delicate and followed by Plant singing a few lines of Elvis Presley's Surrender, but Jimmy's guitar is painfully out of tune during White Summer and its medley. He spends most of the medley trying to compensate for the problem, but to no avail. Bonham provides a heavy and yet not much expanded drum solo in Over The Top, and the improvised guitar solo is married again by the problems with the guitar. Page has trouble keeping up also during Achilles Last Stand, and the song sounds rushed and erratic. The band closes the show with a somewhat chaotic Rock And Roll and Trampled Underfoot, with Jimmy shredding through an aggressive but very erratic guitar solo.

APRIL 7 - CHICAGO STADIUM, CHICAGO (IL), UNITED STATES

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, Since I've Been Loving You, [ cut ], No Quarter [ cut ], [ cut ], Ten Years Gone [ cut ], [ cut ], The Battle Of Evermore, [ cut ], Going To California, [ cut ], White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) [ cut ] >> Kashmir, [ cut ], Achilles Last Stand [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Rock And Roll.
Source: Incomplete good to very good audience recording. Near 97 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Great Chicago Fire (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, box original 2005 & reissue 2021) & The Night Porter 1977 (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box)

      Finally, a rather fair performance, sadly shortened due to hockey play-offs at the same time as the band had to leave the arena early and made a space for the following night. Bonham thrashes wildly at anything within reach during a frantic The Song Remains The Same. Page's fingers become entangled in the strings during the first guitar solo in Sick Again, but they all deliver a strong version of Nobody's Fault But Mine. Because of mentioned restrictions, they dropped In My Time Of Dying, and play a very emotional rendition of Since I've Been Loving You. Jimmy plays excellently, building an emotional climax. No Quarter is a rather mixed version. While Jones' piano section is inspired, Page shreds erratically sounding guitar solo, lacking some of its intensity. Ten Years Gone sounds usually disjoined a bit, but this time Jimmy is able to play his parts fairly smoothly. A typically great acoustic set follows, and White Summer features an eerily beautiful passage during Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song section. The crowd erupts as Kashmir kicks in and the song is simply heavy. Due to the fragmentary nature of the tape, all of the Moby Dick, Guitar Solo and most of Achilles Last Stand are not achieved. The show-closing Rock And Roll is a cacophonous explosion of energy, and is the only encore, as Trampled Underfoot is another song that had to be removed from the setlist.

APRIL 9 - CHICAGO STADIUM, CHICAGO (IL), UNITED STATES
The show was cut short due to Jimmy Page illness.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Since I've Been Loving You tease, Nobody's Fault But Mine, Since I've Been Loving You, [ cut ], No Quarter [ cut ], [ cut ], Ten Years Gone, Robert Plant Closing Announcements, [ cut ], Richard Cole Closing Announcements [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete good 1st audience recording. 62 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Since I've Been Loving You tease, Nobody's Fault But Mine, Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter, Ten Years Gone, Robert Plant Closing Announcements.
Source: Complete good 2nd audience recording. 62 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same, The Rover Intro, Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter, Ten Years Gone, Robert Plant Closing Announcements [ cut throughout ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color amateur footage. Almost 24 minutes.

Bootleg LP Reference(s) source 1: The Final Option (no label) & Strange Tales From The Road (Rock Solid)

Bootleg LP Reference(s) source 2: Sick Again (P & E Records)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 1: Strange Tales From The Road (no label box)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source mixes: Great Chicago Fire (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, box original 2005 & reissue 2021) & The Night Porter 1977 (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s): The Film Vol. 6 (Wendy Records), Great Chicago Fire (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box 2005), History Lesson (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), & Over America 1977 (Cosmic Energy)

      This is the gig where Jimmy passes out due to food poisoning just an hour into the show. The playing is very gutsy and inspired at some points, although several times his timing is off completely, obviously confusing the rest of the band. While The Song Remains The Same sounds good and Sick Again is intense, he plays a large portion of the intro to Since I've Been Loving You a cappella before realizing he's jumped ahead of the setlist. He shreds erratically through the guitar solo in Nobody's Fault But Mine, which features a great voice and harmonica from Robert. In My Time Of Dying is yet again dropped in favor of now-fully played decent rendition of Since I've Been Loving You. The ominous piano solo during No Quarter is met with a series of loud whistles from the crowd. Page nails throughout the song better than anytime before, making this section emotional. He also solos wildly during the long and haunting outroduction. After a long pause following a lackluster Ten Years Gone with a botched guitar solo, Plant announces that Jimmy is ill and they going to take some break. Some time after, Richard Cole explains that the show is over, and a loud buzz from a disappointed audience can be heard.

APRIL 10 - CHICAGO STADIUM, CHICAGO (IL), UNITED STATES

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying [ cut ], Since I've Been Loving You, [ cut ], No Quarter [ cut ], Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, [ cut ], Going To California [ cut ], Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..), Trampled Underfoot, [ cut ], White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) [ cut ] >> Kashmir, [ cut ], Over The Top (<< Moby Dick [ cut ]..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Guitar Solo >> Achilles Last Stand [ cut ], [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven [ cut ], [ cut ], Rock And Roll.
Source: Incomplete fair to good 1st audience recording. 148 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..), [ cut ], No Quarter, [ cut ], Ten Years Gone [ cut ], [ cut ], The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp [ cut ]..) [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete fair to good 2nd audience recording. 76 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same, No Quarter, Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, Trampled Underfoot, White Summer, Kashmir, Moby Dick, Guitar Solo [ cut throughout ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color amateur footage. 4 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 1: Great Chicago Fire (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, box original 2005 & reissue 2021) & The Night Porter 1977 (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s): Great Chicago Fire (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box 2005), History Lesson (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), Latter Visions/The Best Of Led Zeppelin Clips Volume Two (Celebration Definitive Masters), & Over America 1977 (Cosmic Energy)

      The fourth and final night at Chicago Stadium, with overall intense playing from the whole band. It begins with a brief soundcheck before The Song Remains The Same comes thundering out of the gate. Bonham has become the band's main driving force, hammering at his drums with incredible intensity, what is very noticeable during a massive Sick Again. Nobody's Fault But Mine is devastatingly heavy, where Page shreds furiously through a blistering guitar solo. In My Time Of Dying is a cacophonous sonic assault with a bit of You Shook Me lyrics at the end, making a nice come-back of that interlude. Since I've Been Loving You features a great guitar solo, and the whole band smokes during a really atmospheric version of No Quarter. Following the upbeat honky tonk interlude, Jones switches back to the electric piano for the instrumental section, but Jimmy wanders aimlessly through an out of tune guitar solo. As always on this tour, Ten Years Gone is full of mistakes courtesy by Page. The acoustic section features a delicate interplay between Jimmy, Robert and and Jonesy. Plant again sings a couple lines of Elvis Presley's Surrender as the band prepares for Black Country Woman, after which a change in the setlist happens, and where Trampled Underfoot follows as the next song. Robert delivers a powerful performance during a thunderous Kashmir, and Page's fingers become entangled in the strings during Achilles Last Stand. The crowd erupts as the set-closing Rock And Roll crashes into motion as the only encore.

APRIL 12 - METROPOLITAN SPORTS CENTER, BLOOMINGTON (MS), UNITED STATES
APRIL 13 - CIVIC CENTER ARENA, ST. PAUL (MN), UNITED STATES
APRIL 15 - ST. LOUIS ARENA, ST. LOUIS (MO), UNITED STATES
APRIL 17 - MARKET SQUARE ARENA, INDIANAPOLIS (IN), UNITED STATES

APRIL 19 - RIVERFRONT COLISEUM, CINCINNATI (OH), UNITED STATES

Recording Includes: Taper Comments [ cut ], The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, [ cut ], Since I've Been Loving You, [ cut ], No Quarter, [ cut ], Ten Years Gone [ cut ], [ cut ], The Battle Of Evermore, [ cut ], Going To California, Cincinnati Fireball >> Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..), [ cut ], White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) >> Kashmir.
Source: Incomplete very good audience recording. 95 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Cincinnati Blizzard Of 1977 (Wendy Records), Cincinnati Kids (Graf Zeppelin & H&Y Records), Cincinnati Riot Disaster (Electric Magic), & Gatecrush Riot (Electric Magic)

      This is all that is known to exist from this very enjoyable concert. Things get off to a shaky start, with Jimmy struggling to find his footing a little bit during The Song Remains The Same. He also botches the middle solo in Sick Again. Bonham is playing extremely well and is really driving during Nobody's Fault But Mine. In My Time Of Dying is absent due to a tape cut possibly. Page's fingers get stuck in the strings again throughout Since I've Been Loving You. On the other hand, Jones' dramatic piano solo in No Quarter is introduced by a series of ghostly moans from the Theremin over the thunderous rumbling of Bonham's tympani. The upbeat interlude continues to expand and features an outstanding hard rock workout, and Jimmy delivers a very good guitar solo. Robert tries to calm down the audience and ask them to not throw firecrackers before a beautiful Going To California, “It's very difficult to play when you see crowds of people swaying. Keep it cool. Stand still. We don't want to see anybody get hurt.“ Page and Plant get into a bit of Johnny Burnette's Cincinnati Fireball before Black Country Woman, and Jimmy fingers fly across the fretboard during a very good performance of White Summer, and a thunderous Kashmir ends this epic medley. Unfortunately, the last half or so of the show is missing.

APRIL 20 - RIVERFRONT COLISEUM, CINCINNATI (OH), UNITED STATES

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, [ cut ], In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..) [ cut ], Since I've Been Loving You [ cut ], [ cut ], The Battle Of Evermore, [ cut ], White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) >> Kashmir, Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles [ cut ], Moby Dick [ cut ]..) [ cut ], Guitar Solo (<< Dixie, The Star Spangled Banner..) >> Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Rock And Roll, [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot.
Source: Incomplete good to very good audience recording. 99 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Cincinnati Blizzard Of 1977 (Wendy Records), Cincinnati Kids (Graf Zeppelin), Gatecrush Riot (Electric Magic), & Cincinnati Riot Disaster (Electric Magic)

      This is another fragmentary document that remembered the worst incident in the band's whole career. Due to a rowdy audience, a young boy was pushed from the stadium's level straight into the street, where he was stuck by a car accidentally and died. An explosive The Song Remains The Same open the gates, and Nobody's Fault But Mine finds Jimmy warmed up and playing more fluently. Since I've Been Loving You is drastically cut just after as the song starts, and the recording picks up again just before the start of the acoustic set. The Battle Of Evermore is received with a loud and positive applause, but the rest of the acoustic songs are not taped. The recording continues within another good sounding, compact version of White Summer, where you can feel the anticipation just prior to the bombastic Kashmir. Plant hints at Candy Store Rock before Moby Dick, but unfortunately this is taken no further. Page's guitar solo is well constructed and features a bit of Dixie and The Star Spangled Banner anthems for the very first time during this sour. The transition to explosive Achilles Last Stand sounds quite mysterious, and the encores are consists of energetic Rock And Roll and a somewhat sloppy Trampled Underfoot.

APRIL 22 - UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON ARENA, DAYTON (OH), UNITED STATES (cancelled)

APRIL 23 - THE OMNI, ATLANTA (GA), UNITED STATES
The show rescheduled from May 21, 1977.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying [ cut ], [ cut ], Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter [ cut ], Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, [ cut ], Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..), White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) >> Kashmir, [ cut ], Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick..) [ cut ], Guitar Solo (<< Dixie, The Star Spangled Banner..) >> Achilles Last Stand, [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Rock And Roll, [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot.
Source: Incomplete poor to fair audience recording. 177 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same, Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, Kashmir, Rock And Roll [ cut throughout ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color amateur footage. 6 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s): How Many More Years Gone With The Wind (The Chronicles Of Led Zeppelin)

      A very good early and energetic show, but the quality is completely rough. The opening combo, The Song Remains The Same and Sick Again, is pretty heavy and rocks hard. Page blazes through an excellent guitar solo during a truly thunderous Nobody's Fault But Mine, and the song begins a sequence of three great blues based epics. In My Time Of Dying finds the whole band locked in a near perfect synchronization, and Since I've Been Loving You is dramatic and has a fascinating solo from Jimmy. The instrumental section during a long No Quarter is absolutely fantastic. Jones' piano solo is followed by an excellent boogie workout and Page delivers a phenomenally expressionistic, abstract guitar solo that is unfortunately cut. Ten Years Gone is usually erratic, as Jimmy fumbles through an out of tune guitar solo. The meandering White Summer and its Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song medley sounds massive in this recording and leading up to one of the more intense versions of Kashmir. The guitar solo is getting longer day by day, and includes another snatches of Dixie and The Star Spangled Banner before seguing into a devastating Achilles Last Stand that brings the house down. Stairway To Heaven is quite good, and two dirty encores consisting of Rock And Roll and Trampled Underfoot caps this event for good.

APRIL 25 - KENTUCKY FAIR & EXPOSITION CENTER, FREEDOM HALL, LOUISVILLE (KY), UNITED STATES

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..), Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter (<< Nut Rocker...) [ cut ], Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, [ cut ], Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..) [ cut ], White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) >> Kashmir, Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick..), Guitar Solo (<< The Star Spangled Banner..) >> Achilles Last Stand [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Rock And Roll.
Source: Incomplete good to very good 1st audience recording. Almost 166 minutes.

Recording Includes: Band Introduction [ cut ], [ cut ], The Song Remains The Same [ cut ] >> The Rover [ cut ] >> Sick Again [ cut ], Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..), Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter [ cut ], Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore [ cut ], [ cut ], Going To California [ cut ], Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp [ cut ]..), [ cut ], Kashmir [ cut ], Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles >> Moby Dick [ cut ]..), Guitar Solo (<< Dixie, The Star Spangled Banner..) >> Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven, Rock And Roll.
Source: Incomplete poor to fair 2nd audience recording. 130 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 1: Kentucky Bourbon (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Louisville Slugger (Wendy Records), & The Oxygen Destroyer (Tarantura)

      The concert itself is a truncated performance with some nice highlights and strange wandering that are interesting to hear. The start is kept at a brisk pace, The Song Remains The Same and Sick Again have Page in a very nice form, he also blazes throughout a powerful Nobody's Fault But Mine. In My Time Of Dying is played more slowly and lightly than usual, and Jimmy and the rest of the band are a bit lost in a few spots. The epic No Quarter contains the earliest reference to Pyotr Tchaikovsky's Nut Rocker during a long middle section. Jones gets a bit ahead of himself as the piece comes to a close and begins to play the main theme before Page and Bonzo pull him back. The second half of the song is spectacular, with a heavy stop-start section followed by a catchy guitar riff before the song leads into its conclusion. Sometime after as another flubbed version of Ten Years Gone ends, someone threw a bottle at the stage that hit Jimmy's guitar and this pissed him off much, so he said “fuck off!“ The Battle Of Evermore finds Plant shouting the lyrics with unheard of hostility, adding a new dimension to the piece. The set concludes with a somewhat uneven White Summer and Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song combo that segues into a heavy sounding Kashmir. The noisy guitar solo is still quite condensed and Achilles Last Stand, while begins unsurely, picks up by the middle. Stairway To Heaven features a great and extended solo from Page, and the only one encore, a frantic Rock And Roll, makes the audience absolutely mad.

