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		<title>[2008.08.26] Led Zeppelin Trio Back in Studio</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                Led Zeppelin musicians Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and Jason Bonham have been working on new material.<br />
<br />
Drummer Bonham told a radio station in Detroit that the songs could be destined for a new Led Zeppelin album.<br />
<br />
Writing new material has been "on the cards" since the band's one-off reunion show in London last December, he told 94.7 WCSX.<br />
<br />
But lead singer Robert Plant has not been involved in any of the sessions, he added.<br />
<br />
"At the moment, all I know is I have the great pleasure to go and jam with the two guys and start work on some material," he said.<br />
<br />
"When I get there [in the studio] I never ask any questions. If I get a phone call to go and play, I enjoy every moment of it.<br />
<br />
"Whatever it ends up as, to ever get a chance to jam with two people like that, it is a phenomenal thing for me. It's my life. It's what I've dreamed about doing."<br />
<br />
He added: "Lots of politics [would need to] get ironed out [before an album could be made]."<br />
<br />
Led Zeppelin played their first concert in 19 years in front of nearly 20,000 fans at London's 02 arena in December.<br />
<br />
Their two-hour set opened with Good Times Bad Times - the first track of their debut album.<br />
<br />
Original band members Page, Plant and Jones were joined on stage by Jason Bonham - the son of their late drummer John.<br />
<br />
<i>Thanks to Stuart</i><br />
<br />
<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7582917.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7582917.stm</a>
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                Led Zeppelin musicians Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and Jason Bonham have been working on new material.<br />
<br />
Drummer Bonham told a radio station in Detroit that the songs could be destined for a new Led Zeppelin album.<br />
<br />
Writing new material has been "on the cards" since the band's one-off reunion show in London last December, he told 94.7 WCSX.<br />
<br />
But lead singer Robert Plant has not been involved in any of the sessions, he added.<br />
<br />
"At the moment, all I know is I have the great pleasure to go and jam with the two guys and start work on some material," he said.<br />
<br />
"When I get there [in the studio] I never ask any questions. If I get a phone call to go and play, I enjoy every moment of it.<br />
<br />
"Whatever it ends up as, to ever get a chance to jam with two people like that, it is a phenomenal thing for me. It's my life. It's what I've dreamed about doing."<br />
<br />
He added: "Lots of politics [would need to] get ironed out [before an album could be made]."<br />
<br />
Led Zeppelin played their first concert in 19 years in front of nearly 20,000 fans at London's 02 arena in December.<br />
<br />
Their two-hour set opened with Good Times Bad Times - the first track of their debut album.<br />
<br />
Original band members Page, Plant and Jones were joined on stage by Jason Bonham - the son of their late drummer John.<br />
<br />
<i>Thanks to Stuart</i><br />
<br />
<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7582917.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7582917.stm</a>
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		<title>[2008.08.21] Whole Lotta Love To Be Performed At Olympics</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 14:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page will play the band's hit song 'Whole Lotta Love' alongside Leona Lewis this weekend.<br />
<br />
The pair will perform together at the closing ceremony of the 2008 Olympics Games in Beijing.<br />
<br />
Bassist Guy Pratt apparently let slip what song they would perform in a post on his blog.<br />
<br />
"You may also be interested to know that when Jimmy Page and Leona Lewis perform Whole Lotta Love at the end of the Olympics, that's me playing bass on it," he wrote.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.gigwise.com/news/45528/jimmy-page-and-leona-lewis-to-play-led-zeppelin-classic-at-olympics">http://www.gigwise.com/news/45528/jimmy-page-and-leona-lewis-to-play-led-zeppelin-classic-at-olympics</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page will play the band's hit song 'Whole Lotta Love' alongside Leona Lewis this weekend.<br />
<br />
The pair will perform together at the closing ceremony of the 2008 Olympics Games in Beijing.<br />
<br />
Bassist Guy Pratt apparently let slip what song they would perform in a post on his blog.<br />
<br />
