New Song Not a Mystery

Warning - possible setlist spoiler

Yesterday all the media sites were rather breathlessly reporting that Jimmy Page had stated that Led Zeppelin would play a song never played before song. Turns out this isn't really news, nor mysterious, as Page had already revealed the song in the January 2008 issue of Guitar World the magazine where last week it was being reported Jimmy was hinting about a possible tour.

Here's another quote from the same interview, regarding the mysterious, never before played song:

One surprise is that we're going to play "For Your Life," which we've never played in concert. I don't think we've played it any other time than when we recorded it. It's quite a tricky piece of music, so I'm pleased we're doing it.

And the first song they rehearsed?

... I think it was "Houses of the Holy."

New Song Not a Mystery

Warning - possible setlist spoiler

Yesterday all the media sites were rather breathlessly reporting that Jimmy Page had stated that Led Zeppelin would play a song never played before song. Turns out this isn't really news, nor mysterious, as Page had already revealed the song in the January 2008 issue of Guitar World the magazine where last week it was being reported Jimmy was hinting about a possible tour.

Here's another quote from the same interview, regarding the mysterious, never before played song:

One surprise is that we're going to play "For Your Life," which we've never played in concert. I don't think we've played it any other time than when we recorded it. It's quite a tricky piece of music, so I'm pleased we're doing it.

And the first song they rehearsed?

... I think it was "Houses of the Holy."

Zeppelin to Play New Song

or just one they have never played live before?

Jimmy Page has stated the band rehearsed a song they never performed before:

There's one number that we rehearsed, I assume that it will make it to the Dome, that we never played at any point in time. It dates from when the band was together between 1968 and 1980. It's a really intense number.

He is already on record as stating they rehearsed Houses of the Holy, did they ever perform that song live? If so, Fool in the Rain strikes me as a good choice: it still gets radio play and Robert Plant performed it with Pearl Jam in 2005 at the House of Blues in Chicago.

Perhaps, however (and a lot of websites seem to be interpreting the comments thus) he means a new song, never performed, never recorded.

Three weeks until we have the answer.

Zeppelin to Play New Song

or just one they have never played live before?

Jimmy Page has stated the band rehearsed a song they never performed before:

There's one number that we rehearsed, I assume that it will make it to the Dome, that we never played at any point in time. It dates from when the band was together between 1968 and 1980. It's a really intense number.

He is already on record as stating they rehearsed Houses of the Holy, did they ever perform that song live? If so, Fool in the Rain strikes me as a good choice: it still gets radio play and Robert Plant performed it with Pearl Jam in 2005 at the House of Blues in Chicago.

Perhaps, however (and a lot of websites seem to be interpreting the comments thus) he means a new song, never performed, never recorded.

Three weeks until we have the answer.