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Ramp-Up Section
Popularized by: Led Zeppelin
Written by: (John Bonham/John Paul Jones/Jimmy Page/Robert Plant)
Year First Appeared: 1971
Lyrics: This is an intrumental
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Sort: By Performance Date
Performances in circulation: 132
Date Venue City Mode Length
Apr 01, 1971 Paris Theatre London In Medley 00:20
May 03, 1971 K.B. Hallen Copenhagen In Medley 00:22
Jul 05, 1971 Vigorelli Velodrome Milan In Medley 00:15
Aug 07, 1971 Casino de Montreux Montreux In Medley 00:15
Aug 21, 1971 The Forum Inglewood, CA In Medley 00:25
Aug 22, 1971 The Forum Inglewood, CA In Medley 00:15
Aug 31, 1971 Orlando Sports Stadium Orlando, FL In Medley 00:22
Sep 03, 1971 Madison Square Garden New York, NY In Medley 00:25
Sep 04, 1971 Maple Leaf Gardens Toronto, ON In Medley 01:00
Sep 07, 1971 Boston Garden Boston, MA In Medley 00:50
Sep 09, 1971 Hampton Roads Coliseum Hampton, VA In Medley 01:16
Sep 13, 1971 Community Theatre Berkeley, CA In Medley 01:00
Sep 14, 1971 Community Theatre Berkeley, CA In Medley 00:44
Sep 23, 1971 Budokan Hall Tokyo In Medley 00:45
Sep 24, 1971 Budokan Hall Tokyo In Medley 01:14
Sep 27, 1971 Shiei Taikukan Hall Hiroshima In Medley 01:25
Sep 28, 1971 Koseinenkin Kaikan Osaka In Medley 02:15
Sep 29, 1971 Koseinenkin Kaikan Osaka In Medley 01:47
Nov 11, 1971 City Hall Newcastle-upon-Tyne In Medley 00:35
Nov 16, 1971 St. Matthew's Baths Ipswich In Medley 01:25
Nov 20, 1971 Empire Pool London In Medley 01:30
Nov 24, 1971 Free Trade Hall Manchester In Medley 01:00
Nov 25, 1971 Percy Gee Building Leicester In Medley 01:50
Dec 02, 1971 Starkers Royal Ballrooms Bournemouth In Medley 01:10
Feb 19, 1972 Memorial Drive Park Adelaide, SA In Medley 01:40
Feb 20, 1972 Kooyong Stadium Melbourne, VIC In Medley 01:40
Feb 25, 1972 Western Springs Stadium Auckland In Medley 01:10
Feb 27, 1972 Showgrounds Sydney, NSW In Medley 01:55
Feb 29, 1972 Festival Hall Brisbane, QLD In Medley 02:10
May 27, 1972 Oude Rai Amsterdam In Medley 01:47
May 28, 1972 Vorst Nationaal Brussels In Medley 00:55
Jun 07, 1972 The Forum Montreal, QC In Medley 01:38
Jun 09, 1972 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC In Medley 01:45
Jun 11, 1972 Civic Center Baltimore, MD In Medley 01:20
Jun 13, 1972 The Spectrum Philadelphia, PA In Medley 02:00
Jun 14, 1972 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Uniondale, NY In Medley 01:40
Jun 15, 1972 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Uniondale, NY In Medley 01:35
Jun 17, 1972 Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR In Medley 01:20
Jun 19, 1972 Seattle Center Coliseum Seattle, WA In Medley 01:52
Jun 22, 1972 Swing Auditorium San Bernardino, CA In Medley 01:30
Jun 25, 1972 The Forum Inglewood, CA In Medley 01:20
Jun 27, 1972 Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA In Medley 01:35
Jun 28, 1972 Tucson Community Center Tucson, AZ In Medley 02:00
Oct 02, 1972 Budokan Hall Tokyo In Medley 01:00
Oct 03, 1972 Budokan Hall Tokyo In Medley 01:30
Oct 04, 1972 Koseinenkin Kaikan Osaka In Medley 01:40
Oct 05, 1972 Nagoya Shi Kokaido Nagoya In Medley 01:30
Oct 09, 1972 Koseinenkin Kaikan Osaka In Medley 01:38
Oct 10, 1972 Kyoto Kaikan #1 Kyoto In Medley 01:00
