Day in Plant History

September

September-1

• 1970-Zeppelin plays Seattle, Washington

• 1971-Led Zeppelin concert at the Jai Alai Fronton, in Miami

September-2

• 1970-Zeppelin play the Coliseum, in Oakland

September-3

• 1970-Zeppelin concert at the San Diego Sports Arena

• 1971-Zeppelin plays the Madison Square Garden in New York

• 1983-Plant plays at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit

September-4

• 1970-The famous 'Blueberry Hill' concert as Zeppelin plays the LA Forum

• 1971-Led Zeppelin concert at the Toronto Maple Leaf Gardens

• 1983-Plant's first tour continues at the Richfield Coliseum in Cleveland

September-5

• 1969-Led Zeppelin make a television appearance on "Tour En Scene" in Paris, France

• 1970-First of two concerts for Zeppelin in Honolulu, Hawaii

• 1971-Zepplelin plays the Chicago Amphitheater

• 1983-Plant concert in Dallas

• 1988-Plant's solo album Now and Zen is certified Platinum

• 1998-Page/Plant begin second US tour with a show in Vancouver

• 2000-POB show at The Charlotte, Leicester

September-6

• 1970-Second concert in Honolulu, Hawaii for Zeppelin

• 1983-Centrum, Worcester site of Plant's next concert

• 1998-Page/Plant show at Gorge, WA

September-7

• 1970-Led Zeppelin plays the Dorten Auditorium in Raleigh, North Carolina

• 1971-Zeppelin concert at the Boston Gardens

September-8

• 1983-Plant concert at the Montreal Forum

• 1985-Plant plays at the NEC in Birmingham

• 1998-Page/Plant play in Portland, Or

September-9

• 1970-Zeppelin concert at the Boston Gardens

• 1971-Led Zeppelin plays the Hampton Roads Coliseum

• 1983-Plant plays at the Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo

September-10

• 1983-Plant concert at the Toronto, Maple Leafs Garden

• 1985-Plant plays the Wembley Arena, London-this concert was later broadcast.

• 1999-POB Show at The Kings Hotel, Newport, Gwent

September-11

• 1971-Zeppelin concert at the Syracuse War Memorial Auditorium

• 1980-Peter Grant announces the details of Led Zeppelin's North American tour entitled "Led Zeppelin: The Eighties Part One." The tour is to start on October 17 in Montreal

• 1998-Page/Plant play in San Jose, CA

September-12

• 1983-Plant plays his first Madison Square Garden since 1977

• 1998-Page/Plant play Oakland, CA

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September-13

• 1971-First of two Zeppelin concerts at the Berkeley Community Theatre

• 1983-Plays plays the Civic Center in Hartford

September-14

• 1968-Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, John Bonham, and Robert Plant play their first concert together as the New Yardbirds in Copenhagen, Denmark

• 1970-Zeppelin concert in Rochester, New York

• 1971-Second night at the Berkeley Community Theatre for Zeppelin

• 1974-Zeppelin attends Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Youngs concert at their Wembley Stadium. Page and Bonham jam with Stills, Nash, and Young afterwards

• 1983-Plant plays the Philadelphia Spectrum

September-15

• 1968-The New Yardbirds second concert in Copenhagen, Denmark

• 1970-Zeppelin plays the Yale Bowl, in New Haven, Connecticut

• 1998Page/Plant concert at the East Center in West Valley, Salt Lake City, Utah

September-16

• 1971-First of two nights at the Civic Auditorium in Honolulu

• 1983-Plant play the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis

• 1998-Page/Plant concert at the Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison, CO

September-17

• 1968-New Yardbirds play Malmo, Sweden

• 1970-Zeppelin concert in Philadelphia

• 1971-Zeppelin closes out their 7th U.S. tour with a second concert in Honolulu

• 1993-Plant concert in Fort Lauderdale

September-18

• 1968-The New Yardbirds play Goteborg, Sweden

• 1983-LSU in Baton Rouge site of Plant's next concert

• 1998-Page/Plant play Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, CA

• 2000-POB show at the Alcatraz Club, Milan, Italy

September-19

• 1970-Zeppelin closes out their 6th U.S. tour with a concert at the Madison Square Garden in New York

• 1998-Page/Plant play the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA

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September-20

• 1968-First of two nights at the Tivoli Gardens in Stockholm, Sweden for the New Yardbirds

• 1983-Plant concert at The Summit in Houston

• 1983-Page returns to the stage at the Royal Albert Hall for two ARMS charity concerts.

• 2000-POB show at the  Enzimi Festival, Campo Lanciani (Tiburtina Railway Station), Rome, Italy

September-21

• 1968-Second night for the New Yardbirds at the Tivoli Gardens in Stockholm, Sweden

• 1983-Plant plays the Frank Erwin Center in Austin

• 1983-Second night for Page at Royal Albert Hall for the Arms charity concert

• 1990-Plant starts the Canadian part of his Manic Nirvana in Vancouver

• 1998-Page/Plant play the Cox Arena in San Diego, CA

• 2000-POB show at the Molo Ichnusa, Cagliari, Sardinia
  

September-22

• 1968-New Yardbirds play Bergen, Norway

• 1983-Correct date for Plant at the Dallas Reunion Arena

• 1993-Plant plays in Memphis, TN at the Mud Island Amphitheatre

September-23

• 1968-New Yardbirds play Oslo, Norway finishing up their first Scandinavian tour

• 1971-Led Zeppelin begins their first Japanese tour at Budokan Hall in Tokyo

• 1988-Plant plays the Maysfield Leisure Center in Belfast

• 1990-Plant concert in Calgary

• 1995-Page and Plant start their second tour at the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City

• 1998-Page/Plant play the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas

• 2000-Priory of Brion concert at the Vox Club, Nonantola (nr Modena), Italy

September-24

• 1971-Zeppelin's second night at Budokan Hall In Tokyo

• 1983-Plant plays the McNichlos Arena in Denver

• 1988-Plant concert at the Stadium in Dublin

• 1990-Plant plays in Edmonton

• 1995-Page and Plant's second night at the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City

• 1998-Page/Plant concert at the America West Arena in Phoenix, AZ

• 2000-POB play Piazza del Mercato (Market Place), Naples, Italy

September-25

• 1980-Drummer John Henry Bonham dies after choking on his own vomit in his sleep after a heavy day of drinking.

• 1990-Plant plays Saskatoon

• 1999-POB concert at Boardwalk, Sheffield
  

September-26

• 1983-Plant concert at the Sports Arena in San Diego

• 1998-Page/Plant play the Alamo Dome in San Antonio, Texas

September-27

• 1970-Zeppelin ends the Beatles' reign as the Top Group in Melody Maker's annual readers' poll

• 1971-Zeppelin's third night in Japan takes them to the Hiroshima Public Gymnasium

• 1980-The North American tour is cancelled and many people believe Zeppelin will break up

• 1983-Plant plays the LA Forum

• 1990-Plant concert in Winnipeg

• 1995-Page/Plant play the Pan Am Center, Las Cruces, New Mexico

• 1998-Page/Plant concert at the Reunion Arena in Dallas

September-28

• 1971-Zeppelin plays their first of two nights at the Osaka Festival Hall

• 1983-Plant concert at the Oakland Coliseum

September-29

• 1971-Led Zeppelin wraps up their first Japanese tour with a second concert at the Osaka Festival Hall

• 1995-Page/Plant play Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque

September-30

• 1983-Plant plays the Coliseum in Seattle

• 1995-Page/Plant concert in Denver Colorado, at the Fiddlers Green

• 1998-Page/Plant play Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Houston, Texas

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