'' Houses of the Holy '' topped charts worldwide , and the band 's subsequent concert tour of North America in 1973 broke records for attendance , as they consistently filled large auditoriums and stadiums . At Tampa Stadium in Florida , they played to 56,800 fans , breaking the record set by the Beatles ' 1965 Shea Stadium concert and grossing $ 309,000 . Three sold-out shows at Madison Square Garden in New York City were filmed for a motion picture , but the theatrical release of this project ( '' The Song Remains the Same '' ) was delayed until 1976 . Before the final night 's performance , $ 180,000 of the band 's money from gate receipts was stolen from a safe deposit box at the Drake Hotel . In a special report for NBC News on 31 August 1973 , John Chancellor announced that a poll taken by a leading British music magazine saw Led Zeppelin overtake the Beatles as the most popular rock band in England
the Beatles ' 1965 Shea Stadium concert
The Beatles' 1965 US tour
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