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According to Peter Grant, at one point during this tour Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham sat in the co-pilot's seat and assisted in flying the plane from New York to Los Angeles. [ 2 ] [ 1 ] The Starship is included at the end of " Stairway to Heaven " on disc 2 of the Led Zeppelin DVD with both its 1973 and 1975 paint schemes.
For the 1977 tour, the fuselage of the plane was painted with the 'Led Zeppelin' and 'Swan Song' logos. It was also fitted with huge, overstuffed-chair type seating, and there was a bar and private rooms for each member and a Hammond organ. [3] [4] The fees charged for leasing the plane amounted to $2500 per day. [4]
The first 720 (N7201U) was later renamed "The Starship" and became a private charter jet used mainly by touring rock bands. Its main user was Led Zeppelin in the 1970s. The seating capacity was reduced and a bar with a built-in electric organ was added, along with beds, a shower, a lounge area, a TV, and video cassette player. [21]
The amazing thing about "Becoming Led Zeppelin" is that it shouldn't exist. The new documentary about the colossally successful '70s rock band (in select theaters and IMAX now) features candid ...
But having said that, “Becoming Led Zeppelin” is an exhilarating portrait of the light-speed rise of one of the most exciting artists in rock history — there’s nothing quite like the power ...
From left: Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones, Robert Plant, John Bonham and Jimmy Page. Led Zeppelin fans are treated to newly unearthed interviews with the late John Bonham in a new documentary ...
In their first year, Led Zeppelin completed four US and four UK concert tours, and also released their second album, Led Zeppelin II. Recorded mostly on the road at various North American studios, it was an even greater commercial success than their first album and reached the number one chart position in the US and the UK. [ 32 ]
Led Zeppelin hired for the first time The Starship – a former United Airlines Boeing 720B passenger jet. During the early part of the tour the band had hired a small private Falcon Jet to journey from city to city, but these aircraft are comparatively light and susceptible to air turbulence.