Led Zeppelin posters from Ipswich gig go on sale for East Anglia's Children's Hospices
It's marking the 50th anniversary of the performance
Last updated 5th Nov 2021
Limited edition posters of Led Zeppelin performing in Ipswich are being sold to raise money for East Anglia's Children's Hospices.
The pictures were taken at the band's concert at St Matthew's Baths in November 1971.
The negatives of what was often described as 'Suffolk's Greatest Gig' have remained in an attic for nearly three decades.
“The poster also has the set list from the night, which changed from gig to gig.
“The Ipswich list features new songs promoting the band’s fourth album, including the first outings of Stairway to Heaven, and two very rare encore performances of Weekend and Gallows Pole.
“The band had just returned from touring Japan and America and came to Ipswich to fulfil a long-standing booking in support of their fourth album.
“Described as a very intimate gig, the swimming pool had been boarded over and the pictures show just how small the stage was for one of the world’s biggest bands.
“The band are depicted at various stages during the concert, with Jimmy Page playing a double-necked Gibson guitar and later playing his guitar with a violin bow.
“There was also an acoustic set, with band members pictured sitting at the front of the stage with the audience standing within touching distance.”
Nigel Rea