So, after being kicked off, Grand Funk Railroad frontman also tells what he thinks of comments about Led Zeppelin not being good of a live band.
“But that gave time enough for at least half the audience to empty out, and so Mel and I went out and sat in the theater, in the seats about halfway and watch Led Zeppelin for a few songs.” Oh my god, the show stopped right there for an hour and a half before Zeppelin took the stage,” continues Farner telling. “We started making exit, all these boos, and then the bottles of whiskey, bottles of wine, bottles of beer. Right after, the promoter Terry Knight comes and literally shoos them out the stage saying ‘due to contractual agreements, Grand Funk has to leave the stage now. So tells Grand Funk Railroad‘s frontman Mark Farner how they really pulled the power all of a sudden. And Led Zeppelin manager Peter Grant comes out and stops the show, he told Jerry, he picks him up by the collar – ‘Stop the show, I’m gonna pull the power.'” “The audience loved us, they just absolutely loved us, and then we went to Detroit, our stomping ground, Olympia. We started in Cleveland, Ohio, and man, we really put it to them,” starts telling Farner. “When we opened for Led Zeppelin, we were on the tour for two days. Grand Funk Railroad survived on the tour for only 2 days Mark Farner looks back at that day and tells all about it during their conversation. The band was especially known for their crowd-pleasing arena rock style, which has been also proved in a way by Led Zeppelin throwing the band off the tour because Grand Funk outshined them during the opening act.
Sometimes shortened as Grand Funk, Grand Funk Railroad was popular during the 1970s as it toured extensively and played to packed arenas worldwide. He also expressed that he agrees Led Zeppelin‘s live performance not that good. During their interview, Farner remembered their tour with Led Zeppelin in 1969 and explained how the well-regarded band had been kicked off the stage during their performance. Grand Funk Railroad‘s frontman Mark Farner has recently made an interview with KSHE 95.