None of the rowdyness and damage caused by prospective ticket purchasers and those denied entry at other locations was in evidence at the Garden, where the youthful crowd was in better order than at many other local rock shows. The total haul for the Jerry Weintraub promotions here will near $950,000. Led Zeppelin, atop the rock heap these days, gave an exciting concert Monday (3), the first of six dates in the New York City area, three each at Madison Square Garden and Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, L.I. The Stones may have the rep, but Led Zep have the numbers. One of them, their fourth, sold over 2,000,000. Led Zeppelin have only made five albums – with a sixth shortly to be released – and all of them have sold more than a million copies. In the last five years, the Stones have made four great ones, but only three of their six releases have sold 1,000,000 copies or more. The Who have not made a major album in three years. There are only two other serious challengers, Rolling Stones and the Who. What’s up for grabs is the title of world’s greatest rock and roll band. In the meantime, their cult has become so enormous that this is the longest and largest stand and rock group has ever done locally. It’s actually been a year and a half since Led Zep’s last appearance. It’s been a long time since we rock and rolled, bellowed Robert Plant as Led Zeppelin stepped on stage at Madison Square Garden last night, for the first of six shows (three at the Garden, three at Nassau Coliseum), over the next two weeks. Led Zep Shows Why They’re One of the Great Ones Click here to view the North American '75 Tour Programme (flipbook)Ītlantic Records hosts a party for Led Zeppelin after the show: /event/february-3-1975
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