Come Rain or Shine: The Making of Led Zeppelin's 1977 INFAMOUS show in TAMPA | Documentary 

Omg! I'll be watching cuz I was there. Right as everyone was kicking it into high gear, the dark clouds came and rained HARD. It interrupted Nobody's Fault But Mine which followed the first song which I think was TSRTS. The tarp over the stage filled and was all bellied out with water. They had to slash it and resulted in getting the stage all wet. Too much danger of electrocution. I remember as we went inside under the stands, Robert announcing that "We'll give you your money back". They did. I think the tickets were $20. USD. Tampa Stadium was brand new then. Now it's gone and replaced. The crowd on the field got wild and started throwing things and they called it rioting but I was out of there before seeing any of that. Even though I've seen Led Zeppelin several times, that was the last time I saw Robert Plant until 1995 - Page/Plant in Chicago. AND now I have been blessed to have seen him with Alison Krauss just last night at Ravinia. Thank you for your channel and what you do. You are a true fan.

It's a shame the weather was bad because it sounded like it was going to be a show to remember! Thanks as always JCM for the labor of love that is covering LED ZEPPELIN!❤

Summers in florida are always open for a huge thunderstorm

Great job putting this together. What a mess it was

I was there too. Tickets were $10.00 "rain or shine" printed right on the silver ticket. I lost mine because it got all wet and designated . I was right up front. Second song was The Rover intro into Sick Again. They were on fire that night, especially John Bonham . It would have been a great show. I almost got trampled in the melee. Long live Rock!!

Great episode! Didn’t know, that the few numbers, they played, were actually tight. Could have been a great show for 1977. Another „what if“ in the Zeppelin universe.

Yeah! I was there too! My 1st ever concert. What an introduction.

Thanks to you I'm much obliged making a tale that now can be told of years ago and and days of old and magic through the air,I am the 16 year old Miramar youth mentioned front page Tampa Tribune June 7,

Another great doc, adding flesh to the bones of the infamous Tampa '77 story. Really enjoy your use of historical context to give added colour to the productions.

It was my 10th birthday and had no idea who Led Zeppelin was until 2 years later and being miles away up north. But now this show is of legend and well documented here JCM great job once again!! I will say to find a ticket stub from this show would be pretty cool !!

I was there in the flesh…

Excellent work!!! Outstanding in fact!!! I just know that Oakland 77 narrative will be created!!! Thank you always 🍺☘️

Another great video Jose! I've been wondering about the way you have the videos with an abstract color look, I'm figuring to avoid legal trouble. Love your content, ROCK ON!

Another great episode. Thank you so much,Jose! ✌️❤️

I am looking very forward to watching this tonight

I was there, 19 at the time. Was right up front. Sat in the blazing sun all day and ended up soaked, no shoes and ripped shirt. Next day on the depressing ride back to Ft. Lauderdale we saw tons of cars with hand-lettered "Tampa sucks!" signs. Luckily got to see them at Knebworth in 79!

Yet another outstanding episode!

Always great content

Incredible dialogue guided by the music. JCM. I always love your videos and they are getting ever better, keep it up!

I was in the Navy stationed in Jacksonville and a bunch of us drove to this show. It was HOT, sat on the field all day. It was the first time I had yogurt, Dannon Strawberry. When the rain came the tarp covering the field was ripped up and used as a roof over our heads. Heard bottles and stuff bouncing off stuff on the stage and it was getting crazy. I decided to get out of the insanity by slowly working my way out of the crowd to the perimeter. It was very slow going, took about a half hour. When I finally made it to the edge, when I was climbing up into the seated area, there was a huge roar from the crowd. As I turned toward the stage I saw a line of police in riot gear with clubs arrayed across the entire end of the stadium advancing slowly into the crowd swinging their batons from side to side. The huge mass of people on the ground all turned at once and began to flee away from the stage, screaming, tripping, as many were trampled underfoot! Most amazing thing I've seen until this very day, dreamlike! By then the rain had stopped and it was beautiful! BTW, I did receive a refund for my ticket!

The usual excellent standard of research and commentary - thank you! 👍

Man what a bummer they cut so early.. they sounded incredible for 1977 standards 😢

99% of libraries digitize old tapes/reels. Save cultural history! There's a lot of Zep interviews from the 70s that are asking to be seen and heard.

Hello Jose, from Lynyrd Skynyrd land, Jacksonville, Florida! Thank you once again for a great documentary. Yea, that's very sad what happened that evening. However, I believe Showco made the right decision. Peace, my friend.

Zeppelin. Gone since 1980. And still the most invincible rock band of all time. Period. Had integrity not to carry on like the stones and who

As a 14y/o in NYC I remember the Riot Headlines in the papers the Next day. Then saw em 6/13/77 @ MSG. Had to go through a Whole Lotta ticket checkpoints to get in. Another Great Job-Thanx Jose !

Nice one Jose. Documenting the "events of the day" really sets a vibe for that time.

