He also looks a bit like Micheal Caine.
Posted on 10/15/2002 6:22:41 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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.”
Hey, the Stones still tour and Keith Richards has been dead for twenty years now. Take one look at him and tell me he isn't...
He also looks a bit like Micheal Caine.
At $100 it will be a steal. I'm betting they'll be closer to $250. I mean, its Led Zeppelin after all, minus Bonzo. Without him, it won't be the same, but it will be close. Say what you will about the Beatles, I certainly love them, but I'd be more inclined to take in Jimmy Page at this point than Paul McCartney.
Hope they come to Detroit!
Last time I saw Jimmy Page he looked like Elvis in '77. I'm skeptical but I'd pay the $100 to see them together in concert again.
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Seriously, the Zeppelin was one of my favorite bands, and rumors of a reunion have swirled for 20 years. It would be nice if they pulled it off.
Hey, it worked for KISS, the Stones, The Who, and a host of OTHER bands. It seems that whatever breaks them up in their binge days is less important as they get more mature and sense their own mortality.
Only six million pounds? LOL. A Zep reunion will pocket a LOT more than that, believe me.
Their fourth album is what defines the term "classic". BRILLIANT work.
So what? They'll hire Keith Moon or somebody like that!
LOl. They're getting up there in age but I'd pay money to see them no matter. They bring back a lot of good memories from my time growing up in the seventies.
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