Ursa Majoris Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 (edited) One benefit concert just announced - check out how many people tried to register for tickets. Led Zeppelin is reuniting for a charity concert at London's O2 Arena on Nov. 26. The British rock band's three surviving members -- Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones -- will be joined by Jason Bonham, son of their late drummer, John Bonham. The event at the 20,000-capacity venue is in aid of the Ahmet Ertegun Education Fund, which provides scholarships to universities in the United States, the United Kingdom and Turkey. The late Ertegun was the co-founder of Atlantic Records. "During the Zeppelin years, Ahmet Ertegun was a major foundation of solidarity and accord," Plant, 59, said in a statement. Led Zeppelin formed in 1968, named after an in-joke that the band's heavy sound would "go down like a lead balloon." The group has sold more than 300 million albums, pioneering heavy-metal music with songs such as "Whole Lotta Love" and "Stairway to Heaven." Pete Townshend of the Who, former Rolling Stone Bill Wyman and his Rhythm Kings, Foreigner and Paolo Nutini will also play at the concert. All were mentored by Ertegun. Nutini, 20, was the last British artist he signed. Tickets will cost $254 and fans can register at www.ahmettribute.com for a chance to get some. Hours after the concert was announced, an estimated 20 million fans around the world had tried to register and the site had crashed. Successful applicants will be notified by Oct. 1. Led Zeppelin broke up after drummer Bonham died, at 32, in 1980. Ertegun died in New York last December from a head injury suffered when he fell backstage at a Rolling Stones concert in October. He was 83. And most of them willing to travel across the world to be there. Edited September 13, 2007 by Ursa Majoris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowboutthemCowboys Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 20 million? WOW. On a semi related note -- I was flipping through the channels last weekend and saw something about a women's band called Lez Zeppilin. You guys ever here of them? I only caught a few minutes of it but I was pretty impressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirate lookin' at 40 Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 I was never a big zep fan, but it's cool that they're going to play together again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargerz Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 Get the Led out, baby!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheikYerbuti Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 If you can't get it done with "Houses of the Holy", you can't get it done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Controller Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 Thunder of the Gods Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isleseeya Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 A very special band and one I would love to see play anytime , anyplace Man the history they have and what they produced is amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Cid Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 I'm proud to think I may have crashed that server. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Irish Doggy Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 Hey, hey baby when you walk that way, watch your honey drip, I can't keep away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcat2334 Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 Get the Led out, baby!!!!! what I would give to see them live - the BEST band of all-time, and it isn not even close IMO. Their catalog is unrivaled Amazing to hear them now, putting that music out 30 years ago...... timeless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 Meh, they're no Van Halen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargerz Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 Meh, they're no Van Halen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 somebody told me the other day robert plant is doing some sort of project with allison krauss, of all people. can anyone confirm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted September 14, 2007 Author Share Posted September 14, 2007 somebody told me the other day robert plant is doing some sort of project with allison krauss, of all people. can anyone confirm? It would seem you are correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxfactor Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 I've been screamin' for years about wanting them to do a reuinion tour with Jason Bonham on the drum kit. Now if we can only get them to consider a tour and not just a one night show. I saw an article that threw out the figures of the Page-Plant tour. Matching the tour dates from that tour and what they could get for tickets now, the figure was something like 232 mil. That's some serious cashflow. I'd shell out a few c-notes to see them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted September 15, 2007 Author Share Posted September 15, 2007 I've been screamin' for years about wanting them to do a reuinion tour with Jason Bonham on the drum kit. Now if we can only get them to consider a tour and not just a one night show. I saw an article that threw out the figures of the Page-Plant tour. Matching the tour dates from that tour and what they could get for tickets now, the figure was something like 232 mil. That's some serious cashflow. I'd shell out a few c-notes to see them. I've always said I wouldn't think twice about shelling out $1,000 to see either Zeppelin or Pink Floyd. Recently saw Roger Waters and the show was worth more than double what I actually paid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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