S01E05 – Jimmy Page Calls in Sick

Art talks about his experience at the infamous April 9, 1977, Led Zeppelin show, when the concert had to be stopped and cancelled due to Jimmy Page collapsing on stage. He also tells us how a mere five dollars got him into Chicago’s Riviera Theatre to see Rush. That night Rush played their new album, 2112, in its entirety.

BANDS MENTIONED: 38 Special, ACDC, Alice Cooper, Bruce, and Lang, Cinderella, Climax Blues Band, Dockin, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Foghat, Foreigner, George Lynch, Jack Bruce, Kiss, Jay Giles, LA Guns, Led Zepplin, Leonard Skinner, Mahogany Rush, Michael Schenker, Mott the Hoople, Mr. Big, REO Speedwagon, Rick Derringer, Rush, West, Scorpions, Ted Nugent, UFO.

VENUES MENTIONED: Aragon Ballroom (Chicago), Chicago Amphitheater, Chicago Stadium, Comisky Park (Chicago), Desplains Theater, Riviera Theater (Chicago), World Music Theater (Chicago).

 

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