I recently saw the documentary Becoming Led Zeppelin. Throughout it there were montages of ticket stubs, concert posters, and the like, to illustrate how much the band toured – and every time I glimpsed something that mentioned “Vancouver” it made me laugh. Not because I saw any of those shows – although I think half of my high school was at one or both of the Led Zeppelin shows here in 1975 – but because I was half-hoping there would be a mention of one of Vancouver’s greatest urban legends: Led Zeppelin’s lunchtime concert.

This is the story. Led Zeppelin were booked to play here in spring 1970. Allegedly, upon arriving in this fair city, they decided that Continue reading →