APRIL 27 - THE COLISEUM, CLEVELAND (OH), UNITED STATES

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same [ cut ] >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..), Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter [ cut ], Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..), White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) [ cut ] >> Kashmir, Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick..), Guitar Solo (<< Dixie, The Star Spangled Banner..) [ cut ] >> Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Rock And Roll [ cut ], [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot.
Source: Incomplete excellent soundboard recording. 165 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same, Sick Again, Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter, Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, Black Country Woman, Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp, Moby Dick, Guitar Solo, Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven [ cut throughout ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color amateur footage. 13 minutes.

Bootleg LP Reference(s): The Best Of Led Zeppelin Vol. I (The Wizard's Quest Continuing Saga Records), Cleveland 1977 (Rock Solid), Cleveland 4/27/77 Part One-Four (no label), Controlled Bleeding (DRGM), Destroyer (DRGM 1LP original and reissue, 4LP box original and reissues, 4LP sleeve issue, The Swingin' Pig 3LP box, & Verzyl 4LP box), The Destroyer (no label), The Final Option (no label), Hard Way To Fly (UNI), Led Zeppelin (aka The Can) (UFO Records), Nobody's Fault But Mine (Sad Song), Recored Live In Cleveland April 27 1977 (Magic Mushroom Records), Sweet Jelly Roll (Rock Solid), & Whole Lotta Live (no label)

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Destroyer (no label original 2007/reissue 2016/reissue 2019/reissue 2024, The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin box, Eelgrass, Empress Valley Supreme Disc 3CD original 2000/6CD box reissue 2016/9CD box reissue 2019/6CD box new version 2024, Last Stand Disc, Moonchild Records, Neutral Zone, Shout To The Top, Singer's Original, The Swingin' Pig Records, & Wendy Records), Destroyer: First Gen Reels (no label), Destroyer Remix & Remaster (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, two different issues), The Destroyers (Tarantura 6CD box 2002 and 9CD box 2018, & Wendy Records), The Destroyer Gold (Tarantura), The Destroyers - Cleveland 2 Days (Tarantura box), The Final Statements (Antrabata Reference Master), The Goat Restroyer (Wendy Records), The Maximum Destroyer (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), Nobody's Fault But Mine (Condor & Neutral Zone), Supreme Destroyers (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 9CD box), & Supreme Destroyers I (Empress Valley Supreme Disc)

Bootleg DVD Audio Reference(s): Maximum Destroyer (Empress Valley Supreme Disc)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s): The Film Vol. 6 (Wendy Records)

      This is the iconic Destroyer tape immortalized as one of the most legendary bootlegs ever, and this is just a fairly played show with some nice moments. It starts off a bit rough and Page's fingers are constantly getting stuck in the strings during The Song Remains The Same, but the things pick up a little bit during Sick Again, where he slashes and shreds through the bone-crushing rhythm. Nobody's Fault But Mine has a really nice soloing from Page and the drumming is truly visceral. In My Time Of Dying is bombastic, but Jimmy misses few cues, and Since I've Been Loving You is usually nuanced and excellent. The ominous introduction to Jones' piano solo during No Quarter is fantastic. Unfortunately, a cut in the tape soon after leaves us at the end of the upbeat interlude. Page delivers an erratically epic guitar solo, punctuated by Bonham's violent outbursts. Ten Years Gone is finally more polished, but it still lacks coherence, and the long acoustic set is usually mellow, and concludes with a delicate versions of White Summer and Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song medley that leads to a powerful Kashmir. The drum solo in Over The Top sounds impressive on this tape, as it includes the extensive use of a spaced-out phasing effect as Bonzo hammers at his tympani. The guitar solo once again repeats a bit of Dixie and The Star Spangled Banner before as it segues into a massive violin bow solo and leads to a heavily performed Achilles Last Stand. Jimmy's fingers are a bit sticky during the first guitar solo, but overall this is another rather solid version of this song. Stairway To Heaven features a beautiful orchestration from Jonesy, and Page disappears suddenly near the end of his solo, leaving the rest of the band to fill the void for the remainder of the song. Two encores closes this gig, a frantic Rock And Roll with Jimmy again dissapearing for a while, and the pulsating Trampled Underfoot that shares some intensity and put some vibe at the very end.

APRIL 28 - RICHFIELD COLISEUM, CLEVELAND (OH), UNITED STATES

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, [ cut ], Nobody's Fault But Mine [ cut ], In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me [ cut ]..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Since I've Been Loving You [ cut ], No Quarter (<< Nut Rocker..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Ten Years Gone, [ cut ], The Battle Of Evermore, [ cut ], Going To California [ cut ], [ cut ], Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..), [ cut ], White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) [ cut ] >> Kashmir, [ cut ], Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Guitar Solo (<< The Star Spangled Banner..) >> Achilles Last Stand, [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven [ cut ], [ cut ], Rock And Roll, [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot.
Source: Incomplete very good to excellent 1st audience recording. 165 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..), Since I've Been Loving You, [ cut ], No Quarter, Ten Years Gone, [ cut ], The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..), White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) >> Kashmir, Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick..) [ cut ], Guitar Solo (<< The Star Spangled Banner..) >> Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Rock And Roll, [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot.
Source: Incomplete very good 2nd audience recording. 195 minutes.

Bootleg LP Reference(s) source 1: The Destroyer (no label & Smilin' Ears, original and reissues) & Raging Violent... The Virtuoso (no label)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 1: Destroyer (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin & Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 6CD box original 2016 and 9CD box reissue 2019), Destroyer II (no label, Last Stand Disc, Moonchild Records, Silver Rarities, & Wendy Records), Destroyer: Final Edition (Cobra Standard Series), Destroyer (Strongest Edition) (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin), The Destroyers (Tarantura 6CD box 2002 and 9CD box 2018 & Wendy Records), The Destroyers - Cleveland 2 Days (Tarantura box), Polished Performances 1977 (POT), Return Of The Destroyer (Live Remains), & Supreme Destroyers (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 9CD box)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source mixes: Destroyer (Empress Valley Supreme Disc 9CD box & Graf Zeppelin), Destroyer Newly Discovered! (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, original 2019 & reissue 2019), & The Destroyers (Tarantura 9CD box)

      After many mediocre quality performances, this is surprisingly one of the best shows from the whole tour, and Page and rest of the band are on fire. From the opening notes of The Song Remains The Same, we can feel this going to be something special. Sick Again is incredibly heavy, the whole arena quakes under the power of Bonham and Jones' bone-crushing rhythm. Nobody's Fault But Mine features a truly outstanding solo from Jimmy. This is follows by another stunning version of In My Time Of Dying that blow the walls down with visceral energy. Jones and Bonham are locked into a frantic interplay, and Page plays with an incredible intensity. Plant and Bonzo get into a bit of Elvis Presley's Surrender as the song ends. A peacefully powerful Since I've Been Loving You is a drama. Robert and Jimmy tease the crowd while Jonesy adds flourishes on the keys and Bonham's drumming is superlative, the band does not force a thing. No Quarter is epic performance, where Jones begins his solo in a classical vein. Page attacks his guitar with a staggered fury of leads, adding to the dramatic effect, and the outro is kept in a haunting havoc. Ten Years Gone is an excellent and strong version, even Jimmy plays solid here. Plant hints at Dancing Days and Bob Dylan's Blues before Black Country Woman, which features one of his best Elvos-like vocal impressions. The crowd erupts as a beautifully woven White Summer gives way to one of the best version of Kashmir ever. Bonzo's drumming is incredible, and aggressive howls from Robert keeps the crowd into a frenzy atmosphere. Page gives a showcase of his considerable skills during a spine-chilling, spacey guitar solo, and Achilles Last Stand is convincing, with the whole band sounding just great. The set closer, Stairway To Heaven, features an epic guitar solo, which is delivered in a dynamic and emotional mood. As the band returns to the stage, they deliver a chest-thumping Rock And Roll and a massive Trampled Underfoot, where Jimmy gives a heavy guitar solo. A must-hear!

APRIL 30 - SILVERDOME, PONTIAC (MI), UNITED STATES

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..), Since I've Been Loving You, [ cut ], No Quarter, Ten Years Gone, [ cut ], The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..), White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) >> Kashmir, Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick [ cut ]..), [ cut ], Guitar Solo (<< The Star Spangled Banner..) >> Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Rock And Roll, [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot.
Source: Incomplete fair to good audience recording. 176 minutes.

Recording Includes: Crowd footage, The Song Remains The Same, Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter, Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp, Kashmir, Over The Top (<< Moby Dick..), Guitar Solo, Achilles Last Stand [ cut throughout ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color amateur footage. Almost 23 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Hot Rods In Pontiac (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin), Pontiac 1977 (Graf Zeppelin), Pontiac 1977 Upgrade (no label), Pontiac Silverdome 1977 (no label), Sitting On A Gold Mine (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), & Sitting On A Goldmine (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s): The Film Vol. 6 (Wendy Records)

      The record-breaking last gig of the first leg of the tour, but the quality is mediocre at best. Page seems to be again fully focused here, as his fingers race across the fretboard during a frantic The Song Remains The Same and Sick Again. The massive crowd is very unruly, so Robert addresses for some coolness a few times during the show. Jimmy is very spicy and fast during Nobody's Fault But Mine, and In My Time Of Dying features excellent workouts from him and the rest of the band. No Quarter is a highlight of this event, the composition is extended and really dynamic with Jones getting a nice solo spot and then enters Page for some of his finest, significantly fluid work of the evening. Ten Years Gone is another very good version, it seems like the band, and Jimmy especially, finally found the way to play this tune properly. The acoustic set is subtle, but unfortunately, the delicate atmosphere is ruined by a series of firecracker blasts. A still compact and reliably short medley of White Summer and Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song combo is followed by a massive Kashmir, where Plant delivers a powerful vocal performance. His banshee howls echo over the crowd as the band hammers through the thunderous march. Page's guitar solo makes this part of the show sounding ethereal but haunting and sometimes cacophonous, and Achilles Last Stand is very muscular and explosive. Stairway To Heaven is met with a loud cheer from the crowd, followed by a barrage of firecracker blasts again. Jimmy's solo goes with impressive pale and the start stop section is really good. The encores are standard. A vivid Rock And Roll gets the audience to a fevered pitch, and Trampled Underfoot is wild.

MAY 18 - BIRMINGHAM-JEFFERSON CIVIC CENTER COLISEUM, BIRMINGHAM (AL), UNITED STATES
The show recheduled from May 20, 1977. Clips of bootleg footage were used partially for illustrating an extras' "The Song Remains The Same" soundtrack on DVD in 2003.

Recording Includes: Stage Announcements [ cut ], [ cut ], The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..), Since I've Been Loving You, [ cut ], No Quarter, Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..), [ cut ], White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) >> Kashmir, [ cut ], Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick..), [ cut ], Guitar Solo (<< Dixie, The Star Spangled Banner, Bouree..) >> Achilles Last Stand, [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Rock And Roll.
Source: Almost complete fair to good 1st audience recording. 176 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..) [ cut ], Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter [ cut ], [ cut ], Ten Years Gone, [ cut ], The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, [ cut ], Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp [ cut ]..), White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) >> Kashmir, [ cut ], Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick [ cut ]..), Guitar Solo (<< Dixie, The Star Spangled Banner, Bouree..) [ cut ] >> Achilles Last Stand [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Rock And Roll.
Source: Incomplete good 2nd audience recording. 163 minutes.

Recording Includes: Band Introduction [ cut ], The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine [ cut ], In My Time Of Dying [ cut ], [ cut ], Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter [ cut ], Ten Years Gone [ cut ], The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California [ cut ], [ cut ], Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp [ cut ]..) [ cut ], White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) >> Kashmir, Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick [ cut ]..), Guitar Solo (<< Dixie, The Star Spangled Banner, Bouree..) >> Achilles Last Stand, [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Rock And Roll.
Source: Incomplete fair to good 3rd audience recording. 152 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same, Sick Again, In My Time Of Dying, Kashmir, Rock And Roll [ cut throughout ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm color amateur footage with actual sound. Almost 10 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 1: Dixie (Antrabata Reference Master)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 2: Out Of The Way (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source mixes: Crimson Tide (Wendy Records)

Official Visual Reference(s): DVD (Warner Music Vision)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s): The Film Vol. 6 (Wendy Records), History Lesson (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), Latter Visions/The Best Of Led Zeppelin Clips Volume Two (Celebration Definitive Masters), Over America 1977 (Cosmic Energy), Your Kingdom Come Seattle (Wendy Records), & Your Kingdom Come Seattle 1977 (Wendy Records)

      A mostly intense show and the beginning of the second part of the tour. The opening salvo of The Song Remains The Same into The Rover jam into Sick Again is great. However, at the end of the guitar solo in Nobody's Fault But Mine Jimmy is out of tune, making this version less powerful than usual. Within a thunderous In My Time Of Dying everything returns to the expected form, and Since I've Been Loving You is beautifully mournful. Page seems to be having a bit of trouble with his wah-wah pedal as No Quarter begins, this is rewarded with Jones' piano solo that develops into a fantastic hard rock jam. The band experiments with a variety of different styles and rhythms during an extended, wandering guitar solo, and the ending has Robert pushing his voice to the breaking point with his vocal histrionics that are literally show stopping. Jonesy debuts with his triple neck acoustic in Ten Years Gone, which is a bit sloppy at times, as Jimmy's fingers get stuck in the strings during the guitar solos. The acoustic set is really solid instead, except for Plant, who flubs the lyrics on The Battle Of Evermore. Page plays his masterpiece, White Summer, in a somewhat loose form before as Kashmir enters. Bonham's drumming is spot on and the Jones' travelling orchestra keeps everything in a nice vibe. The guitar solo is an aural and visual feast and certainly has the attention of everyone in attendance, and Achilles Last Stand features Page experimenting a little during the intro as he changes the phaser from the usual setting. Bonham thrashes at his drums with incredible intensity, making this song a visceral attack. A brutal Rock And Roll is the only encore this time.

