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Title: Wanna' Whole Lotta' $ (Zep Reunion)


eStragand - January 31, 2007 09:00 PM (GMT)
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LEGENDARY rockers Led Zeppelin are set to re-group after 22 years for a money-spinning stadium tour of America.

The three surviving members — singer Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page and bassist John Paul Jones — plan to hit the road next summer.

The trio hope to pocket £6.4million for the shows.

Robert, 54, Jimmy, 58, and 56-year-old John Paul met two weeks ago at the offices of their management firm Trinifold.

They buried the hatchet over Page and Plant’s 1990s tour, which John Paul only learned about from a newspaper.

A band insider said last night: “If the right offer comes up they will do it.”

Trinifold added: “Jimmy is itching to do something, but there is nothing firm yet.”

Zeppelin split in 1980 after a booze binge killed drummer John Bonham.

His son Jason is set to play drums on the tour.

The band, famed for songs like Stairway to Heaven and Whole Lotta Love, are second only to the Beatles in worldwide album sales.

They still hold records for crowds at their 1970s concerts.

A music industry insider said: “They had so many hits that I am sure the reunion would be a major success.”


It's about 18 years too late. Zep was still played on AOR/Rock radio into the mid-90's, but ever since the awful 1994 Page/Plant debacle, they've been regulated to the VH1/Classic Rock crowd.

But hey, with all the reunions taking place (all the way down to bands like the James Gang), there's apparently money to be made.

At least they're bringing John Paul Jones along, this time. This line-up has been rumored since 1988, so it's about time they finally decided to do it. I won't be in line.

SamoaRowe - January 31, 2007 09:04 PM (GMT)
They still get tons of radio play on the local rock stations in New Hampshire. I'm actually pretty psyched about this, and I might have to go.

whitemilesdavis - January 31, 2007 09:30 PM (GMT)
They still get tons of play here, but Jason Bonham is not John Bonham. Hire a decent session drummer and do the thing right.

Big F'N Swigg - January 31, 2007 09:52 PM (GMT)
I'd go.

whitemilesdavis - January 31, 2007 09:57 PM (GMT)
Oh, no doubt.




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