Thursday, Aug 9, 1990
Robert Plant
With Bonham , Alannah Myles
- Date
- Thursday, Aug 9, 1990
- Show time
- 8:00 PM
- Venue
- San Diego Sports Arena
- City
- San Diego, CA
- Seating
- Arena
- Face value
- $21.00
- Promoter
- Avalon / Coca-Cola / KGB
- Sold by
- Ticketmaster
Also on the bill, recovered from setlist.fm's record of who played this room that night. setlist.fm stores no running order, so the slot each act played is unknown. Bonham and Alannah Myles opened, per John. setlist.fm logs only Alannah Myles at the Sports Arena that night; she supported several North American Manic Nirvana dates. Bonham — Jason Bonham's band — is John's memory alone here, though John had already seen them open for The Cult in the same room eight months earlier.
What they played
- Watching You
- Nobody's Fault but Mine Blind Willie Johnson cover
- Billy's Revenge
- Tie Dye on the Highway
- In the Mood
- No Quarter Led Zeppelin cover
- Liars Dance
- Going to California Led Zeppelin cover
- Little by Little
- Nirvana
- Immigrant Song Led Zeppelin cover
- Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes on You)
Encore
- Ship of Fools
- Wearing and Tearing Led Zeppelin cover
- Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman) Led Zeppelin cover
- Tall Cool One
16 songs, from setlist.fm. Contributed by whoever was standing there taking notes.
What Alannah Myles played
- Still Got This Thing
- Rock This Joint
- Love Is
- Just One Kiss
- Keyboard Solo
- Lover of Mine
- Hurry Make Love
- Black Velvet
- Kick Start My Heart
9 songs, from setlist.fm.
The moment
Robert Plant spent the late 80s refusing the one thing everyone wanted — a Led Zeppelin reunion — and touring his own synth-tinged records instead. The bill made the refusal poignant: Bonham, the band led by John Bonham's son Jason, opened for his father's old singer. Alannah Myles played too, months after 'Black Velvet' hit #1. Plant was proving a legend could keep moving; the kid in the opening slot was proof of what had been lost. Both things were true at the Sports Arena that night.
From the time
- Manic Nirvana
“The 1990 solo album Plant toured while turning down Zeppelin reunions — with Jason Bonham's band opening.”
The stub
