That's The Way

'Led Zeppelin Show Off Until Tonight' The Advertiser, Saturday, 19 February 1972, p.3. February 19, 1972 Adelaide, AU Memorial Drive Setlist: includes: Immigrant Song, Heartbreaker, Black Dog, Since I've Been Loving You, Stairway to Heaven, Going to California, That's the Way, Tangerine, Bron-Y-Aur Stomp, Dazed and Confused, Moby Dick, Whole Lotta Love (medley incl. Let That Boy Boogie, Hello Mary Lou, Let's Have a Party, That's Alright Mama, Going Down Slow). A buckled stage and damp amplifying equipment forced last night the postponement of the UK rock group Led Zeppelin's appearance at Memorial Drive until tonight. The promoter said rain yesterday had caused the stage to buckle and water had posed a hazard to the groups using its electrical equipment. The Led Zeppelin had brought to Adelaide about 11 800lb of stage equipment to produce what was expected to be the loudest rock sounds heard here. 5AD, which was co-sponserong the show with Channel 7, had continually broadcast the postponement and only about 200 of 7000 people who had booked for the show arrived at Memorial Drive. The postponement until 8:15 tonight means that Led Zeppelin will appear on the same night as the second Adelaide concert of the US rock trio Creedence Clearwater Revival. In Burra rain continues to hamper the re-construction of an old chimney being moved from the Samin mines to a site near the main road. Led Zeppelin Is Shattering Rock Experience by Richard Mitchell from The Advertiser, 21 February 1972, p. 24. The Led Zeppelin concert at Memorial Drive on Saturday was a shattering experience of some of the world's heaviest, wildest rock. The controlled violence with which the UK group produced many of its sounds, hurled out of two giant banks of speakers at the 8000-strong crowd, has never been seen here. From the start, all eyes were on brilliant lead guitarist Jimmy Page. He used six and twelve-string acoustic guitars with the ease that many had flocked to see. His electric guitar work was extraordinary. At one stage, using a bow, he smashed out a string of piercing notes only to end with a run of delicate sitar-sounding music. Thunderous applause followed all his work. Drummer John Bonham's steady beat that at times sounded like a hammer striking steel included many feats that other drummers would find impossible. A magnificent solo in which he used his fists as well as sticks topped his performance. Singer Robin Plant [sic] overcame an "Australian bug" in his throat and broke into his own in "Black Dog", "Stairway To The Stars" [sic] and "Let's Have A Party". At times he merged screaming enjoyed notes with Page's guitar work. The other big rock show in town, Creedence Clearwater Revival played more to the audience and enjoyed better involvement, but Zeppelin came back for an encore. The most successful twin rock shows to appear here on the weekend, they were sponsored in Adelaide by station 5AD and Channel Seven.

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[spacemanGoldie]

It was a magical night, I was 14 years old and I knew I was witnessing history, we were fortunate enough to be able to make our way to the front of the stage, in those days there was no security and we were feet away from the band. . Pagey was still sporting a full beard and his Zoso jumper, John paul Jones was staring at me - locked into a stare that was unnerving -

[HIxAlchemist]

LUCKY

[HideFromMaster]

@spacemanGoldie thats awesome

[spacemanGoldie]

@HideFromMaster Plant got into a slanging match with some guy in the audience and tried to get the roadies to single him out - if you listen to the whole recording you can hear him referring to the guy - that's how I knew this was an authentic recording.I remember the fence being torn down and crowds breaking into the concert which was held on a number of tennis courts - The acoustic set was amazing, Bonham did a 20 minute solo and some guy climbed into the PA speakers whilest Bonzo was soloing

[HideFromMaster]

@spacemanGoldie what else can you remember?

[spacemanGoldie]

Get a life dickhead

[donk70]

Nice try. you're 26 years old and a liar

[RobSteez]

wow the last minute of this song is my favorite 1 minute of a song ive heard