hamilton Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 (edited) Cult front man dishes on Zep tourNovember 22, 2007Not only is Led Zeppelin going back on the road in 2008, but they've selected the Cult as their opening act. That's according to Cult front man Ian Astbury, who blabbed the news Saturday during a show in Cincinnati.According to an MTV.com report, Astbury told the crowd, "We'll be back next year because we're opening for a band you may have heard of ... the name starts with an 'L' and has a 'Z' in it.'' After a fan shouted, "Led Zeppelin," Astbury nodded and raised his arm in the air.A spokesperson for the Cult had no comment on Astbury's remarks. A Led Zeppelin spokesperson could not be reached at deadline.However, there is growing speculation that Zeppelin, who will perform a one-off Dec. 10 show in London in tribute to the late rock 'n` roll icon Ahmet Ertegun, will indeed tour next year, with or without the Cult.It is understood that conversations have already taken place to gauge the willingness of surviving bandmates Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones to hit the road, and there are unconfirmed reports that U.S. venues have already been approached about holding summer dates. Link Edited November 22, 2007 by Guest added link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchoulia Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 Damn. If this is true, I might have to get tickets for this tour... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 Rolling Stone is reporting that the management of The Cult was contacted to see if they would be willing to open the tour IF it takes place.According to Plant, "They have takent the genie out of the bottle."Yee Haw! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchoulia Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 I will always...ALWAYS...loooove The Cult. Basher generously attended the amphitheatre show last summer (?) with me and the rest of the skids. You better believe I banged my head..! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 Great band. I saw them at Massey Hall in '85 and it was awesome! Pissed I missed them at the Town Ballroom in Buffalo earlier this year, and when they were just there again on November 14th. Too many shows, too little money/time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchoulia Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 They were the first "big" concert I ever went to...they were opening for Metallica. It was a huge trip to the big city of Winnipeg back in '88? '89? Ah, good times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 Zeppelin @ Bluesfest please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skelter Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 Can't say as I'm excited about this ... I liked The Cult for about a month when I was 16, then I got bored. I would have thought Zep to be wise enough to get someone either younger or in need of the exposure to open up for them. The Cult is just such a boring, pointless choice.My vote is for the Constantines or Golden Dogs. Or Phish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 Personally, i don't see why Zep would even bother with an opener. Same goes for acts like the Stones and The Who. When they do this, they NEVER want the opener to upstage them in anyway. So, expect shitty sound for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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