MAY 19 - LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY ASSEMBLY CENTER, BATON ROUGE (LA), UNITED STATES
The show rescheduled from March 1, 1977. Clips of bootleg footage were used partially for illustrating an extras' "The Song Remains The Same" soundtrack on DVD in 2003.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..), Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter (<< Nut Rocker [ cut ]..), Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp [ cut ]..), White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side..) >> Kashmir, Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick), Guitar Solo (<< Dixie, The Star Spangled Banner..) [ cut ] >> Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Rock And Roll.
Source: Incomplete very good to excellent audience recording. Almost 177 minutes.

Recording Includes: Miscellaneous scenes (consists of the Starship arriving at the airport etc.), The Song Remains The Same, Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying, Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter (<< Nut Rocker..), The Battle Of Evermore, Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp, Kashmir, Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles..), Guitar Solo, Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven, Rock And Roll [ cut throughout ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color amateur footage. Almost 15 minutes.

Official Visual Reference(s): DVD (Warner Music Vision)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s): The Film Vol. 6 (Wendy Records), History Lesson (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), & Over America 1977 (Cosmic Energy)

      One of the most legendary live shows ever, considered as a true Holy Grail and recorded by one of the most eccentric taper. The level from the previous day is continued here with just some flaws, the explosive opening medley of The Song Remains The Same and Sick Again push the listener to the floor. The sophisticated Nobody's Fault But Mine with a great solo by Page is followed by the aggressive In My Time Of Dying, where Bonham blows everyone away with his powerful playing. The first moment of subtlety is achieved with emotional Since I've Been Loving You, after which a slow and piercing No Quarter is about to begin as the next tune, and where we can once again listen to the wonderful interaction between the musicians. The improvised middle section seems to never end, and the outroduction is simply frantic. The acoustic set brings moments of rest, where Page and Jones engage in excellent dialogue. The Battle Of Evermore is performed with full of emotion and brings a kind of mysticism to the arena, making this as one of the best versions from the tour. During White Summer, Jimmy loses its fluidity for a while, but the monumental Kashmir makes up for it in two ways. A nearly eighteen-minute drum solo feels like it lasts only just a short moment, and the extravagant guitar solo leads into the bombastic Achilles Last Stand. Page again stuck in the strings in a few places, but the rest of the band is incredibly thigh and fluid throughout the whole song. During the long solo in Stairway To Heaven, Jimmy again lost his consistency, as he seems to be just tired, and the show is finished with typically brutal Rock And Roll.

MAY 21 - THE SUMMIT, HOUSTON (TX), UNITED STATES
The show rescheduled from February 28, 1977.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..), Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter [ cut ], Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp [ cut ]..), White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) >> Kashmir, Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick..), Guitar Solo (<< Dixie, The Star Spangled Banner..) [ cut ] >> Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Rock And Roll, [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot.
Source: Incomplete excellent soundboard recording. 184 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s): The Dragon Snake (Eelgrass & Empress Valley Supreme Disc original 2005 and reissue 2007), Sitting On A Goldmine (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), Texas Hurricane (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 9CD box), & Throwing Silver Daggers (Moonchild Records)

      The performance is a bit of a mixed bag here, with Page being sloppy at times, and where looseness prevails over tightness. However, this is the night of Bonham's playing that is explosive and lightning fast. Things get off to a somewhat shaky start as Jimmy's fingers become entangled in the strings during the guitar solos in The Song Remains The Same. They all get a bit lost also following the third verse during Sick Again. Page tries to warm up with his playing in a somewhat sluggish In My Time Of Dying, and Since I've Been Loving You is absolutely fantastic, resembling the versions from the past tours. The epic No Quarter is a typical highlight. Jones' piano solo develops into an extended shuffle jam as Jimmy and Bonzo join in, and the outro has Page shredding wildly over the rest. Ten Years Gone is yet another uneven version, with Jimmy being out of tune in a few spots. Page and Plant hint at Custard Pie while waiting for Jonesy to retrieve his standup bass prior to Black Country Woman. The usual medley of White Summer and Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song has Jimmy in a good form as the band launches into a bit erratic Kashmir. The drum solo loses some energy created during the show, but the guitar section that features an eerie version of Bouree brings it back and gives a pinch of magic before a frantic version of Achilles Last Stand. The whole band is in on top form and delivers a strong version of this epic tune despite some erratic playing in the latter part. The encore run of Rock And Roll, where Page misses the opening bars, and a plodding Trampled Underfoot is played for the final time.

MAY 22 - TARRANT COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER ARENA, FORT WORTH (TX), UNITED STATES
The show rescheduled from February 27, 1977. Mick Ralphs of Bad Campony joining the band for It'll Be Me on second guitar.

Recording Includes: Over The Top (<< Moby Dick [ cut ]..) [ cut ], Guitar Solo (<< Dixie, The Star Spangled Banner..) >> Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Rock And Roll, [ cut ], It'll Be Me.
Source: Incomplete excellent 1st audience recording. 60 minutes.

Recording Includes: In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..) [ cut ], Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter (<< Nut Rocker..), Ten Years Gone [ cut ], [ cut ], Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..) [ cut ], White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) >> Kashmir, Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick [ cut ]..), Guitar Solo (<< Dixie, The Star Spangled Banner..) >> Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Rock And Roll, [ cut ], It'll Be Me.
Source: Incomplete good to very good 2nd audience recording. 139 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying (stop), In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..), Since I've Been Loving You, [ cut ], Going To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp), White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) > > Kashmir, Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick [ cut ]..), [ cut ], Guitar Solo >> Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven [ cut ], [ cut ], Rock And Roll [ cut ], [ cut ], It'll Be Me.
Source: Incomplete good to very good 3rd audience recording. Almost 139 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying (stop), In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..), Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter (<< Nut Rocker..) [ cut ], Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp [ cut ]..) [ cut ], [ cut ], White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) [ cut ] >> Kashmir, Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick..), Guitar Solo (<< Dixie, The Star Spangled Banner..) [ cut ] >> Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Rock And Roll, [ cut ], It'll Be Me.
Source: Incomplete excellent soundboard recording. Near 183 minutes.

Bootleg LP Reference(s) audience source 1: Duck-Walks And Lasers (Box Top Records, International Records, & Rock Solid), Duckwalks And Lasers (International Records), Duckwalks And Lasers Part 2 (Rock Solid), The Final Option (no label), & Led Zeppelin (aka The Can) (UFO Records)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source 1: It'll Be Me: Fort Worth 1977 (Graf Zeppelin), Polished Performances 1977 (POT), & Un-booted (Tarantura box)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source mixes: Complete Tarrant Concert (Wendy Records), It'll Be Zep (Silver Rarities), Jamming With Mick Ralphs!!! (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), & Texas Hurricane (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 6CD box)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) soundboard: Led Zeppelin's Hideout (Moonchild Records) & Texas Hurricane (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 6CD box original 2016/3CD original 2016/3CD reissue 2017/9CD box reissue 2019 & Eelgrass)

      This is overall a great show, and the crowd is riotous that adds a certain amount of tension. Both The Song Remains The Same and Sick Again are sounding very tight and devastatingly heavy. Nobody's Fault But Mine has a nasty guitar solo from Page, and is like a train wreck. The start of In My Time Of Dying is stopped and has to be started again due to malfunction of the guitar. This is a strong version except for Jimmy, who starts playing a few bars behind the rhythm section near the end, and it is rather hilarious at how long they go on before finally reconnecting. No Quarter is an excellent performance with another cool rendition of Pyotr Tchaikovsky's Nut Rocker interlude. During the middle section, they break into another great jam that keeps up the excitement and features some magical moments from Page. His execution of the main solo in Ten Years Gone is very nice this time, and the medley of White Summer and Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song is quite accurate. A powerful Kashmir storms the stage, where Bonham throws in a couple extra fills in a few spots. The inclusion of the haunting and doomy violin bow solo during an experimental guitar section draws cheers and applause from the audience as always. Page has some trouble with his tuning in Achilles Last Stand that sounds rather average, but he does his best to mask it. Stairway To Heaven, on the other hand, is epic on every level and he gives a nice solo break before bringing the main set to a close. The encore set begins with the first appearance of Whole Lotta Love since two years, although only as a one-verse-long prelude to a thunderous Rock And Roll. The biggest surprise of this gig comes as Plant introduces Mick Ralphs of Bad Company on second guitar before an impromptu excellent rendition of Jerry Lee Lewis' classic, It'll Be Me, where Jimmy gets completely drowned out.

MAY 25 - CAPITAL CENTRE, LANDOVER (MD), UNITED STATES

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..), Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter [ cut ], Ten Years Gone, [ cut ], The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..), White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) >> Kashmir, [ cut ], Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick..), Guitar Solo (<< The Star Spangled Banner..) >> Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Rock And Roll.
Source: Incomplete fair to good audience recording. 192 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..), Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter [ cut ], Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp [ cut ]..), [ cut ], White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) >> Kashmir, Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick..), Guitar Solo (<< The Star Spangled Banner..) [ cut ] >> Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Rock And Roll.
Source: Incomplete excellent soundboard recording. 167 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience: Landover (Electric Magic box) & Maryland De Luxe (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin box)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) soundboard: Mighty Arms Of Atlas Volume 1 (Moonchild Records)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience & soundboard mixes: Double Shot (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, original 2012 & reissue 2013), Double Shot 1 (Eelgrass), Maryland Moonshine (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, box original 2012 & reissue 2020), & Maryland Moonshine Matrix (Empress Valley Supreme Disc)

      A relatively strong concert and the start of a four consecutive night run in Landover. The band plays with a confident feel, and even Page seems to be quite strong for the most part. The Song Remains The Same is on a high level of consistency. However, Nobody's Fault But Mine starts off a bit out of tune and continues with Jimmy hitting bum notes in the solo. The rhythm section hammers through a sharp-sounding version of In My Time Of Dying, but Bonham misses his first note at the start. Page makes his guitar squeal with excitement during that song, this can be noted also as he begins the solo during Since I've Been Loving You, and his middle workout is rapid and stays emotional at the same time. No Quarter is a rather compact version on the other hand, not extending beyond twenty-two minutes and as always featuring a nice impromptu middle jam. Ten Years Gone catches all four members in a fine form as they play a much rehearsed version of this piece. The audience becomes a bit impatient with this part of the show and starts to throw firecrackers during Black Country Woman and Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp medley. A powerful Kashmir is a standard performance, and Page's guitar solo is usually spacey. Bonzo pummels his drums with incredible intensity during an explosive Achilles Last Stand, where Jimmy comes close to replicating the profundity of the studio recording, and this makes this version sounding truly great. They close the event with a short but heavy Whole Lotta Love that fades into a riotous Rock And Roll.

MAY 26 - CAPITAL CENTRE, LANDOVER (MD), UNITED STATES

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same [ cut ], [ cut ], The Rover Intro [ cut ] >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, [ cut ], In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..), Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter [ cut ], Ten Years Gone, [ cut ], The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, Dancing Days >> Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..), White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) >> Kashmir, [ cut ], Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick..) [ cut ], Guitar Solo (<< Dixie, The Star Spangled Banner..) >> Achilles Last Stand, [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love >> Rock And Roll.
Source: Incomplete fair to good audience recording. Near 207 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..), Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter [ cut ], Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, Dancing Days >> Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp [ cut ]..), White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) >> Kashmir, Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick [ cut ]..) [ cut ], Guitar Solo (<< Dixie, The Star Spangled Banner..) >> Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Rock And Roll.
Source: Incomplete excellent soundboard house mix recording. Almost 181 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..), Since I've Been Loving You, [ cut ], White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song [ cut ]..) [ cut ] >> Kashmir [ cut ], Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles [ cut ], Moby Dick [ cut ]..) [ cut ], Guitar Solo (<< Dixie, The Star Spangled Banner [ cut ]..) [ cut ] >> Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Rock And Roll.
Source: Incomplete excellent soundboard monitor mix recording. 82 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience: Landover (Electric Magic box), Landover 1977 2nd Night (Graf Zeppelin), Maryland De Luxe (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin box), & Whole Lotta Landover (Immigrant)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) soundboard (monitor mix): Great Chicago Fire (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, box reissue 2021), Heavy Metal (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), Landover 1977 2nd Night (Graf Zeppelin), Last Adieu (Eelgrass & Empress Valley Supreme Disc), The Night Porter (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), & Strange Tales From The Road (Godfatherecords)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience & soundboard (house mix) mixes: Bringing Down The House (Eelgrass & Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Heavy Metal (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), Magik Kingdom (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), Maryland Moonshine (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, box original 2012 & reissue 2020), Maryland Moonshine Matrix (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), & Mighty Arms Of Atlas Volume 2 (Moonchild Records)

      The band is extremely loose as the show gets underway, but the latter part marks some weaker moments. They are in a good shape during The Song Remains The Same and Sick Again. A somewhat sluggish but energetic Nobody's Fault But Mine open the run of blues tunes. In My Time Of Dying is usually strong and Plant sounds quite syrupy, it also features some excellent guitar licks from Page. His great playing is continued in Since I've Been Loving You. Jones' piano solo during a nice rendition of No Quarter is introduced by a series of echo-heavy Theremin bursts over Bonham's rolling tympani. Following a dramatic grand piano interlude, Jimmy and Bonzo join in for a great rock jam. The three musicians play as one, completely in synch with one another, as they create a miniature rock opera. The acoustic set is delivered with delicate precision. Black Country Woman is preceded by an abbreviated acoustic rendition of Dancing Days, its first appearance for four years. A solid rendition of White Summer segues directly into a massive Kashmir, where Plant is lost with some of its lyrics for a while. The first rather low-key point to this concert is an extremely extended Moby Dick, clocking in at almost thirty-five minutes and losing the momentum of inspiration. Page seems to be in a floppy mood during his guitar solo and Bonham comes in too early as Achilles Last Stand starts, creating a strange new arrangement. The encore set is also erratic, with a short Whole Lotta Love, where Jimmy teases the audience with a riff to Communication Breakdown, and average Rock And Roll.