"You may also be interested to know that when Jimmy Page and Leona Lewis perform Whole Lotta Love at the end of the Olympics, that's me playing bass on it," he wrote.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.gigwise.com/news/45528/jimmy-page-and-leona-lewis-to-play-led-zeppelin-classic-at-olympics">http://www.gigwise.com/news/45528/jimmy-page-and-leona-lewis-to-play-led-zeppelin-classic-at-olympics</a>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>[2008.08.23] Led Zeppelin Classic &#8216;Too Racy&#8217; for Olympics</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                It has been delighting fans for almost 40 years but Led Zeppelin's rock classic "Whole Lotta Love" has been deemed too racy by Olympics organisers.<br />
<br />
After choosing the song for the closing ceremony on Sunday they decided that some of the lyrics would have to be omitted or re-written amid concerns that they could cause offence.<br />
<br />
The song was chosen as the centrepiece of an eight-minute £2.5million British segment at the event in Beijing at which the Olympic flag will be officially passed to the London Mayor Boris Johnson.<br />
<br />
Organisers of the London 2012 Games commissioned the band's guitarist Jimmy Page to record a new version of the song to be performed on top of a special red double-decker bus accompanied by Leona Lewis, winner of the ITV reality television show The X Factor, with David Beckham looking on.<br />
<br />
But, according to London 2012 officials, Lewis - who grew up in east London close to the Olympic site - requested a change to the song's second verse because she was worried they would not make sense for a female singer.<br />
<br />
In the original, recorded in 1969, frontman Robert Plant sings, "I'm gonna give you every inch of my love".<br />
<br />
But in the version that will be sung tomorrow, however, Lewis changes the words to "every bit" of my love.<br />
<br />
The band also agreed to a request from organisers to drop the third verse, which includes similar sexual innuendoes, to fit in to the eight-minute performance.<br />
<br />
With an estimated two billion around the world expected to tune in for the closing ceremony, the British segment will throw the spotlight firmly on preparations for the London Games in four years time.<br />
<br />
Celebrations are being planned at 30 sites across Britain to celebrate the handover.<br />
<br />
Tens of thousands of people are expected to gather in the Mall as the skies above Buckingham Palace are turned the colours of the Union Flag by the Red Arrows display team.<br />
<br />
The events, seven time-zones apart, will focus the eyes of the world on Britain's Olympic efforts at the end of the most success Games for 100 years. Last night the British gold medal tally stood at 18 with hopes for more success today.<br />
<br />
In contrast to the Beijing organisers, who have been accused of creating a Games lacking in fun and Olympic spirit, London's creative team say they want the show to reflect Britain's deep cultural heritage and party spirit.<br />
<br />
As the Beijing mayor Guo Jinlong passes the flag to Boris Johnson, the Greenwich pips will herald the start of the London section of the show followed quickly by a rendition of the national anthem - including, unusually, its second verse, performed by 25 children from the National Youth Theatre.<br />
<br />
A London bus will then be driven into the arena, chased by Britain's Olympic gold medal winning cyclists Chris Hoy and Victoria Pendleton.<br />
<br />
Shanaze Reade, the BMX cyclist who was set to win a silver medal in yesterday's competition before a spectacular fall, will have a scan on a wrist injury before deciding whether she can take part.<br />
<br />
The top section of the vehicle will open up like a "lotus flower" to reveal a stage from which elevated platforms will lift Lewis and Page. A further platform will rise up to reveal former England captain Beckham, flanked by a violinist and a cellist dressed in Britain's official Olympic kit.<br />
<br />
Beckham, who featured in England's disappointing 2-2 draw against the Czech Republic at Wembley on Wednesday night, will then kick a football into a crowd of athletes in the centre of the arena.<br />
<br />
Tayyiba Dudhwala, a 10-year-old girl from east London, will appear alongside Beckham after winning a competition on the children's programme Blue Peter.<br />
<br />
London officials explained they chose the Led Zeppelin number for its instantly recognisable guitar riff and because it would sum up London's desire to turn the 2012 Olympics into 'one big party'.<br />
<br />
