Earls Court 1975

infobox concert tour
concert_tour_name = Earls Court 1975


artist = Led Zeppelin
type = Concert
locations = Earls Court, London, England
start_date = May 17, 1975
end_date = May 25, 1975
number_of_legs = 1
number_of_shows = 5
last_tour = North America 1975
this_tour = Earls Court 1975
next_tour = North America 1977

Earls Court 1975 were five concerts performed the English rock band Led Zeppelin at Earls Court Arena in London in May 1975.

Overview

The concerts were initially booked for three nights on May 23, [ [http://ledzeppelin.com/show/may-23-1975 Led Zeppelin official website: concert summary] ] 24 [ [http://ledzeppelin.com/show/may-24-1975 Led Zeppelin official website: concert summary] ] and 25, [ [http://ledzeppelin.com/show/may-25-1975 Led Zeppelin official website: concert summary] ] but due to unprecedented public demand, two further dates were added for May 17 [ [http://ledzeppelin.com/show/may-17-1975 Led Zeppelin official website: concert summary] ] and 18, [ [http://ledzeppelin.com/show/may-18-1975 Led Zeppelin official website: concert summary] ] making total ticket sales 85,000.

These concerts took place less than two months following the conclusion of Led Zeppelin's 1975 American Tour. The whole of the band's stage and light show was airlifted from America for the concerts. A huge Ediphor screen which showed the action as it was being filmed was also erected above the stage, which is thought to be one of the first occasions when such a device was used for a rock show in England.Lewis, Dave and Pallett, Simon (1997) "Led Zeppelin: The Concert File", London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-5307-4, p. 111.] It was said that an entire city could be lit by the energy spent in a single concert.Luis Rey (1997) "Led Zeppelin Live: An Illustrated Exploration of Underground Tapes", Ontario: The Hot Wacks Press, p. 336.] Three days of rehearsals took place in order to fix every possible detail or PA problem.

Footage from the concerts remained in the vaults for years, until parts of it were released in 2003 for the "Led Zeppelin DVD".

The Earls Court concerts are considered by some critics to be amongst the best ever performed by the band, and the shows received generally excellent reviews from the music press. All of the shows exceeded three hours in length, with the final May 25 concert clocking in at three hours, 43 minutes and 50 seconds.

et list

For these concerts, the band revived an acoustic section which had been a component of many their concert tours until 1972, when it had been discarded from their set.

The typical set list for these five concerts was:

#"Rock and Roll" (Page, Plant, Jones, Bonham)
#"Sick Again" (Page, Plant)
#"Over the Hills and Far Away" (Page, Plant)
#"In My Time of Dying" (Page, Plant, Jones, Bonham)
#"The Song Remains the Same" (Page, Plant)
#"The Rain Song" (Page, Plant)
#"Kashmir" (Bonham, Page, Plant)
#"No Quarter" (Page, Plant, Jones)
#"Tangerine" (Page)
#"Going to California" (Page, Plant)
#"That's the Way" (Page, Plant)
#"Bron-Yr-Aur (Stomp)" (Page, Plant, Jones)
#"Trampled Under Foot" (Page, Plant, Jones) (incl. "Gallows Pole")
#"Moby Dick" (Bonham, Jones, Page)
#"Dazed and Confused" (Page) (incl. "Woodstock"/"San Francisco")
#"Stairway to Heaven" (Page, Plant)

Encores (variations of the following list):
*"Whole Lotta Love" (Bonham, Dixon, Jones, Page, Plant) (incl. "The Crunge")
*"Black Dog" (Page, Plant, Jones)
*"Heartbreaker" (Bonham, Page, Plant)
*"Communication Breakdown" (Bonham, Jones, Page) (incl. "D'yer Mak'er")

"Heartbreaker" and "Communication Breakdown" were played only on the last show, on May 25th.

External links

* [http://www.ledzeppelin.com/timelinebrowse Comprehensive archive of known concert appearances by Led Zeppelin (official website)]
* [http://www.bootledz.com/setlists.htm Led Zeppelin concert setlists]
* [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF8&num=200&start=200&msa=0&ll=51.487476,-0.192733&spn=0.019641,0.038624&t=h&z=15&msid=117377988734231201134.000456d4b40a4b3a0f7e7 View in Google Earth]

References

ources

*Lewis, Dave and Pallett, Simon (1997) "Led Zeppelin: The Concert File", London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-5307-4.