MAY 28 - CAPITAL CENTRE, LANDOVER (MD), UNITED STATES

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..), Since I've Been Loving You, [ cut ], No Quarter [ cut ], [ cut ], Ten Years Gone, [ cut ], The Battle Of Evermore, [ cut ], Going To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..), White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) >> Kashmir, Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick [ cut ]..), Guitar Solo >> Achilles Last Stand, [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Rock And Roll.
Source: Incomplete fair to good audience recording. Near 208 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..), Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter [ cut ], Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, Surrender Intro >> Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp [ cut ].. ) [ cut ], [ cut ], White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) [ cut ] >> Kashmir, Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles Intro, Moby Dick [ cut ]..) [ cut ], Guitar Solo >> Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love >> Rock And Roll.
Source: Incomplete excellent soundboard recording. 184 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience: Landover (Electric Magic box) & Maryland De Luxe (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin box)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) soundboard: Mighty Arms Of Atlas Volume 3 (Moonchild Records)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience & soundboard mixes: Dragon Slayers (Eelgrass), Magik Kingdom (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), The Powhatan Confederacy (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, original & reissue), Maryland Moonshine (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, box original 2012 & reissue 2020), & Maryland Moonshine Matrix (Empress Valley Supreme Disc)

      The third and the weakest performance of all four in Landover. The Song Remains The Same and Sick Again sound shaky and weak. The band improves a bit during Nobody's Fault But Mine, but In My Time Of Dying has a longer than usual pause before they start the fast boogie section. You can imagine them waiting on Page to initiate, so they can start rocking for good. The erratic atmosphere continues with Since I've Been Loving You. Bonham sounds tired as Jimmy shreds through laid-back solos. No Quarter is better, although this version is a bit disjointed when compared to previous nights. The first half of the improvisation is dominated by a very melodramatic and sad melody on the grand piano, and Page is somewhat lost in his guitar solo. These issues are mostly gone during Ten Years Gone, where Jimmy delivers an excellent solo in the middle. He fumbles through a sticky-fingered White Summer and Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song combo that leads into a sluggish Kashmir. The drum solo in Moby Dick is yet again extended to more than a half hour long and is simply boring. Curiously, the experimental guitar section that usually includes Page playing some anthems and recognizable melodies is missing them completely. Achilles Last Stand sounds quite tight and heavy, except for the opening riffs, which are played too early. Stairway To Heaven has Jimmy running out of gas about halfway through the guitar solo, and the song limps to its conclusion. The encores, Whole Lotta Love and Rock And Roll, are played out of habit instead of joy.

MAY 30 - CAPITAL CENTRE, LANDOVER (MD), UNITED STATES

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..), Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter [ cut ], Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, [ cut ], Going To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..), White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) >> Kashmir, Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick [ cut ]..), [ cut ], Guitar Solo (<< The Star Spangled Banner..) >> Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Rock And Roll.
Source: Incomplete very good to excellent audience recording. 186 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..), Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter [ cut ], Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..), White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) [ cut ] >> Kashmir, Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick..), Guitar Solo (<< The Star Spangled Banner..) [ cut ] >> Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Rock And Roll.
Source: Incomplete excellent soundboard recording. 167 minutes.

Recording Includes: Miscellaneous scenes (road trip to the show, etc.), The Song Remains The Same, Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying, The Battle Of Evermore, Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp, Kashmir, Moby Dick, Guitar Solo, Achilles Last Stand [ cut throughout ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color amateur footage. 4 minutes.

Bootleg LP Reference(s) audience: Destroyer III (no label & Earthworks Recording Co.) & Hot Tracks Vol. 1-4 (Rock 'N Roll High Way)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience: The Destroyer III (Tarantura box), Landover (Electric Magic box), Maryland De Luxe (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin box), & Supreme Destroyers (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 9CD box)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) soundboard: Mighty Arms Of Atlas Volume 4 (Moonchild Records)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience & soundboard mixes: Double Shot (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, original 2012 & reissue 2013), Double Shot 2 (Eelgrass), Maryland Moonshine (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, box original 2012 & reissue 2020), & Maryland Moonshine Matrix (Empress Valley Supreme Disc)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s): The Film Vol. 6 (Wendy Records) & History Lesson (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box)

      Playing the final night in Landover motivated the band to perform one of the more significant performances from the tour. The start is a bit sluggish though as both The Song Remains The Same and Sick Again have Bonham drumming with some hesitance. Nobody's Fault But Mine is excellent, but is plagued by mistakes caused by unruly audience members. While Plant plays the harmonica, someone fires a bottle rocket at him, lighting his shirt on fire and forcing him to take it off. In My Time Of Dying is marked as a huge improvement, even if Bonzo is experiencing some trouble keeping the beat during some spots. Robert is in top form here, belting out each line with power and intensity. An expressive, great version of Since I've Been Loving You has Page erupting a furious cascade of notes during the blistering guitar solo. An amazing No Quarter follows. Jones' dramatic piano solo develops into a frantic rock improvisation as Jimmy and Bonham join in. Page leads the band on an epic journey as he tears through an outstanding and endless guitar solo. He also blazes through the guitar solo during Ten Years Gone with incredible fluency and precision, making this version pretty good sounding. The acoustic set is plenty of vibes. Plant sings a couple lines of Elvis Presley's Surrender before a vivid Black Country Woman, while Jimmy is in a good condition during casually meandering White Summer and Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song medley. Kashmir is truly powerful. Robert's aggressive howls echo through the arena and into infinity, and Bonzo's drumming is simply devastating. The guitar solo is consistent, and the violin bow episode sounds quite doomy in this show. All four members hammer frantically through a thunderous Achilles Last Stand, the brutal sonic assault is unbelievably explosive. When they return for the encore section, a usual short medley of a visceral Whole Lotta Love and riotous Rock And Roll can be heard as a set closer. A must-listen!

MAY 31 - COLISEUM, GREENSBORO (NC), UNITED STATES
The show rescheduled from May 23, 1977.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color amateur footage. 3 minutes.

Bootleg Visual Reference(s): History Lesson (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box)

      A very short snippet of the only surfaced remainder of what is supposed to be a great concert played on Bonham's thirtieth birthday. We can guess that the setlist was the same as for most of the performances from this part of the tour, without any surprises.

JUNE 3 - TAMPA STADIUM, TAMPA (FL), UNITED STATES
The show was cut short due to a rainstorm.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same [ cut ] >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete good to very good 1st audience recording. 17 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine.
Source: Complete very good 2nd sudience recording. 18 minutes.

Recording Includes: Nobody's Fault But Mine.
Source: Inomplete good to very good 3rd audience recording. 6 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine.
Source: Complete good 4th audience recording. 17 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same [ cut ] >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, [ cut ], Nobody's Fault But Mine [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete fair to good 5th audience recording. 19 minutes.

Bootleg LP Reference(s) source 1: The Final Option (no label) & Strange Tales From The Road (Rock Solid)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 1: Billy Clubs And Riot Gear (Tarantura), Black Friday For At The Tampa Stadium (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Live In Tampa '77 (Tarantura), Stormwatch! (Graf Zeppelin), & Strange Tales From The Road (no label box)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 2: Billy Clubs And Riot Gear (Tarantura), Black Friday For At The Tampa Stadium (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Fucking TY (Tattytura), Killer Missile (Flagge), Live In Tampa '77 (Tarantura), Polished Performances 1977 (POT), Stormwatch! (Graf Zeppelin), & Un-booted (Tarantura box)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 3: Billy Clubs And Riot Gear (Tarantura), Black Friday For At The Tampa Stadium (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Live In Tampa '77 (Tarantura), & Stormwatch! (Graf Zeppelin)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 4: Black Friday For At The Tampa Stadium (Empress Valley Supreme Disc) & Stormwatch! (Graf Zeppelin)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 5: Black Friday For At The Tampa Stadium (Empress Valley Supreme Disc)

      The infamous ill-fated gig in Tampa might be an excellent show, but it has been abruptly cut due to a severe thunderstorm, which resulted in a mini riot by pissed off fans upon its cancellation. The playing is exceptional and gutsy, it gets off to a strong start with a frantic The Song Remains The Same. Jimmy is in a great shape, his fingers fly across the fretboard as Bonham thrashes wildly at his drum kit. Plant barks aggressively as the band hammers through Sick Again, and Page shines through all the guitar solos once again. Bonzo misses a cue as Robert begins the harmonica solo during Nobody's Fault But Mine, but quickly gets back on track. As the song ends, he announces that the storm is coming and the band needs some break to avoid potential electrocution, “We want you to bear with us because there seems to be some water falling on the electrical equipment. So we're gonna give it a fifteen minute break. Are you cool?“ Unfortunately, the subsequent riot would cause the local police to prevent the event from being rescheduled.

JUNE 7 - MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK CITY (NY), UNITED STATES

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..), Since I've Been Loving You, [ cut ], No Quarter (<< Nut Rocker..) [ cut ], Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, [ cut ], Going To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..), White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) >> Kashmir, Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Guitar Solo (<< The Star Spangled Banner..) [ cut ] >> Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Rock And Roll.
Source: Incomplete good 1st audience recording. 175 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..), Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter (<< Nut Rocker..) [ cut ], Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..) [ cut ], [ cut ], White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) >> Kashmir, Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick..), Guitar Solo (<< The Star Spangled Banner..) [ cut ] >> Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Rock And Roll.
Source: Incomplete very good 2nd audience recording. 178 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same [ cut ] >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..), Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter (<< Nut Rocker [ cut ]..) [ cut ], Ten Years Gone, [ cut ], The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..), White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song [ cut ]..) [ cut ] >> Kashmir, Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick..), Guitar Solo (<< The Star Spangled Banner..) >> Achilles Last Stand [ cut ], [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love >> Rock And Roll.
Source: Incomplete fair to good 3rd audience recording. 165 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..), Since I've Been Loving You, [ cut ], No Quarter (<< Nut Rocker..), Ten Years Gone, [ cut ], The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..), White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) >> Kashmir, [ cut ], Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick [ cut ]..) [ cut ], Guitar Solo (<< The Star Spangled Banner..) [ cut ] >> Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Rock And Roll.
Source: Incomplete fair to good 4th audience recording. 167 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..), Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter (<< Nut Rocker..) [ cut ], Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp [ cut ]..) [ cut ], White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) >> Kashmir, Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick..), Guitar Solo (<< The Star Spangled Banner..) >> Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Rock And Roll.
Source: Incomplete excellent soundboard recording. 190 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source 2: DX I ~ X (Mad Dogs box)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source mixes: Back To The Garden (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) soundboard: Magical Sound Boogie (Eelgrass & Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 6CD original 2010/3CD original 2010/3CD reissue 2011)

      This is the first of a six-night residency in New York, and a quite strong performance at that. The frantic The Song Remains The Same and heavy Sick Again are good openers, and Page is in a great shape during a fast solo in Nobody's Fault But Mine. In My Time Of Dying is bombastic and is dedicated to the British Queen. “Tonight is the beginning of the celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee, and that's a heavy thing for us, so we'll do this one for Liz!“ said Plant to the noisy audience. This is followed by a dramatic Since I've Been Loving You, with many emotional guitar workouts from Jimmy. A twenty-five minute No Quarter marks one of the highlights of the show. Jones incorporates some classic arrangements before as the rest join in for another frenzied rendition of Pyotr Tchaikovsky's Nut Rocker, while Page shreds wildly through an excellent guitar solo as Bonham relentlessly hammers at his drums. Once again, Ten Years Gone is performed with confidence, and the whole acoustic segment is delicate and interrupted by a barrage of firecrackers in a few spots. Jimmy and Robert get into a tongue-in-cheek rendition of Frankie Laine's Rawhide before Black Country Woman. A virtuoso performance of White Summer is followed by a powerful but bungled Kashmir, where they all completely loses track of one another during the latter half of the song. The noisy guitar solo is usually very spacey and haunting before as it segues into a very dynamic Achilles Last Stand. The band closes this night with a short medley of Whole Lotta Love and Rock and Roll, getting caught up in the frenzy atmosphere, where everyone chases each other that makes for a very bizarre arrangement.

JUNE 8 - MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK CITY (NY), UNITED STATES

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..), Since I've Been Loving You, [ cut ], No Quarter, Ten Years Gone, [ cut ], The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..), White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) >> Kashmir, [ cut ], Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick..), Guitar Solo >> Achilles Last Stand [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Rock And Roll.
Source: Incomplete good 1st audience recording. 189 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, [ cut ], Nobody's Fault But Mine, [ cut ], In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Since I've Been Loving You, [ cut ], No Quarter [ cut ], [ cut ], Ten Years Gone, [ cut ], The Battle Of Evermore [ cut ], [ cut ], Going To California [ cut ], [ cut ], Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Kashmir [ cut ], [ cut ], Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick [ cut ]..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Guitar Solo [ cut ] >> Achilles Last Stand [ cut ], [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven [ cut ], [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love [ cut ] >> Rock And Roll.
Source: Incomplete good 2nd audience recording. 114 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..), Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter [ cut ], Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..), White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) >> Kashmir, [ cut ], Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick..), Guitar Solo >> Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Rock And Roll.
Source: Incomplete good to very good 3rd audience recording. 188 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 1: Second Night In The Garden (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source mixes: Behind The Stacks (Wendy Records) & In Celebration For A King: Second Night In The Garden (Graf Zeppelin)

      A representative second night at the Garden, but not as energetic as the night before. The Song Remains The Same and Sick Again are just good and solid. Nobody's Fault But Mine continues the strong start, where Page's playing and timing is spot on. Another intense version of In My Time Of Dying keeps the band in an excellent mood, but Since I've Been Loving You sounds a bit weak in contrast. The very long No Quarter is an interesting rendition. Jimmy throws some Theremin in early on and Bonham almost seems to be either ready or pushing to go into the rock jam interlude, however Jones keeps the melody in a more traditional mood before as they go through it. The middle guitar section is somewhat uneven, but this is rewarded by an expressive ending. The excellent Ten Years Gone marks a nice continuum of playing before an acoustic set, where Plant does a quick line from Gallows Pole before a subtle Going To California. He even drops a quick line from Dancing Days before a solid Black Country Woman and Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp combo that gets the audience up and clapping hoedown style. White Summer and Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song combo are played in a loose if not erratic vein. The transition into Kashmir blows the audience away, Bonzo is again the star of the show. The guitar solo is kinda careless this time, lacking its ominous feel, but is followed by a visceral Achilles Last Stand that finds Page to be close to perfection and Bonham is yet again out of this world. The usual encore segment includes a warmly greeted Whole Lotta Love and a racious Rock And Roll.