Dancers from the Royal Opera House, a hip hop dance troupe from South London called ZooNation and CandoCo, a group made up of able bodied and disabled dancers, have spent the last two weeks with other performers preparing for the show at an airfield an hour and a half outside Beijing.<br />
<br />
Bill Morris, London 2012 director of culture, ceremonies and education, said: "This is not a distilled version of our opening ceremony four years from now.<br />
<br />
"We wanted to keep it simple, make it youthful and diverse. It's entertaining and fun and it's UK and London, loud and proud."<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/olympics/2603561/Led-Zeppelin-classic-too-racy-for-Olympics.html">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/olympics/2603561/Led-Zeppelin-classic-too-racy-for-Olympics.html</a>
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                It has been delighting fans for almost 40 years but Led Zeppelin's rock classic "Whole Lotta Love" has been deemed too racy by Olympics organisers.<br />
<br />
After choosing the song for the closing ceremony on Sunday they decided that some of the lyrics would have to be omitted or re-written amid concerns that they could cause offence.<br />
<br />
The song was chosen as the centrepiece of an eight-minute £2.5million British segment at the event in Beijing at which the Olympic flag will be officially passed to the London Mayor Boris Johnson.<br />
<br />
Organisers of the London 2012 Games commissioned the band's guitarist Jimmy Page to record a new version of the song to be performed on top of a special red double-decker bus accompanied by Leona Lewis, winner of the ITV reality television show The X Factor, with David Beckham looking on.<br />
<br />
But, according to London 2012 officials, Lewis - who grew up in east London close to the Olympic site - requested a change to the song's second verse because she was worried they would not make sense for a female singer.<br />
<br />
In the original, recorded in 1969, frontman Robert Plant sings, "I'm gonna give you every inch of my love".<br />
<br />
But in the version that will be sung tomorrow, however, Lewis changes the words to "every bit" of my love.<br />
<br />
The band also agreed to a request from organisers to drop the third verse, which includes similar sexual innuendoes, to fit in to the eight-minute performance.<br />
<br />
With an estimated two billion around the world expected to tune in for the closing ceremony, the British segment will throw the spotlight firmly on preparations for the London Games in four years time.<br />
<br />
Celebrations are being planned at 30 sites across Britain to celebrate the handover.<br />
<br />
Tens of thousands of people are expected to gather in the Mall as the skies above Buckingham Palace are turned the colours of the Union Flag by the Red Arrows display team.<br />
<br />
The events, seven time-zones apart, will focus the eyes of the world on Britain's Olympic efforts at the end of the most success Games for 100 years. Last night the British gold medal tally stood at 18 with hopes for more success today.<br />
<br />
In contrast to the Beijing organisers, who have been accused of creating a Games lacking in fun and Olympic spirit, London's creative team say they want the show to reflect Britain's deep cultural heritage and party spirit.<br />
<br />
As the Beijing mayor Guo Jinlong passes the flag to Boris Johnson, the Greenwich pips will herald the start of the London section of the show followed quickly by a rendition of the national anthem - including, unusually, its second verse, performed by 25 children from the National Youth Theatre.<br />
<br />
A London bus will then be driven into the arena, chased by Britain's Olympic gold medal winning cyclists Chris Hoy and Victoria Pendleton.<br />
<br />
Shanaze Reade, the BMX cyclist who was set to win a silver medal in yesterday's competition before a spectacular fall, will have a scan on a wrist injury before deciding whether she can take part.<br />
<br />
The top section of the vehicle will open up like a "lotus flower" to reveal a stage from which elevated platforms will lift Lewis and Page. A further platform will rise up to reveal former England captain Beckham, flanked by a violinist and a cellist dressed in Britain's official Olympic kit.<br />
<br />
Beckham, who featured in England's disappointing 2-2 draw against the Czech Republic at Wembley on Wednesday night, will then kick a football into a crowd of athletes in the centre of the arena.<br />
<br />
Tayyiba Dudhwala, a 10-year-old girl from east London, will appear alongside Beckham after winning a competition on the children's programme Blue Peter.<br />
<br />
London officials explained they chose the Led Zeppelin number for its instantly recognisable guitar riff and because it would sum up London's desire to turn the 2012 Olympics into 'one big party'.<br />
