Posted on 11/17/2007 7:58:01 AM PST by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
Led Zeppelin have given a clear hint that they are thinking about staging a full-scale tour after their reunion gig next month.
Speaking to Guitar World magazine in the States, guitarist Jimmy Page suggested the one-off show may lead to something bigger.
"It's a bit silly not to because there is such massive demand," he said.
Until now, the band had said they were only planning to do the one show at the O2 Dome, in honour of Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun.
But following what Page described as the "overwhelming" reaction to the show, clearly they are re-thinking things. It's estimated up to 20 million people applied for just 18,000 tickets.
"It's a bit selfish to do just one show. If that's it, we probably shouldn't have taken the genie out of the bottle," he said.
The show has been delayed while Page rests a broken finger on his left hand. He got the injury when he tripped over a paving slab in the dark.
"The light was very dim and I tripped over something and I landed on various bits of my anatomy but of course the crucial part was left hand, little finger," Page has previously told Sky News.
The rescheduled gig at the O2 Arena will now take place on December 10.
I played Stairway to Freebird in an audition once - pissed the bass player off but I got the gig ;’}
I sat and talked with John Paul Jones in 1977 when they were in town for the concert. he offered me back stage passes. called me the next day to apologize and tell me he couldn’t do that for me.
Nice to talk to sweet....
I didn’t know who I was talking to til afterwards cause my parents wouldn’t let me listen to any rock and or roll, EVER.
Well it’s the old hippie, sexual liberation, “peace love dove” will save the world, mold that Zeppelin at times falls into. They were a product of that time and culture. The long hair then was a visual sign of rebellion and counter culture values. Zeppelin was mostly a psychedelic blues band, not the Karen Carpenter type top 40 band that would perform for Richard Nixon. Zeppelin couldn’t even conform to standard radio format and they never had a hit single. They were very experimental and the opposite of most the identifiable conservative music at the time: Frank Sinatra. Spinal Tap’s chauffeur is the type of conservative that buys into the Sinatra trip and is made into a joke in the movie, just as is the wealthy industrialist Libosky in The Big Libosky. These are conservative stereotypes that have been handed down through time.
I heard Countrywide Mortgage is going to handle the ticket financing.
Lol!
Friend of mine here in nashville is skynyrd’s booker...we get to see them a lot
they are so tight after all these years
medlock’s daughter here is in my girl’s group of pals
small town
The more I listen to Raising Sand, the more I like it. At first, it dragged, but when you REALLY start listening, it’s just awesome. ‘Course, being a Zeppelin fan from way back, and a recent (last 7 years or so) fan of bluegrass, Alison and Plant are just TOO GOOD~
I caught Pink Floyd's "The Wall" concert at the Nassau Colosseum back in 79 or 80. I was a senior in high school. I have to say that until I saw Paul Simon's "Graceland" concert at Radio City Music Hall, "The Wall" was the best concert I've ever been to, both for the performance and the sound.
BTW, if you love Pink Floyd, you might want to get the (recently released) Pulse DVD, as well as the new David Gilmour DVDs, including the On an Island CD with the performance DVD. They're all pretty awesome. And Richard Wright performs on the Gilmour DVDs, though Nick Mason isn't there...
Mark
Yep. I'm one too. 9/11 changed me from a "fence-sitter" to a conservative. I do however, still have my Rock-n-Roll roots and don't intend to give that up. Heck, even Ted Nugent is one of us.
Nice solo at the beginning. It’s a great song done well on stage. You really DID help change my perception of Pink Floyd. As I stated earlier, I always thought they would be weak live but now see that they aren’t. Somewhere around here I have the Pulse CD, guess I’ll dig it out and give it a listen. I received it as a gift a long time ago but never really played it. A BIG mistake. Thanks again.
Can't they knock off the childish squabbling for their fans. We love them and want to see them on tour again. What don't they understand about that.
I read an interview with David Gilmour after the "Live 8" reunion. According to sources, Waters would really like to get together again (the socialist decided that cubic yards of money isn't such a bad thing after all), but David Gilmour isn't interested. In the interview, he pretty much said that he's in a different place in his life, working with his wife on material, and he's just not interested in revisiting that part of his life. Of course, when he tours, he still plays old Pink Floyd...
Mark
Gilmour is a nice guy....puts his money where his mouth is...to the left naturally.
His wife is a major sec-prog fembot.
Waters....there is no greater ego.
Gee, ya think?
"The other blokes, they work for me"
Roger Waters, referring to the other members of Pink Floyd
Mark
I was supposed to see them in November 1980, when they were coming to Pittsburgh. It would’ve been my first rock concert. I saw Robert Plant in a solo tour as well as the Plant/Page concert when they came to town. It would be nice to actually see them playing all the old Zep songs.
I think that the Pretty Things (or Hawkwind?) played some show in a rural area of England with Led Zepplin. The band above went on first and was roundly booed offstage, largely because of their long hair.
If I recall the annecdote correctly, Led Zepplin was the other band on the bill and was also booed offstage in under 20 minutes cause of the long hair...
A near riot. Remember that was the era of Teds and even early (non-racist) skinheads.
Yea - I was pretty psyched as this would have been my first time seeing them. Because they only did 3.25 songs, I dont think it qualifies as a whole concert! Hopefully this reunion tour is for real - I’ll definitely be there.
Like you stated, I’ve read Waters turned into a bit of a nutjob. He’s difficult now and lives in La La Land somewhere and Gilmour doesn’t want to work him—rightfully so.
self ping
Yep, Toni Tenille and Bruce Johnston both sang backing vocals on “The Show Must Go On” and “Waiting For the Worms.” Roger Waters wanted the whole Beach Boys to sing backing for him, but they apparently thought he was kidding when he asked...
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