The Song Remains The Same

April 28, 1977
Cleveland, OH US
Richfield Coliseum

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,
Ten Years Gone,
Battle of Evermore,
Going to California,
Black Country Woman,
Bron-Y-Aur Stomp,
White Summer ~ Black Mountainside,
Kashmir, (Out On the Tiles intro)
Moby Dick,
Jimmy Page solo,
Achilles Last Stand,
Stairway to Heaven,
Rock and Roll,
Trampled Underfoot.

While JP may think that Zeppelin was at their very best in '72 (remarks concerning How the West Was Won), it's hard to believe that they could have been as good as this night in Cleveland thirty years ago. I got my ticket by fixing a friend's car at The College of Wooster where we were freshmen. As was probably always the case, there was no warmup band and I think Zeppelin finally made it on stage at least an hour and a half after the advertised starting time. The wait was worth every minute!

I can only say that the electricity in the Richfield Coliseum that night was unlike anything I had experienced at any other concert, ever. The band had such a presence that it was hard to describe it in everyday, worldly terms. They were rather, well, unworldly in their stage presence. Years later, having seen most of the big hard rock acts from that era, I can say that Zeppelin was at a level above all others. I've seen the Stones, Aerosmith, Rush, Deep Purple, BOC, Skynyrd, Eagles, Foreigner, Van Halen, etc., etc., etc. and none compared, though all were awesome.

I'm thrilled that the boys are talking about taking the stage again! My 25-year-old son says he can't wait because he wants to pay homage to the kings. It says something when your art reaches that far through time.

I'll never forget the day Zeppelin came to the Richfield Ohio.
I bought all the tickets for my friends and supplied the weed.
We had poor seats behind the stage, but the presence of being there overwhelmed us all.
I was only 17years old and we had to hitch hike home to Cleveland down route 303.
I ordered tickets for the 1980 tour, but that concert never came. I still have the newspaper ad of the news of John's B. death. I still have my albums of Zeppelin including a physical graffiti 4 album set with no words on the label of side 3.
I grew up on LZ and lived my life with LZ.
Thank You Led Zeppelin, for all your wisdom and life experiences though your music.
I want to have a party at my funnel with your music playing and all the free booze and weed.
In my time of dying take my body home.
You guys are the greatest ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Im 47 years old now and still crank it loud when your music comes on. I always dreamt of meeting the band and having my picture taken with you guys. I would frame it and hang it on my living room wall for all to see! ROCK ON ZEPPELIN

I have many photos from this show as I was sitting about three rows to the right of the stage. It was also my audience recording that be came the original destroyer four album set on smiling ears records.

I was there also. I remember buying ticket from a very unlikely source...an older lady at work told me her son had an extra ticket and he would sell it for the price of a bag of weed. At the time that meant $15!!! I went all by myself even though it was kind of scary but I met up with lots of people that I knew and I felt like I was at one big family reunion!! I really miss the Coliseum as I saw alot of great shows there. But this was truly a night to remember. I hope the band sees their way to going on tour again in the United States. This time my sons want to come along!!!




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[Seanwashere6]

And people say the band was terriable live.. what a lie

[francescaemc2]

Grazie. La Canzone Rimane Uguale e' una delle mie preferite.

Bellissima.

Francesca.

Bonzo e' un mostro!!!!

[FcBarcaman1193]

@Seanwashere6 they were and STILL ARE THE .................BEST live band ever

[rjst09]

@Seanwashere6 ...who says that? Quite the opposite! You must be thinking of the Stones, they totally suck live.

[zosocat]

Thanks for sharing your concert memories! I still have 2 pix from my 77 show (LA), too - 110 camera, so even tho close, they're small & now faded. Love this song! Was in nose-bleed section for Page/Plant at the very same venue as 77 (LA Forum 5/17/95) so when they broke into this I went nuts & "ruined" my BF's audience recording - haha! 30+ yrs later & the 1st/last songs of my 1st Zep live experience still drive me insane (TSRTS & Comm Breakdown) - I guess 1st/last impressions really do count

[MrSistermaryelephant]

bonzo

[jmyelz]

hear them drum

[AirJGFoLife69]

thank you for the post!! I got to get this show and the 27th!:):)