Carouselambra76 Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Anyone have any info about the songs that Led Zeppelin played at Old Mill house rehearsals on the evening of September 23, 1980, the day before John Bonham died? Thank you.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 The rehearsals were held about fifteen minutes away from Old Mill House at Bray Film Studios on September 24, 1980. The purpose of them was to prepare for the North American tour, so presumably they ran through some of the material they were likely to include during those shows. According to my notes they began in the mid to late afternoon and ended at 8 pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carouselambra76 Posted September 12, 2014 Author Share Posted September 12, 2014 Thank you Steve, do you think they played Carouselambra that day? Any pics of that rehearsal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ListenToThis Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 I share your strong interest in the happenings at the rehearsal that day. Despite the efforts of many avid collectors and fans there is little known about September 24th outside of the testimony of the three surviving members of Zeppelin, Rex King, and a few roadies and sound technicians. For additional details I encourage you to seek out a copy of Dave Lewis' "Feather in the Wind" book, which is an excellent 1980 compendium and contains interviews with a handful of individuals that were present on that day. There are in fact very few post 1980/07/07 photos of the band members when Bonham was still with us. Several of these have been posted in Steve's "Mysteries" thread - you will have to do some digging to find them. In fact if you go under the "TimeLine" section of this website and view the '79 - '80 photos you will find a photo of Bonham taken at his residence on or about 1980/09/18. The photo is labeled at the top "John Bonham - 1980" and the credit in the lower corner is given to Jason Bonham, who provided the image. The aforementioned Dave Lewis visited Zeppelin's headquarters in mid September 1980 about a week before the fateful rehearsal and spoke with Jimmy Page about the light show plans for the upcoming U.S. tour. Dave took photos that day, of Jimmy included, however quite understandably has not released them and retains them in his archives for potential future use. As Steve and others have indicated this was a very laid back rehearsal and Bonham presented to it already quite intoxicated - after several hours of likely plodding along and per witness accounts falling off his drum stool several times, the group called it a day and returned to Jimmy's home. Bonham continued drinking vodka and light alcoholic beverages and retired around midnight. One can also find photos on this website of the staircase Bonham was helped up on by two men, and the doorway of the room in which he passed. It is very likely better than images, video and/or audio (if there is any, and there very likely IS NOT) has not surfaced - it would serve little to comfort fans and non-fans alike. Jimmy is quoted as saying something along the lines of "....we were all drinking, (Bonham) was just drinking too much..." This is what it comes down to, and the reasons for Bonham's excessive drinking at this stage have been discussed elsewhere... I love the '80 tour, and Bonham performs very well on the good nights....best to leave it at that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Thank you Steve, do you think they played Carouselambra that day? Any pics of that rehearsal? Personally, I don't think they would have because I don't think they ever had any intentions of performing that song in a concert setting. So far as I know there are no photos from that final rehearsal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carouselambra76 Posted September 13, 2014 Author Share Posted September 13, 2014 thank you, and sorry for my english, that's terrible.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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