Led Zep 1 - 50

Midnight Shift: Timeline

1948
  • August 20th – Robert Anthony Plant is born (eldest of two, has a younger sister Allison)

1960
  • March 15th – Summer Katrin Davis is born (parents met in Greenwich Village, NY)

1966 & 1967
  • Robert releases three singles for CBS

1968
  • Robert joins the New Yardbirds (soon to become Led Zeppelin)
  • September 7th – December 20th – European tour (as New Yardbirds)
  • December 26th – February 15th, 1969 – US club tour
  • October 21st – Carmen Jane is born
  • November 9th – Robert marries Maureen Wilson in London

1969
  • January 12th - Led Zeppelin I is released
  • March 1st – April 14th – European tour
  • April 18th – May 31st – US tour
  • June 13th – June 29th – UK tour
  • July 5th – August 31st – US tour
  • July 28th – the mudshark incident at the Edgewater in Seattle
  • October 3rd – October 12th – UK tour
  • October 17th – November 8th – US tour
  • October 22ndLed Zeppelin II is released

1970
  • January 7th – March 12th – European tour
  • March 21st – April 18th – US tour
  • April 23rd – July 19th – European tour
  • August 15th – September 19th – US tour
  • October 5thLed Zeppelin III is released

1971
  • March 5th – August 8th – European tour
  • August 19th – September 17th – US tour
  • September 23rd – September 29th – Japan tour
  • November 8thLed Zeppelin IV is released
  • November 11th – December 21st – UK tour

1972
  • February 16th – February 29th – Australia tour
  • April – Karac Pendragon is born
  • May 27th & 28th – Netherlands tour
  • June 6th – June 28th – US tour
  • October 2nd – October 10th – Japan tour
  • October 28th – December 23rd – European tour

1973
  • January 2nd – April 2nd – European tour
  • March 28thHouses of Holy is released
  • May 4th – July 29th – US tour

1974
  • Led Zeppelin forms Swan Song record label, launched in May in LA

1975
  • January 11th - 12th – Netherlands tour
  • January 18th – March 27th – US tour
  • February 24th – Led Zeppelin release Physical Graffiti
  • March 9th – Robert and Summer meet before the first of four CA concerts (San Diego, Long Beach x2, San Diego)
  • May 17th – May 25th – 5 sold out nights at Earls Court Arena to end tour
  • August – Robert and Maureen are in a car accident in Greece while on vacation

1976
  • March 31stPresence is released
  • October 21stThe Song Remains the Same premiers in NYC

1977
  • April 1st – July 24th – US tour
  • July 23rd – Bonham is arrested after a concert
  • July 24th – Karac dies from a sudden infection

1979
  • January 21st – Logan Romero is born
  • July 23rd & 24th – Denmark shows
  • August 4th & 11th – Knebworth Festival in UK
  • August 15thIn Through the Out Door is released; Robert considers leaving the band

1980
  • June 17th – July 7th – European tour
  • July 7th – Led Zeppelin’s final concert
  • September 15th – Bonham dies
  • December 4th – Led Zeppelin officially disbands

1982
  • June 28th – Robert releases Pictures at Eleven
  • Robert and Maureen divorce

1983
  • July 11th – Robert releases The Principle of Moments

1984
  • November 24th – Robert teams up with Jimmy and releases Honeydrippers Vol. 1

1985
  • May – Robert releases Shaken ‘n’ Stirred

1988
  • February 29th – Robert releases Now and Zen

1990
  • March 19th – Robert releases Manic Nirvana

1991
  • September – Jesse Lee is born (mother is Shirley, his former sister-in-law)

1993
  • May 25th – Robert releases Fate of Nations

1998
  • April 21st – Jimmy and Robert release Walking into Clarksdale

2002
  • July 16th – Robert releases Dreamland with the band Strange Sensation

2005
  • April 25th – Robert releases Mighty ReArranger with Strange Sensation

2006
  • June 23rd – Robert headlines at the Benefit for Arthur Lee concert

2007
  • October 27th – Robert releases Raising Sand with Alison Kraus
  • December 20th – Led Zeppelin reunite for Ahmet Ertegün Tribute Concert

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