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it was 30 years ago today...

Postby Bongwater on Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:27 pm

...that the greatest band ever played Knebworth

the largest stage ever constructed, 570 loo seats, 750 feet of urinals and the biggest rock band in the world. Led Zeppelin played their last ever concerts at Knebworth, and it was the end of an era for the Knebworth shows. Both concerts overran, noise complaints were received from 7 miles away. The rubbish team struggled to cope with clearing the arena between the shows. The Police believed that 200,000 people had turned up each night, Sainsburys lost 150 trolleys and Tesco's 75% of their stock, and Lord Cobbold ended up in Court

you gotta love em!!!
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Re: it was 30 years ago today...

Postby Atom on Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:36 pm

Fucking hell! End of an era I suppose, I wish I could have the chance to see them back in the day!

Weren't they going to do a tour recently? Or did Robert Plant not want to do it or something?
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Re: it was 30 years ago today...

Postby Bongwater on Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:49 pm

i wish man, id be all over it but alas, no, page is sitting at home rich, JPJ is in a new band with Josh hommes and Dave Grohl called the crooked vultures and plant is dueting with alison krauss, shame man
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Re: it was 30 years ago today...

Postby phodg on Tue Aug 04, 2009 3:05 pm

I was never a big Zep fan, but I did go and see Page live not long after Zep split.
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Re: it was 30 years ago today...

Postby jonny_boy34 on Tue Aug 04, 2009 7:01 pm

Achilles Last Stand from that Knebworth performance on the DVD is a phenomenal record of rock and roll in its truest form. Unbelievable stuff indeed.
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