Led Zeppelin
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UTGrad
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Yep that was a good show. I was 27 at the time. Wish I would have made the trip.
Also check out the videos on YouTube from their two gigs at Knebworth, in 1979.
They were as popular here in the UK as anywhere.
They were as popular here in the UK as anywhere.
Bunked off school to see the Song Remains the Same.
Cinema was almost empty, myself and 2 friends, plus about 5/6 guys ina group who kept hsoutung 'turn it up'.
The usher came in and told them to be quiet, but they kept shouting, about five mins later the manager appeared. There ensued a conversation and he left. The sound level got turned up, not quite to live concert levels, but it was brill.
Cinema was almost empty, myself and 2 friends, plus about 5/6 guys ina group who kept hsoutung 'turn it up'.
The usher came in and told them to be quiet, but they kept shouting, about five mins later the manager appeared. There ensued a conversation and he left. The sound level got turned up, not quite to live concert levels, but it was brill.
Swedish
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Led Zep were indeed very successful over in your neck of the woods and I'm always pleased to hear how often they're still played on the radio over there but they were big here too! I went to a Robert Plant gig on Cannock Chase in 2015, pretty much home ground for Plant and certainly my childhood stomping ground, it was very well attended and one of the best gigs I've ever been to, pure magic!
I met him years ago on holiday in turkey.
We were staying in a family run hotel and he was staying there too.
He was good friends with the owner and told me they were going hunting wild boar.
Sould bloke who sat at the bar chatting with the rest of us.
Good enough to be the opening theme music to Top of the Pops who how many years?
alberta boy
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Led Zep has always been one of my favourite bands . I met Robert Plant about 30 years ago and had a drink with him , a very approachable and friendly guy .
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great gig, I was there at the first one.
Oracle
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Look at this venue, 1969 - The Toby Jug, Tolworth, adjacent to the main A3 London-Portsmouth road. Aged fourteen, I was only allowed to stand in the door and watch….the amount of bands/artists that performed at this venue early on in their careers but went onto greater fame is staggering.
We were at the cinema on Tuesday night watching the Bob Dylan film, which was very good by the way, and one of the trailers was for a Led Zeppelin film/documentary that is out soon - looked good.
Jura
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He is often seen in the stands at Wolverhampton Wanderers
Scotty99
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No not really, they were as big in the UK as in the US, for example the Earls Court concert in 75 and Knebworth in 79. They were not liked by the London based music press who used to regularly give them bad reviews in the music press. Probably because they were mainstream focussed and could not cope withe the energy, charisma and sheer balls out attitude of the greatest rock band in the world.
levigsp
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None whatsoever.
levigsp
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I got smashed one night with Jimmy.
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