Flawed or not this concert was a stellar moment for me. I had gotten tickets by staying up all night in a strip mall parking lot (sleeping a few minutes here or there on the sidewalk). The show was to be in March, and was indefinitely postponed. At the time I gave up my aspiration of seeing Led Zeppelin. In July there was a suprise announcement on the radio that the Tempe date was going to happen, and those with original tickets would be honored. I don't know how many open public tickets were sold, but wouldn't imagine there were too many as the show was originally sold out (of course). My description of the show is highly subjective (it was the '70's no doubt), but here's what I think I remember... The crowd was extremely wound up for the band. When they were walking on stage I thought I saw Jimmy Page nearly fall down (he tripped and recovered, then they strapped his guitar on him). It gave me the impression he was wasted out of his mind, and I was convinced he wouldn't survive the show. He was still a force of nature though, and cranked out some great rock even if the show was "uneven". I'm sure it was far below his potential but I was still riveted by the performance. There was a point when they had a triangle of laser lights suspended from high up in the auditorium. When Jimmy hit the guitar (with the bow) the triangle would rotate one click. Very intense... I also distinctly remember the flashpots being accidentally ignited simultaneously across the front of the stage. There was the smell of smoke and singed hair wafting over the crowd. Robert Plant started yelling and stopped the show. Personally I wasn't close enough to see (through the flames), I thought I saw Robert's hair get singed? Although the show ended abruptly, I still enjoyed every song, there was an intensity of performance, and sense that I might never see them again. I didn't care if they were hitting on all barrels or operating at their peak. It was raw, and there was a sort of magic and carnage in the air. Even the naysayers that loved Led Zeppelin should acknowledge this rare and last chance opportunity to see the band together this close to the end. Since they only played 2 more nights in Oakland (as the absolute last US dates), just being there alone was great luck and a privilege...