Led Zeppelin News

Robert Plant has shot down reports that LED ZEPPELIN will reunite for a one-off memorial concert in honor of their late record company boss.

A report was published earlier in the week suggesting that Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page and bassist John Paul Jones will re-group alongside John Bonham’s son Jason for a special concert in memory of Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun in London.

A source was quoted as saying, “Page, Plant and Jones spoke and agreed to do the memorial concert. They are waiting for a definite date.

“And no one can quite believe it, but during discussions about the concert they all gave the green light to a tour if it all does well and they don’t all fall out.

“It has been hoped for and denied for years. But this is the closest they have ever come to a reunion tour. The feeling is that this is going to happen next year.”

Speaking at a press conference for the upcoming Rockwave festival, which is scheduled to be held June 29, June 1 and June 3 in Athens, Greece, Plant insisted that he hadn’t heard anything about the rumored ZEPPELIN reunion and jokingly added, “If there was one, then there wouldn’t be enough doctors to support it!”

Ertegun died in December 2006 after seven weeks in a coma following a fall at a ROLLING STONES concert.

Out Through The In Door has been released on June 25, 2007 on Escapi Music label.

The track listing is as follows:
Immigrant Song
Ramble On
Trampled Underfoot
Dazed And Confused
Black Mountain Side
Fool In The Rain
Babe I’m Gonna Leave You
Dancing Days
Moby Dick
All Of My Love
Rock And Roll
Your Time Is Gonna Come

Thanks to Adam Vickery

The 19th-century Town Hall Triennial Festival concerts were fundraisers for the General Hospital. History comes full circle in tonight’s unique event: some of the world’s greatest rock legends join an all-star line-up to raise funds for the Birmingham Children’s Hospital Red Balloon Appeal. A celebration of the heyday of Brum Rock, this event is a fantastic opportunity for a trip down memory lane and a great night out.

Line up (subject to availability) includes Bev Bevan’s Move, Jasper Carrott, John Lodge (Moody Blues), Dave Pegg (Fairport Convention) and Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin).

Robert Plant is supporting the ‘Gibson Guitar Town London’ charity project this summer by collaborating with artist Mauricio Ortiz on a design for a 10 foot replica of a Gibson Les Paul guitar. Although the final look of the Ortiz creation remains secret, it has been revealed that the guitar will feature imagery and themes from Plant’s solo album ‘Dreamland’. The finished work of art will be displayed on London’s South Bank with 29 other similarly customised pieces from late June before being auctioned in aid of The Prince’s Trust, Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy and Teenage Cancer Trust at a star-studded event in September.

For full details, please visit:
www.mauritium.com
www.londonguitartown.com

Bonnaroo continues an annual tradition with an all-star SuperJam, starting at midnight on Friday, June 15. Former Led Zeppelin bass player JOHN PAUL JONES will anchor a trio featuring one of music’s most innovative modern bluesmen, guitar wizard BEN HARPER, and Roots drummer AHMIR “?UESTLOVE” THOMPSON. The SuperJam is one of the most highly anticipated features of the festival, combining the talents of a diverse set of musicians for a one-time-only collaborative performance.