Showing posts with label Fillmore West. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fillmore West. Show all posts

Monday, April 27, 2015

On This Day 27 April

In 1977 Led Zeppelin was at the Richfield Coliseum in Cleveland and in 1985 The Firm performed there. Also on this day in 1969, Led Zeppelin was at Fillmore West for the last of their 4-day San Francisco run of performances.

1977 27 April Led Zeppelin in Cleveland
  • 1968 Yardbirds - Brown University Wriston Quadrangle, Providence RI USA
  • 1968 Yardbirds - Clarkson College, Potsdam NY USA
  • 1969 Led Zeppelin - Fillmore West, San Francisco CA USA
  • 1977 Led Zeppelin - Richfield Coliseum, Richfield OH USA
  • 1985 The Firm - Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati OH USA

Cleveland Press 04/28/77 photo of Led Zeppelin


1985 March Pop Rock magazine (Canada)

1969 April 24 and 27 Led Zeppelin at Fillmore West
Jimmy Page and his dragon Telecaster
♪ Going to California (Led Zeppelin) YouTube
♪ Satisfaction Guaranteed (The Firm) YouTube


Friday, April 24, 2015

On This Day 24 April

Today was the first day of a four day run of Led Zeppelin concerts in San Francisco in 1969: this day and the last at Fillmore West, and the two middle days at Winterland.

1969 24 April Led Zeppelin at Fillmore West


  • 1969 Led Zeppelin - Fillmore West, San Francisco
  • 1985 The Firm - Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL


1969
By April of 1969 Led Zeppelin had come a long way since half a year before at their first ever concert in Denmark (as the Yardbirds). They were already the Real Deal, and San Francisco knew it.  The opening medley of the show demonstrates how tight they were, even when jamming. 

This particular show had equipment problems that Robert Plant refers to in his chats between songs.  
Ah, we seem to always have this cock up every time we come here. This is the second time we've been here. Good evening from Led Zeppelin. Let's see if we can get it ... all. No cock ups now.
~ Robert Plant lead-in to The Killing Floor

♪  The Killing Floor YouTube

Artist Randy Tuten, who did the avocado poster, was one of the original San Francisco psychedelic rock poster artists.  He began producing posters for Bill Graham's organization in 1969.

The first Led Zeppelin concert poster he did featured a car on it. The next was an update of an avocado art piece he created in college.  After then Tuten began to use the blimp in his Led Zeppelin posters.