Led Zeppelin to regroup??!!!

Fritzo

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UPDATE!!!

http://www.ledzeppelin.com/



Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and Jason Bonham (son of the late John Bonham) will reunite to perform onstage - One Night Only - as Led Zeppelin.

The British band will play a one-off show at London's 22,000-capacity O2 arena on Nov. 26 as part of a tribute to Atlantic Records co-founder and chairman emeritus Ahmet Ertegun, who died last December. The band recorded for Atlantic its entire career.

The Who's Pete Townshend, former Rolling Stone Bill Wyman, Foreigner and Paolo Nutini will also perform at the event. Profits will benefit the Ahmet Ertegun Education Fund, which provides scholarships to universities in the United States, United Kingdom and Ertegun's homeland, Turkey.

Tickets costing £125 ($254) will be allocated on a lottery basis TODAY through the Ahmettribute.com web site. There is a limit of 2 tickets per person.

Confirmation of the show, putting an end to several months of speculation, came at a press conference today at the O2 when the three surviving members of Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones, confirmed they would reunite onstage for just the third time in 27 years. The drummer for the evening will be Jason Bonham, son of the band's original drummer John Bonham, who died from a heart attack in 1980.

The concert will follow the release of a new Atlantic/Rhino two-disc, 24-track best-of set, "Mothership," due Nov. 13 in the United States


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They're in talks to do a one off concert for the recently deceased founder of Atlantic, and gave the green light for a tour if everything goes well.

WHOOOTT!!!!!

Update- They may play live to promote their Mothership compilation!
 

compuwiz1

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Originally posted by: DainBramaged
None of their "regroup" concerts have been any good.

John Bonham, RIP

That's because Bonham was Led Zeppelin.

I do like some of Plant and Page's stuff, however.

 

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Originally posted by: DainBramaged
None of their "regroup" concerts have been any good.

John Bonham, RIP

x2.


It wouldn't be the same without Bonham. His son was good, but the band just wasn't the same.
 

Ns1

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Originally posted by: ZeroIQ
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: DainBramaged
None of their "regroup" concerts have been any good.

John Bonham, RIP</end quote></div>

x2.


It wouldn't be the same without Bonham. His son was good, but the band just wasn't the same.

Yup. it'd be cool nonetheless, but it wouldn't be the same.
 

JohnCU

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Plant can't hit the high notes anymore but i'd pay good money to see them play.
 

BoomerD

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There was some talk about this on the radio this morning. Apparently Page (or Plant..don't remember which) said that if they got together, there wouldn't be enough doctors to keep them going...or words to that effect...and that the reunion talk was all rumors...not true.

We'll see.
 

Eos

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Then Police got back together. And Sting has more money than god, so ya...
 

Fritzo

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Originally posted by: mrrman
they need the $$$$ I bet

You kidding? Page is still one of the richest entertainers in the world, and Plant has been touring and making $$$$ for the last 8 years.
 

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Originally posted by: Fritzo
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They're in talks to do a one off concert for the recently deceased founder of Atlantic, and gave the green light for a tour if everything goes well.

WHOOOTT!!!!!

They shot down the rumor that same day.
 

Fritzo

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Originally posted by: Gnrslash4life
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: Scouzer
The world's most successful cover band.</end quote></div>

LMAO, im sure most people havent heard that yet.

...and it's not really fair either. If it were for them and the Stones, most people would have never heard of the blues and folk artists that they borrowed from.
 

pulse8

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Originally posted by: Fritzo
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: Gnrslash4life
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: Scouzer
The world's most successful cover band.</end quote></div>

LMAO, im sure most people havent heard that yet.</end quote></div>

...and it's not really fair either. If it were for them and the Stones, most people would have never heard of the blues and folk artists that they borrowed from.

I don't fault Led Zeppelin for doing covers of old blues songs. That's part of what he blues is about. I fault them for not giving credit or money to the estates and artists that they covered on their albums.
 

Triumph

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The No Quarter thing in ~1994 wasn't really that great. I'm sure Plants voice has only gotten worse.
 

Fritzo

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Originally posted by: pulse8
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: Fritzo
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: Gnrslash4life
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: Scouzer
The world's most successful cover band.</end quote></div>

LMAO, im sure most people havent heard that yet.</end quote></div>

...and it's not really fair either. If it were for them and the Stones, most people would have never heard of the blues and folk artists that they borrowed from.</end quote></div>

I don't fault Led Zeppelin for doing covers of old blues songs. That's part of what he blues is about. I fault them for not giving credit or money to the estates and artists that they covered on their albums.

That's partially incorrect. They pretty much paid everyone out by the mid-80's. They were great admirers of many blues artists and they were well compensated. In fact, Willie Dixon posted a lawsuit against the group in 1987, and the remaining members settled out of court for a rumored $2+ million. The proceeds went to musical education for children.
 

Fritzo

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Originally posted by: Triumph
The No Quarter thing in ~1994 wasn't really that great. I'm sure Plants voice has only gotten worse.

I guess that's a matter of opinion. It was brilliantly orchestrated, and was the top grossing tour of the 90's. Plant can't sing as well as he did when he was in his 20's, but when you're in your 50's, you can't do a lot of things as well as you used to ;)