JUNE 10 - MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK CITY (NY), UNITED STATES

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, Over The Hills And Far Away, Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter [ cut ], Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, [ cut ], Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp, Dancing Days..) [ cut ], White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) >> Kashmir, Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick..), [ cut ], Heartbreaker [ cut ], Guitar Solo (<< Dixie, The Star Spangled Banner..) >> Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Rock And Roll [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete good to very good 1st audience recording. 182 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, [ cut ], Nobody's Fault But Mine, [ cut ], Over The Hills And Far Away [ cut ], [ cut ], Since I've Been Loving You [ cut ], [ cut ], No Quarter [ cut ], [ cut ], Ten Years Gone [ cut ], [ cut ], The Battle Of Evermore [ cut ], Going To California, [ cut ], Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp, Dancing Days..), [ cut ], White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) [ cut ] >> Kashmir, [ cut ], Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles [ cut ], Moby Dick [ cut ]..), [ cut ], Heartbreaker, [ cut ], Guitar Solo (<< Dixie, The Star Spangled Banner..) [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete good to very good 2nd audience recording. 126 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, Over The Hills And Far Away, Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter [ cut ], Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California [ cut ], Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp, Dancing Days [ cut ]..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Kashmir [ cut ], Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick [ cut ]..) [ cut ], Heartbreaker, Guitar Solo (<< Dixie, The Star Spangled Banner..) [ cut ] >> Achilles Last Stand [ cut ], [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Rock And Roll [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete good 3rd audience recording. 152 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same [ cut ] >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, Over The Hills And Far Away, Since I've Been Loving You, [ cut ], No Quarter, Ten Years Gone [ cut ], The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp, Dancing Days..), White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) >> Kashmir [ cut ], [ cut ], Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick [ cut ]..), Heartbreaker, Guitar Solo (<< Dixie, The Star Spangled Banner..) >> Achilles Last Stand [ cut ], [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Rock And Roll.
Source: Incomplete good 4th audience recording. 164 minutes.

Recording Includes: No Quarter, Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore [ cut throughout ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color amateur footage. 3 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 1: Rock 'N' Roll Circus (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source mixes: Magical Sound Boogie (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 6CD), Relic From A Different Age (Wendy Records), & Riot In Thunderstorm (Electric Magic)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s): Assemblage (Cosmic Energy) & History Lesson (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box)

      The third night in New York City and a great playing throughout most of the show. The Song Remains The Same is a riotous explosion of energy. The walls of the arena quake during a powerful Sick Again that finds Bonham drumming in extensive vein. A significant change in the setlist early on is noted by replacing In My Time Of Dying with somewhat erratically sounding Over The Hills And Far Away for the first time in two years. Plant loses his place as he begins to introduce No Quarter, but realizes they are about to play Since I've Been Loving You. His voice is in perhaps the best shape of the tour as he bravely hits some of the high notes. An epic No Quarter is next. Jones plays a very confident and happy sounding solo on grand piano, and Page delivers a fantastic guitar solo during the extended instrumental section. Ten Years Gone is very good except for Jimmy, where he loses control on the solo a little bit but recovers nicely soon after. The acoustic set is just priceless. Unfortunately, the delicate atmosphere is interrupted by the restless rumblings of a rowdy crowd. Page again hints at Dancing Days briefly during Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp and his showcase, White Summer and Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song medley, is as meandering and spontaneous as many on this tour. A thigh drum solo is followed by a great version of Heartbreaker, played only a handful more times afterwards, and is thrown in only when the band are feeling particularly confident. The guitar solo continues to expand in both length and complexity, with Jimmy creating vast sonic landscapes of electronic noise, but Achilles Last Stand is married by out of tune guitar. The encores are explosive, with a frantic Whole Lotta Love and wild Rock And Roll.

JUNE 11 - MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK CITY (NY), UNITED STATES

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, [ cut ], In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..), [ cut ], Since I've Been Loving You, [ cut ], No Quarter, [ cut ], Ten Years Gone, [ cut ], The Battle Of Evermore, [ cut ], Going To California [ cut ], [ cut ], Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..), [ cut ], White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) >> Kashmir, [ cut ], Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Guitar Solo (<< Dixie, The Star Spangled Banner..) >> Achilles Last Stand, [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..) [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete good to very good 1st audience recording. 175 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..), Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter [ cut ], Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..), White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) >> Kashmir [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete very good 2nd audience recording. 126 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same [ cut ] >> The Rover Intro [ cut ], [ cut ], In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Kashmir [ cut ], [ cut ], Moby Dick [ cut ], [ cut ], Guitar Solo [ cut ], [ cut ], Achilles Last Stand [ cut ], [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete very good 3rd audience recording. 48 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..), Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter, [ cut ], Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..), White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) >> Kashmir [ cut ], [ cut ], Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick..), Guitar Solo (<< Dixie, The Star Spangled Banner..) >> Achilles Last Stand [ cut ], [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..).
Source: Incomplete good 4th audience recording. 193 minutes.

Recording Includes: No Quarter, Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete excellent soundboard recording. 45 minutes.

Recording Includes: Kashmir, Guitar Solo, Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven, Heartbreaker [ cut throughout ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm color amateur footage with actual sound. 34 minutes.

Bootleg LP Reference(s) soundboard: Hiawatha Express (Stash Records)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source mixes: The Fourth Night In The Garden (Scorpio) & Pleeease Lord! Fourth Night At The Garden (Graf Zeppelin)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience & soundboard mixes: Absence (Wendy Records) & Pleeease Lord! Fourth Night At The Garden (Graf Zeppelin)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) soundboard: Absence (Wendy Records), Coast To Coast (Celebration Definitive Masters), For Badgeholders Only (Balboa Productions), The Fourth Night In The Garden (Scorpio), Last Adieu (Eelgrass & Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Polished Performances 1977 (POT), Silver Coated Rails (Condor), Strange Tales From The Road (Godfatherecords), & Un-booted (Tarantura box)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s): Assemblage (Cosmic Energy), The Film Vol. 7 (Wendy Records), History Lesson (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), Latter Visions/The Best Of Led Zeppelin Clips Volume Two (Celebration Definitive Masters), & Your Kingdom Come Seattle 1977 (Wendy Records)

      The fourth night at the Garden, the playing is very intense, and the crowd is just wild. The show begins with an aggressive The Song Remains The Same that segues into a bombastic combo of The Rover and Sick Again. A thunderous Nobody's Fault But Mine has Page in excellent form, and In My Time Of Dying sounds extremely heavy, even Plant's vocals carry a significant amount of weight. Jimmy's soloing is elegantly restrained during a somber Since I've Been Loving You, which is another dramatic version of this gorgeous song. No Quarter is stretched to thirty-two minutes and it's simply fantastic. The improvisation begins slowly, as if Jones were trying to figure out what direction he wanted to take the journey. Page coaxes him in one direction with subtle little notes until it picks up steam. Then the band moves as one as they expertly traverse the vast musical terrain, led by the urgent cadences of a volatile guitar solo. Bonham skips some of his drum beat during Black Country Woman, disturbing the atmosphere a bit. On the contrary, White Summer is improvised and leads into a monumental Kashmir. The transition is very dramatic and washes over the audience like a huge wave. Jimmy's showcase, the guitar solo, is mysterious, and once it gets into the bow interlude, it becomes more haunting. Achilles Last Stand suffers unfortunately from an out-of-tune string guitar from Page, but the rest keeps this tune at a frantic pace. He solders on as best he can, but there are some very painful bum notes and the closing chimes sound sour. Thankfully, Stairway To Heaven is powerful and extremely tight, and to a big surprise, a vital version of Heartbreaker is chosen as the only encore this time. Highly recommended!

JUNE 13 - MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK CITY (NY), UNITED STATES

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, Over The Hills And Far Away, Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter [ cut ], Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp [ cut ], Dancing Days..), White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) >> Kashmir, Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick [ cut ]..), Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..) [ cut ], Guitar Solo >> Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Black Dog [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete good to very good audience recording. 190 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, Over The Hills And Far Away, Since I've Been Loving You, [ cut ], No Quarter [ cut ], [ cut ], Ten Years Gone, [ cut ], The Battle Of Evermore, [ cut ], Going To California, [ cut ], Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp, Dancing Days..), [ cut ], White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) >> Kashmir, [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Black Dog.
Source: Incomplete good 2nd audience recording. Near 137 minutes.

Recording Includes: No Quarter [ cut ], Ten Years Gone, [ cut ], The Battle Of Evermore, [ cut ], Going To California [ cut ], [ cut ], Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp [ cut ]..), [ cut ], White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) [ cut ] >> Kashmir [ cut ], [ cut ], Over The Top (<< Moby Dick [ cut ..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Heartbreaker (<< Bouree.) [ cut ], Achilles Last Stand [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete fair to good 3rd audience recording. 87 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 1: Over The Garden (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source mixes: Glinpse Of An Axe (Wendy Records)

      The most powerful and strongest gig of all six at the Garden that brings to mind the spontaneity of previous tours. The explosive The Song Remains The Same keeps everyone into havoc, and a brutal Sick Again follows with impact. Nobody's Fault But Mine is an excellent version, very confident and gutsy. Over The Hills And Far Away is next, where Plant attempts to sing the chorus in its original melody, even though he really has to strain. However, Page shreds through a wildly dissonant guitar solo and recompensate that minor fault. If the previous night's No Quarter was excellent, this version is out of this world. Jones' piano solo gives way to an excellent upbeat boogie as Jimmy and Bonzo join in during the middle section. The long instrumental jam reaches its peak with an outstanding guitar solo from Page, his masterful finger work leading the way as the band embarks on an epic musical journey. Ten Years Gone is simply amazing. Jimmy blazes through the guitar solos with amazing fluency and precision. Robert hints at The Lemon Song before a foot-stomping Black Country Woman, where another Dancing Days can be heard, and White Summer is preceded by a long pause due to Page dropping his guitar and knocking it out of tune. The following Kashmir is shattering and kept in an exquisite style. A riotous Heartbreaker is again played as a set changer with a blistering middle segment. The guitar solo omits the usual The Star Spangled Banner section this time, and it creates the space for a long experimental section before Jimmy goes to the doomy bow solo. It segues eventually to the thunderous and visceral Achilles Last Stand, with Bonham trashing frantically at anything within reach as Page shredding erratically, all of these making this version an utterly devastating performance. To keep the frenzy atmosphere, the band closes the event with a heavy-pounding Whole Lotta Love that is followed by the first appearance of Black Dog since their last North American visit. A must-listen!

JUNE 14 - MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK CITY (NY), UNITED STATES

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, Over The Hills And Far Away, Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter [ cut ], [ cut ], Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, Pinball Wizard >> Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp, Dancing Days..), White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) >> Kashmir, [ cut ], Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick [ cut ]..) [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete good to very good audience recording. Almost 118 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, The Battle Of Evermore, Kashmir, Whole Lotta Love, Rock And Roll [ cut throughout ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm color 1st amateur footage with actual sound. 26 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same, Nobody's Fault But Mine, Over The Top (<< Moby Dick..), Guitar Solo, Achilles Last Stand [ cut throughout ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color 2nd amateur footage. 7 minutes.

Recording Includes: Nobody's Fault But Mine, Over The Hills and Far Away, No Quarter, Ten Years Gone, The Battle of Evermore [ cut throughout ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color 3rd amateur footage. 3 minutes.

Recording Includes: Guitar Solo, Achilles Last Stand [ cut throughout ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color 4th amateur footage. 3 minutes.

Bootleg LP Reference(s): The Final Option (no label) & Strange Tales From The Road (Rock Solid)

Bootleg CD Reference(s): A Week For Badge Holders (Tarantura box), Final Night At The Garden (The Chronicles Of Led Zeppelin), & Strange Tales From The Road (no label box)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s) footage 1: Assemblage (Cosmic Energy), History Lesson (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), Latter Visions/The Best Of Led Zeppelin Clips Volume Two (Celebration Definitive Masters), & Your Kingdom Come Seattle (Wendy Records)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s) footage 2: History Lesson (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), Over America 1977 (Cosmic Energy), & Assemblage (Cosmic Energy)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s) footage 3: Assemblage (Cosmic Energy), The Film Vol. 7 (Wendy Records), & History Lesson (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box)

      The final night at the Garden and another excellent show, where the band is three hours late, so Robert claims, “We must apologize for the delay, but there was a real reason for it. I've got no clothes to wear.“ It starts off with a fiercely energetic The Song Remains The Same. All four members are on fire, they play every note in a super-thigh fashion. Page's fingers are like razor blades as he slashes and shreds through an erratic guitar solo during Nobody's Fault But Mine. Plant again tries to sing the chorus of Over The Hills And Far Away in its original melody but falls short, and Jimmy seems to be all over the place during the guitar solo. He reverted to the sharp, angular soloing style characteristic of the previous tours in Since I've Been Loving You that stops the hearts of the crowd. Another extended version of No Quarter can be heard next and is simply fantastic. Page and Jones get into a spirited interplay prior to an epic guitar solo section, and the ending is typically piercing, having Robert howling his voice to the limit. On the other hand, Ten Years Gone is kinda sloppy, where Jimmy nearly destroys the guitar solo. Plant hints at Gallows Pole before The Battle Of Evermore and a snippet of Pinball Wizard from the repertoire of The Who can be heard at the beginning of Black Country Woman. Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp features again a bit of Dancing Days, and Kashmir ia a powerful performance. Unfortunately, the recording ends just over three minutes into Moby Dick, and the latter part of the show is only available on fragmentary video footages.

JUNE 19 - SPORTS ARENA, SAN DIEGO (CA), UNITED STATES
The show rescheduled from March 8, 1977.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..), Since I've Been Loving You, [ cut ], No Quarter, Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, [ cut ], Going To California, Mystery Train >> Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp, Dancing Days..), White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) >> Kashmir, Guitar Solo (<< Dixie, The Star Spangled Banner..) [ cut ] >> Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Rock And Roll.
Source: Incomplete excellent audience recording. 161 minutes.

Bootleg LP Reference(s): Live In San Diego (Starlight)

Bootleg CD Reference(s): Bottomless Blues (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), California Mystery Train (Blimp), Californian Mystery Train (Silver Rarities), Jimmy PY (Akashic), Mystery Train (Badgeholders & Tarantura box), San Diego 1977: Mike Millard Master Tapes (no label), San Diego Mystery Train (Wendy Records), Sequence Of Events (no label), & Tit For Tat (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box)

      This concert ranks among the less successful on this tour. Page is in great form, Plant hitting some of his best notes, Jones plays some outstanding melodies, but Bonham is so indisposed here that he constantly misses breaks and tempo. It is apparent right from the beginning in The Song Remains The Same and in the segue into The Rover. Nobody’s Fault But Mine finds him losing track of the breaks and Jimmy plays a sticky-fingered guitar solo. In My Time Of Dying is not better and sounds disjointed. Page is on fire during Since I've Been Loving You, which features the last known organ accompaniment of this tune, which is just gorgeous. Unfortunately, Bonham's erratic drumming frequently disrupts the somber mood. The gig starts to improve really with an excellent version of No Quarter. With Jonesy and Jimmy taking the lead, Bonzo dutifully follows along, and they deliver a very interesting improvisation in the middle of the piece. The acoustic set is when they noticeably loosen up a bit in a great way. They even play a bit of Elvis Presley's Mystery Train as a prelude to Black Country Woman. What's interesting, Bonham is absent for the remainder of the acoustic set and Page plays again a bit of Dancing Days during Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp. He and Jones truly take the lead in Kashmir and resist the drummer’s attempt to steer the song into disaster. Over The Top is thankfully dropped and Jimmy goes straight into his experimental solo and Achilles Last Stand that comes off quite strong despite of drumming. To compensate for the all the shortcomings, the band makes a fair version of Stairway To Heaven. The two erratic encores closes this event for good.

