Mitthrawnuruodo
Sep 12, 2007, 05:06 AM
Led Zeppelin to confirm reunion
Rock group Led Zeppelin are expected to announce a one-off reunion concert.
Singer Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page and bassist John Paul Jones, who split after drummer John Bonham died in 1980, will get back together.
The trio have not performed live for 19 years. They are expected to be joined by Bonham's son Jason on drums.
Led Zeppelin's pioneering heavy rock made them one of the most popular and influential bands of all time. The show is due to take place at London's O2.
Promoter Harvey Goldsmith will make the announcement at the 20,000-capacity venue, formerly known as the Millennium Dome, on Wednesday.
The news is likely to spark a huge rush for tickets as devoted fans around the world scramble to get into what could be the band's last show.
The concert is expected to coincide with the release of a new two-CD best of compilation, Mothership, on 13 November.
Uncut magazine writer Chris Roberts told BBC Radio Five Live: "A younger generation - as well as the people who might remember Led Zeppelin from the first time around - are very excited about this.
"Reunion tours are big at the moment - The Police, Genesis, etc - but this is the one most people really didn't think would happen.
"They're pretty much the Picasso of heavy rock. Led Zeppelin's albums have certainly lasted the test of time and they're pretty much the template of heavy rock at its best." [article (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6990704.stm)]
Rock group Led Zeppelin are expected to announce a one-off reunion concert.
Singer Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page and bassist John Paul Jones, who split after drummer John Bonham died in 1980, will get back together.
The trio have not performed live for 19 years. They are expected to be joined by Bonham's son Jason on drums.
Led Zeppelin's pioneering heavy rock made them one of the most popular and influential bands of all time. The show is due to take place at London's O2.
Promoter Harvey Goldsmith will make the announcement at the 20,000-capacity venue, formerly known as the Millennium Dome, on Wednesday.
The news is likely to spark a huge rush for tickets as devoted fans around the world scramble to get into what could be the band's last show.
The concert is expected to coincide with the release of a new two-CD best of compilation, Mothership, on 13 November.
Uncut magazine writer Chris Roberts told BBC Radio Five Live: "A younger generation - as well as the people who might remember Led Zeppelin from the first time around - are very excited about this.
"Reunion tours are big at the moment - The Police, Genesis, etc - but this is the one most people really didn't think would happen.
"They're pretty much the Picasso of heavy rock. Led Zeppelin's albums have certainly lasted the test of time and they're pretty much the template of heavy rock at its best." [article (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6990704.stm)]
