Aug 27, 2021 · By the time everything was completed, the main cabin featured a long couch that ran along the right side of the plane, swivel chairs, a 30-foot brass-trimmed bar, and a Sony U-Matic video cassette player and television, complete with a “library.”

English rock band Led Zeppelin used the aircraft for their 1973 and 1975 North American concert tours. During the 1972 tour and in the early part of the 1973 tour the band had hired a small private Falcon Jet to transport its members from city to city, but these aircraft are comparatively light and susceptible to turbulence. [2] .

Feb 25, 2023 · By the time the new configuration was over, the main cabin featured a 30-foot-long couch that ran along the right side of the plane, as well as a TV and video cassette player. The superstar passengers could also take a shower on board.

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The members of Led Zeppelin once had their own private Boeing 720 to tour across North America in the middle of the 1970s. The jet, dubbed The Starship, was modded to meet every requirement of...

Jun 27, 2023 · Big-name artists like Led Zeppelin, Elton John, Deep Purple, The Rolling Stones, and The Allman Brothers Band all chartered the tricked-out jet, which only sat 40 people after the redesign.

Dec 22, 2013 · Led Zeppelin “The Starship,” as the former United Airlines Boeing 720 passenger jet was re-dubbed by its owners (Ward Sylvester and pop singer Bobby Sherman) had been modified at the cost of nearly a quarter of a million dollars, with the intention of renting it out to touring super-groups.

Sep 12, 2010 · Computer renderings of Zep's 1973 tour plane and their 1977 plane: by by Ben Hartmann

Aug 11, 2024 · Beginning in 1973, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Elton John, Bob Dylan, Alice Cooper, Deep Purple, Peter Frampton, The Allman Brothers, The Moody Blues, Sonny and Cher and Olivia Newton-John used a Boeing 720 plane to tour the US.

Feb 26, 2024 · For their 1973 and 1975 concert tours, Led Zeppelin hired a former United Airlines Boeing 720B passenger jet built in 1960 to fly them from gig to gig. For $2,500 a day, or $5 a mile, the airplane was specifically modified to cater to the biggest band in the world.