JUNE 21 - THE FORUM, INGLEWOOD (CA), UNITED STATES
The show was rescheduled from March 9, 1977. Audio of "The Song Remains The Same" was used as the soundtrack for an extras' footage of this song on DVD in 2003.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, Over The Hills And Far Away, Since I've Been Loving You, [ cut ], No Quarter, Ten Years Gone [ cut ], The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..), White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) >> Kashmir, [ cut ], Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick..), Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..), Guitar Solo (<< The Star Spangled Banner, Dixie..) [ cut ] >> Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Rock And Roll.
Source: Incomplete excellent to superb 1st audience recording. 196 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, Over The Hills And Far Away, [ cut ], Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter [ cut ], Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp [ cut ]..[ cut ], [ cut ], White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) >> Kashmir, [ cut ], Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick [ cut ]..), Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..), [ cut ], Guitar Solo (<< The Star Spangled Banner, Dixie..) >> Achilles Last Stand [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Rock And Roll.
Source: Incomplete fair to good 2nd audience recording. 192 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, Over The Hills And Far Away, Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter [ cut ], Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, [ cut ], Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp [ cut ]..), White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) >> Kashmir, Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles Intro, Moby Dick..), Heartbreaker [ cut ], [ cut ], Achilles Last Stand [ cut ], [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven [ cut ], [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Rock And Roll.
Source: Incomplete good to very good 3rd audience recording. 172 minutes.

Bootleg LP Reference(s) source 1: The Best Of Led Zeppelin Vol. I (The Wizard's Quest Continuing Saga Records), The Final Option (no label), Led Zeppelin (aka The Can) (UFO Records), Listen To This Eddie (Box Top Records, Rock Solid & International Records), Listen To This Eddie Part One & Two (Rock Solid), & Listen To This Eddie Vol. 2 (no label)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 1: A Week For Badge Holders (Tarantura box), Absence/Listen To This Eddie (Tarantura), California Hills Parts 1&2 (Black Cat Records), For Badge Holders Only (RockWrok), How The West Was Won II (Moonchild Records), Listen To This Eddie (no label 2015 & 2019 versions, The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin, Jelly Roll, Silver Rarities Parts 1-3, Silver Rarities Master Series, & Tarantura), Listen To This Eddie: Mike Millard Master Tapes: Flat Transfer (no label), Listen To This Eddie "Flat Transfer" (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Listen To This Eddie BOX: "Flat Transfer" (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Out On The Tiles (Tarantura, 1994 and 1996 issue), Power And Glory (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin box), Sequence Of Events (no label), & Yuzuki/Listen To This Eddie (Tarantura)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 2: One Day After Eddie (Immigrant), Power & Glory: Time Traveller (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin), & Time Traveller (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 3: Tit For Tat (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source mixes: Beauty And The Beast (no label), For Badge Holders Only - The Complete 1977 LA Forum Tapes (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), I Did Listen To This, Jimmy (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), L.A. Forum 1977 The First (no label, original & reissue), Listen To This Eddie (no label three different 3CD sets from 2020 and one 6CD set from 2020, Akashic, Empress Valley Supreme Disc 3CD original 2002/3CD reissue 2003/3CD reissue 2004/3CD reissue 2013/3CD reissue 2014/3CD reissue 2018/3CD reissue 2018/3CD reissue 2019/3CD reissue 2020/6CD box 2020, Graf Zeppelin 3CD original 2020/3CD remaster 2020/4CD version 2022/3CD remaster 2024, Moonchild Records, Scorpio, & Wendy Records original and five reissues), Listen To This Eddie The Best And Longest (no label), Listen To This Eddie Definitive Edition (Wendy Records), Listen To This Eddie Remaster Beauty And The Beast (no label), Listen To This Eddie: Definitive Edition (Graf Zeppelin), Listen To This Eddie: Definitive Complete Version (Jelly Roll), Listen To This Eddie "Flat Transfer" (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Listen To This Eddie "Mastered Edition" (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Listen To This Eddie "New Mastered Edition" (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, two editions), Listen To This Eddie "RIP EVH" (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Listen To This, Eddie Kramer (Butamark), Listen To This Eddie, Eric And Kenny (Wendy Records), Listen To This Erik (no label), & Listen To This Eddie, Erik And Jimmy (Tarantura), Los Angeles 1977 1st Night (no label), Lost And Found Mike The Microphone Tapes Volume 50 (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), The Lost Ark Of The Covenant (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), & Tit For Tat (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box)

Bootleg DVD Audio Reference(s) source mixes: Listen To This Eddie - Ultimate (Empress Valley Supreme Disc)

Official Audio Reference(s) source 1: DVD (Warner Music Vision)

      The first of six sold-out glorious nights at the Forum, and a legendary Eddie show. This is a killer performance, and the playing is so intense that it can be easily rated among the top ten best gigs ever. Following a shaky performance two nights earlier, Bonham is back with a fury, thrashing at his drums in a violent explosion of energy as The Song Remains The Same crashes into motion. Page's guitar cuts out briefly during the intro of superb Sick Again, causing a moment of confused hesitation at the beginning of the first verse. Nobody's Fault But Mine is devastatingly heavy and features a blistering guitar solo. As the song ends, Plant prises a come back to the West Coast by saying, “It is indeed, uh, our great pleasure to be back in California, for many many reasons. Among those it's very hard to see the sun in a place bigger than New York.“ This show has probably the best version of No Quarter ever played live. A series of haunting Theremin howls introduce Jones's ominous piano solo, and Jimmy and Bonzo join in for an outstanding blues improvisation some time after. The whole band is absolutely on fire during the fantastic guitar solo section, slowly building tension until everything erupts in an explosive climax, crashing down on the crowd in thunderous waves. The end is an epic drama, where Page violently shredding during the devastating outro. Ten Years Gone is excellent, keeping everyone in a top form, and the acoustic set is beautifully peaceful, where Plant hints at Gallows Pole once again just before as Black Country Woman starts. Jimmy's showcase, White Summer and Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song medley, is more compact here and is absolutely stunning before as it segues to one of the most powerful renditions of Kashmir. Jones' droning keyboard symphony washes over the crowd as the band defiantly marches into battle. There is a long pause before Over The Top, during which Robert pokes fun at Bonham as he tries to fix a problem with his drum kit. The crowd goes wild as Page begins a riotous Heartbreaker. His fingers tear across the fretboard in a furious cascade of notes during the blistering guitar solo. A lengthy guitar solo is very spacey and includes a variety of melodies before as it goes through an extremely haunting bow section. They all hammers through a very aggressive Achilles Last Stand at a frantic pace, making this version one of the best of the tour. A solid Stairway To Heaven finds Plant pushing his voice to the limit, and two encores of Whole Lotta Love, preceded by a heavy a cappella intro, and a racious Rock And Roll summarize this memorable evening. A definitive must!

JUNE 22 - THE FORUM, INGLEWOOD (CA), UNITED STATES
The show rescheduled from March 12, 1977.

Recording Includes: Sick Again [ cut ], Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me, The Lemon Song..), Since I've Been Loving You [ cut ], [ cut ], No Quarter [ cut ], [ cut ], The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..), White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side..) >> Kashmir, [ cut ], Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick..), Over The Hills And Far Away, Guitar Solo (<< Feelin' Groovy..) >> Achilles Last Stand [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Rock And Roll.
Source: Incomplete very good 1st audience recording. 180 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me, The Lemon Song..), Since I've Been Loving You [ cut ], [ cut ], The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..), White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) >> Kashmir, [ cut ], Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick..), Over The Hills And Far Away, Guitar Solo (<< Feelin' Groovy..) [ cut ] >> Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Rock And Roll.
Source: Incomplete good to very good 2nd audience recording. 159 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me, The Lemon Song..), [ cut ], Since I've Been Loving You, [ cut ], No Quarter, [ cut ], Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, [ cut ], Going To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..), [ cut ], Guitar Solo (<< Feelin' Groovy..) [ cut ] >> Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Rock And Roll.
Source: Incomplete fair to good 3rth audience source. 167 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same, The Rover Intro, Sick Again, No Quarter, Kashmir, Over The Hills And Far Away, Guitar Solo, Achilles Last Stand [ cut throughout ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color amateur footage. 7 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 1: L.A. Forum 1977 2nd Night: Barry Goldstein Master Tapes (no label)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 2: A Week For Badge Holders (Tarantura box) & Over The Hills And Far Away (Tarantura)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source mixes: Back To The Forum (Wendy Records), Black Satin (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), For Badge Holders Only - The Complete 1977 LA Forum Tapes (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), How The West Was Won II (Moonchild Records), L.A. Forum 1977 2nd Night: 4 Source Mix (no label, both issues), L.A. Forum 1977 2nd Night: Barry Goldstein Master Tapes (no label), The Lost Ark Of The Covenant (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), One Day After Eddie (Immigrant), Power And Glory (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin box), Time Traveller (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin), Second Night At The Forum (Scorpio), & Super Duper: Night Two At The Forum 1977 (Empress Valley Supreme Disc)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s): The Film Vol. 7 (Wendy Records), For Badge Holders Only - The Complete 1977 LA Tapes (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), History Lesson (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), & Over America 1977 (Cosmic Energy)

      The second show at the fabulous Forum, and this is another heavy gig. However, the quality is not as brilliant as the day before, and there are a few bummers here and there. The Song Remains The Same is kept in ferocious tempo, and Sick Again is exceptionally brutal. The band hammers through a bone-crushing In My Time Of Dying, even getting into an impromptu lemon-squeezing interlude following the You Shook Me tease. Since I've Been Loving You is incredibly raw and powerful, and the thirty-three minute No Quarter is an epic journey. Jones's piano solo gives way to an excellent blues rock jam before Page embarks on a long, wandering guitar solo. The middle section is much extended this time, and features a variety of different improvisations. Ten Years Gone is a bit more loose, yet still quite strong rendition. The acoustic set is usually great, with usually inspired The Battle Of Evermore, subtle Going To California and a long medley of Black Country Woman and Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp, where Page breaks a string unexpectedly, leaving Jones to improvise a short bass solo. The song's momentum is disrupted briefly as Jimmy pauses to tune the guitar upon his return. The crowd erupts as the band launches into a devastating Kashmir. Plant's aggressive howls echo through the arena as the band hammers through the thunderous march.  The first mention of the mysterious Badge Holders phrase comes as Robert calls Bonzo “a friend of a diamond-studded Badge Holder“ as his drum solo comes to a close. The biggest surprise of the night is the inclusion of Over The Hills And Far Away so late in the set, where Plant has returned yet again to the quasi-original melody for the chorus. The long guitar section is very atmospheric, and a frantic Achilles Last Stand falls apart in a couple of different places for Page, who broke a string near the middle. A wildly cacophonous combo of Whole Lotta Love and Rock and Roll caps this event for good.

JUNE 23 - THE FORUM, INGLEWOOD (CA), UNITED STATES
The show rescheduled from March 13, 1977. Keith Moon of The Who joining John Bonham on Moby Dick and medley of Whole Lotta Love >> Rock And Roll.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same [ cut ], The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, Over The Hills And Far Away, Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter [ cut ], Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, [ cut ], Going To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..), White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) >> Kashmir, Trampled Underfoot, Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick..), [ cut ], Guitar Solo (<< God Save The Queen, The Star Spangled Banner..) >> Achilles Last Stand [ cut ], [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Rock And Roll.
Source: Incomplete excellent 1st audience recording. 195 minutes.

Recording Includes: Since I've Been Loving You [ cut ], [ cut ], No Quarter [ cut ], [ cut ], Ten Years Gone [ cut ], The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp [ cut ]..), [ cut ], White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) >> Kashmir, Trampled Underfoot [ cut ], Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick [ cut ]..), Guitar Solo (<< God Save The Queen, The Star Spangled Banner..) >> Achilles Last Stand, [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Rock And Roll.
Source: Incomplete excellent to superb 2nd audience recording. Near 166 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same, The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, Over The Hills And Far Away [ cut ], [ cut ], Since I've Been Loving You, [ cut ], No Quarter, [ cut ], Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..), White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) >> Kashmir, [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot, Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick..), [ cut ], Guitar Solo (<< God Save The Queen, The Star Spangled Banner..) [ cut ] >> Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Rock And Roll.
Source: Incomplete good to very good 3rd audience recording. 181 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same, The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, Over The Hills And Far Away, Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete very good 4th audience recording. 45 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same, [ cut ], Nobody's Fault But Mine, Over The Hills And Far Away, Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter [ cut ], [ cut ], Ten Years Gone [ cut ], [ cut ], The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California [ cut ], [ cut ], Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp [ cut ], [ cut ], Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick [ cut ]..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Achilles last Stand [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete fair to good 5th audience recording. Almost 76 minutes.

Recording Includes: Guitar Solo (<< God Save The Queen, The Star Spangled Banner..) [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete excellent soundboard recording. 12 minutes.

Recording Includes: Kashmir, Trampled Underfoot, Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick..), Guitar Solo, Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love, Rock And Roll [ cut throughout ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color amateur footage. Near 10 minutes.

