Lez Zeppelin has performed at Madison Square Garden twice, appeared at Bonnaroo and the Isle of Wight, and carries what is likely the only endorsement in tribute-band history that qualifies as genuine validation: Jimmy Page, attending a London performance in June 2013, said they played the music “with an extraordinary sensuality and an energy and passion that highlighted their superb musicianship.” On December 12, the quartet brings their 50th-anniversary program for The Song Remains the Same to Colony Woodstock — a 150-capacity room on Rock City Road — for what amounts to a three-hour theatrical reconstruction of a concert film that Zeppelin fans have been debating since 1976.
About the Show
The program marks the 50th anniversary of The Song Remains the Same, Led Zeppelin’s 1976 concert film assembled from footage shot at Madison Square Garden in 1973, described by the band as “the most complete concert footage ever to be officially released.” Lez Zeppelin performs the complete soundtrack in sequence, accompanied by a multimedia presentation inspired by the original film. The program covers “No Quarter,” “Dazed and Confused,” “Since I’ve Been Loving You,” and “Stairway to Heaven,” among others, played start to finish.
Founder and guitarist Steph Paynes established the all-female quartet in 2004, making them the first female rock act to tribute Led Zeppelin. She has called the film and its soundtrack “sacred ground for Zeppelin fans.” On the full-program format, she has said: “To play it from top to bottom — complete with the cinematic scope and improvisational fire of the original — is a challenge we embrace with deep reverence and fierce joy.” The ensemble approaches the material interpretively rather than through straight imitation (what they call a “she-incarnation” of the original). SPIN magazine called them “the most powerful all-female band in rock history.” Their debut album was produced by Eddie Kramer, who engineered records for both Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix; a second album, Lez Zeppelin I, was recorded using vintage 1968 equipment.
Venue & Logistics
Colony Woodstock occupies 22 Rock City Road in a Hudson Valley town that has carried its musical reputation for more than half a century. At 150 capacity, it puts the performance within arm’s reach of every seat in the house. Doors open at 6 p.m.; the show runs 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Tickets
Tickets are $35–$40. No age restrictions are listed; the venue’s refund policy is no refunds. Buy tickets