On this day, 14 Dec 1983, Robert Plant, formerly lead singer with Led Zeppelin played Cardiff’s Top Rank.
It was to promote The Principle of Moments, Plant’s second solo studio and his second Top 10 album in the US and UK. It also gave him his first solo Top 40 hit with "Big Log".
It was recorded at the famous Rockfield Studios in Monmouth.
Genesis' drummer Phil Collins played drums for six of the album's eight songs.
One of the more memorable occasions on the tour happened two days before the Cardiff gig. During the encore of a concert by Plant at the Hammersmith Odeon in London,
Plant was joined by Zep bandmate guitarist Jimmy Page and they reached back into their pre-Led Zeppelin past – but only for a single song.
"I've got an old friend here who's unused, as he is, to public speaking – Jimmy Page," Plant said to an ovation that interrupted him in mid-sentence. They then launched into an R&B hit that inspired them in their formative years, "Treat Her Right" by Roy Head.
Setlist
In the Mood
Pledge Pin
Messin' With the Mekon
Worse Than Detroit
Thru' With the Two Step
Other Arms
Horizontal Departure / Lively Up Yourself
Moonlight in Samosa
Wreckless Love
Slow Dancer
Like I've Never Been Gone
Burning Down One Side
Big Log