Bootleg LP Reference(s) audience source 1: Badgeholders (Amazing Stork), The Final Option (no label), For Badge Holders Only (no label Europe and US issues, Dragonfly Records, LXXXIV Series, Raring Records, & Ruthless Rhymes), For Badge Holders Only (Part 2) (no label, Dragonly Records, Ruthless Rhymes Ltd., & Trade Mark Of Quality), For Badge Holders Only (Part 1) (She-Human Vinyloid & Verzyl), For Badge Holders Only - Part 1 (GLC Great Live Concerts), For Badge Holders Only (Part 2) (no label Europe and US issues, Dragonfly Records, Ruthless Rhymes original and non-original issues, She-Human Vinyloid, Slipped Disc Records, Trade Mark Of Quality, & Verzyl), & The Sticks That Shook The World (no label)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source 1: For Badge Holders Only (no label & Continental Sounds), For Badge Holders Only: Jon Wizardo Master Cassettes (no label), & For Badgeholders Only (Tarantura2000 9CD box)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source 2: For Badgeholders Only (Balboa Productions), How The West Was Won II (Moonchild Records), & Los Angeles 1977 3rd Night (no label)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source 3: For Badge Holders Only (Graf Zeppelin 4CD 2024)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source 4: For Badge Holders Only (Graf Zeppelin 4CD 2024)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) soundboard: Last Adieu (Eelgrass & Empress Valley Supreme Disc) & Relic From A Different Age (Wendy Records)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source mixes: A Week For Badge Holders (Tarantura box), Badge Holder: Night Three At The Forum 1977 (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), The Brothers In Pinball (Tarantura), For Badge Holders Only (ARMS, Empress Valley Supreme Disc box, Graf Zeppelin 6CD 2019/3CD 2023/4CD 2024, SODD Singer's Original, Wendy Records original & reissue), For Badgeholders Only (Butamark, The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin, Moonchild Records, Scorpio, & Tarantura 2003 3CD and 2024 9CD box), For Badge Holders Only - The Complete 1977 LA Forum Tapes (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), For Badge Holders Only: Jon Wizardo Master Cassettes Complete Edition (no label), For Badge Holders Only: Original Wizardo Master Recording (Graf Zeppelin), For Budge Holders Only (Cobra Standard Series), Good Night Moon Light (Tarantura), L.A. Forum 1977 3rd Night (no label), The Lost Ark Of The Covenant (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), Magical Sound Boogie (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Power & Glory (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin box), & Sgt. Page's Badgeholders Club Band (Tarantura)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s): The Film Vol. 7 (Wendy Records), For Badge Holders Only - The Complete 1977 LA Forum Tapes (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), Hats Off To John Bonham (Sugar Mama), History Lesson (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), Over America 1977 (Cosmic Energy), Your Kingdom Come Seattle (Wendy Records), & Your Kingdom Come Seattle 1977 (Wendy Records)

      The third night at the Forum and a famous Badge Holders show. The concert itself is one of the most laid back, loose and exciting of the entire tour. There were many problems, beginning with Page breaking his guitar strap during The Song Remains The Same. He had to finish playing the song sitting on the drum riser and is the cause for the break before Sick Again. Nobody's Fault But Mine is simply superb, and Plant dedicates Over The Hills And Far Away to “perhaps one of the biggest dreamers in the world. A star quality badge holder to Mr John Bindon.“ The unquestionable highlight of this gig is a jaw-dropping No Quarter, considered by many as the best version of this song ever. The instrumental section is introduced by an extended electric piano interlude, where Jones' fingers dance across the keys during the solo, which develops into an outstanding blues improvisation as Jimmy and Bonzo join in. The band moves as one as they embark on an epic journey, led by the urgent cadences of Page's blistering guitar solo. The frenzy reaches its peak during the violently explosive finale. They are all in high spirits, joking around with each other as Robert attempts to introduce another spectacular Ten Years Gone, with Jimmy blazing through his guitar solos. He announces, “Tonight's word of the concert is Badge. If you are a badge holder of a rock star, you are somebody to be reckoned with. Are you a badge holder?“ He also hints suddenly at D'yer Mak'er just before Black Country Woman. The band gets completely lost for a while after Jones misses a change during Kashmir, taking an eternity to get back on track. To change the programme, they play an impromptu version of Trampled Underfoot, where Page disappears momentarily during the second verse. The biggest surprise of the night is the unannounced appearance of a drunk Keith Moon, running onstage during Bonham's drum solo, and introducing him in some uncensored words. Achilles Last Stand is a frantic explosion of energy. Jimmy shreds through the solos as Bonham pummels the crowd with his thunderous pounding. The main set ends with an epic Stairway To Heaven that features an excellent guitar solo. Keith Moon returns to the stage for the usual short encore set, ranting and raving about rock and roll before a ferocious Whole Lotta Love and a dirty Rock and Roll. A must-have!

JUNE 25 - THE FORUM, INGLEWOOD (CA), UNITED STATES
The show rescheduled from March 14, 1977.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time Of Dying (<< Rip It Up, You Shook Me..), Since I've Been Loving You, [ cut ], No Quarter, Ten Years Gone, [ cut ], The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..), White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) >> Kashmir, [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot, Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick..), [ cut ], Guitar Solo (<< Dixie, The Star Spangled Banner..) >> Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Communication Breakdown (<< It's Your Thing..).
Source: Almost complete excellent to superb audience recording. Near 211 minutes.

Bootleg LP Reference(s): Destroyer III (no label & Earthworks Recording Co.)

Bootleg CD Reference(s): A Week For Badge Holders (Tarantura box), Annual Meeting (Tarantura), Badgeholders Weekend (Badgeholders), Battle Of Evermore Parts 1&2 (Black Cat Records), Bursting Night (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin), Celebratory Night For Badgeholding (Graf Zeppelin), Delirium Treatment (Tarantura), For Badge Holders Only - The Complete 1977 LA Forum Tapes (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), Full Imperial Collapse: Remaster From Flat Transfer (Wendy Records), How The West Was Won II (Moonchild Records), L.A. Forum 1977 4th Night (no label), L.A. Forum 1977 4th Night: Mike Millard Master Tapes (no label), Los Angeles 1977 4th Night (no label), The Lost Ark Of The Covenant (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), Mike The Mike (Moonchild Records), Power And Glory (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin box), Rip It Up (Silver Rarities), Saturday Night Special (Led Note), Saturday Night's Alright (Wendy Records), Sunset Boulevard 1977 (Wendy Records), Thank God It's Saturday (Scorpio), & Ultimate Cadenza (Empress Valley Supreme Disc)

      The fourth night in Los Angeles and what an incredible concert. Jimmy in particular is doing some of the best guitar of the tour, and the entire band is in a no nonsense mood, playing the best they can. While the guitar playing is almost to a fault at times during The Song Remains The Same, sloppy Sick Again and a somewhat erratic Nobody's Fault But Mine, where Plant again mentioning "badge holders" before the song, this is fully rewarded with the final live performance of In My Time Of Dying. This is simply excellent version, and features a short impromptu rendition of Little Richard's Rip It Up. A laid back but very emotional Since I've Been Loving You is followed by another amazing No Quarter that has an excellent blues improvisation during Jones' piano solo. Page really sizzles in the main solo spot, but it’s Bonham who is stealing the show, he is very involved in the movement of the piece. A lovely version of Ten Years Gone can be heard next, where Jimmy once again delivers a great solos. Robert introduces the acoustic set to much applause, where he gives a history lesson as an intro to an excellent version of Black Country Woman and Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp all out jam. Page does a decent job on White Summer that is beautifully meandering until Kashmir explodes, and the orchestration fits perfectly with the powerful thunderous fills from Bonzo. A blistering version of Trampled Underfoot features a great guitar solo from Page. His experimental section is mysterious and doomy, containing parts of Dixie and The Star Spangled Banner again, and leads to a frantic Achilles Last Stand, where all four of the members just firing on all cylinders. The encores begin with a standard and heavy and short Whole Lotta Love that is preceded by a funky intro, and an unexpected but very explosive Communication Breakdown that has its only live appearance during this North American visit. Another must!

JUNE 26 - THE FORUM, INGLEWOOD (CA), UNITED STATES
The show rescheduled from March 15, 1977.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same [ cut ] >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, Over The Hills And Far Away, Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter [ cut ], [ cut ], Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, That's Al Right >> Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..), White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song [ cut ]..) >> Kashmir, Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick [ cut ]..) [ cut ], Guitar Solo [ cut ] >> Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], It'll Be Me.
Source: Incomplete good to very good 1st audience recording. 192 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, [ cut ], Nobody's Fault But Mine, [ cut ], Over The Hills And Far Away, [ cut ], Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter [ cut ], Ten Years Gone, [ cut ], White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) [ cut ] >> Kashmir, Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick [ cut ]..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Guitar Solo [ cut ] >> Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete good to very good 2nd audience recording. Almost 149 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same, The Rover Intro, Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, No Quarter, Ten Years Gone, Kashmir, Over The Top, Guitar Solo, Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven, It'll Be Me [ cut throughout ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color 1st amateur footage. 19 minutes.

Recording Includes: Stairway To Heaven, It'll Be Me [ cut throughout ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color 2nd amateur footage. 2 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 1: A Week For Badge Holders (Tarantura box), Sundazed (Silver Rarities), & That's Alright (Tarantura)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source mixes: For Badge Holders Only - The Complete 1977 LA Forum Tapes (Empress Valley Supreme Dis box), How The West Was Won II (Moonchild Records), It'll Be Me (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin), The Lost Ark Of The Covenant (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), & Power & Glory (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin box)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s) footage 1: Assemblage (Cosmic Energy), The Film Vol. 7 (Wendy Records), For Badge Holders Only - The Complete 1977 LA Forum Tapes (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), History Lesson (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), & Over America 1977 (Cosmic Energy)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s) footage 2: Assemblage II (Cosmic Energy), The Film Vol. 7 (Wendy Records), For Badge Holders Only - The Complete 1977 LA Forum Tapes (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), History Lesson (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), & Over America 1977 (Cosmic Energy)

      The fifth night at The Forum, and yet again the playing and singing are top-notch, with everything being extremely concentrated on the music. The usual set openers, The Song Remains The Same and Sick Again are frenzy, and this is continued with Nobody's Fault But Mine, where Page shreds heavily through the solo. After as the song ends, Plant continues the badge holders references by saying, “Anybody been to any of the other concerts? So by now you're all familiar with the term to be a Badgeholder, right?“, and dedicating Over The Hills And Far Away to Richard Cole. Jimmy tears through a wild, spaced-out guitar solo over a funky groove courtesy of Jones and Bonham. The long No Quarter lasts past a half hour and like the others fromt his run can be considered among the best. Jonesy plays nice, melodic themes during the grand piano section before Page comes in with the guitar to lead it to the more traditional doom and gloom. He later shreds wildly through the song's explosive outro, making this version a unique and memorable rendition. The biggest surprise is an extended acoustic set, though. The band is very loose, and play close to a full version of Elvis Presley's That’s All Right prior to Black Country Woman. This gives a momentum of fresh breath before as Jimmy wanders through a long White Summer and Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song medley, after which a thunderous Kashim appears. The experimental guitar solo stretches well beyond twenty-one minutes in length here, and containing some unfamiliar melody over the already known themes. A visceral Achilles Last Stand has Bonzo thrashing at his drums with incredible intensity, with Page adding blistering guitar workouts throughout the solos. Stairway To Heaven is simply awesome, and they play Jerry Lee Lewis’ It’ll Be Me as the only encore, closing this show with a truly riotous mood. If only quality could be better ... a treasure!

JUNE 27 - THE FORUM, INGLEWOOD (CA), UNITED STATES
The show rescheduled from March 16, 1977.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, Over The Hills And Far Away, Since I've Been Loving You, [ cut ], No Quarter, Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, Just Can't Be Satisfied >> Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp, Dancing Days..), [ cut ], White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) >> Kashmir, Trampled Underfoot, [ cut ], Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick..), Guitar Solo (<< America, The Star Spangled Banner..) >> Achilles Last Stand [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Rock And Roll.
Source: Incomplete excellent to superb 1st audience recording. 221 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, Over The Hills And Far Away, Since I've Been Loving You, [ cut ], No Quarter, Ten Years Gone [ cut ], The Battle Of Evermore, [ cut ], Going To California, Just Can't Be Satisfied >> Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp, Dancing Days..), White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) [ cut ] >> Kashmir, Trampled Underfoot, [ cut ], Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick..), [ cut ], Guitar Solo (<< America, The Star Spangled Banner..) >> Achilles Last Stand [ cut ], [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Rock And Roll.
Source: Incomplete good 2nd audience recording. Almost 201 minutes.

Bootleg LP Reference(s) source 1: Inglewood Forum (no label)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 1: A Week For Badge Holders: The Legend Of The End (Tarantura), Coherence (Watch Tower 1st & 2nd issue), Deep Striker (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 4CD original 1999/3CD reissue 2013/3CD reissue 2018), Deep Striker: Night Six At The LA Forum 1977 (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Farewell To L.A. (Rabbit Records), For Badge Holders Only - The Complete 1977 LA Forum Tapes (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), Full Imperial Collapse (Wendy Records), Full Imperial Collapse: Remaster From Flat Transfer (Wendy Records), How The West Was Won II (Moonchild Records), L.A. Forum 1977 Final Night: Mike Millard Master Tapes: Flat Transfer (no label), L.A. Forum 1977: The Last (no label), The Legend Of The End (Tarantura), The Legendary End (Silver Rarities), Los Angeles 1977 Final Night (no label), The Lost Ark Of The Covenant (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), Power And Glory (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin box), & Sunset (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source mixes: Final Night At The Fabulous Forum (Graf Zeppelin)

      An endless, final concert that closes out the six-night-stand at the Forum, and the end of their second leg of the tour. Unfortunately, the frenzy is wearing thin. Page's fingers get stuck a bit in the strings during The Song Remains The Same, they all flirts with losing harmony during Sick Again, and Plant's voice takes a few songs to really warm up. On the contrary, Jimmy adds a beautiful prologue to the beginning of Over The Hills And Far Away, where he plays through an extended guitar solo. The marathon No Quarter is the first highlight of the show. During the long improvisation in the middle they play a catchy boogie section before the dark, brooding and intense solo that is magisterial in construction. The ending erupts in a furious cascade of notes, summarizing this spectacular showcase of skills. Page stumbles through a lackluster version of Ten Years Gone, unable to find his footing during the guitar solos. The acoustic set is again relaxed and unique, as it contains a one-minute-long rendition of Muddy Waters' I Can't Be Satisfied prior to Black Country Woman. Jimmy breaks a string in the middle of Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp, which features an abbreviated acoustic rendition of Dancing Days during the breakdown. The seemingly endless and very erratic White Summer is the longest ever from this tour, and it segues into a mediocre Kashmir, after which they hammer through a swingful Trampled Underfoot that features a nasty, wicked guitar solo from Page. Interestingly, Moby Dick omits no stick section and is more compact, but the much extended noise solo sounds inconsistent at all. What's worse, Achilles Last Stand is close to a fault, where both Page and Bonham are partially unpredictable. This mood is also continued with Stairway To Heaven, where Jimmy fumbles through a choppy solo. The encores are kept in a better shape, closing their farewell performance in the city that has become their second home.

