Led Zeppelin - 1980-06-29 - Zurich, Switzerland (SBD)

Led Zeppelin

1980-06-29 

Hallenstadion

Zurich, Switzerland

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. The Train Kept A Rollin'

02. Nobody's Fault But Mine

03. (Out On the Tiles intro) Black Dog

04. In The Evening

05. The Rain Song

06. Hot Dog

07. All My Love

08. Trampled Underfoot

09. Since I've Been Loving You

CD 2:

01. Achilles Last Stand

02. White Summer ~ Black Mountain Side

03. Kashmir

04. Stairway To Heaven

05. Rock And Roll

06. Heartbreaker

Led Zeppelin - 1980-06-29 - Zurich, Switzerland (SBD) 

Once their 1977 North American tour ended, Led Zeppelin took a 2 year hiatus until August 1979, when they played 2 shows at Knebworth. They then took almost another year off from live performances, until they launched a tour in July 1980. This tour, however, was unlike many of their previous ones. They played just 14 shows, all on the European mainland. Robert Plant was reluctant to tour the United States, and the band wanted to avoid the negative press which had dogged them in their homeland. Led Zep played smaller venues, with a scaled down sound system and a modest stage and lighting setup. They shortened the set list, with some of the band's lengthier songs such as No Quarter and Moby Dick being cut. Those tunes were replaced by some shorter numbers from the bands recent release, In Through The Out Door, including In The Evening, Hot Dog and All of My Love. They opened each show with The Train Kept A-Rollin, which had not been part of their live sets since 1969. The band seemed rejuvenated by these shows, so much so that they were actually considering another US tour, when, tragically, John Bonham passed away. As such, the 1980 tour would, unfortunately for the rock world, be the band's last. This soundboard recording captures Led Zep on June 29, 1980, 38 years ago today, in Zerich. Download this one to hear Led Zep on their ride into the sunset.