Jimmy Page: Led Zeppelin Reunion Tour Never Materialised Because Robert Plant Was Too Busy
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Wednesday, 21 November 2012 |
Written by Elliott Batte
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After Led Zeppelin’s epic 2007 reunion concert in London’s O2 Arena, fans and music bosses everywhere predicted (and hoped) that the band would set out on tour. Now it’s been revealed that even legendary guitarist Jimmy Page thought there may have been a few more shows - but it was singer Robert Plant who dashed plans for a tour.
Zeppelin answered the prayers of just about every rocker under the sun when they revealed their plans for a reunion concert in 2007, which featured John Bonham’s son Jason (and briefly Dave Grohl) on drums. With a lot of hard work and money ploughed into the show, Jones, Bonham, and Page were all ready to hit the road - but Page was ‘too busy’ to commit.
Speaking to Rolling Stone, Page revealed: “Some of us thought we would be continuing, that there were going to be more concerts in the not-too-distant future, because there was a lot of work being put into the show. [But Plant] was busy. He was doing his Alison Krauss project. I wasn't fully aware it was going to be launched at the same time.
“So what do you do in a situation like that? I'd been working with the other two guys for the percentage of the rehearsals at the O2. We were connecting well. The weakness was that none of us sang. We didn't do any professional recording. We just had a little digital recorder. I thought it was good. I wasn't going to away from it. But the weakness came up again. It was, 'We gotta have a singer.'”
It was then that the group tried to recruit Aerosmith star Steven Tyler and Alter Bridge singer Myles Kennedy to provide vocals for the group, but this plan was short lived, and was abandoned in 2009.
Talking of the ill-fated idea, Page said: “It sounded premature. I could see what way it was going. Various people thought we should go on tour. I thought we needed a good, credible album, not do something that sounded like we were trying to milk the O2.”
He added: “The timing wasn't the best. We had put so much toward the O2. And the three of us were catching up with stuff. It was very good, seriously promising. But there was this other thing going on. And that's it.”
So, if you were ever wondering - and we’re sure you were - why the Zep never made it on tour, Page has answered your questions. Unfortunately, he also recently revealed something that will tear the hearts of Zep fans in half - saying that it was very unlikely that they’ll perform together again ever.
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