music · 04 October 1968 · 56 years ago
On the first night of a UK club tour Led Zeppelin (billed as The Yardbirds featuring Jimmy Page), appeared at the Mayfair Ballroom, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, supported by Terry Reid's Fantasia, tickets cost 10/6. The Mayfair was a regular venue for up and coming acts, Pink Floyd, Mott the Hoople, Def Leppard and AC/DC had all appeared at the club which was demolished in 2000.