Nov 30, 1972 City Hall Newcastle-upon-Tyne In Medley 01:15
Dec 01, 1972 City Hall Newcastle-upon-Tyne In Medley 01:15
Dec 04, 1972 Green's Playhouse Glasgow In Medley 01:34
Dec 08, 1972 Hard Rock Concert Theatre Manchester In Medley 02:06
Dec 16, 1972 Odeon Birmingham In Medley 02:21
Dec 22, 1972 Alexandra Palace London In Medley 02:45
Dec 23, 1972 Alexandra Palace London In Medley 02:25
Jan 02, 1973 City Hall Sheffield In Medley 02:45
Jan 07, 1973 New Theatre Oxford In Medley 02:00
Jan 14, 1973 Empire Theatre Liverpool In Medley 02:18
Jan 15, 1973 Trentham Ballroom Stoke-on-Trent In Medley 01:30
Jan 18, 1973 St. George's Hall Bradford In Medley 01:25
Jan 22, 1973 Old Union Refectory Southampton In Medley 01:50
Jan 25, 1973 Music Hall Aberdeen In Medley 01:30
Jan 27, 1973 Caird Hall Dundee In Medley 00:21 cut
Jan 28, 1973 King's Theatre Edinburgh In Medley 02:00
Jan 30, 1973 Guild Hall Preston In Medley 02:04
Mar 06, 1973 Kungliga Tennishallen Stockholm In Medley 02:30
Mar 14, 1973 Messe-Zentrum Halle Nuremberg In Medley 02:40
Mar 16, 1973 Wiener Stadthalle Vienna In Medley 02:20
Mar 17, 1973 Olympiahalle Munich In Medley 01:30
Mar 19, 1973 Deutschlandhalle Berlin In Medley 01:35
Mar 21, 1973 Musikhalle Hamburg In Medley 01:40
Mar 22, 1973 Gruga-Halle Essen In Medley 02:10
Mar 24, 1973 Ortenauhalle Offenburg In Medley 02:02
Mar 26, 1973 Palais Des Sports Lyons In Medley 01:10
Mar 27, 1973 Parc Des Expositions Nancy In Medley 02:05
Apr 01, 1973 Centre Sportif Saint-Ouen In Medley 01:55
Apr 02, 1973 Centre Sportif Saint-Ouen In Medley 01:10
May 05, 1973 Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL In Medley 01:05
May 13, 1973 Municipal Auditorium Mobile, AL In Medley 01:37
May 14, 1973 Municipal Auditorium New Orleans, LA In Medley 01:47
May 16, 1973 Sam Houston Coliseum Houston, TX In Medley 01:16
May 18, 1973 Memorial Auditorium Dallas, TX In Medley 01:29
May 19, 1973 Convention Center Arena Ft. Worth, TX In Medley 01:40
May 26, 1973 Salt Palace Arena Salt Lake City, UT In Medley 01:58
May 31, 1973 The Forum Inglewood, CA In Medley 01:48
Jun 02, 1973 Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA In Medley 01:50
Jun 03, 1973 The Forum Inglewood, CA In Medley 01:48
Jul 06, 1973 Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL In Medley 02:00
Jul 07, 1973 Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL In Medley 02:00
Jul 09, 1973 Saint Paul Civic Center St Paul , MN In Medley 01:58
Jul 10, 1973 Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI In Medley 02:02
Jul 12, 1973 Cobo Arena Detroit, MI In Medley 02:55
Jul 15, 1973 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Buffalo, NY In Medley 02:04
Jul 17, 1973 Seattle Center Coliseum Seattle, WA In Medley 01:58
Jul 18, 1973 Pacific Coliseum Vancouver, BC In Medley 01:33 cut
Jul 20, 1973 Boston Garden Boston, MA In Medley 01:55
Jul 21, 1973 Civic Center Providence, RI In Medley 02:10
Jul 23, 1973 Civic Center Baltimore, MD In Medley 02:20
Jul 24, 1973 Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh, PA In Medley 02:20
Jul 27, 1973 Madison Square Garden New York, NY In Medley 01:58
Jul 28, 1973 Madison Square Garden New York, NY In Medley 01:53
Jul 29, 1973 Madison Square Garden New York, NY In Medley 02:00
Feb 03, 1975 Madison Square Garden New York, NY In Medley 01:05
