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re: Once upon a time, Led Zepp played in Baton Rouge
Posted on 6/26/19 at 10:02 am to chinhoyang
Posted on 6/26/19 at 10:02 am to chinhoyang
You should watch the one I linked on the other page with Heart, string arrangements, brass and choral. It’s good and had Robert Plant in tears. Not to mention John Paul Jones wife behind him-an OT 10.
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Posted on 6/26/19 at 10:37 am to Mike da Tigah
Indeed. The Tillster. An absolute madman.
Posted on 6/26/19 at 10:46 am to eScott
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lots of bands have played in Baton Rouge
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Until the 80s. Jimmy Swaggart played a big part keeping bands out of Baton Rouge.
That scumbag Ossie Brown as well.
Posted on 6/26/19 at 10:50 am to Tigris
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Concert scene was fine until the early 80's when there was a high publicity teen overdose at a concert at the Centroplex.
AC/DC played the Centroplex and there was a near-riot. This was also around the time of Ozzy’s various controversies.
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it was D/A Ossie Brown who shut down the concerts.
The actual Rick James riot at the Fairgrounds, circa 1983, was the final straw.
Posted on 6/26/19 at 10:54 am to prplhze2000
I was there, Presence Tour!! Waited 4 hours in freezing rain to get tickets......... 
This would sadly be one of the groups last shows together with this lineup.
This would sadly be one of the groups last shows together with this lineup.
Posted on 6/26/19 at 10:55 am to Martini
Queen at the Centroplex was amazing.
Probably the best perfromance as far as a show as I ever saw and I've seen The Stones (garbage fwiw), Van Halen, Boston, Heart, Foreigner, The Eagles, Cheap Trick, Journey, Thin Lizzy, Def Leppard, Krokus, Blue Oyster Cult, Doobie Brothers...
Probably the best perfromance as far as a show as I ever saw and I've seen The Stones (garbage fwiw), Van Halen, Boston, Heart, Foreigner, The Eagles, Cheap Trick, Journey, Thin Lizzy, Def Leppard, Krokus, Blue Oyster Cult, Doobie Brothers...
This post was edited on 6/26/19 at 10:56 am
Posted on 6/26/19 at 10:55 am to junkfunky
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She still has her ticket for the Lynyrd Skynyrd show
Me too...
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First concert I went to was Page/Plant at UNO.
This was a great show in it's own right!!!
Posted on 6/26/19 at 10:56 am to Godfather1
General admission, overcrowded place by a couple of thousand. Reporters just happened to be there.
Groups still came but atmosphere changed. For awhile the police wouldn't even let you dance during the concert.
Groups still came but atmosphere changed. For awhile the police wouldn't even let you dance during the concert.
Posted on 6/26/19 at 10:58 am to eScott
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Until the 80s. Jimmy Swaggart played a big part keeping bands out of Baton Rouge.
Well, the real a-hole was then D.A. Ossie Brown. SOB banned Ozzie from playing and cost me my chance to see Randy Rhodes.
This post was edited on 6/26/19 at 11:00 am
Posted on 6/26/19 at 11:06 am to prplhze2000
My friend and I took a hit of Windowpane and went to the Zeppelin concert. My little brother worked the ticket office at the PMack . Saw Elton John Yellow brick road tour , Who , Tommy tour , John Cougar , Bob And the Silverbullet band. Bowie , Springsteen, Pink Floyd . Eagles .
Saw several shows at Independence hall .
Saw several shows at Independence hall .
Posted on 6/26/19 at 11:09 am to Martini
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Saw Yes in the Round at Assembly Center.
One of the best concerts I ever witnessed.
Posted on 6/26/19 at 11:18 am to Lsupimp
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Lsupimp
We definitely know the same people.
Posted on 6/26/19 at 11:20 am to TreeDawg
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I was there, Presence Tour!! Waited 4 hours in freezing rain to get tickets.........
I was there too. My fist concert ever- what a way to start.
Pink Floyd also played BR on their Animals tour. I missed that one, but saw everyone else (Yes, Jethro Tull, Queen etc).
AC/DC was the last mega concert I attended in BR and Ossie Brown did shut it all down after that wicked, wicked concert. That was the last of the 'general admission' on the floor. All concerts since then have been reserved seating.
This post was edited on 6/26/19 at 11:23 am
Posted on 6/26/19 at 11:21 am to prplhze2000
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Once upon a time, Led Zepp played in Baton Rouge
It's crazy how blurry everything was back then.
Posted on 6/26/19 at 11:51 am to member12
Yep! I was at this LZ concert in BR. Ticket cost $7.50. I remember standing in line to get a ticket. They were over an hour late to start and we were all buzzed out. My buddy passed out and missed the whole show. Also saw The Stones, The Who, Yes and Pink Floyd, BTO at the Assembly Center. Well that's all I can remember!
Posted on 6/26/19 at 11:57 am to Jim Rockford
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Once upon a time the Stones played in Shreveport.
Glen Fry last concert was Bossier City? does that mean that Century Tel is the actual Hotel California?
Posted on 6/26/19 at 1:30 pm to BigOrangeBri
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Many of the bandmembers were greatly influenced by southern blues. That's why they played many southern venues that they had probably outgrown. Led Zepp and others
Very true, I met Robert Plant in the lobby of the Remington hotel in Shreveport. He asked for directions to Fannin street and St Paul’s bottoms. He was on a Huddie Leadbetter pilgrimage. I advised him not to walk for safety reasons, but I don’t think he heeded my suggestion.
Posted on 6/26/19 at 1:50 pm to the paradigm
Jimi Hendrix
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Saw him in Shreveport Municipal Auditorium probably the same year - 10th grade; late 60's.
Burned the house down with "Fire" last song - speared 15-20 Vox amps (stacked 20' high) with his guitar until they fell to the floor - would've killed him right there if they'd landed on him!
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Saw him in Shreveport Municipal Auditorium probably the same year - 10th grade; late 60's.
Burned the house down with "Fire" last song - speared 15-20 Vox amps (stacked 20' high) with his guitar until they fell to the floor - would've killed him right there if they'd landed on him!
Posted on 6/26/19 at 2:02 pm to TreeDawg
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I was there, Presence Tour!!
Yep, I’ll never forget.
They opened up with Trampled Underfoot
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Waited 4 hours in freezing rain to get tickets
Was there as well
Didn’t it snow?
Posted on 6/26/19 at 2:08 pm to prplhze2000
Made my day seeing that footage on the ramp at what is now the PMAC.
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