Recap: Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening at The Palace Albany

Jason Bonham and his band played to a packed house Wednesday (11/19) night at the Palace Theatre in Albany, New York and I (Rob Smittix) was there taking it all in.

November 19th was my Dad’s birthday and he was gifted 3 tickets and a VIP parking spot at the Palace Theatre for his special night out with his sons. It’s not too often that my brother and I get to hang out with my Dad (due to life always getting in the way), so when Dad told us that he had tickets for all of us to go to Jason Bonham’s concert on his actual birthday, we were very excited.

After we all got out of work, we grabbed a few slices of Hawaiian and white broccoli pizza to fil the void in our bellies. We arrived at The Palace just in time for the show. Of all of the press, all-access and VIP passes I’ve obtained over the years, I’ve never obtained VIP parking like we did last night! So kudos to Dad for that one, we parked in the lot right behind the tour buses. After picking up our tickets at the box office, we found our seats right as the music began.

The theme of this show was that Jason and his band were playing the Physical Graffiti album in it’s entirety but in their own chosen song order. It was really a treat to hear Jason tell stories about his father and Led Zeppelin between songs. Jason mentioned that he never got to tell his father how much of an influence he was to him and that this tribute was his way of doing so. As I sit next to my own father on his birthday, I would hope that my Dad realizes how much he means to his sons.

Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening was a phenomenal concert and I highly recommend if this tour comes to your town that you grab a ticket and if you’re lucky enough to score a VIP parking spot as well, then hats off to you!

I didn’t bring a photographer to the concert, so these photos are all from my phone, but you get the gist.

To read our two-part interview with Jason Bonham Click the links below!

Part ONE

Part TWO