Click Image To Enlarge. Friday was just a work day and the evening in the pub as usual, I had made £60 in my pocket for the 4 days work which in 1979 for a schoolboy was a lot! This concert was and remains the highlight of my life (wife, kids & God excepted) - it was Led Zeppelin at their very, very best and a life changing experience. There then followed a massive crush outside the gates and it was difficult to keep your footing, so at some point, I just lifted my feet off the ground and let the crowd carry me along. “Peter liked a gamble and the ritual was that he and I would play a game of cards in order for him to get a reduction of our fee. Led Zeppelin – Welcome To The 1979 Knebworth Festival. An unforgettable day - proud and privileged to have been there. Having said that one of my mates managed to snatch a few from one of the black bins they where throwing them in. (ok silly question), What you been doing? Did you manage to guess or actually know the L.P. in question all are tremendous but for me the title unbe-fitting seemingly should have name like Utopia ,Nirvana perhaps instead of VOL 2 Time-less pieces to last far beyond our present Universe. Celebration Day is also rushed and it appears the boys are a bit nervous. I was in the us navy stationed in holy lock scotland at the time. Eternally seeking Arthur Mix~William. I remember finally trooping back to the tent, crashing and then queueing for about 4 hours just to get out of the car park on the Sunday. Was it Winters? I was 3 weeks short of my 14th Birthday. I had decided that as I was going to be there all day and at least half the night, and as Knebworth Park is not exactly famous for facilities more comfortable than a grassy bank, something more suitable to retire to than my car was in order, (brewing tea in the Buick is not really on!) Sounds like you are (/were) a true Zephead and enjoyed the show for what it was, unlike so many reviewers and detractors who can't understand the mammoth power that was Zeppelin. Sound and lights aside, one of the first elements Calmes added to the Showco portfolio was video image magnification (I-Mag) — a memorable feature of Zeppelin’s Knebworth performances. Zeppelin also played the event on August 4, and the two performances marked the first time the legendary rockers played their native U.K. in four years. I was 20 years old. I arrived at the store, sleeping bag in hand around 6pm on the Sunday night, tickets went on sale on Monday, I was 3rd in the queue, after a sleepless night low key parting with fellow fans we ended up at opening time with a queue around the whole shopping centre, straight in 1 x £7.50 ticket – must have been a whole weeks dole money then! What Rig?..you know the stage. I was there and what I do remember was that prior to the song Robert Plant said that they were going to play 10 years gone even though they have been away for 11 years. A week after night one of the 1979 Knebworth Festival, the band returns for what will prove to be their final performance in England.The nerves of the first show have subsided and the band launches into The Song Remains the Same with power and gusto. Please try again later. Yep mr 2 days, free bar, loads of space, all the bands and guests….DOH!!!!!!!! “I hired Ian after Peter Grant introduced him to me,” says Calmes, “and he became the main designer for all the band’s tours from the early ’70s with assistance from Kirby Wyatt, Showco’s production manager.”. Led Zeppelin Database email update . Peter Grant’s company, SwanSong, also contracted the Davies brothers to build a curved camera track and video platforms. We spent the first part of the day getting blown about by various members of the Rock ensemble who kept dropping out of the sky by helicopter right next to us (one has to tolerate such things, doesn’t one). I already knew the music so well but the visceral reality was beyond anything I had experienced before or since. But THE high-spot was Jimmy’s violin bow. Led Zeppelin played their last ever concerts (in the UK) at Knebworth, and it was the end of an era for the Knebworth shows.” It continues: “Both concerts overran, noise complaints were received from 7 miles away. As 'zero hour' approached I made my way to get closer to the stage, although we had not set up camp that far away in the first place. The sun came up early, the mist came and went and the PA came on. Saturday was up early, around 4 ish I think and in to the arena. Last but by no means least Pagey and Peter Grant arrived in a helicopter. I am of knowing where I am going. Perhaps my favorite photo of all-time is Jimmy playing this song on the double-neck from Cincinatti 1977. Still, at least it meant I got a few hours sleep early on. At about nine in the evening I positioned myself for an attack of sound, ear-trumpets at the ready. Bye John. Fairport Convention playing 'Sloth' was a highlight and seeing my all time hero Todd Rundgren was amazing. This poster advertised the second show and it has been reprinted many times but this is the original first-printing. They debuted a couple of songs from ITTOD at the first Knebworth performance. my memory of exact date is hazy to say the least. This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions. Wednesday we got the news that Zep would be there Thursday for the soundcheck.. Well we managed to pull it off we talked our way onto a Canadian Force flight - served coffee, helped cleanup etc hey it got us to Edmonton. The 11th would be a different story. Only one comment required: Best Gig I Ever Attended. Whilst he was waiting Plant had a play on the piano