<br />
Dancers from the Royal Opera House, a hip hop dance troupe from South London called ZooNation and CandoCo, a group made up of able bodied and disabled dancers, have spent the last two weeks with other performers preparing for the show at an airfield an hour and a half outside Beijing.<br />
<br />
Bill Morris, London 2012 director of culture, ceremonies and education, said: "This is not a distilled version of our opening ceremony four years from now.<br />
<br />
"We wanted to keep it simple, make it youthful and diverse. It's entertaining and fun and it's UK and London, loud and proud."<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/olympics/2603561/Led-Zeppelin-classic-too-racy-for-Olympics.html">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/olympics/2603561/Led-Zeppelin-classic-too-racy-for-Olympics.html</a>
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		<title>[2008.08.22] Jason Bonham Leaving Foreigner</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Friday morning on Detroit radio station 94.7 WCSX (JJ &#38; Lynne Morning Show), drummer Jason Bonham revealed that he is leaving Foreigner at the end of this month. Since Jason filled the seat once occupied by his late father John Bonham at the Zeppelin show in London last December, does this raise the likelihood of a full-fledged Led Zeppelin reunion? Jason says, "I've been working with Jimmy [Page] and John Paul [Jones] and trying to do just do some new material and some writing. I don't know what it will be, [but] it will be something." Jason says his first priority is to "go and watch my kids grow up because they've grown up way to fast in the last four years." No word from Foreigner on who will replace Jason.<br />
<br />
- Jason Bonham tells JJ &#38; Lynne he's leaving Foreigner:<br />
"My time with Foreigner is coming to an end. This is the first time I've talked about it. I leave at the end of this month so, I mean, I'm looking forward to taking some time out to be with the family really. Since I moved to America I've been on the road, so my first priority is to go and watch my kids grow up, because they've grown up way to fast in the last four years."<br />
<br />
- Jason Bonham talks about working with Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones:<br />
"I've been over [to England] a couple of times, I've been working with Jimmy [Page] and John Paul [Jones] and trying to do just do some new material and some writing. I don't know what it will be."<br />
<br />
You can hear the entire interview at www.wcsx.com/jjandlynne]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Friday morning on Detroit radio station 94.7 WCSX (JJ &amp; Lynne Morning Show), drummer Jason Bonham revealed that he is leaving Foreigner at the end of this month. Since Jason filled the seat once occupied by his late father John Bonham at the Zeppelin show in London last December, does this raise the likelihood of a full-fledged Led Zeppelin reunion? Jason says, "I've been working with Jimmy [Page] and John Paul [Jones] and trying to do just do some new material and some writing. I don't know what it will be, [but] it will be something." Jason says his first priority is to "go and watch my kids grow up because they've grown up way to fast in the last four years." No word from Foreigner on who will replace Jason.<br />
<br />
- Jason Bonham tells JJ &amp; Lynne he's leaving Foreigner:<br />
"My time with Foreigner is coming to an end. This is the first time I've talked about it. I leave at the end of this month so, I mean, I'm looking forward to taking some time out to be with the family really. Since I moved to America I've been on the road, so my first priority is to go and watch my kids grow up, because they've grown up way to fast in the last four years."<br />
<br />
- Jason Bonham talks about working with Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones:<br />
"I've been over [to England] a couple of times, I've been working with Jimmy [Page] and John Paul [Jones] and trying to do just do some new material and some writing. I don't know what it will be."<br />
<br />
You can hear the entire interview at www.wcsx.com/jjandlynne]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>[2008.08.20] &#8216;When Giants Walked The Earth&#8217; Book Due In October</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                Orion Books has set an October 16 UK release date for author Mick Wall's "When Giants Walked The Earth: A Biography Of Led Zeppelin". A description of the 400-page hardcover book reads as follows:<br /><br />
                "Forty years since their formation in a grubby Chinatown basement comes the first truly definitive biography of the world's most legendary rock band - Led Zeppelin.<br /><br />
