Guest Appearances

[DAS]

I've heard the shows where Led Zeppelin is joined by Keith Moon, Simon Kirke and Mick Ralphs. Does anyone know of anyone else who has joined Led Zeppelin on stage (and the date of said appearance also if possible)?

[tmtomh]

Communication Breakdown (final encore), guest Ron Wood, 02 13 1975, Uniondale NY

Money (encore), guest Phil Carson, 06 30 1980 Frankfurt

[3hrsoflunacy]

posted by mikezep61 on another board

3/22/69 Birmingham - Mothers Club

Ron Berg - Drummer of Blodwyn Pig allegedly took over the drum duties for the encore as Bonzo was ill.

6/29/69 London - Royal Albert Hall - Second show

Blodwyn Pig & The Liverpool Scene join the band on stage for "Long Tall Sally" encore. See photos below.

??/??/69 Venue???

In "John Bonham - A Thunder of Drums" book, Vanilla Fudge drummer Carmen Appice claimed he and Vanilla Fudge bassist Tim Bogert surprised Jimmy Page & Robert Plant one night by replacing Bonzo and JPJ on "How Many More Times."

7/18/70 Frankfurt, Germany - Festhalle

Music journalist Chris Welch plays the timbales for "Whole Lotta Love."

8/26/70 Cleveland, Ohio - Public Auditorium

JPJ had to leave early to fly back for his father's funeral. According to the local paper, a girl in a "Belkin Productions" (the promoter) t-shirt took over bass duties for the encore.

3/6/71 Dublin, Ireland - National Boxing Stadium

Phil Carson of Atlantic Records played bass on "Summertime Blues."

9/28/71 Osaka, Japan - Festival Hall

Roadie Clive Coulson (vocals) and Atlantic Records VP Phil Carson (bass) join the band onstage for "C'mon Everybody."

11/23/71 Preston - Public Hall

Bonzo's brother Mick Bonham played congas on "Whole Lotta Love."

2/13/75 Nassau County Coliseum - Uniondale, New York

Ron Wood of the Rolling Stones plays duel lead guitars with Jimmy on "Communication Breakdown" encore.

5/22/77 Fort Worth - Tarrant County Convention Center Arena

Mick Ralphs, guitar of Bad Company, joins the band onstage for "It'll Be Me" encore. See photo below.

6/30/80 Frankfurt, Germany - Festhalle

Phil Carson played bass on "Money" encore.

7/5/80 Munich, Germany - Olympiahalle

For "Whole Lotta Love," a second kit is brought on stage and Simon Kirke of Bad Company jams with the band.

[sam_webmaster]

Also this, which I posted in an older thread:

Jerry Greenberg (who became president of Atlantic Records in 1974) told me about jamming with Zep at the Garden. It was either '70 or '71 and he said Bonham invited him to join in on percussion (congas) during the middle of Whole Lotta Love.

[Z-o-S-o]

"8/26/70 Cleveland, Ohio - Public Auditorium

JPJ had to leave early to fly back for his father's funeral. According to the local paper, a girl in a "Belkin Productions" (the promoter) t-shirt took over bass duties for the encore."

Wouldn't this be something interesting to know more about? If this is true, it would be cool to find her.

[JimmyPageZoSo56]

Communication Breakdown (final encore), guest Ron Wood, 02 13 1975, Uniondale NY

Money (encore), guest Phil Carson, 06 30 1980 Frankfurt

This one is quite awesome. It's has a fantastic jam!

[Nutrocker]

This one is quite awesome. It's has a fantastic jam!

Indeed it is...

[JimmyPageZoSo56]

Thanks Nutrocker but I have the show haha. I feel like I thought of another guest appearance the other day that wasn't on this list but I could be wrong.

[badgeholder]

Something about Richard Cole playing castanets in Japan springs to mind...

[JimmyPageZoSo56]

Something about Richard Cole playing castanets in Japan springs to mind...

I heard about that but it was something different. Maybe it had something to do with Richard Cole. There was a show I remember listening to, maybe it was Copenhagen 5/3/71, that he played congas on.

Edited May 26, 2012 by JimmyPageZoSo56

[3hrsoflunacy]

I can't find my copy of John Bonham: A Thunder of Drums but I seem to recall there was a picture of Mick onstage with John in the book. I could be wrong, but I know I have seen one somewhere.

[JimmyPageZoSo56]

I can't find my copy of John Bonham: A Thunder of Drums but I seem to recall there was a picture of Mick onstage with John in the book. I could be wrong, but I know I have seen one somewhere.

http://www.ledzeppelin.com/show/november-23-1971

[JimmyPageZoSo56]

I think I remember what it was now. Hamburg 3/21/73, was anyone invited onstage to play the theremin while Page played the guitars parts for the first part of Whole Lotta Love? You can here someone playing it in the backround.