LED ZEPPELIN were on their way to becoming the biggest rock’n’roll band in the world. Embarking on an American tour to promote their new album “Houses Of The Holy” , they shattered box office records, rewriting the blueprint for rock’n’roll tours as they went. Peter Watts climbed aboard the Starship to hear tales of glorious, transcendent music – but also unsolved robberies, giant mirrorballs, cake fights during John Bonham’s 25th birthday party and motorbike rides down hotel corridors. “As the venues got bigger, they got better,” recalls one confidant. “They blasted you into the middle of next week.”
On this day in 1969, The Doors played one show at New York’s iconic Madison Square Garden.
“Who Scared You” and “The Soft Parade” were performed, two songs rarely played by the band live. The set is finished with Morrison tossing his leather jacket into the crowd.
The Fat Angel Sings 