MAGE MUSIC: On This Day 29 September

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

On This Day 29 September

Oh Mr. Bonham....

1971 29 September On This Day Led Zeppelin in Osaka, last performance in Japan
published 2020

1971 29 September On This Day Led Zeppelin in Osaka, last performance in Japan

1966 The Yardbirds - Stockton, England at ABC Theatre
1971 Led Zeppelin - Osaka, Japan at Osaka Festival Hall
1995 Page & Plant - Albuquerque, New Mexico at Tingley Coliseum

1971:

This performance was a bit chaotic, with John Bonham disappearing from the stage and the other three having to wing it for a while. Years later Peter Grant said that Bonzo and Robert Plant were having a tiff about a minor amount of money from some time in the past. Bonham was also reported to have said he was tired of Moby Dick, and in fact the solo was just 11 minutes long this show.

Perhaps it is fitting that the first and only live performance by Led Zeppelin of Friends was performed at this gig. Note that the On This Day text says Bonham had not yet returned to the stage, but in fact, he had.