                "They were 'the last great band of the sixties; the first great band of the seventies'; they rose, somewhat unpromisingly, from the ashes of The Yardbirds to become one of the biggest-selling rock bands of all time.<br /><br />
                "Mick Wall, respected rock writer and former confidant of both Page and Plant, unflinchingly tells the story of the band that wrote the rulebook for on-the-road excess - and eventually paid the price for it, with disaster, drug addiction and death. 'When Giants Walked the Earth' reveals for the first time the true extent of band leader Jimmy Page's longstanding interest in the occult, and goes behind the scenes to expose the truth behind their much-hyped yet spectacularly contrived comeback at London's O2 arena last year, and how Jimmy Page plans to bring the band back permanently - if only his former protege, now part-time nemesis, Robert Plant will allow him to. And Wall also recounts, in a series of flashbacks, the life stories of the five individuals that made the dream of Led Zeppelin into an even more incredible and hard-to-swallow reality: Page, Plant, John Paul Jones, John Bonham, and their infamous manager, Peter Grant.<br /><br />
                "Above all, a book that tells the full, shocking story of Led Zeppelin from the inside, written by someone who has known Jimmy Page for over twenty years, 'When Giants Walked the Earth' is the culmination of several years research. It is based not just on the individual interviews with every member of the band that author Mick Wall has conducted over the years - as well as those who knew and worked with them - but on the insight that only thirty years working in the music business alongside its biggest artists can bring."<br /><br />
                For more information, go to <a href="http://www.orionbooks.co.uk/HB-39273/When-Giants-Walked-the-Earth.htm">http://www.orionbooks.co.uk/HB-39273/When-Giants-Walked-the-Earth.htm</a>.<br /><br />
                <img src="http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/ledzeppelinorg1/images/news/lz20080820.jpg" height="500" width="325" /><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&#38;newsitemID=103164">http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&#38;newsitemID=103164</a>
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                                Orion Books has set an October 16 UK release date for author Mick Wall's "When Giants Walked The Earth: A Biography Of Led Zeppelin". A description of the 400-page hardcover book reads as follows:<br /><br />
                "Forty years since their formation in a grubby Chinatown basement comes the first truly definitive biography of the world's most legendary rock band - Led Zeppelin.<br /><br />
                "They were 'the last great band of the sixties; the first great band of the seventies'; they rose, somewhat unpromisingly, from the ashes of The Yardbirds to become one of the biggest-selling rock bands of all time.<br /><br />
                "Mick Wall, respected rock writer and former confidant of both Page and Plant, unflinchingly tells the story of the band that wrote the rulebook for on-the-road excess - and eventually paid the price for it, with disaster, drug addiction and death. 'When Giants Walked the Earth' reveals for the first time the true extent of band leader Jimmy Page's longstanding interest in the occult, and goes behind the scenes to expose the truth behind their much-hyped yet spectacularly contrived comeback at London's O2 arena last year, and how Jimmy Page plans to bring the band back permanently - if only his former protege, now part-time nemesis, Robert Plant will allow him to. And Wall also recounts, in a series of flashbacks, the life stories of the five individuals that made the dream of Led Zeppelin into an even more incredible and hard-to-swallow reality: Page, Plant, John Paul Jones, John Bonham, and their infamous manager, Peter Grant.<br /><br />
                "Above all, a book that tells the full, shocking story of Led Zeppelin from the inside, written by someone who has known Jimmy Page for over twenty years, 'When Giants Walked the Earth' is the culmination of several years research. It is based not just on the individual interviews with every member of the band that author Mick Wall has conducted over the years - as well as those who knew and worked with them - but on the insight that only thirty years working in the music business alongside its biggest artists can bring."<br /><br />
                For more information, go to <a href="http://www.orionbooks.co.uk/HB-39273/When-Giants-Walked-the-Earth.htm">http://www.orionbooks.co.uk/HB-39273/When-Giants-Walked-the-Earth.htm</a>.<br /><br />
