Led Zeppelin gig

The surviving members of Led Zeppelin are playing the O2 arena tonight with Jason Bonham playing drums in place of his late father John.

I saw Led Zeppelin perform twice; on 29 November 1971 at the Liverpool Stadium and on 14 January 1973 at the Liverpool Empire.

Queued patiently all day for the Stadium tickets. (I remember the distinctive smell from the grain storage warehouses which surrounded the old 1930′s boxing stadium, now demolished). On the evening of the concert, the band kept the audience waiting for what seemed like hours before deigning to come onstage.

The gig at the Empire was much more comfortable. I remember Robert Plant asking for quiet during “Stairway to Heaven”. Alas his plea was in vain; we hadn’t paid to hear acoustic songs!