Led Zeppelin‘s career was an eventful one, to say the least. Full of sex, drugs and rock and roll, there was also violence, tragedy and even a mysterious robbery hurled into the heady mix. One night, on July 29th, 1973, the band were burgled of over $200,000 in cash by an unknown party. Over half a century on, the strange crime remains startlingly unsolved.
On the night in question, the band were staying at the illustrious Drake Hotel in New York City, and they were about to play the last of a trio of nights at Madison Square Garden. They were the biggest band in the world, and nothing evidenced that quite like the crowning achievement unspooling at that time. Over the course of the run, the band were filming their iconic concert film, The Song Remains the Same.
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