28 January 2008 18:51:26

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LED ZEPPELIN - LED ZEPPELIN TOUR 'COULD BE DELAYED UNTIL SEPTEMBER'

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Led Zeppelin To Reunite For Ertegun Tribute Show	 . . Rock Legends Led Zeppelin Will Reunite For A One-Off Tribute Concert For Late Music Mogul Ahmet Ertegun. After Weeks Of Speculation The Band Announced The Reunion. 27 Years After They Split. At A Press Conference In London On Wednesday (12Sep07). A Statement Reveals, &Quot;The Incomparable Led Zeppelin Will Headline The Tribute To The Man Who Founded Atlantic Records In 1947. &Quot;Robert Plant, Jimmy Page And John Paul Jones Will Be Joined By Jason Bonham, The Son Of Their Late Drummer John Bonham. &Quot;In Addition, Pete Townshend, Bill Wyman And The Rhythm Kings, Foreigner And Paolo Nutini, All Touched By Ertegun's Guiding Hand Over The Years, Will Play On The Night. Paolo Was The Final British Artist That Ahmet Mentored.&Quot;. The Concert Will Take Place At London's O2 Arena On 26 November (07). Proceeds From Ticket Sales Will Go To The Ahmet Ertegun Education Fund Which Provides Students With Annual Scholarships To Universities In The U.K., Usa And Turkey. In Addition, A Music Scholarship Open To All Will Be Established At Ravensbourne College In Britain. Led Zeppelin Singer Plant Says, &Quot;During The Zeppelin Years, Ahmet Ertegun Was A Major Foundation Of Solidarity And Accord. For Us He Was Atlantic Records And Remained A Close Friend And Conspirator picture

Caption: Led Zeppelin (Picture) TO REUNITE FOR ERTEGUN TRIBUTE SHOW Rock legends LED ZEPPELIN will reunite for a one-off tribute concert for late music mogul AHMET ERTEGUN. After weeks of speculation the band announced the reunion - 27 years after they split ....

LED ZEPPELIN TOUR 'COULD BE DELAYED UNTIL SEPTEMBER'

Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page has continued to fuel rumours that the legendary band could embark on a world tour.

The Whole Lotta Love stars had maintained that their reunion show at London's O2 Arena in December last year was a one-off with lead singer Robert Plant telling Uncut magazine that their performance at the Ahmet Ertegun tribute concert was all the reformed rockers had planned.

But bass player John Paul Jones raised hopes of a series of concerts while talking to Rolling Stone earlier this month, explaining that the band had a band meeting scheduled to discuss future plans.

And now Page's comments while speaking to reporters in Tokyo have suggested that their eagerly-awaited London reunion may have been a precursor to a tour.

"I can assure you the amount of work that we put into the O2, for ourselves rehearsing and the staging of it was probably what you put into a world tour," he explained.

However, any plans to jet around the world will be delayed until September, he explained, due to Plant's touring commitments with Alison Krauss while promoting their Grammy-nominated album Raising Sand.

"Robert Plant has a parallel project running and he's really busy with that project," Page added. "Certainly until September, so I can't give you any news."

Plant also seems to have opened the tour to a Led Zeppelin tour, telling New York's Madison Square Garden Network: "You never know what is around the corner.

"It's just nice to play with those guys," he added during the halftime broadcast at a New York Knicks game.

Around 20 million people tried to register for £125 tickets to the December 11th reunion concert, which also featured Pete Townshend, Foreigner, Bill Wyman and Paolo Nutini.


28 January 2008 18:51:26


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