Belfast rock fan recalls how he got his hands on Robert Plant’s harmonica the night Led Zeppelin first played Stairway to Heaven at 1971’s famous Ulster Hall gig
Colin Doonan from East Belfast, holds his Led Zeppelin albums, Colin was at a Led Zeppelin concert in 1971 and caught a harmonica from the band and sold it the next day for £5. Picture by Peter Morrison
It was one of those great Belfast nights that went down in folklore. One of the greatest rock bands at The Ulster Hall as they debuted the song that would go on to be one of the most famous in music history.
On a March night in 1971 Led Zeppelin struck the first chords on Stairway to Heaven.