Feb 04, 1975 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Uniondale, NY In Medley 01:42
Feb 06, 1975 The Forum Montreal, QC In Medley 01:15
Feb 07, 1975 Madison Square Garden New York, NY In Medley 01:38
Feb 08, 1975 The Spectrum Philadelphia, PA In Medley 02:00
Feb 10, 1975 Capital Centre Landover, MD In Medley 01:30
Feb 12, 1975 Madison Square Garden New York, NY In Medley 01:50
Feb 13, 1975 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Uniondale, NY In Medley 02:04
Feb 14, 1975 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Uniondale, NY In Medley 02:30
Feb 16, 1975 The Arena St. Louis, MO In Medley 02:20
Feb 28, 1975 Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA In Medley 01:47
Mar 04, 1975 Memorial Auditorium Dallas, TX In Medley 01:30
Mar 05, 1975 Memorial Auditorium Dallas, TX In Medley 01:30
Mar 10, 1975 Sports Arena San Diego, CA In Medley 01:48
Mar 11, 1975 Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA In Medley 02:02
Mar 12, 1975 Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA In Medley 01:15
Mar 14, 1975 Sports Arena San Diego, CA In Medley 01:30
Mar 17, 1975 Seattle Center Coliseum Seattle, WA In Medley 02:02
Mar 19, 1975 Pacific Coliseum Vancouver, BC In Medley 02:30
Mar 20, 1975 Pacific Coliseum Vancouver, BC In Medley 02:40
Mar 21, 1975 Seattle Center Coliseum Seattle, WA In Medley 02:40
Mar 24, 1975 The Forum Inglewood, CA In Medley 01:40
Mar 25, 1975 The Forum Inglewood, CA In Medley 01:40
Mar 27, 1975 The Forum Inglewood, CA In Medley 01:47
May 17, 1975 Earls Court Arena London In Medley 01:08
May 18, 1975 Earls Court Arena London In Medley 02:25
May 23, 1975 Earls Court Arena London In Medley 01:40
May 24, 1975 Earls Court Arena London In Medley 01:40
May 25, 1975 Earls Court Arena London In Medley 01:37
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Song Notes

The Ramp-Up section is a pseudo song created to describe a section of Dazed and Confused. It is the first deviation from the album version of the song itself and represents the ramping up of the performance from the relatively staid early parts of the song to the furious soloing that later performances of Dazed are especially famous for.

Before this section was created the band didn't really take off in Dazed and Confused until they were coming out of the Bow Solo. Although the beginnings of the section were starting to be played in early 71, it wasn't until the following year that it really started to fully form. Once I identified the section, and decided on its beginning and end, I had to go back to find the earliest performances which weren't really ramping up the pace of the song in the beginning so the section seems misnamed at that point, but the title is apt by late 72.

The section usually began and ended with the same quick ascending riff that was repeated 3 or 4 times and then lead directly into the Ethereal Interlude where the mood of the song changed dramatically. The riff is very much like a turning of the page. In the beginning of the section the page is turned from mellow to frantic, and at the end of the section the page is turned back to mellow. In the early performances of the section you basically just have that ascending riff repeated a few times, but the page isn't actually turned over yet.