Robert Plant Will Not Tour With Led Zeppelin

It's a sad day for Led Zeppelin fans: Robert Plant has announced that he will not tour with Led Zeppelin in the coming year, in fact, will not tour at all for the next two years.

From RobertPlant.com:

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss are currently touring the USA on the last leg of their 'Raising Sand' tour. They played a benefit concert in Oklahoma City for victims of Hurricane Ike last Friday; Austin,Texas last Saturday and tomorrow they play Portland, Oregon before finishing the tour in Saratoga, California on October 5th.

After those dates, Robert has no intention whatsoever of touring with anyone for at least the next two years. Contrary to a spate of recent reports, Robert Plant will not be touring or recording with Led Zeppelin. Anyone buying tickets online to any such event will be buying bogus tickets.

“It‘s both frustrating and ridiculous for this story to continue to
rear its head when all the musicians that surround the story are keen to get on with their individual projects and move forward,” Robert Plant said.

“I wish Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and Jason Bonham nothing but success with any future projects,” he added.

So that is that, it appears. Either Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and Jason Bonham go out with someone else, or the Zeppelin dream is over for now.

Robert Plant Will Not Tour With Led Zeppelin

It's a sad day for Led Zeppelin fans: Robert Plant has announced that he will not tour with Led Zeppelin in the coming year, in fact, will not tour at all for the next two years.

From RobertPlant.com:

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss are currently touring the USA on the last leg of their 'Raising Sand' tour. They played a benefit concert in Oklahoma City for victims of Hurricane Ike last Friday; Austin,Texas last Saturday and tomorrow they play Portland, Oregon before finishing the tour in Saratoga, California on October 5th.

After those dates, Robert has no intention whatsoever of touring with anyone for at least the next two years. Contrary to a spate of recent reports, Robert Plant will not be touring or recording with Led Zeppelin. Anyone buying tickets online to any such event will be buying bogus tickets.

“It‘s both frustrating and ridiculous for this story to continue to
rear its head when all the musicians that surround the story are keen to get on with their individual projects and move forward,” Robert Plant said.

“I wish Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and Jason Bonham nothing but success with any future projects,” he added.

So that is that, it appears. Either Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and Jason Bonham go out with someone else, or the Zeppelin dream is over for now.

Led Zeppelin to Tour

As always, take such stories with a grain of salt. However, something seems to be happening in camp Zeppelin, and The Sun and Daily Telegraph are reporting that Robert Plant and the boys are making arrangements for a summer 2009 tour:

ROCK legends LED ZEPPELIN are set for a reunion tour after singer ROBERT PLANT finally caved in and agreed to join them.

Guitarist JIMMY PAGE, 64, bassist JOHN PAUL JONES, 62, and drummer JASON BONHAM, 42, had resigned themselves to touring without Plant.

They even rehearsed with stand-in singers - and one American was so impressive they were confident they could hit the road next year without Plant.

That was what finally persuaded him to return.

A source revealed: “The rest of the band had all but given up on Robert joining them, but they were determined to go ahead so had started to seriously explore other avenues.

“When Robert realised the band were serious about doing it without him, it made him think long and hard.

“He realised he couldn’t face the thought of not being involved.

“The band were over the moon when he told them the news.

“They are now forging ahead with the tour plans and they can’t wait to get on the road.”

Again, this is just rumour at this stage but I have an old adage when I write about politics, it's not about the polls, it's about what the politicians do. When Jason Bonham left his day job with Foreigner, that spoke volumes. Something is up, here's hoping this is what.

Led Zeppelin to Tour

As always, take such stories with a grain of salt. However, something seems to be happening in camp Zeppelin, and The Sun and Daily Telegraph are reporting that Robert Plant and the boys are making arrangements for a summer 2009 tour:

ROCK legends LED ZEPPELIN are set for a reunion tour after singer ROBERT PLANT finally caved in and agreed to join them.

Guitarist JIMMY PAGE, 64, bassist JOHN PAUL JONES, 62, and drummer JASON BONHAM, 42, had resigned themselves to touring without Plant.

They even rehearsed with stand-in singers - and one American was so impressive they were confident they could hit the road next year without Plant.

That was what finally persuaded him to return.

A source revealed: “The rest of the band had all but given up on Robert joining them, but they were determined to go ahead so had started to seriously explore other avenues.

“When Robert realised the band were serious about doing it without him, it made him think long and hard.

“He realised he couldn’t face the thought of not being involved.

“The band were over the moon when he told them the news.

“They are now forging ahead with the tour plans and they can’t wait to get on the road.”

