Stairway to Heaven pt 1

June 25, 1977
Los Angeles, CA US
The Forum


The Song Remains The Same,
Sick Again,
Nobody's Fault But Mine,
In My Time of Dying ~ Rip It Up,
Since I've Been Loving You,
No Quarter,
Ten Years Gone,
Battle of Evermore,
Going to California,
Black Country Woman,
Bron-Y-Aur Stomp,
White Summer ~ Black Mountainside,
Kashmir,
Trampled Underfoot,
Moby Dick,
Jimmy Page solo,
Achilles Last Stand,
Stairway to Heaven,
Whole Lotta Love ~ Communication Breakdown.


What an incredible show, and Jimmy in particular is playing some of the best guitar of the tour! The entire band is in a no nonsense mood, playing the best they can. No Quarter and Ten Years Gone are beautiful and Achilles Last Stand and Stairway To Heaven are exquisite. Jimmy's solo in Trampled Underfoot is one of the best he's ever done on that song and the funky Communication Breakdown encore caps what is probably one the best of the six LA Forum shows.




The Forum, known for a time as the Great Western Forum, is an indoor arena in Inglewood, California, a suburb of Los Angeles.

The "Fabulous" Forum, as it would become colloquially known to locals, was constructed by Jack Kent Cooke, owner of the Lakers and founding owner of the Kings, in 1967. The circular, $16 million structure was designed by reknowned Los Angeles architect Charles Luckman and was intended to evoke the Roman Forum. The arena seats 17,505 for basketball, 16,005 for ice hockey, and up to 18,000 for concerts; it has no luxury suites, but held an unprecedented 2,400 club seats for events.

The Forum became a landmark in the Greater Los Angeles Area, in large measure from the success of the Lakers and from the Hollywood celebrities often sighted in its audiences. It hosted a vast number of events such as tennis matches, rock concerts, boxing matches, ice shows, rodeos, indoor soccer, and political events. It is sometimes referred to as the Los Angeles Forum or L.A. Forum to differentiate it from other buildings, venues and places carrying the name "Forum".

In 1979, Cooke sold The Forum to Jerry Buss along with the Lakers and the Kings for a then-record $67.5 million. The Forum is currently owned by the Faithful Central Bible Church, which uses it for its Sunday morning service.

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[BudStrong]

Crap, this isn't the show I saw. On which night did he sing the word "laughter" twice?? Anyone? Bueller? Halp!

[Conneyfogle]

I don't know but I have 68 versions up, see my channel

[sRxMorman]

@Conneyfogle You should really post the entire 6/25/77 Zep Show if you havent already. Its the best 77 concert they did and probably the 2nd best in my opinion after Burn Like A Candle

[Conneyfogle]

@sRxMorman hmmm maybe, i have 5 tracks up, ive pretty much stopped uploading now as i get to 3000 vids, but i'll bear it in mind and dig it out sometime

[geer7]

random explosion O.O

[sRxMorman]

dont forget the houston 77 concert

[wotajared]

Fantastic performance! Plant has a great voice, Page plays very fine and creative, without the sloppiness due to the tour excess. JPJ & Bonzo are Solid like always.

Infact, I looked for this one here because it was recommended on a bootleg site. So, it's being downloaded right now.

The LA shows of this tour are remarkable.

[alexledzepguy]

The LA dates of 77' were definatley the standout nights of the tour. I mean the thunderous solo from the 26th is just exquisite.

[floydfan12345]

and they say these concerts sucked. yea right