phorbesie Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 LEGENDARY rockers Led Zeppelin are set to re-group after 22 years for a money-spinning stadium tour of America.The three surviving members — singer Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page and bassist John Paul Jones — plan to hit the road next summer.The trio hope to pocket £6.4million for the shows.Robert, 54, Jimmy, 58, and 56-year-old John Paul met two weeks ago at the offices of their management firm Trinifold.They buried the hatchet over Page and Plant’s 1990s tour, which John Paul only learned about from a newspaper.A band insider said last night: “If the right offer comes up they will do it.â€Trinifold added: “Jimmy is itching to do something, but there is nothing firm yet.â€Zeppelin split in 1980 after a booze binge killed drummer John Bonham.His son Jason is set to play drums on the tour.The band, famed for songs like Stairway to Heaven and Whole Lotta Love, are second only to the Beatles in worldwide album sales.They still hold records for crowds at their 1970s concerts.A music industry insider said: “They had so many hits that I am sure the reunion would be a major success.†Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Im going home Donny Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 ohmygawd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted January 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 pretty much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 source? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 It's great news but is nothing sacred?It'd be one thing if kids could see them but it's like a fucking $200-$450 ticket type deal for sure. When did this become acceptable. I think the last arena rock show I saw was Prince at ACC (and that was a reasonable ticket). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 phorbsie - where is that from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted January 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 oh i see you guys don't trust me eh? well fine! http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2002471692,00.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 thanks. It was just a google search wasn't yielding anything and before I shar with anyone else..... you know how it goes. btw, what the f(ck happened to Robert Plant's face??? (check the photo on the article) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted January 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 i know, just teasinghe looks pretty rough for 54 for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoothedShredder Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Awesome. It'll be hard for them to sound like Zepplin (Plants 2 or 3 octaves lower now then he was in the 70's), but I still totally dig his sound, and it'll be great to hear those tunes in a live setting, even with the "new" Plant, which is ofcourse the old Plant.There goes my budget. This show will cost over $200 a ticket and sell out in a minute. Unless of course they play somewhere like Downsview or Molson Park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 The Sun...A band insider said last night: “If the right offer comes up they will do it.â€Trinifold added: “Jimmy is itching to do something, but there is nothing firm yet.â€Maybe the right offer will come up sometime soon and something firm will come along, until then I'm not getting excited.Page & Plant was pretty good... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted January 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 as if the right offer won't come up!go ahead and don't get excited, if you must. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Trinifold added: “Jimmy is itching to do something, but there is nothing firm yet.â€Pun intended?Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faoy Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 it'll happenand Pink Floyd will be next Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chameleon Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 (edited) Hmm.. I'd really like to see Page again, but who is has the monstrous chops to drum for them? The only times they have reunited it was Jason Bonham and Phil Collins drumming and neither did it justice. So maybe Jason has gotten better, not that he is bad but is his dad was insane!I'd certainly go, but yes Plant does not have the high range anymore, but he is a master of phrasing, diction and inflection. I think if they had a female back up singer in the fold for the high parts it could work.I'd rather a Page solo effort.....Also John Paul Jones is 61, Jimmy Page is turning 60 and plant is 58 turing 59.....according to allmusic guide.either way I'd buy a ticket. Edited January 25, 2007 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 I hope they don't play Moby Dick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 well, the UK sun is a trashy tabloid, just wouldn't read much into what they write.i'd love to see that show though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenSeasJim Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Best wig ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 (edited) Hmm.. I'd really like to see Page again, but who is has the monstrous chops to drum for them?I remember seeing film clips of a rehearsal with Page, Plant, Jones, and Tony Thompson, who used to be with CHIC and Power Station. I think Thompson also did Live-Aid with P/P/J line-up, along with Phil Collins. Sadly, Thompson died in 2003.Aloha,Brad Edited January 25, 2007 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 ! S W E E T ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmyB Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 i know, just teasinghe looks pretty rough for 54 for sure. Robert Plant is 58 years old, not 54.Plant was born on August 20, 1948 West Bromwich, West Midlands.I believe this article lacks all credibility. I posted a topic here a couple of weeks ago that talked about Robert Plant recording material with the Strange Sensation and he is also working on a project with T Bone Burnett and Alison Krauss. There will be no Led Zeppelin reunion in 2007 or likely ever.Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balogna pogna Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 I hope they don't play Moby Dick.I just hope they don't feel the need to write a lacklustre new album (ie the Rolling Stones) to go out on tour. Just tour on your past merits and take our money!I've felt for years that they should let Bonham Jr drum with them for a little authenticity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted January 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 i know' date=' just teasinghe looks pretty rough for 54 for sure. [/quote']Robert Plant is 58 years old, not 54.Plant was born on August 20, 1948 West Bromwich, West Midlands.I believe this article lacks all credibility. I posted a topic here a couple of weeks ago that talked about Robert Plant recording material with the Strange Sensation and he is also working on a project with T Bone Burnett and Alison Krauss. There will be no Led Zeppelin reunion in 2007 or likely ever.Timhahasuch a stick in the mud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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