On this day: May 6, 1977

May 6, 1977 was a record breaking day for Led Zeppelin, they broke their own record for biggest concert attendance at a concert with a single headlining attraction when they played to 76,000 fans at the Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan.

The previous record was set almost four years previously when the band played to 57,000 at a concert in Tampa, Florida. Before Zeppelin held the title, it was the Beatles at Shea Stadium that held the record.

Other notable events for May 6:
-Paul Simon launched his first solo tour on May 6, 1973 with a concert at the Music Hall in Boston, Massachusetts
-Spinal Tap, the fictional group formed to star in a comedy neo-documentary about a heavy metal band, played a real concert on May 6, 1984 at New York's CBGBs club