# In 1970, Led Zeppelin and Fairport Convention had an impromptu jam session. Only 300 people got to see it live

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/in-1970-led-zeppelin-and-fairport-convention-had-an-impromptu-jam-session-only-300-people-got-to-see-it-live/
- Published: 2026-11-05T19:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T20:49:26+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/impromptu-1970-jam-session-led-zeppelin-fairport-convention/
- Topics: Music

## Key points

- Led Zeppelin and Fairport Convention jammed in 1970.
- The session reportedly lasted nearly three hours.
- No recording of the performance has surfaced.

## Summary

On 4 September 1970, Led Zeppelin joined Fairport Convention for an unplanned jam at the Troubadour Club in West Hollywood, after Zeppelin had played a concert nearby. The rare meeting brought together two British bands drawing on American blues and folk traditions, and foreshadowed a later musical link between them.

The club held about 300 people, while Zeppelin’s earlier show at The Forum had drawn nearly 20,000. The jam reportedly lasted almost three hours and included “Hey Joe”, “Mystery Train” and traditional folk and blues songs; a recording is rumoured to have been made, but none has surfaced. Fairport singer Sandy Denny later sang on Led Zeppelin’s “The Battle of Evermore”.

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