Led Zeppelin made it's Australian concert debut on this night in 1972 in Perth. The group's eagerly anticipated arrival Down Under was greeted with a predictable amount of commotion, that included around 500 fans unable to get tickets attempting to smash their way into the venue.
Other Noteworthy Classic Rock events on February 16 include...
1960 Early Def Leppard guitarist Pete Willis born. (Replaced by Phil Collen in 1982).
1964 Beatles second performance on the Ed Sullivan Show airs. This one was pre-recorded at the Deauville Hotel in Miami Beach.
1992 Mick Jagger is denied entry into Japan because of 1969 drug arrest.
1971 Hells Angels sue the Rolling Stones for including footage of the gang in the Gimme Shelter movie.
1972 The wife of Rolling Stones drummer Charlies Watts is arrested after altercation with customs officer at the Nice, France airport.
1974 Keith Emerson, Gregg Lake & Carl Palmer cause a scene in Salt Lake City by skinny dipping in hotel pool during ELP US tour. Each pays a $75 fine after arrests.
1990 Ike Turner reports to prison to start serving a four year sentence on a cocaine conviction.
1993 Lynyrd Skynyrd releases The Last Rebel.
1993 The Faces reunite at the Brit Awards with Bill Wyman in the lineup for Ronnie Lane.
2005 Kid Rock gets arrested after allegedly slugging a DJ in a Nashville club.
2006 Court awards Elton John an undisclosed settlement in a case bought over a false story in the press.
2010 Plastic Ono Band plays the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
2011 Rod Stewart a father for the 8th time as Penny Lancaster gives birth to a son...
