Get the Led Out in Hartford

About Get the Led Out

Get the Led Out is a Led Zeppelin tribute band that's been keeping Plant-and-Page's catalog alive on stages across North America since the early 2000s. They're meticulous about recreating the sound and feel of Zeppelin's studio recordings, which means you're getting the full orchestration of those songs—not a stripped-down bar band version. The band has built a solid regional following by treating this like a real job: studying every note, getting the dynamics right, respecting the source material. They play the obvious hits like Stairway to Heaven and Whole Lotta Love, but they'll also dig into deeper cuts that Zeppelin diehards actually want to hear. If you've always wanted to experience a full Zeppelin show but that door closed in the seventies, this is the closest legitimate substitute. They understand the difference between playing Zeppelin songs and channeling the band.

Sweaty, earnest crowds of varying ages who came specifically to hear Zeppelin. The room gets legitimately loud during the heavy stuff. People sing along, some stand transfixed. Zero irony. It's a working tribute band that takes itself seriously, and that sincerity is the whole point.

Known for Whole Lotta Love, Stairway to Heaven, Black Dog, Rock and Roll, Kashmir

Get the Led Out + Hartford

Get the Led Out last touched down at Infinity Music Hall in November 2019, running through a 20-song set that treated the Hartford crowd like insiders. They opened with the swagger of 'Rock and Roll' and 'Good Times Bad Times' before threading deeper into the catalog—'The Lemon Song,' 'In the Light,' 'Going to California'—songs that separate the casual listeners from the people who actually know the band. The setlist hit all the expected touchstones: 'Kashmir,' 'Stairway to Heaven,' 'Whole Lotta Love' closing things out. But there was real craft in the sequencing, letting the band shift between raw blues-rock and those meandering, mystical passages that made Led Zeppelin so strange and durable. Hartford got a full-bodied Zeppelin tribute, not just the hits.

Get the Led Out in Hartford News

• Get The Led Out at Four Winds New Buffalo on Friday, October 11 GreatNews.Life · Sep 18, 2025
• Brit Floyd And Get The Led Out Joining Forces For Special Show antiMusic · Aug 13, 2025
• Live Nation is offering discount tickets to dozens of concerts in CT. Here’s how to get them. Hartford Courant · May 14, 2025
• BRIT FLOYD Adds Special Guests And Additional Show To In-Progress “Wish You Were Here 50 Tour” BraveWords · May 1, 2025
• Pitbull, Blink-182, 21 Savage among CT concerts with $25 tickets for Live Nation Concert Week CT Insider · May 2, 2024

Live Music in Hartford

Hartford's music scene has always been blue-collar and unpretentious, favoring substance over flash. The city's rock audiences appreciate bands that do the work—that dig into material and treat a setlist like a conversation rather than a checklist. Get the Led Out fits naturally into that sensibility. Venues like Infinity Music Hall have become crucial anchors for touring acts, especially tribute bands and classic rock acts that find their core audience in the Northeast. Hartford crowds tend to be informed and engaged, the kind of people who'll recognize 'The Lemon Song' and care when it's done right.

Hartford road trip to see Get the Led Out?

Stay in the West End neighborhood—it's got actual character and puts you near some decent restaurants. Head to Saluto for Italian that doesn't oversell itself, or The Sycamore for New American food done properly. Before the show, walk through Bushnell Park and check out the Elizabeth Park conservatory if the weather cooperates. After, grab a drink at Vaughan's Public House if you want to decompress somewhere that feels lived-in rather than designed. The Wadsworth Atheneum is worth an hour if you have time to kill during the day.