                <img src="http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/ledzeppelinorg1/images/news/lz20080820.jpg" height="500" width="325" /><br />
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<a href="http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&amp;newsitemID=103164">http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&amp;newsitemID=103164</a>
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		<title>[2008.08.14] Led Zep&#8217;s Jimmy Page to close Beijing Olympics</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                David Beckham will star at the Olympics closing ceremony in Beijing as the handover to London 2012 gets under way.<br />
<br />
The spectacular event on August 24 will also see Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page performing a duet with pop star Leona Lewis.<br />
<br />
And an incredible finale will feature Becks, 33, arriving on top of one of London's iconic red double-decker buses - before he kicks a football into the crowd to celebrate.<br />
<br />
Hundreds of dancers from the UK will then perform ballet and break-dancing routines as the countdown to 2012 begins.<br />
<br />
An insider said: "It is set to be one of the most mind-blowing spectacles ever. David was elated to be asked to take part, as was everyone who has been invited.<br />
<br />
"Having a rock god like Jimmy Page and a singer like Leona Lewis performing together for the first time will certainly be something to remember.<br />
<br />
"The amount of planning is staggering. It will be truly momentous - and a fitting send-off as London takes up the 2012 challenge."<br />
<br />
At the end of each Olympics, the next host puts on an eight-minute show. Organisers had already confirmed that dancers from urban group ZooNation will be joined by performers from the Royal Ballet and CandoCo, a disabled dance company.<br />
<br />
The cost for the segment, and a similar one held at the end of the Paralympic Games, will be up to $4million.<br />
<br />
The source added: "The performers are the best of British and that is what 2012 will be all about."<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2008/08/14/olym-becks-will-close-show-115875-20696807/">http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2008/08/14/olym-becks-will-close-show-115875-20696807/</a>
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                David Beckham will star at the Olympics closing ceremony in Beijing as the handover to London 2012 gets under way.<br />
<br />
The spectacular event on August 24 will also see Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page performing a duet with pop star Leona Lewis.<br />
<br />
And an incredible finale will feature Becks, 33, arriving on top of one of London's iconic red double-decker buses - before he kicks a football into the crowd to celebrate.<br />
<br />
Hundreds of dancers from the UK will then perform ballet and break-dancing routines as the countdown to 2012 begins.<br />
<br />
An insider said: "It is set to be one of the most mind-blowing spectacles ever. David was elated to be asked to take part, as was everyone who has been invited.<br />
<br />
"Having a rock god like Jimmy Page and a singer like Leona Lewis performing together for the first time will certainly be something to remember.<br />
<br />
"The amount of planning is staggering. It will be truly momentous - and a fitting send-off as London takes up the 2012 challenge."<br />
<br />
At the end of each Olympics, the next host puts on an eight-minute show. Organisers had already confirmed that dancers from urban group ZooNation will be joined by performers from the Royal Ballet and CandoCo, a disabled dance company.<br />
<br />
The cost for the segment, and a similar one held at the end of the Paralympic Games, will be up to $4million.<br />
<br />
The source added: "The performers are the best of British and that is what 2012 will be all about."<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2008/08/14/olym-becks-will-close-show-115875-20696807/">http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2008/08/14/olym-becks-will-close-show-115875-20696807/</a>
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		<title>[2008.08.14] Led Zep&#8217;s Jimmy Page to close Beijing Olympics</title>
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                David Beckham will star at the Olympics closing ceremony in Beijing as the handover to London 2012 gets under way.<br />
<br />
The spectacular event on August 24 will also see Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page performing a duet with pop star Leona Lewis.<br />
<br />
