LED ZEPPELIN AT BATH 1970 – LED ZEP FILM PRESENTATION ON YOU TUBE:
The newly surfaced presentation of the Bath Festival 1970 footage has to be the most important and historical Led Zeppelin visual find in decades. Hat’s off to Led Zep Film for making this such an incredible watch.

Here’s the background notes to how it came together via the Led Zep Film posting on you Tube:
After 56 years, I am proud to present ALL the 16mm footage shot by Peter Whitehead and Ernie Vincze of Led Zeppelin’s performance at the …

Led Zeppelin at Knebworth: It was 47 Years Gone …
The Knebworth stage under construction in the early morning of Thursday August 2 1979. Pic by Dave Lewis from the book Then As It Was – Led Zeppelin at Knebworth 1979.
It’s that time of year again…
The anniversary of Led Zeppelin at Knebworth always resonates …Saturday August 4th –just writing that date sends a tingle of excitement because that is the day when it all occurred back in that field just outside Stevenage all of 47 years ago.
47 years ago on August …

The Prelude to Knebworth…the Copenhagen warm-ups – it was 47 years ago:
Here’s a couple fascinating first hand views of the Led Zeppelin warm up shows all of 47 years ago…

A 24 month break separated Led Zeppelin’s walking offstage in California on July 24th 1977 and their return to the concert stage in Copenhagen almost two years to the day on July 23rd 1979.
In a tactic that echoed Peter Grant’s original launch of the band in 1968, Led Zeppelin flew to Copenhagen on Monday July 23rd to perform two warm up shows for …

TBL Archive – Jimmy Page and Robert Plant – UK tour 1995 – it was 31 years ago…
31 years ago this week a fair few of you reading this were tearing up and down the highways and byways of the UK to catch the long awaited on stage return of   Jimmy Page & Robert Plant.
It was incredibly exciting few days -I was lucky enough to catch the dates in Glasgow, Sheffield, St Austell, Poole and two nights in Birmingham and London. Along the way there was many a TBL meet …

Led Zeppelin at Live Aid – July 13, 1985:
Live Aid  – 41 Years Gone:
For all its ragged missed cues, hoarse vocals and cod drumming, I have great affinity for the ramshackle Zep Live Aid appearance. There’s little doubt that those 15 minutes on stage had a massive impact. Suddenly Led Zeppelin’s name was back in the frame and it was safe to own up to being a fan again.
Before all that, incredible as it sounds now, that early 80’s period had rendered them somewhat forgotten.
Not so after July 13th 1985. …

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Great news – Becoming Led Zeppelin wins award – special screening…

Join director Bernard MacMahon and producer Allison McGourty for a special screening of their
multi-award-winning Becoming Led Zeppelin at Oxford’s Ultimate Picture Palace on Tuesday
7 July at 5:45pm .
Every advance ticket purchase receives an exclusive signed art print.
All ticket holders will be entered into a raffle to win one of FIVE signed 40″ x 30″ UK
Quad Becoming Led Zeppelin posters – the only posters ever signed by the filmmakers.
Following the film, Bernard and Allison will take part in …

TBL Archive Special 1: It was 56 years ago…

Friday June 28 marks the 56th anniversary of one of the most famous Led Zeppelin performances -their bill topping appearance at the 1970 Bath Festival.
Too mark that event here’s the details of that performance as chronicled in the Evenings With Led Zeppelin book with thanks to Mike Tremaglio 

June 28, 1970 – Bath Festival of Blues & Progressive Music ‘70 – Bath & West Showground – Shepton Mallet, England
Setlist:
Immigrant Song, Heartbreaker, Dazed And Confused, Bring It On Home, Since I’ve Been Loving You, …

Howard Mylett Remembered : 15  years Gone…

June 19th marks the 15th anniversary of the passing of Howard Mylett, the legendary Led Zeppelin collector and original author.
He wrote the first ever biography of Led Zeppelin published in 1976 and went on to write a series of superbly researched Zep books. .
Howard Mylett had an engaging dry wit, incredible enthusiasm for collecting all things Zep, and above all, was always so generous in sharing his passion. He could be a cantankerous old bugger at times but that was all part of Howard’s make up.
It …

With the World Cup upon us – here’s a look back to the 2002 era…
TBL ARCHIVE SPECIAL 1: JUNE 2002 – STILL DREAMING OF WORLD CUP SUCCESS… 24 YEARS GONE… 
24 years ago, as the World Cup got underway in Japan, Robert Plant was back in the forefront again promoting the just released Dreamland album. Here in the UK we had a Storytellers TV recording and a one off London date in the space of a few days – all occurring at the time Sven’s England were attempting to triumph in …

Above and below, the brilliant cover photos for TBL issue 35 (a duel cover issue) taken on June 2 1973 by Dan Cuny…fantastic images of an epic outdoor show…
It was all happening in the Kezar Stadium 51 years ago on June 2 – so here’s Mike Tremaglio’s tour log for that day …
TBL Archive Special 1 – June 2, 1973 – Kezar Stadium – San Francisco, California, USA
Setlist:
Rock And Roll, Celebration Day, Bring It On Home (Intro)/Black Dog, Over The Hills And Far Away, Misty Mountain Hop, Since I’ve Been …