The "Copenhagen warm-ups" are the first live performances in two years. The group is rusty and just doesn't sound ready. The Knebworth shows were the most well documented concerts of Led Zeppelin's career. Both nights were professionally filmed, recorded from the soundboard and audience, and photographed by many professional photographers.

 

1979, July 23 - Monday

Location:  Copenhagen, Denmark

Venue:  Falkner Theatre

Recordings:  1 audience (133 minutes)

Setlist:  The Song Remains the Same, Celebration Day, Out On the Tiles (introduction) / Black Dog, Nobody’s Fault But Mine, Over the Hills and Far Away, Misty Mountain Hop, Since I’ve Been Loving You, No Quarter, Hot Dog, The Rain Song, White Summer / Black Mountainside, Kashmir, Trampled Underfoot, Achilles Last Stand, guitar solo, In the Evening, Stairway To Heaven, and Rock and Roll.

 

1979, July 24 - Tuesday

Location:  Copenhagen, Denmark

Venue:  Falkner Theatre

Recordings:  1 audience (144 minutes)

Setlist:  The Song Remains the Same, Celebration Day, Out On the Tiles (introduction) / Black Dog, Nobody’s Fault But Mine, Over the Hills and Far Away, Misty Mountain Hop, Since I’ve Been Loving You, No Quarter, Ten Years Gone, Hot Dog, The Rain Song, White Summer / Black Mountainside, Kashmir, Trampled Underfoot, Sick Again, Achilles Last Stand, guitar solo, In the Evening, Stairway To Heaven, and Whole Lotta Love.

 

1979, August 4 - Saturday

Location:  Stevenage, England

Venue:  Knebworth Park

Recordings:  1 audience (174 minutes) & video soundtrack (193 minutes)

Setlist:  The Song Remains the Same, Celebration Day, Out On the Tiles (introduction) / Black Dog, Nobody’s Fault But Mine, Over the Hills and Far Away, Misty Mountain Hop, Since I’ve Been Loving You, No Quarter, Ten Years Gone, Hot Dog, The Rain Song, White Summer / Black Mountainside, Kashmir, Trampled Underfoot, Sick Again, Achilles Last Stand, guitar solo, In the Evening, Stairway To Heaven, Rock and Roll, Whole Lotta Love, and Heartbreaker.

 

1979, August 11 - Saturday

Location:  Stevenage, England

Venue:  Knebworth Park

Recordings:  2 audience (145 & 118 minutes) & video soundtrack (160 minutes)

Setlist:  The Song Remains the Same, Celebration Day, Out On the Tiles (introduction) / Black Dog, Nobody’s Fault But Mine, Over the Hills and Far Away, Misty Mountain Hop, Since I’ve Been Loving You, No Quarter, Hot Dog, The Rain Song, White Summer / Black Mountainside, Kashmir, Trampled Underfoot, Sick Again, Achilles Last Stand, guitar solo, In the Evening, Stairway To Heaven, Rock and Roll, Whole Lotta Love, and Communication Breakdown.

Sound Quality:  9.5 (all recordings)

Comments:  The audience recording is extremely excellent.  The soundboard and soundtrack haven’t been made available yet with perfect sound.

The fourth and final show of the year, closing the seventies.  The band is much improved over the past three shows.  Some notes are missed and the members occasionally seem distant from each other.  Despite those facts and the brief severe PA problems, the show is still very good.  It’s not the same results from their 1977 tour but is not without it’s moments.  Each member works very hard during the entire concert.  Their efforts are heard throughout the audio and can be seen in the film.  Robert especially seems to enjoy the event.  John Paul Jones delivers an absolutely stunning “No Quarter.”