coolio GNR Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 (edited) Led Zeppelin Guitarist Wants World TourBy ERIC TALMADGE – 1 hour ago TOKYO (AP) — Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page said Monday he was ready to take the iconic band on a world tour after burning up the stage at last month's reunion concert in London. But it probably won't be before September."The amount of work we put into O2 was what you would normally put into a world tour anyway," Page, 64, said of the intense rehearsing the band did for the Dec. 10 concert at London's O2 Arena.The band's three surviving members — Page, singer Robert Plant and bassist-keyboardist John Paul Jones — were joined at the sold-out benefit show by the late John Bonham's son Jason on drums.Page, who was in Japan to promote the new Zeppelin release, "Mothership," said the two-hour-plus concert was proof that Led Zeppelin can still perform at its best.He said the band, which formed in 1968, was ready musically to get back together and take it out on a wider run, but it was not clear when it would go on tour as the singer had other plans."Robert Plant has a parallel project and he is busy with that until September," Page said.Plant and bluegrass star Alison Krauss will begin their world tour with a run of shows in the southern U.S. this spring. The two released an album in October called "Raising Sand" that debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard chart in the U.S. The duo will tour Europe in May before returning for North American shows still to be announced for June and July.Page said the band set their standards very high before agreeing to do the reunion, their first in 20 years. Led Zeppelin broke up in 1980 after the elder Bonham's death.Page said they rehearsed for weeks, apprehensive that the cohesion they had in the 1970s when they were at their peak might be hard to rediscover."We wanted people who might not have even been alive in 1980 when we finished to understand what we were," he said.Page said all went well until he broke a finger in three places, forcing the band to postpone the show for several weeks."But we did the show, and it was great," he said. "It was instant in terms of chemistry."Source:http://uk.reuters.com/article/domesticNews...KT9054520080128 Edited January 28, 2008 by coolio GNR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevGNR666 Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 best news in decades. all bands planning to reunion should take this as a standard.if there's music to play then they should play it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
december pain Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 1. I'll believe it when they set up some dates2. Tickets are gonna be insane3. ITS LED FUCKING ZEPPELIN PLEAAASSEEE TOOOUUURRR!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shades Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 best news in decades. all bands planning to reunion should take this as a standard.if there's music to play then they should play it.You hear that Pink Floyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreblack Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 I'm with December Pain on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
&maverick Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 (edited) GREAT zeppelin can suck my dick.i dont plan to go to any of their shows. Edited January 29, 2008 by &maverick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevdo242 Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 GREAT zeppelin can suck my dick.i dont plan to go to any of their shows.You sir are a fanny.I'm sure the entire music listening public agrees with me. Cut your ears off and give them to a deaf person now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murray_TH Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 fanny.I'm just pleased that this word will work equally well on both sides of the... Atlantic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
&maverick Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 GREAT zeppelin can suck my dick.i dont plan to go to any of their shows.You sir are a fanny.I'm sure the entire music listening public agrees with me. Cut your ears off and give them to a deaf person now.<3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ88 Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 (edited) once again you guys are taking this out of proportion. Page said he wants to tour, the other 2 have said nothing. Your topic is misleading, nothing has been planned, so i dont know why you said they are.dont get your hopes up Edited January 29, 2008 by RJ88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spuffy78 Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Plant won't tour.He'll do one off reunions but that's it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaddisonmoore Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 surprised not many people have posted...sounds great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spuffy78 Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 (edited) Plant and bluegrass star Alison Krauss will begin their world tour with a run of shows in the southern U.S. this spring. The two released an album in October called "Raising Sand" that debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard chart in the U.S. The duo will tour Europe in May before returning for North American shows still to be announced for June and July.Zepp isn't touring. Edited January 29, 2008 by Axl98 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Nova Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 AWESOME!!!I'll be there...barring any unforseen catastrophe!!! I CANNOT WAIT!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Nova Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Plant and bluegrass star Alison Krauss will begin their world tour with a run of shows in the southern U.S. this spring. The two released an album in October called "Raising Sand" that debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard chart in the U.S. The duo will tour Europe in May before returning for North American shows still to be announced for June and July.Zepp isn't touring.I guess you have a problem reading:TOKYO (AP) — Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page said Monday he was ready to take the iconic band on a world tour after burning up the stage at last month's reunion concert in London. But it probably won't be before September."The amount of work we put into O2 was what you would normally put into a world tour anyway," Page, 64, said of the intense rehearsing the band did for the Dec. 10 concert at London's O2 Arena..........Page, who was in Japan to promote the new Zeppelin release, "Mothership," said the two-hour-plus concert was proof that Led Zeppelin can still perform at its best."Robert Plant has a parallel project and he is busy with that until September," Page said.His parallel project is the tour you are talking about....that is why it won't happen until September.....and of COURSE Plant will be all about it....it was usually Jimmy Page who was the reluctant one....not Plant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkyMonk Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 best news in decades. all bands planning to reunion should take this as a standard.if there's music to play then they should play it.You hear that Pink Floyd I was gonna say another band that this forum is about, but whatever. Yeah, Pink Floyd should kinda move their asses though.Nah, Pink Floyd have been playing their own music too long and are now as a result, permanently in coma's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevGNR666 Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 best news in decades. all bands planning to reunion should take this as a standard.if there's music to play then they should play it.You hear that Pink Floyd I was gonna say another band that this forum is about, but whatever. Yeah, Pink Floyd should kinda move their asses though.Nah, Pink Floyd have been playing their own music too long and are now as a result, permanently in coma's. The difference with pink floyd is that they hate each other...whereas it seems that the zeppelin crew is in pretty good standing with one another Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spuffy78 Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Look I want Zepp to tour as much as the next guy but sadly it's not going to happen.Page, has said he wants to do a another studio album doesn't mean Plant's up for it.If Plant himself says he'll tour and I see tour dates I'll believe it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolio GNR Posted January 29, 2008 Author Share Posted January 29, 2008 Everyone, I apologize for the misleading title....I guess I was just so excited that I didn't even pay attention to what I was writing. I apologize.But you have to admit that this is the closest that we have ever gotten! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bax Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Look I want Zepp to tour as much as the next guy but sadly it's not going to happen.Page, has said he wants to do a another studio album doesn't mean Plant's up for it.If Plant himself says he'll tour and I see tour dates I'll believe it.My sentiments exactly. I'd love to see it, but there hasn't been any confirmation and I'm not getting my hopes up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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