JULY 17 - THE KINGDOME, SEATTLE (WA), UNITED STATES
Whole concert was professionally filmed. A few excerpts from it were used on "Over The Hills And Far Away" promo video (broadcast during promoting Remasters set in late 1990) and on MTV's "Rockumentary" series programme (broadcast during "Whole Lotta Led" weekend, which also promoted Remasters album in late 1990). Also fragmentary used on "Whole Lotta Love" promo video in 1997 and DVD in 2003.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, Over The Hills And Far Away, Since I've Been Loving You, [ cut ], No Quarter [ cut ], Ten Years Gone, [ cut ], The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..), White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) >> Kashmir [ cut ], Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick..), [ cut ], Guitar Solo [ cut ] >> Achilles Last Stand, [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Rock And Roll.
Source: Incomplete good to very good 1st audience recording. 205 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, Over The Hills And Far Away [ cut ], [ cut ], Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter, Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..), White Summer (<< Mustapha/Swan Song [ cut ]..) [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete good to very good 2nd audience recording. Almosr 120 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, Over The Hills And Far Away, Since I've Been Loving You, [ cut ], No Quarter, Ten Years Gone, [ cut ], The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..), White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) >> Kashmir [ cut ], Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick..), Guitar Solo [ cut ] >> Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Rock And Roll.
Source: Incomplete good to very good 3rd audience recording. 213 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, Over The Hills And Far Away, Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter [ cut ], Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..), White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) >> Kashmir, Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick..), Guitar Solo [ cut ] >> Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love >> Rock And Roll.
Source: Incomplete excellent soundboard recording. 209 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, Over The Hills And Far Away, Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter [ cut ], Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..), White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) >> Kashmir, Over The Top (<< Out On The Tiles, Moby Dick..), Guitar Solo >> Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love >> Rock And Roll.
Source: Incomplete color professional footage with actual sound. 210 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source 1: Kingdom Of Zep (Silver Rarities)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience source 2: In A Delirious Daze (Equinox)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) soundboard: Coast To Coast (Celebration Definitive Masters), Conquering Kingdome (Godfatherecords), In A Delirious Daze (Equinox), Jupiter And Saturn (Tarantura), Kingdom Come (Watch Tower), Return Of The Dragon (Apple Music), Shake For Me Baby (Missing Link), Sitting On A Goldmine (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), Silver Shadow (Moonchild Records), Un-booted (Tarantura box), & Year Of The Dragon (Empress Valley Supreme Disc, 4CD original 2002/4CD reissue 2009/4CD reissue 2014)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) audience & soundboard mixes: Fallen Angel (Tarantura box), Kingdom Come (Graf Zeppelin), Seattle 1977 (no label), & Your Kingdom Come Seattle 1977 (Wendy Records, 2016 & 2023 issues)

Official Visual Reference(s): DVD (Warner Music Vision), Over The Hills And Far Away (promo video), & Rockumentary (MTV programme)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s): An Evening With Led Zeppelin (Cashmere), Assemblage II (Cosmic Energy), Evolution Is Timing 3: Video History (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), The Film Vol. 7 (Wendy Records), Final Kingdome (Boogie Mama), Heavy Metal Live At Kingdome Seattle 1977 (Celebration Definitive Masters), Kingdom Come (Watch Tower), Over The Top (Bad Wizard), Rock Show/Cameras Roll (Akashic), Seattle 1977 (Cosmic Energy), Seattle Wa 7/17/77 (Master Edition) (Holy Eye VHS), The Year Of The Dragon: The Definitive Edition (Empress Valley Supreme Disc), Your Kingdom Come Seattle (Wendy Records), & Your Kingdome Come Seattle 1977 (Wendy Records, 2016 & 2023 issues)

      The start of the ill-fated third leg of the tour in a huge and echoey venue. The Song Remains The Same sounds a bit rusty, the spark of energy present in Los Angeles gigs has died down, obviously. Plant experiences some vocal troubles during Sick Again, and Page plays erratically through the solos. Over The Hills And Far Away is again truncated by Jimmy, as it suffers from inconsistency. The things are getting better with inspired No Quarter. Unlike the much improvised versions played in Los Angeles, this one is much slower and well-thought-out. Jonesy tries several ways to get the audience involved in the piece, including standing up and encouraging they to cheer. This cannot be said about a very loose version of Ten Years Gone, where the whole band fumbles and misses the clue throughout the song. To continue this bad trend, Robert completely loses control of his voice near the end of The Battle Of Evermore. He can be heard coughing off-mic as the song comes to a close. Because of a broken string during Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp, Jones improvises a short bass solo, which transforms into an interesting, tongue-in-cheek rendition of Frank Sinatra's It's All Right With Me as Plant and Bonham join in. A rather average Kashmir is followed by the very last Moby Dick performed live, which should be also shorter. Equipment troubles force Page to abandon the electronic noise section during his experimental solo. It segues into a weak if not disastrous version of Achilles Last Stand, which even has Robert a bit embarrassed. The main part is closed with a fairly good Stairway To Heaven. The encores are out of tune Whole Lotta Love and a dirty Rock And Roll that finishes this mediocre show.

JULY 20 - ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES CENTER ARENA, TEMPE (AZ), UNITED STATES
The show rescheduled from March 6, 1977.

Recording Includes: The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp, Dancing Days..), Trampled Underfoot, [ cut ], Black Mountain Side >> Kashmir [ cut ], [ cut ], Guitar Solo [ cut ] >> Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven.
Source: Incomplete fair to good audience recording. Near 90 minutes.

      After the reliably accessible Seattle performance, this is no doubt the worst gig they ever played! The whole band seems to be sloppy, Plant sounds tired, and Page is missing almost all his solos. Due to a big delay, the concert was also shortened and the encores as well as drum solo were dropped out from the set. This also a fragmentary recording, missing the first part of the show, starting with a very low-key acoustic set. The first sign of problems mentioned starts with a wasted Trampled Underfoot, where Jimmy turned in a very uninspired guitar solo. Then, he chose not to perform White Summer and its usual medley. Instead, he played a few bars of Black Mountain Side before going into Kashmir, but without the rest of the band, who seemed to be totally lost. His noise solo is a mess, but the real bummer is Achilles Last Stand that can be called a total disaster. Jimmy constantly gets lost in the arrangement, resulting in a chaotic cacophony of mistakes as the band struggles to get back on track. The distracting effect continues through the initial verses of an uneven Stairway to Heaven. At the end of the song, Bonham is in a hurry to end everything and was off his drum stool and gone before Robert finished the final lyric.

JULY 23 - OAKLAND COLISEUM STADIUM, OAKLAND (CA), UNITED STATES
Support from Judas Priest and Rick Derringer. Bill Graham introduced all the acts. Part of The Day Of The Green event.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, Over The Hills And Far Away, Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter [ cut ], Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..), [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot, White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) >> Kashmir, Guitar Solo >> Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Rock And Roll, [ cut ], Black Dog.
Source: Incomplete good to very good 1st audience recording. 163 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same [ cut ] >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, [ cut ], Nobody's Fault But Mine, [ cut ], Over The Hills And Far Away [ cut ], [ cut ], Since I've Been Loving You [ cut ], [ cut ], No Quarter [ cut ], [ cut ], Ten Years Gone [ cut ], [ cut ], The Battle Of Evermore [ cut ], [ cut ], Going To California [ cut ], [ cut ], Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot [ cut ], [ cut ], White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song [ cut ]..) [ cut ] >> Kashmir, [ cut ], Guitar Solo [ cut ] >> Achilles Last Stand, [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven [ cut ], [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Rock And Roll, [ cut ], Black Dog.
Source: Incomplete good to very good 2nd audience recording. 139 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, Over The Hills And Far Away, Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter [ cut ], Ten Years Gone, The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp [ cut ]..), Trampled Underfoot, White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) >> Kashmir, [ cut ], Guitar Solo >> Achilles Last Stand [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Rock And Roll, [ cut ], Black Dog.
Source: Incomplete good to very good audience recording. 166 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same, The Rover Intro, Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, Over The Hills And Far Away, No Quarter, The Battle Of Evermore, Going To California, White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..), Kashmir, Guitar Solo, Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven [ cut throughout ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color 1st amateur footage. 8 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same, Sick Again [ cut throughout ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color 2nd amateur footage. 1,5 minute.

Recording Includes: Crowd footage, The Song Remains The Same, No Quarter, Ten Years Gone, Whole Lotta Love [ cut throughout ].
Source: Incomplete 16mm color 3rd amateur footage with actual sound. 17 minutes.

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 1: It's Been Great (Image Quality) & A Quiet Before The Storm: The Day On The Green Tapes Volume 1 (The Chronicles Of Led Zeppelin)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 2: A Quiet Before The Storm: The Day On The Green Tapes Volume 1 (The Chronicles Of Led Zeppelin)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 3: White Rose (Wendy Records)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source mixes: Daze On The Green (Tarantura box), The Last Adieu (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box) & The Last Performance In The USA (Scorpio)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s) 1st footage: History Lesson (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box) & Over America 1977 (Cosmic Energy)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s) 2nd footage: Assemblage II (Cosmic Energy) & History Lesson (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box)

Bootleg Visual Reference(s) 3rd footage: The Film Vol. 7 (Wendy Records) & History Lesson (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box)

      The first of two huge Oakland concerts, the band sounds sluggish and sometimes even on the verge of mistake. They played in the afternoon, which prompts Plant to make an appropriate comment before as The Song Remains The Same is launched. However, Page again experiences a sticky-fingered syndrome, and many of his solos are sloppy. Plant is also not in the best shape, he has trouble hitting some of the higher notes near the end of Nobody's Fault But Mine. They are almost lost at the end of Since I've Been Loving You, but progresses with a vibey No Quarter. Page is absent for most of the honky tonk breakdown, leaving Jones to vamp alone. His guitar workouts are like razor blades as he slashes and shreds through an erratic but yet interesting solo. This cannot be said about Ten Years Gone, where he completely destroys the first guitar solo, leading everyone to an abrupt break. The intimate acoustic set is interrupted by a loud audience and missing its intimacy. A vital Trampled Underfoot is now performed before a mediocre White Summer that segues to Kashmir that sounds kinda rough. Without the drum solo that has been dropped for good, the shortened experimental guitar solo follows, which now has no sign of the noise section. A frantic Achilles Last Stand marks the return to a bit better form. Unluckily, Stairway To Heaven is again disturbed by the average playing. To add some spice, they play three encores, closing the show with a somehow loose Black Dog. However, it was nothing else but a heavy brawl between Bonham and some of the road crew with one of the members of the local security that makes this event so infamous, heralding the coming misfortune.

JULY 24 - OAKLAND COLISEUM STADIUM, OAKLAND (CA), UNITED STATES
Support from Judas Priest and Rick Derringer. Bill Graham introduced all the acts. Part of The Day Of The Green event.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same [ cut ] >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, [ cut ], Nobody's Fault But Mine [ cut ], [ cut ], Over The Hills And Far Away [ cut ], [ cut ], Since I've Been Loving You, [ cut ], No Quarter [ cut ], [ cut ], Ten Years Gone, [ cut ], The Battle Of Evermore [ cut ], [ cut ], Going To California, [ cut ], Mystery Train [ cut ] >> Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..), [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot, [ cut ], White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) [ cut ] >> Kashmir, [ cut ], Guitar Solo [ cut ] >> Achilles Last Stand, [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven [ cut ], [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love [ cut ] >> Rock And Roll, [ cut ], Bill Graham Outroduction [ cut ].
Source: Incomplete very good 1st audience recording. 148 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, Over The Hills And Far Away, [ cut ], Since I've Been Loving You, [ cut ], No Quarter, Ten Years Gone, [ cut ], The Battle Of Evermore [ cut ], Going To California, Mystery Train >> Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp..), Trampled Underfoot, White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) >> Kashmir, [ cut ], Guitar Solo (<< The Star Spangled Banner..) >> Achilles Last Stand [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven [ cut ], [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Rock And Roll.
Source: Incomplete very good 2nd audience recording. 145 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Song Remains The Same >> The Rover Intro >> Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, Over The Hills And Far Away, Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter [ cut ], Ten Years Gone [ cut ], The Battle Of Evermore, [ cut ], Going To California, Mystery Train >> Black Country Woman (<< Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp [ cut ]..), [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot, White Summer (<< Black Mountain Side/Mustapha/Swan Song..) >> Kashmir [ cut ], Guitar Solo (<< The Star Spangled Banner..) [ cut ] >> Achilles Last Stand, [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Rock And Roll, Band Outroduction.
Source: Incomplete good to very good 3rd audience recording. 160 minutes.

Recording Includes: The Rover Intro, Sick Again [ cut throughout ].
Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color amateur footage. 16 seconds.

Bootleg LP Reference(s) source 1: Alpha & Omega (International Records), The Last Brawl! (H & A Productions), & Oakland '77 (International Records)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 1: A Fighting Finish (Silver Rarities), Push! Push! (Image Quality), & Seventh Heaven (Immigrant)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 2: The Final Ever In The States (Missing Link)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source 3: The Last Concert In America (Tarantura)

Bootleg CD Reference(s) source mixes: Daze On The Green (Tarantura box), The Last Adieu (Empress Valley Supreme Disc box), The Last Performance In The USA (Scorpio), & Red Rose (Wendy Records)

      In the second afternoon Oakland show the playing is more intense, although still somewhat hurried due to the obvious circumstances. It turned out to be also their last performance in the North America ever. Both The Song Remains The Same and Sick Again are nothing more than average, and the band loses track of one another at the end of the latter, but Nobody's Fault But Mine is really good, where Page shreds through a blistering guitar solo. As the song ends, Plant is trying to get out of the very awkward situation from the previous day, “We thank Bill Graham for putting on a most spectacular, I think he built the place especially for rock concerts.“ Jimmy hits a great guitar workouts during Since I've Been Loving You, and the more compact but still interesting No Quarter can be heard next. They skip the upbeat interlude, instead heading directly into meandering guitar solo. To make the things more exciting, the song was interrupted by a local female dancer. The more subtle Ten Years Gone is free from any bigger mistakes, and the acoustic set is extended with a fantastic impromptu rendition of Elvis Presley's Mystery Train prior to a foot-stomping Black Country Woman. They all hammers through an aggressive Trampled Underfoot, which features a wild guitar solo, but Kashmir is quite dull. Achilles Last Stand again teeters on disaster until it falls apart near the end, Stairway To Heaven sounds also weak. The set is completed with two encores of a rushed Whole Lotta Love and very sloppy Rock And Roll that closes this mixed performance.

JULY 30 - LOUISIANA SUPERDOME, NEW ORLEANS (LA), UNITED STATES (cancelled)
AUGUST 2 - CHICAGO STADIUM, CHICAGO (IL), UNITED STATES (cancelled)
AUGUST 3 - CHICAGO STADIUM, CHICAGO (IL), UNITED STATES (cancelled)
AUGUST 6 - RICH STADIUM, ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK CITY (NY), UNITED STATES (cancelled)
AUGUST 9 - CIVIC ARENA, PITTSBURGH (PA), UNITED STATES (cancelled)
AUGUST 10 - CIVIC ARENA, PITTSBURGH (PA), UNITED STATES (cancelled)
AUGUST 13 - JOHN F. KENNEDY STADIUM, PHILADELPHIA (PA), UNITED STATES (cancelled)