Again, this is just rumour at this stage but I have an old adage when I write about politics, it's not about the polls, it's about what the politicians do. When Jason Bonham left his day job with Foreigner, that spoke volumes. Something is up, here's hoping this is what.

Zeppelin Yes, Robert Plant... No?

Could it be true? Could Led Zeppelin be considering the almost unthinkable, a tour with a singer other than Robert Plant?

This story comes from London newspaper The Sun, who apparently have a bit of a dodgy reputation. So take it, for now, with a grain of salt:

LED ZEPPELIN frontman ROBERT PLANT is to be given an ultimatum by his bandmates – join us on tour or we’ll replace you.

Zep guitarist JIMMY PAGE, bassist JOHN PAUL JONES and drummer JASON BONHAM have been busy recently rehearsing in West London’s Ritz Studio and using stand-in vocalists.

And one American singer has been so impressive the other band members are confident they could hit the road next year WITHOUT their iconic frontman...

A source said: “Jimmy, Jason and John are determined a tour will go ahead next year.

As said before, take it for what it's worth. However, when Jason Bonham left Foreigner, that action suggested something was up, so perhaps there's some truth here.

Zeppelin Yes, Robert Plant... No?

Could it be true? Could Led Zeppelin be considering the almost unthinkable, a tour with a singer other than Robert Plant?

This story comes from London newspaper The Sun, who apparently have a bit of a dodgy reputation. So take it, for now, with a grain of salt:

LED ZEPPELIN frontman ROBERT PLANT is to be given an ultimatum by his bandmates – join us on tour or we’ll replace you.

Zep guitarist JIMMY PAGE, bassist JOHN PAUL JONES and drummer JASON BONHAM have been busy recently rehearsing in West London’s Ritz Studio and using stand-in vocalists.

And one American singer has been so impressive the other band members are confident they could hit the road next year WITHOUT their iconic frontman...

A source said: “Jimmy, Jason and John are determined a tour will go ahead next year.

As said before, take it for what it's worth. However, when Jason Bonham left Foreigner, that action suggested something was up, so perhaps there's some truth here.

Was That the Door Opening a Crack.

Robert Plant has reportedly told GQ magazine that he has no objection to
doing another reunion with Led Zeppelin, it's the bureaucracy involved that
puts him off:

From Contact Music

Rocker ROBERT PLANT has not ruled out another reunion with his band LED
ZEPPELIN - insisting it's the bureaucracy involved that puts him off the
idea.
The Kashmir hitmakers have been dogged by rumours of a world tour since they
reformed for a one-off gig in London last year (Dec07) - their first concert
in 19 years.
But singer Plant, who is currently touring with bluegrass star Alison
Krauss, has so far refused to agree to hit the road with the legendary group
again.
And he insists it's not the idea of a reunion which he is opposed to - it's
the paperwork that accompanies every live show.
He tells Britain's GQ magazine, "The endless paperwork was like nothing I've
experienced before. I've kept every one of the emails that were exchanged
before the concert and I'm thinking of compiling them for a book, which I
feel sure would be hailed as a sort of literary version of Spinal Tap
(semi-fictional heavy metal band featured in spoof documentary This Is
Spinal Tap).
"Led Zeppelin's never been about the fans. We've always been about four guys
coming together to make thrilling, disturbing rock 'n' roll. On our own
terms."

Was That the Door Opening a Crack.

Robert Plant has reportedly told GQ magazine that he has no objection to
doing another reunion with Led Zeppelin, it's the bureaucracy involved that
puts him off:

From Contact Music

Rocker ROBERT PLANT has not ruled out another reunion with his band LED
ZEPPELIN - insisting it's the bureaucracy involved that puts him off the
idea.
The Kashmir hitmakers have been dogged by rumours of a world tour since they
reformed for a one-off gig in London last year (Dec07) - their first concert
in 19 years.
But singer Plant, who is currently touring with bluegrass star Alison
Krauss, has so far refused to agree to hit the road with the legendary group
again.
And he insists it's not the idea of a reunion which he is opposed to - it's
the paperwork that accompanies every live show.
He tells Britain's GQ magazine, "The endless paperwork was like nothing I've
experienced before. I've kept every one of the emails that were exchanged
before the concert and I'm thinking of compiling them for a book, which I
feel sure would be hailed as a sort of literary version of Spinal Tap
(semi-fictional heavy metal band featured in spoof documentary This Is
Spinal Tap).
"Led Zeppelin's never been about the fans. We've always been about four guys
coming together to make thrilling, disturbing rock 'n' roll. On our own
terms."