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Led Zeppelin have played their first concert in 19 years, before thousands of fans at London's 02 arena.
This week tickets were changing hands on eBay for more than £1,000. But the touts could be in for a shock if the stringent precautions pay off. "People have to come to pick up in person and they'll need to bring the credit card they used to book and ID," said Chris Goodman, of Outside, who are handling PR. "Then they'll have a wristband put on. If that gets lost or broken, they won't be allowed in."
The tight security has not gone down well with some fans. One complained on the concert's online forum that his father bought his ticket but would be unable to accompany him to the O2 to collect it.
However, the entry policy has not deterred Led Zeppelin's hardcore international fan base, which is coming from as far away as Bahrain, Brazil, the US and Australia. Nor have their followers been put off by the prices - one man paid £83,000 for his ticket in a Children in Need auction last month.
BBC wrote:
The 90-minute performance opened with Good Times Bad Times, the first track of their debut album.
More than one million people had taken part in a ballot for the 9,000 pairs of tickets available for the show.
Original band members Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones were joined on stage by Jason Bonham, the son of their late drummer John Bonham.
Geoff Jones, one of the fans lucky enough to obtain a ticket, said: "I have not been able to sleep for days.
"For me it's kind of like that Christmas feeling where you know Santa Claus is coming and you're like a child waiting for the biggest present you've ever waited for in your whole life."
Monday's show opened with news footage comparing the impact of Led Zeppelin and The Beatles, before a dazzling light show started.
BBC Radio 2 listener Kenneth Donnell, from Glasgow, had the most expensive tickets - after paying £83,000 for a pair of passes in an auction for Children In Need.
Promoter Harvey Goldsmith, who staged Live Aid and Live 8, said the reunion had probably generated more interest than "any show I've done".
The concert had been postponed from 26 November after guitarist Page fractured a finger.
Pete Townshend, Bill Wyman and the Rhythm Kings, Foreigner and Paolo Nutini - all Ertegun signings - also performed at the concert.
Jamie Taylor of iVirtua Community (UK) was also there and will write up a report tomorrow... afternoon!
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