Rumpeller Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Led Zeppelin and The Who are easily my favourite bands and, I believe, they only performed together once; at the Merriwether Post Pavilion, Columbia, Maryland, USA on Sunday May 25th 1969. I collect programmes and tickets and after years of searching I finally got a ticket stub from this show the other day. I've read the Led Zep timeline, but I would love to hear about any info from this gig. It must have been crazy to have actually been there. I know that Tommy had been performed for the first time about a month before. Only the 2nd time Whole Lotta Love was played in public. The ticket printers couldn't spell the band's name - "Lead Zeppelin". C'mon, tell me what you know. I know you know a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3hrsoflunacy Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 There is video floating around of the two bands backstage, but it isn't very exciting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And You Know How It Is? Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 Zep were also supposed to support The Who exactly one week later in St. Louis, along with Joe Cocker. What a bill that would have been. Zep, in the final stretch of finishing up their 2nd US tour, would have ended the tour with this date in St. Louis. Not sure why Zep cancelled, but the tour officially ended a day earlier at the Fillmore East in New York. The Who and Cocker did play the St. Louis date on that scheduled June 1 date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixpense Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 Only the 2nd time Whole Lotta Love was played in public. The first time Whole Lotta Love was played live was as an encore on April 26, 1969. I believe Zep played the song again before May 25th 1969. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickey g Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 @ rumpeller : Speaking of misspellings, l remember a department store ad for an album that was by " Leo Zeppelini " Could've been an obscure ltalian opera singer, or a wise ass in the ad department having some fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hot dog Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 The Who's setlist that night: Heaven And Hell, I Can't Explain, Fortune Teller, Tattoo, It's A Boy, 1921, Amazing Journey, Sparks, Eyesight To The Blind, Christmas, The Acid Queen, Pinball Wizard, Do You Think It's Alright?, Fiddle About, There's A Doctor, Go To The Mirror, Smash The Mirror, I'm Free, Tommy's Holiday Camp, See Me Feel Me, Shakin' All Over, Summertime Blues, Magic Bus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStairwayRemainsTheSame Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llMVfGKil94 cream was the opening act Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumpeller Posted November 13, 2011 Author Share Posted November 13, 2011 Nice video TheStairwayRemainsTheSame. Cheers for that vintage footage. I'm not so sure about Cream being the opening act, as they played their farewell concert at the Royal Albert Hall on November 26th 1968. In one of Dave Lewis' books he says that Uncle Dirty opened the show (a Lenny Bruce style comedian). Personally I've got no idea, as I was two and a half years old and living in the UK (and sponging off my parents, 'cause someone that age is useless to any employer. Even trying to speak properly was probably a bit of a mission back then). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStairwayRemainsTheSame Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Nice video TheStairwayRemainsTheSame. Cheers for that vintage footage. I'm not so sure about Cream being the opening act, as they played their farewell concert at the Royal Albert Hall on November 26th 1968. In one of Dave Lewis' books he says that Uncle Dirty opened the show (a Lenny Bruce style comedian). Personally I've got no idea, as I was two and a half years old and living in the UK (and sponging off my parents, 'cause someone that age is useless to any employer. Even trying to speak properly was probably a bit of a mission back then). In the description of that video it say's that the band at the start was Cream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperDave Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Thanks for the video Stairway. I think I may have seen this about a year or so ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hot dog Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 In the description of that video it say's that the band at the start was Cream It's wrong - Cream broke up in 1968; by May 1969 Clapton was busy with Blind Faith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Torrance Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 nice find but i was taken aback there growing up as a mod with the who, beatles, kinks so on, then i got Zepped...and it all changed then i seen an interview with Mr Townsend saying he never liked anything Zeppelin did musically and they were so much bigger than us, but as people they are great...well i got rid of every who thing i owned and now think Mr Townsend's jealousy highly amusing.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Led Zep Girl Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 ^ I agree. But I still own some of their albums. Roger is very fond of Jimmy & Robert & maybe even John Paul Jones. Pete needs to undergo and ego check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Torrance Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 yep he dose..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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