and on the keyboards with JPJ. Bonham's playing is tight..........listen to some of his fills on this song. I took the Friday off work and travelled to Stevenage from Kent on my Kawasaki 250cc motorbike with a friend - my longest trip at the time. Then the trudge back to Stevange station after the show, the live rails had to be turned off as everyone was walking along the railway line! I guess a crowd of 175,000 can do that to you. In the middle of them stood the lonely figure of Jimmy Page with a bow that glowed like brilliant neon. From Street Machine Magazine Dec. 1979. While the licence was for 120,000 ticket holders (at £7.50 each), it is believed that as many as 200,000 attended each show — a number inflated when a gap in the perimeter fencing, enabled free entry. Label: Not On Label (Led Zeppelin) - ZAP-1043, 1044 • Format: 2x, Vinyl LP, Unofficial Release • Country: Japan • Genre: Rock • Style: Hard Rock Hot Dog, In The Evening and a couple more which I can’t remember.So that was that, needless to say cracking evening in the pub followed. But the masterstroke that would guarantee Zeppelin’s legendary status for all-time was to coincide the album’s summer 1979 release with two enormous live shows — their first in the UK for four years — at Knebworth Park in Hertfordshire on August 4 and 11. Far from being just another big production, Jack Calmes remembers Knebworth ’79 as a major highlight of his career. As mentioned at the start of this article, audience figures across the two Saturday shows vary wildly depending on who one asks. I recall some of the perimeter fences were forced down by the weight of numbers and we along with hundreds of others set off at a run across recently mown fields towards the turnstiles. 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After nearly 30 years, I'm sure this statement will remain true for the rest of my life. I cant recall much of support bands, Chas & dave, fairport, Rundgren bits & pieces but, one abiding memory is Zep kicking off, it was pitch black & I suddenly could see the shadow of the twin neck gibson appear on the stage backdrop and then BLAM! The first 45 minutes or so sound good and strong, and Ten Years Gone is very pretty, but towards the middle section, the individual performances, though good, don't quite gel into a good ensemble performance. So glad to see the footage finally come out officially in 2003. My roommate looked at me said you want to go ...well yeah. In honor of the big reunion show in the UK, I thought I'd look back at the last 2 shows they played in England........KNEBWORTH 1979. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. This song has really grown on me and probably has some of Robert's finest lyrics ("Let me take you there"). A relatively short White/Black leads into yet another powerful Kashmir. PS Brother's name Robert Anthony Ceciliato. Caught the train from Doncaster to Stevenage, and walked to the site. TPi. Led Zeppelin Knebworth Festival 1979 - Aug 11, 1979 Aug 11 1979 Led Zeppelin Westfalenhalle 1, Dortmund - Jun 17, 1980 Jun 17 1980 Last updated: 21 Jan 2021, 15:28 Etc/UTC when they announced that there was to be another show on the 11th we got tickets at the venue. The journey on the train from London's Kings Cross station was memorable, as my cousin (Pete 17) and myself just 19 gasped at the number of fans gathering as we approached Stevange station. The shows even included a couple new numbers from In Through the Outdoor that hadn't been released yet (a slight delay!). We followed the crowd (assumed they were going to concert). First things first then, tickets – when and where? Zeppelin kicked off the August 11 show with “The Song Remains The Same” followed by “Celebration Day,” “Black Dog” and the blues traditional “Nobody’s Fault But Mine.” The band would continue on with “Over The Hills And Far Away” ahead of “Misty Mountain Hop,” “Since I’ve Been Loving You” and bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones‘ “No Quarter.” “Hot Dog” came next. as much as we were getting off on them. “I came armed with a presentation of how Showco might approach this and the associated six-figure costs,” recalls Calmes. It was 41 years ago (on August 11th, 1979), that I attended my VERY FIRST Rock and Roll Concert, LED ZEPPELIN at the Knebworth Festival in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England. This is the RARE original 1979 Knebworth Festival Programme, featuring Led Zeppelin as the headline act! Where do I start? It was my first ever concert. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2iJWuOw9vw, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_cYrx1TxMY, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KV7i7eaQtmU, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3qNwO1oVrE, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxtrzW5KdBw, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPXM3mY-dGQ, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqpnwvV5cSU. “They were always very secretive about their operations,” says Calmes, “and Richard could be a difficult person at that stage because he was on the other side of the moon. I'll always be a fan and I'm delighted that my 2 sons have also developed a real appreciation for the music so we can enjoy it together. watch the video of nobodys fault but mine and see how unbelievably tight those 3 musicians are on this song then you add the singers harmonica and scat singing and that makes it one of the greatest live songs of all time. Black Dog is better and the crowd is into it. 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