Led Zeppelin Tour 1972

This was Led Zeppelin’s only Australian tour. Portions of the Sydney Showground concert were filmed for GTK and appears in the “Down Under” segment of the Led Zeppelin DVD released in 2003.

The Sun-Herald, 5 March 1972, p109

By David D. Bryant
The Led Zeppelin concert at the showgrounds last Sunday must rate as one of the best ever held in Sydney – but, if the crowd had not stormed the fences, it could have been the worst.
The official attendence figure was 27,000 but senior police officers at the concert estimated the crowd at “at least 30,000”. According to showground officials the three stands used last Sunday have a maximum capacity of 25,000 – so whatever way you look at it the ground was dangerously overcrowded.
Despite the fact that there were no seats left at mid-day and no standing room by 1.30pm., people were still coming through the gates at 2.30pm. The overcrowding that existed before the fences were stormed must never be allowed to occur again because next time someone could be killed in the crush. Once capacity is reached the gates should be closed.

Showco Sound System

Jands (Additional) System

2 x RCA W Bin c/w 2 x JBL K140
2 x JBL 4550 c/w 2 x JBL K130
2 x JBL 2350 Horn + 2480 Driver
2 x JBL 2355 Horn + 2440 Driver
2 x JBL 2356 Horn + 2480 Driver
8 x JBL 2402
12 x Jands 150w Power Amplifiers

System Crew

Philip Storey
Eric Robinson
Paul Mulholland
David Mulholland

Tour Details

16 February – Perth – Subiaco Oval
19 February – Adelaide – Memorial Drive
20 February – Melbourne – Kooyong Tennis Courts
27 February – Sydney – RAS Showground
29 February – Brisbane – Festival Hall

Set List

1. Black Dog
2. Bron-Y-Aur Stomp
3. Going To California
4. Heartbreaker
5. Immigrant Song
6. Since I’ve Been Loving You
7. Stairway To Heaven
8. Tangerine
9. That’s The Way

Gallery

All photos © Jands Pty Limited. Click to enlarge

Links

ABC – Led Zeppelin pics uncovered after thirty years
Wikepedia – Led Zeppelin Australasian Tour 1972
LedZeppelin.com

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