With September upon us, it’s an appropriate moment to reflect back to a September of 41 years back when a recording of a Led Zeppelin concert captured by some enterprising fans resulted in one of the iconic bootlegs. This TBL Archive feature first written in 2003, focuses on the story and impact of the recording of September 4th 1970 that captured Led Zeppelin on stage in full flight at the Los Angeles Forum.
Led Zeppelin’s impact on their initial American tours made them a prime targets for the then emerging …

Photo Richard Grubb
Robert Plant is 63 today.
From his vital contribution to Led Zeppelin and on through an eclectic solo career, Robert Plant has occupied a unique position at the forefront of rock culture for over 43 years.
That unmistakeable voice and that charismatic presence, together with an quenching thirst for musical invention and energy have placed Robert Plant in a category of his own.
In the past 12 months working within The Band Of Joy, he has provided some of the most remarkable nights of his career –notably for us his life affirming …

All John Paul Jones Photo at Cropredy by John Parkin for TBL
John Paul Jones was a welcome guest for Seasick Steve’s bill topping appearance at the Cropredy Festival last Friday- August 12th. This report and photos for TBL from John Parkin:
Seasick Steve commenced his set with a couple of solo numbers. Halfway through the second song he announced “Please welcome a special friend of mine from the greatest rock’n’roll band ever Led Zeppelin – John Paul Jones”. The crowd went crazy.

He played with him for the rest of …

32 years ago today Led Zeppelin performed what would be their final UK show at Knebworth Park
To mark the 32nd anniversary here is another round up of recollections from out in the field – As taken from the book Led Zeppelin – Then As It Was At Knebworth 1979.
The second run hardback limited edition updated version available for pre-order now here:
Led Zeppelin Then As It Was….New Edition
MY KNEBWORTH
Tim Davies,
Germany
I remember queing all night with my good friend Chris outside Harlequin Records ( I think it was) in Northampton.
The vibe was …

Robert Plant and the Band Of Joy –Big Chill Festival, 7 August 2011 – Photos and report for TBL by Richard Grubb
Setlist: Black Dog, Down to the Sea, Angel Dance, Houses of the Holy, House of Cards, Somewhere Trouble Don’t Go (Buddy Miller lead, Robert harmonica),Monkey, Satisfied Mind (Darrell Scott lead), Thank You, Ocean of Tears (PattyGriffin lead), In The Mood (incl. excerpt of Fairport Convention’s Come AllYe), Please Read The Letter, Misty Mountain Hop, Shine It All Around, Ramble On Encores: Black Country Woman, Gallows Pole
So to the end …

32 years ago today – August 4th 1979, Led Zeppelin performed the first of two unforgettable concerts in the grounds of Knebworth Park.
Today I, and thousands of other fans will no doubt be thinking back to that glorious day in the summer of 1979 when finally, after all the waiting, Led Zeppelin were back doing what they did absolutely best –performing live on stage.
Two years ago on this day saw the publication of the Led Zeppelin Then As It Was Led Zeppelin At Knebworth 1979 book. It’s therefore a timely moment to …

All photos Gary Foy/TBL
At a sun blessed setting in London’s Victoria Park last night, Black Country Communion made a triumphant appearance at the Classic Rock High Voltage Festival.
The remorseless bass riffing of Black Country was met with huge applause from the crowd and it was quickly apparent that this was a band ready to take proceedings up to a level that did justice to the festival name. From there the loose loping groove of One Last Soul confirmed their intent and at the centre of it all was Glenn Hughes. …

On Sunday all roads lead to The High Voltage Festival in London’s Victoria Park where Black Country Communion will be making their only UK Festival appearance.
Tomorrow night (Thursday) the power house four piece of Glenn Hughes vocals and bass with Joe Bonamassa on guitar, Derek Sherinian on keyboards and Jason Bonham on drums, will be In Dublin before Saturday’s appearance in Llandudno then the High Voltage Festival on Sunday. Next week they play Leeds (26th), Newcastle (27th), Glasgow (29th), Manchester (30th), followed by a rescheduled show in Stockholm (2nd August), the original show was …

Jimmy on stage with The Black Crowes July 13 2011 – photo copyright Ross Halfin  http://www.rosshalfin.com/
The long awaited official Jimmy Page web site is now live online at http://jimmypage.com/
On Wednesday July 13th, Jimmy Page made a surprise appearance at The Black Crowes gig at London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire last night. He joined the band for an encore performance of Shake Your Money Maker.
 
More info at http://www.ledzeppelinnews.com/

John Paul Jones, along with Seasick Steve made a surprise appearance at the Foo Fighters Sunday night show at the Milton Keynes Bowl. The Them Crooked Vultures band mates, along with Steve performed “Back In The Doghouse”, a track from Seasick’s new album ‘You Can’t Teach An Old Dog New Tricks.’
Here’s a first hand report from Michaela Firth:
After recovering from the mix of mud and sunshine at Glastonbury where we saw bands as varied as  U2 , Biffy Clyro, Coldplay,Morrisey, Two Door Cinema Club , Pendulum , Don Mclean  & Elbow , …