Led Zeppelin
06.03.77 Tampa Stadium, Tampa, FL
(3) AUD Sources & Announcements

Source 1 - Aiwa mics > Marantz Master > DAT1 > CD-R 17:36 min
Source 2 - John T's Master > DAT1 > CD-R 18:37min
Source 3 - Cal's Master > DAT > CD-R 21:03min
Source 3 - Cal's Tape, Local TV reports 7th Gen 0:43min

All sources on a single CD-R > EAC > FLAC

Here are the (3) AUD sources for Zeppelins' Tampa '77 show, including stage announcements and new broadcasts. All sources are from the masters with the first being the most distant. Source 2 especially is an excellent recording with very little disturbance.

Even though the playing is exceptional, gutsy and strong the show had to be called off due to a severe rainstorm breaking out and a danger of electrocution threatening the event. After only 3 songs, the show was cancelled and a huge riot broke out. The stadium was trashed and the subsequent riot was extensively covered by the press, and it's marvelously preserved in these recordings. The sound is excellent and the playing is great!

Source 1
01 The Song Remains The Same
02 The Rover/Sick Again
03 Nobody's Fault But Mine
04 Crowd Noise & Cancellation Announcement

Source 2
05 The Song Remains The Same
06 The Rover/Sick Again
07 Nobody's Fault But Mine

Source 3
08 The Song Remains The Same
09 The Rover/Sick Again
10 Nobody's Fault But Mine
11 Crowd Noise & Cancellation Announcement
12 TV Report 1
13 TV Report 2
14 TV Report 3

Show ends early due to rain.

The promoters then ran a full page ad, apologizing to fans for the turn of events � it read:

�Concerts West Apologizes and is sorry for the humiliation & inconvenience to you and your faithful fans at Tampa Stadium, June 3, 1977.

You did everything that you could and wanted to do so much more. You are the best and deserve the best, not the worst treatment.
-Respectfully, Concerts West.



News Report: At Least 100 Injured At Led Zeppelin Concert

TAMPA Fla. - City officials, reeling from a mini riot which erupted when a thunderstorm washed out a Led Zeppelin concert, canceled a rain check rerun Saturday, leaving fans from as far as Michigan and New York holding "rain or shine" ticket stubs.

"If I were in Buffalo, I'd go home right now," said Bonnie Strickland. The 19-year-old youth and three companions had driven 24hours to get to Florida for the concert. Strickland said they were the first ones in the stadium when the doors opened at 11:30 a.m. Friday for the8:30 p.m. concert. After spending the day in 90-degree weather on the sun baked football field, they settled down for the concert.

The British band played for 20 minutes before the thunderstorm hit. About 45minutes later the concert was called off.
The cry "We want Zeppelin. We want Zeppelin" came from the 70,000 fans as rocks and bottles began flying onto the stage."We had what had to be called a small riot. There were between 3,000 and4,000 people who were unruly and disorderly," Tampa Police spokesman Johnny Barker said.

About 250 police officers, all in riot gear and using billy clubs, broke up the rioting and herded the fans out of the stadium. The scene was followed by 26 reported traffic accidents near the grounds. "The cops didn't give any warning," one teen-aged girl said. "They just waded in. I ended up at the bottom of the crowd and a cop kicked me in the head. My brother got a broken leg and broken ribs."

The melee left an estimated 100 fans with injuries. Eight were arrested. Shift Commander Tom Wilson said "in the neighborhood" a dozen officers were treated for injuries." One had a concussion, there was one with a broken hand, one with a broken ankle, one with cut lips and some teeth knocked out, one with a dislocated shoulder..." There were so many people you just couldn't move," a 32 year-old man from West Palm Beach said: "I was just trying to get away. The ticket said rain or shine."

Persons holding ticket stubs can get refunds, but we are encouraging them to mail in their refund requests," Barker said. (Newswire - June 5, 1977)

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