LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-JULY 23, 2019… THERE ARE MANY REASONS WHY SOME PEOPLE SINGLE OUT SPECIFIC ‘DAY ON THE GREEN’ SHOWS AS THE BIGGEST OR BEST, BUT DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS SHOW, I’D SAY IT’S DEFINITELY AT THE TOP OF THE LIST. THIS WAS THE FIRST OF 2 CONSECUTIVE NIGHTS OF THE LED ZEPPELIN ‘DAY ON THE GREEN’ SHOWS. AS FATE WOULD HAVE IT, THESE WERE ALSO THE LAST TWO SHOWS LED ZEPPELIN WOULD EVER PLAY IN AMERICA.
IT ALL STARTED OFF WITH SOME BACKSTAGE DRAMA AT THIS SHOW AS WELL. AFTER THE SHOW, DRUMMER JOHN BONHAM ALLEGEDLY SAW A MEMBER OF BILL GRAHAM’S SECURITY TEAM SLAP LED ZEPPELIN’S BAND MANAGER’S SON FOR ONCE AGAIN, ALLEGEDLY, STEALING A DRESSING ROOM SIGN. RUH ROH !!! BONHAM, THEN ALLEGEDLY KICKED THE EMPLOYEE. BONHAM THEN TOLD HIS MANAGER PETER GRANT. GRANT AFTER THE SHOW WENT INTO THE EMPLOYEES TRAILER WITH THE TOUR SECURITY DIRECTOR JOHN BINDON AND HAD TOUR MANAGER RICHARD COLE GUARD THE DOOR.
THEY THEN THE LIVING HELL OUT OF THE EMPLOYEE.
BONHAM, GRANT, BINDON AND COLE WERE ALL ARRESTED FOR ASSAULT.
THIS ALL LEAD TO THE NEXT NIGHT ALMOST NOT TAKING PLACE. ONLY SOME LEGAL WRANGLING ON BILL GRAHAM’S PART RESULTED IN THE SECOND SHOW ACTUALLY HAPPENING.
HERE’S SOME RARE FOOTAGE FROM THE JULY 23RD SHOW. THIS PERFORMANCE WOULD BE THEIR SECOND TO LAST SHOW IN AMERICA.
