Video: Led Zeppelin Perform "Kashmir" at Knebworth in 1979

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Classic footage of Led Zeppelin performing "Kashmir" at Knebworth in 1979 has surfaced online, and can be seen below.

There's no other real context around this news item, only that it's Led Zeppelin playing one of their greatest songs, so you should probably quit reading this and watch the video below.

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Josh Hart is a former web producer and staff writer for Guitar World and Guitar Aficionado magazines (2010–2012). He has since pursued writing fiction under various pseudonyms while exploring the technical underpinnings of journalism, now serving as a senior software engineer for The Seattle Times.

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