Led Zeppelin - September 27, 1971 - Hiroshima (Young Man Was Here / Moonchild Records)

Led Zeppelin
1971-09-27
Prefectural Gymnasium
Hiroshima

Young Man Was Here / Moonchild

101. Introduction
102. Immigrant Song
103. Heartbreaker
104. Since I've Been Loving You
105. Black Dog
106. Dazed And Confused

201. Stairway To Heaven
202. Celebration Day
203. That's The Way
204. Going To California
205. Tangerine
206. What Is And What Should Never Be
207. Moby Dick

301. Whole Lotta Love
302. Communication Breakdown

Right in the middle of Zeppelin’s crazy 1971 tour of Japan they decided to hold a low key charity gig for the victims of the atomic blast in Hiroshima. The venue was much smaller (6,000) than the Budokan in Tokyo and Festival Hall in Osaka and the band played a much shorter, subdued set. This is one of the few charity gigs the band played in their career.

A rather fast-feeling concert, but played brilliantly, with a really nice level of intimacy reached in the acoustic segment. Black Dog and Heartbreaker are great and Robert's voice is excellent, especially of Since I've Been Loving You and the rather short and compact yet brilliant rock medley. During Communication Breakdow some audience members are climbed the stage so the band stopped the song for a while and Plant said: "Whoa, you must stop it! Please do not come on the stage. Stay here and be cool. Please sit down. Sit on the floor mate!"