Another great vid JCM. I do believe that this well could have been the best show of the tour if not for Mother Nature's intervention. I was too young to see the band in 1977. I happened to be in NYC on Saturday 6/11/77. I took a ride in with my Dad who needed to see a doctor downtown as he was a NYC firemen. I cannot tell you how electric the city was that day - so much activity as we approached MSG - and there was planes writing in the sky above NYC: "Led Zeppelin - Tonight - MSG - SOLD OUT!".

your research and presentations are first rate 👍

They had the right manager to handle this. He could talk it out or break some legs, either way he'd get what he wanted for the band.

you took us back to what happened. what a fiasco! thanks

It’s a shame… sounded like it would have been on par with the LA Forum shows or maybe better! Jones’ alembic sounds insane. Thanks for the peek behind the scenes as usual 👏🏻👏🏻

Tickets were $10. I was earning minimum wage of $1.49 /hr. That year

Wow! I never knew this happened! I feel bad for all the people who didn’t get refunded. I’d bet that this happened to more than just LZ fans though.

Another great one. You're making the definitive record of LZ's all too brief run.

What do you mean, “the night Led Zeppelin faced nature’s fury”? The fury of nature (John Bonham) was with them at every show...joking aside, it seems that Mother Nature did not bow to the power of Zeppelin. A huge risk for everyone, in these moments common sense must prevail. A shame, it certainly would have been a monumental show. I liked knowing more details about this. Thank you Jose, good job as always!

could you do a video on the Cleveland 77 show which had the famous bootleg

Perry Farrel said he was there.

The 1976 and 1977 Tampa Bay Buccaneers were remarkably horrible in the annals of pro football. Zep was trying especially hard this night because the Greensboro show was also disastrous.

Woah, excellent, this had real atmosphere to it in the buildup and the blue hues you used here. What a tantalizing start to the show they gave the fans, we can only imagine how it'd have gone on if they'd been able to maintain that opening standard. Just a small aside. I have seen those 2 photos of the blackboard before, but never knew till this that they were taken in Tampa-I always learn something from you😊 I know your caption said one of the kids was Warren Grant and I'd read the other was Jason Bonham. If that was true, it made me wonder how often Bonzo's family did join him on the road. We hear a lot about him missing them, but it seems they were here this night (and perhaps at the Badge holders show based on some of Robert's naughty Plantations?). Anyhow, thanks again as always.

What was his pre show ritual?

🌠BY THE way ..thatsa Zappa reference ..FZ ..HAD..THE Clone Meister ..Vault meister ..i'm very good friends w the current Vault meister JOE..he's Zepp head Also ..i'll have 2 tell him bout your video's

🌠Soo Good !!! Always Good !!! JCM=VIDEO MEISTER

Sounds like you have alot more to say and rushed the ending . Still really enjoyed your video, just wished it wzs longer.

I too, was there! I told you about it in another video you posted. I'm glad you finally got to do this one!

I'm calling it: if it wasn't for the rain this would been THE show of 1977. The vibes were great, and the coke was even better.

Need more $3 Patreon spots. Also I'd love to help.with proofreading or anything

Awesome documentary. I now know where David Gilmour got his Rowdies T shirt he sported on many of the U.S. dates and had shaved his moustache and beard off before the American Tour of Animals began. If the rain hadn’t fallen then this would have been the best Zeppelin show of the tour.

Arc Angel's..

In the aftermath of the rained out and curtailed Tampa, FL 1977 show - and after the first two of (six sold-out nights) at Madison Square Garden in New York - Jimmy Page, on a (rainy afternoon) visiting a NY radio station during his day off - was told by Manhattan disc jockey and interviewer, Scott Muni of WNEW FM: ‘Well, Jimmy, you don’t have to worry about the rain here in New York.’ 🌃☔ He then asked Jimmy: ‘How did the first night at the Garden feel?’ To which, Jimmy replied: ‘The first night was really *ELECTRIFYING*.’ LOL! 🎸⚡⚡ In every one of the records, tapes and stereo/hi-fi electronics sections in all the department stores I shopped at during the spring of 1977, ‘Dreams’ by Fleetwood Mac, from their album, *Rumours* was CONSTANTLY playing on the local rock station. 🏬🎸🔊🎶💤 After hearing Fleetwood Mac bassist, John McVie’s bass playing, I kept telling myself: I need to go and buy a real hi-fi system - with deep, powerful and solid bass response. So, the following year in September 1978, I bought my first genuine, 55-watt per channel, high-powered, hi-fi stereo system with separate components: A receiver, turntable and a pair of (acoustic suspension design) speakers with 10-inch woofers. Previously, I only had a cheap, low-power, all-in-one stereo turntable, AM/FM tuner & 8-track cartridge combination - purchased at my local drug store and received as an early present in 1976 for my 12th birthday. However, in the autumn of 1977, I did buy another all-in-one that was a little bit better - with bigger speakers - but still not true hi-fi. 🎂

I've never understood - either then or now - how Zeppelin was so reviled in the press over stuff like this. Like it was their fault that a biblical storm made for catastrophic results if they kept playing. Of course, if they kept playing and disaster happened they would have gotten slammed for that.

Never understood Grand Funk..never liked them

That whole tour had an bad aura about it..brilliant shows mixed with disasters no doubt to Pages..Bonhams..Cole dabbling with heroin..I was at Oakland..1st show..compare pics of Page circa 75..look at him in 77..2 different people..the Oakland show was rather good btw

waiting for Detroit 73..days before Pittsburg and MSG....