Led zeppelin broke up in 1980, after john bonhams death, and fans have long hoped for a reunion tour. North american tour 1973 34 north american tour 1975 36 north american tour 1977 44 north american tour summer 1970 20 spring 1969 north american tour 25 tour over europe 1980 14 u. On tour in california, page broke a finger gripping a fence in san diego. It was scheduled to take place from 17 october through 15 november of that year and cover much of the east coast and midwest. Ten of the tour s shows were performed in cities throughout west germany, as well as one show each in brussels, rotterdam, vienna, zurich, and west berlin. Led zeppelin fan pages abundantly confirm and well document these rehearsals by the entire band during such time.
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