@baylinor Led Zepplin in Switzerland 1970 ! Wow , you’re my Hero. I only saw them once at Oakland Coliseum Day on the Green, the Saturday show. That was the day Peter Grants crew beat up Bill Grahams security. They played the next day and if I’m not mistaken that was their last concert here. But I could be mistaken as that was many brain cells ago. 😎 |
I was 15 years old. First out of town concert. My dad had to take me. I sat up front on bare floor, no seat, second row center, 5 ft from stage which was only 2 ft high. They were right there! It was in the casino that burned down soon after during a Zappa concert. That's where the Deep Purple song Smoke on the water came from. Very small venue, maybe a thousand people. Page had longer hair than Plant, that's how long ago it was. The Bonham solo was done mostly barehand and he started bleeding and keept going. I took a dozen pictures. To say it was memorable is an understatement. In September of that year, Hendrix was scheduled in the same casino. I had tickets. He died in August. Easily the biggest music disappointment in my life. I cried for a week, no shame in saying that. A long life has so many ups and downs, it's kind of a crazy roller-coaster ride when you look back. |
