Pagesbow Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Or did they? the general consensus is they did, and the always infallible wikipedia seems to concur. In the book "Led Zeppelin: The Concert File" it has Led Zeppelin on the same bill as Spirit when they opened for Vanilla Fudge on the 26 December, 1968 (first ever U.S perfomance) I can also find a few other occasions in 1969 where they played together which, to me, is different to actually touring with another band; although this might be just an exercise in semantics. The reason for my post is just to ask if anyone has definitive information on how many times Zep played with/shared the bill with/toured with Spirit. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Led Zeppelin and Spirit never toured together they just happened to be on the same bill at various dates/festivals from '68-'69. December 28, 1968 Denver, CO May 16, 1969 Detroit, MI July 4, 1969 Westbury, NY (cancelled) July 27, 1969 Woodinville, WA August 31, 1969 Lewisville, TX The handbill designed by Carl Lundgren for Led Zeppelin's May 16, 1969 gig at Olympia in Detroit shows Spirit (along with Illinois Speed Press) to be the support act, but that concert was rescheduled for the Grande Ballroom, adding support from Sun Ra and Golden Earring. On February 1,1970 Robert Plant was admitted to Kidderminster Hospital to receive treatment for broken teeth and severe cuts following an automobile accident after he'd gone to a Spirit concert (unsure if the car accident occured before or after the show). He discharged himself the next day and returned home for rest and recouperation. Led Zeppelin's Feb 7th gig at the Ulster Hall in Edinburgh was rescheduled for Feb 17th on account of Robert's injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janvier Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Led Zeppelin and Spirit never toured together they just happened to be on the same bill at various dates/festivals from '68-'69. December 28, 1968 Denver, CO May 16, 1969 Detroit, MI July 4, 1969 Westbury, NY (cancelled) July 27, 1969 Woodinville, WA August 31, 1969 Lewisville, TX The handbill designed by Carl Lundgren for Led Zeppelin's May 16, 1969 gig at Olympia in Detroit shows Spirit (along with Illinois Speed Press) to be the support act, but that concert was rescheduled for the Grande Ballroom, adding support from Sun Ra and Golden Earring. On February 1,1970 Robert Plant was admitted to Kidderminster Hospital to receive treatment for broken teeth and severe cuts following an automobile accident after he'd gone to a Spirit concert (unsure if the car accident occured before or after the show). He discharged himself the next day and returned home for rest and recouperation. Led Zeppelin's Feb 7th gig at the Ulster Hall in Edinburgh was rescheduled for Feb 17th on account of Robert's injuries. Led Zeppelin would play some Spirit songs, as part of their live repertoire, didn't they? Do you know the names of these Spirit songs they'd perform? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3DayBender Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Fresh Garbage is one that comes to mind.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Fresh Garbage is one that comes to mind.. The only one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aen27 Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 I know that Jimmy was a fan of Spirit which is how I first heard of them to begin with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagesbow Posted June 19, 2012 Author Share Posted June 19, 2012 Thanks to SteveAJones for the info... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swandown Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 ...apart from the first three notes of Taurus Fixed that for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glyn Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 The first three notes of Taurus that have been used in a plethora of songs both before and after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Fresh Garbage is one that comes to mind.. Just to elaborate further, you will usually find "Fresh Garbage" performed in the middle of the "As Long As I Have You"(a Garnet Mimms cover) medleys from the early tours...I believe they dropped it from the set right after the 1969 April-May U.S. tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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