Led Zeppelin Tour On Hold Until September
British rock band Led Zeppelin enjoyed jamming together again last year in a charity concert but won't have another session before September at the earliest, lead guitarist Jimmy Page said in Tokyo on Monday.
A successful reunion show in London in December rekindled hopes of a world tour, but Page said that singer Robert Plant's tour with U.S. country singer Alison Krauss is keeping him busy for now.
"I can assure you the amount of work that we put into the O2 (concert), for ourselves rehearsing and the staging of it, was probably what you put into a world tour," Page said.
But, "Robert Plant also had a parallel project running and he's really busy with that project, certainly until September, so I can't give you any news."
Page, in Tokyo to promote a greatest hits release, painted a happy picture of the reunion.
"It was exhilarating, fantastic, every week was a week to look forward to," he said. "We did the show and it was great."
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Led Zeppelin Guitarist Holds Japanese Press Conference
According to a posting on the Led Zeppelin fan site Royal-Orleans.com, Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page will hold a press conference at Park Hyatt Hotel in Shinjyuku, Japan on Monday, January 28. Park Hyatt is reportedly the hotel Jimmy stayed at during the 1996 Page & Plant tour.
Times Online reported in December that Led Zeppelin could earn well over £100 million (approximately $200 million) if the hard-rock band went on tour this year in the wake of last month's triumphant reunion gig. The band is being pursued with offers from both Live Nation and AEG, the rival concert promoters, with each structuring bids in the form of a large upfront payment to lure the band to their venues.
One source said that "AEG put a bid in on the night" — although that could not be confirmed independently — but intense demand would probably make a Zeppelin reunion the most sought-after ticket in 2008.
The reluctance of Robert Plant, the lead singer, still makes a tour far from certain, although the three other band members are believed to be willing to go ahead. Venues in America have been held open in the hope that Plant will say yes.
It is likely that the four-piece band would be able at least to match the estimated $212 million grossed by The Police for their reunion last year, according to figures compiled by Billboard, the industry magazine.
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To be honest, I couldn't be arsed reading all of that. However, if Led Zeppelin tour the UK, and the tickets don't sell out in like 20 seconds. I'll be there.

I wont go to it. Not my thing, i wouldnt know any of the songs aswell.

So basically the gist of the original post is that Robert Plant is doing his own tour and no-one knows whether or not there will actually be a Led Zep tour yet and probably won't know for roughly 8 months. Great.
I'd like to go (it'd be worth it just to hear Black Dog and Immigrant Song as far as I'm concerned!) but the tickets will no doubt cost something approximating two calfs and your firstborn child and will sell out in about 30 seconds flat.

QUOTE(Christhammer @ Jan 29 2008, 09:41 PM) [snapback]414779[/snapback]the tickets will no doubt cost something approximating two calfs and your firstborn child and will sell out in about 30 seconds flat.
I touched on this in my original post..
It's a major concern, even if they do tour, I (and many other people) might not even have a sniff of seeing them!

if they tour here i might go, zeppelin are my moms favorite band so itd be a nice treat to take her.

I don't really like Zeppelin, so I really don't get the massive hype over them. I personally consider any bands of that age to be incredibly lame and irrelevant.
But at least they're not as bad as Robert Plant's duets with that country singer. God they are terrible

QUOTE(Fugue @ Jan 31 2008, 04:03 PM) [snapback]415367[/snapback]I don't really like Zeppelin, so I really don't get the massive hype over them. I personally consider any bands of that age to be incredibly lame and irrelevant.
I know that's just your oppinion, and that's fair enough..
but do you not appreciate, and understand the fact that they are one of the most influential bands in music, ever?

I agree... and you can't say that ANY band that age is "lame and irrelevant". Iron Maiden have been around for almost as long, and they're about as far from lame and irrelevant as you can get.

QUOTE(Podgie @ Jan 31 2008, 05:14 PM) [snapback]415391[/snapback]but do you not appreciate, and understand the fact that they are one of the most influential bands in music, ever?
I had this said to me today. In all honesty, i dont care for them. Okay they are the most influential band, but i find them terribly boring. Just because they are hige, you dont have to respect them. I guess thats just me really. But i have go through a HUGE list of band and artists who are considered to be great, and ill hate them. Especially Jimi Hendrix, nothing at all in his music excites me.
I get told i should listen to a wider range of music, but i certainly do, i just dont all this rock god thing that people say. True to them, but not to me.

Everyone has their oppinions.. So you don't really like them, that's fair enough.
I just think that saying you really don't get the massive hype over them is a little stupid. No offence Fugue.
For Led Zeppelin fans, the band getting back together is massive.