" Black Dog " became a staple and fan favourite of Led Zeppelin 's live concert performances . It was first played live at Belfast 's Ulster Hall on 5 March 1971 , a concert which also featured the first ever live performance of " Stairway to Heaven " . It was retained for each subsequent concert tour until 1973 . In 1975 it was used as an encore medley with " Whole Lotta Love " , but was hardly used on the band 's 1977 US concert tour . It was recalled to the set for the Knebworth Festival 1979 and the 1980 Tour of Europe . For these final 1980 performances , Page introduced the song from stage
1977 US concert tour
Led Zeppelin North American Tour 1977
Black Dog (song)