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22.5.1998– Before the concert we go to Miami Downtown to the Hardrock Cafe. To the delight of the fans they play a lot of Zep music. In the Miami Arena (packed with 17000 fans) we see the wildest crowd of our little tour.

Setlist: Egyptian Intro/ The Wanton Song/ Bring it on Home/ Heartbreaker/Ramble On/Walking into Clarksdale/No Quarter/When I was a Child/Going to California/Tangerine/Gallows Pole/Burning Up/Babe I’m Gonna Leave You/How Many More Times-Down By The Seaside (For Your Life references) /Most High/Whole Lotta Love Encores:Thank You/Rock n Roll

Review: As mentioned, the wildest crowd though not the best concert. But still brilliant.

In the morning of the 23.5.1998 we drive the long way to Jacksonville (the home of Molly Hatchet).

20.5.1998 – Tampa – at the Best Western we meet Peter and Pat and drive Downtown to the huge Ice Palace. Ticket TampaWe sell our spare ticket and walk over to the bar nearby where a live band is playing. There are 14000-15000 people at the concert.

Setlist: Eastern intro, Wanton Song, Bring it on Home, Heartbreaker, Ramble On, Walking Into Clarksdale, No Quarter, When I Was A Child, Going To California, Tangerine, Gallows Pole, Burning Up, Babe I’m Gonna Leave You, How Many More Times w/ We’re Gonna Groove, Most High, Whole Lotta Love. Encores: Thank You, Rock and Roll.

Review: Musically for me this was the best one. The band was relly on. The crowd was much more enthusiastic than in Pensacola. But not to wild.

21.5.1998 – Our day off. We visit some relatives and drive on to Naples where we stay at the Best Western.

22.5.1998 – In Everglade City we make a swamp tour and see a Manatee. In Miami we stay at the Holiday Inn.

17.5.1998 – Frankfurt – we enter the plane that will bring us to Tallahassee with a short stop in Atlanta. There we stay at the Days Inn.

18.5.1998 – After a short trip to Wakulla Springs we drive to Pensacola and take a closer look at the arena, the Civic Center. We stay at the Motel 6.

19.5.1998 – After a visit to Pensacola Beach we drive to the Civic Center, pick up our Tickets and by some T-Shirts. There are 8000 to 10000 people at the concert. On the next day we move on to Tampa

Setlist: Egyptian Intro/ The Wanton Song/ Bring it on Home/ Heartbreaker/Ramble On/Walking into Clarksdale/No Quarter/When I was a Child/Going to California/Tangerine/Gallows Pole/Burning Up/Babe I’m Gonna Leave You/How Many More Times-In The Light/Most High/Whole Lotta Love Encores:Thank You/Misty Mountain Hop

Review: A very nice athmosphere at the Civic Center. The crowd is very pleased to see the guys. This is the right place for the first gig of a big tour.

19.5.1998 – Pensacola, Fl. – Civic Center		20.5.1998 – Tampa, Fl. – Ice Palace Arena
22.5.1998 – Miami, Fl. – Arena		23.5.1998 – Jacksonville, Fl. – Coliseum
21.8.1998 – Vaduz, Liechtenstein – Little Big One		20.11.1998 – Zürich – Hallenstadion
23.11.1998 – München – Olympiahalle		3.12.1998 – Frankfurt – Festhalle

 

Setlist: Immigrant/Wanton Song, Heartbreaker into Bring It On Home, Thank You, No Quarter, Gallows pole, Hurdy Gurdy Solo, Yallah, Since I’ve Been Lovin You, The Song Remains The Same, Friends, Calling To You / Were Gonna Groove / Dazed & Confused / Break On Through, Four Sticks, In The Evening / Carouselambra

Review: They started at 6pm. Percy was in a very good mood. He was joking all the time. They left the stage again without an encore. But it was a great concert again. The crowd was really wild on them. There were more Zep fans in the audience than last week. Pagey did not play as good as in Lüneberg, but he was still brilliant. Two girls were dancing very wild on the edge of the stage and Jimmy was always looking at them. So Robert invited them to come on stage and dance there. Jimmy nearly forgot to play and so Robert made some jokes on him. They had a lot of fun on stage and Robert said at the end that this was a good day. And it really was!

Setlist: Immigrant/Wanton Song, Heartbreaker, Thank You, Whole Lotta Love with Theramin, No Quarter, Gallows pole, Hurdy Gurdy Solo, Yallah, Since I’ve Been Lovin You, The Song Remains The Same, Friends, Calling To You / Were Gonna Groove / When The Levee Breaks / Dazed & Confused / Break On Through, Four Sticks, In The Evening / Carouselambra.

Review: I saw the Plant and Page concert in Lüneberg on Sunday the 18th June. It was a really great concert. Page was in top form. He played like hell. They started with the first chords of „Immigrant Song“ and went into „Wanton Song“. After that came „Thank You“. After that was a great version of „Whole Lotta Love“. The best song in my opinion was „Since I’ve Been Lovin You“ with two great page solos. „Yallah“ was played with the Egyptian ensemble live on stage. A great moment. They finished their set with „In The Evening“ and there was no encore. Totally Impressed.