And an incredible finale will feature Becks, 33, arriving on top of one of London's iconic red double-decker buses - before he kicks a football into the crowd to celebrate.<br />
<br />
Hundreds of dancers from the UK will then perform ballet and break-dancing routines as the countdown to 2012 begins.<br />
<br />
An insider said: "It is set to be one of the most mind-blowing spectacles ever. David was elated to be asked to take part, as was everyone who has been invited.<br />
<br />
"Having a rock god like Jimmy Page and a singer like Leona Lewis performing together for the first time will certainly be something to remember.<br />
<br />
"The amount of planning is staggering. It will be truly momentous - and a fitting send-off as London takes up the 2012 challenge."<br />
<br />
At the end of each Olympics, the next host puts on an eight-minute show. Organisers had already confirmed that dancers from urban group ZooNation will be joined by performers from the Royal Ballet and CandoCo, a disabled dance company.<br />
<br />
The cost for the segment, and a similar one held at the end of the Paralympic Games, will be up to $4million.<br />
<br />
The source added: "The performers are the best of British and that is what 2012 will be all about."<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2008/08/14/olym-becks-will-close-show-115875-20696807/">http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2008/08/14/olym-becks-will-close-show-115875-20696807/</a>
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                David Beckham will star at the Olympics closing ceremony in Beijing as the handover to London 2012 gets under way.<br />
<br />
The spectacular event on August 24 will also see Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page performing a duet with pop star Leona Lewis.<br />
<br />
And an incredible finale will feature Becks, 33, arriving on top of one of London's iconic red double-decker buses - before he kicks a football into the crowd to celebrate.<br />
<br />
Hundreds of dancers from the UK will then perform ballet and break-dancing routines as the countdown to 2012 begins.<br />
<br />
An insider said: "It is set to be one of the most mind-blowing spectacles ever. David was elated to be asked to take part, as was everyone who has been invited.<br />
<br />
"Having a rock god like Jimmy Page and a singer like Leona Lewis performing together for the first time will certainly be something to remember.<br />
<br />
"The amount of planning is staggering. It will be truly momentous - and a fitting send-off as London takes up the 2012 challenge."<br />
<br />
At the end of each Olympics, the next host puts on an eight-minute show. Organisers had already confirmed that dancers from urban group ZooNation will be joined by performers from the Royal Ballet and CandoCo, a disabled dance company.<br />
<br />
The cost for the segment, and a similar one held at the end of the Paralympic Games, will be up to $4million.<br />
<br />
The source added: "The performers are the best of British and that is what 2012 will be all about."<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2008/08/14/olym-becks-will-close-show-115875-20696807/">http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2008/08/14/olym-becks-will-close-show-115875-20696807/</a>
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		<title>[2008.08.11] Zep Memorabilia Exhibit To Benefit ABC Trust</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                An exhibit of Led Zeppelin memorabilia is being held at UK's Knebworth House to benefit Jimmy Page's charity Action for Brazil's Children.<br />
<br />
Led Zeppelin's music has impacted the lives of people of all ages from all over the world, and this exhibit provides a chance to share in the memories other fans have of the band by seeing memorabilia they have held over the years: items such as tickets, programmes, posters, handbills, clothing, badges, albums and photographs. With proceeds going to the ABC Trust, the exhibit is the organizers' way of thanking the four men that have given us all so much over the 40 years we have rejoiced in their amazing music.<br />
<br />
The exhibit runs until September 3.<br />
<br />
For more information, visit <a href="http://www.memoriesinmusic.com">www.memoriesinmusic.com</a>.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&#38;newsitemID=102588">http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&#38;newsitemID=102588</a>
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                An exhibit of Led Zeppelin memorabilia is being held at UK's Knebworth House to benefit Jimmy Page's charity Action for Brazil's Children.<br />
<br />
