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Fact #100792

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Short story:

Led Zeppelin and Jethro Tull play at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, USA. Led Zeppelin are billed as headliners but, on the night, guitarist Jimmy Page falls sick, so Jethro Tull take over the top spot, allowing Zep to play earlier.

Full article:

Jimmy Page : Jethro Tull is an over-rated band. They get a lot more attention than they deserve.

(Source : Stairway To Heaven by Richard Cole, Simon And Schuster, 1993)

Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull] : Jethro Tull was once upon a time the opening act for Led Zeppelin. It meant a great deal to us to be on their tour, to be their opening act, to play for twenty-five minutes and try and win the hearts and minds of the audience.

(Source : unknown)