In November of 1980, Led Zeppelin were scheduled to perform four shows in Chicago on the 10th, 12th, 13th and 15th — but the death of John Bonham on September 25th of that year put an end to that and essentially the band itself.
But what do you do with all of the printed (yes they used to print physical tickets for events) tickets that were never sold?
Now the story of those tickets is being told in a new book.
How to Sell 80,000 Tickets to a Concert That Never Happened documents entrepreneur Michael E. Dehn’s purchase of the tickets for $9,000 in 1986, a purchase which earned him a Guinness World Record for the most unused concert tickets bought by an individual.
He bought them from William Wirtz, the owner of the Chicago Blackhawks hockey team and Chicago Stadium where the show was to be held.
The book is available through renowned Led Zeppelin collector Brian Knapp. If interested, you can email him at Goset123@msn.com.
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