Led Zeppelin's music has impacted the lives of people of all ages from all over the world, and this exhibit provides a chance to share in the memories other fans have of the band by seeing memorabilia they have held over the years: items such as tickets, programmes, posters, handbills, clothing, badges, albums and photographs. With proceeds going to the ABC Trust, the exhibit is the organizers' way of thanking the four men that have given us all so much over the 40 years we have rejoiced in their amazing music.<br />
<br />
The exhibit runs until September 3.<br />
<br />
For more information, visit <a href="http://www.memoriesinmusic.com">www.memoriesinmusic.com</a>.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&amp;newsitemID=102588">http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&amp;newsitemID=102588</a>
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		<title>[2008.08.10] Robert Plant Takes Stage At Cropredy Festival</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                Festival-goers battled heavy rains last Saturday night at Fairport Convention's annual concert, Cropredy Festival.<br />
<br />
This year's event honored the 30th anniversary of Fairport Convention member Sandy Denny.<br />
<br />
Robert Plant made a guest appearance during Fairport Convention's 3-hour set, playing the Led Zeppelin song <i>The Battle Of Evermore</i>.<br />
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<img width="200" height="262" alt="" src="http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/ledzeppelinorg1/images/news/rp20080809.jpg"><br />
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                Festival-goers battled heavy rains last Saturday night at Fairport Convention's annual concert, Cropredy Festival.<br />
<br />
This year's event honored the 30th anniversary of Fairport Convention member Sandy Denny.<br />
<br />
Robert Plant made a guest appearance during Fairport Convention's 3-hour set, playing the Led Zeppelin song <i>The Battle Of Evermore</i>.<br />
<br />
<img width="200" height="262" alt="" src="http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/ledzeppelinorg1/images/news/rp20080809.jpg"><br />
<br />
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		<title>[2008.08.04] &#8216;It Might Get Loud&#8217; With Jimmy Page</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Pulse of Radio reports that a new documentary focusing on Led Zeppelin guitar player Jimmy Page, U2 guitarist The Edge and White Stripes axeman Jack White will premiere this September at the Toronto International Film Festival, according to Variety. The film, titled "It Might Get Loud", first screened in May at the Cannes Film Festival in France while searching for distribution. Directed by Davis Guggenheim, who won an Oscar for making the Al Gore documentary "An Inconvenient Truth", the film looks at the history of the guitar through the eyes of the three musicians profiled.<br />
<br />
According to The Playlist film music blog, Page, White and The Edge were each picked for their contributions to guitar playing in three separate eras - Page in the '70s, The Edge in the '80s and '90s, and White in the early years of the 21st century.<br />
<br />
The movie was shot in London, Dublin, Nashville and Los Angeles.<br />
<br />
There's no word on when or if the film will get a theatrical release.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&#38;newsitemID=102154">http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&#38;newsitemID=102154</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Pulse of Radio reports that a new documentary focusing on Led Zeppelin guitar player Jimmy Page, U2 guitarist The Edge and White Stripes axeman Jack White will premiere this September at the Toronto International Film Festival, according to Variety. The film, titled "It Might Get Loud", first screened in May at the Cannes Film Festival in France while searching for distribution. Directed by Davis Guggenheim, who won an Oscar for making the Al Gore documentary "An Inconvenient Truth", the film looks at the history of the guitar through the eyes of the three musicians profiled.<br />
<br />
According to The Playlist film music blog, Page, White and The Edge were each picked for their contributions to guitar playing in three separate eras - Page in the '70s, The Edge in the '80s and '90s, and White in the early years of the 21st century.<br />
<br />
The movie was shot in London, Dublin, Nashville and Los Angeles.<br />
<br />
There's no word on when or if the film will get a theatrical release.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&amp;newsitemID=102154">http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&amp;newsitemID=102154</a>]]></content:encoded>
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