Led Zep News is reporting that a previously unreleased tape of Led Zeppelin’s December 3, 1972 performance at Green’s Playhouse in Glasgow was discovered late last year and emerged online on February 13th. According to a show description, the band’s press agent was sadly beaten up at the show.
Led Zeppelin’s official website described the show, “LED ZEPPELIN press man BP Fallon was beaten up during Zeppelin’s first concert at Green’s Playhouse, Glasgow, on Sunday night. The band were playing two nights in Glasgow, and there had been some confusion over tickets – plus some forgeries in circulation.
Fallon was trying to sort things out, and approached someone who he’d been told had been selling tickets outside the theatre. ‘I’m not big enough to be aggressive, even if I wanted to be,’ said Fallon on Monday, ‘but I went up to him and said I understood there’d been some confusion about tickets.’ The guy and two friends jumped on BP and beat and kicked him. He was cut and bruised, but on Monday was ‘hobbling around’ without serious injury. ‘Frankly, I’m glad I didn’t get a knife in my back,’ he said.
Glasgow police took away a number of tickets, and were planning to keep a close watch on people selling them outside the theme on Monday. On Sunday night, some people paid £5 for £1 tickets to see Zeppelin. [12/72].”
Setlist:
Rock And Roll
Over The Hills And Far Away
Black Dog
Misty Mountain Hop
Since I’ve Been Loving You
Dancing Days
Bron-Y-Aur Stomp
The Song Remains The Same
The Rain Song
Dazed And Confused
Stairway To Heaven
Whole Lotta Love
Immigrant Song
Heartbreaker
Crowd Noise
Mellotron Solo / Thank You
In more recent Led Zeppelin news, Robert Plant’s new band Saving Grace played two shows last week, on February 14th at The Anvil in Basingstoke, and on February 16th at The Forum in Bath. The band will play again on February 22nd and The Alban Arena in St Albans.
Saving Grace features Plant on lead vocals and harmonica, Suzi Dian on vocals, Tony Kelsey playing the mandolin, baritone and acoustic guitars, Matt Worley playing the banjo, acoustic and baritone guitars and cuatro, and Oli Jefferson on percussion.
