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The House of the Holy

The House of the Holy

Zeppelin to play Bonnaroo?

This report first surfaced on the weekend, but I didn't buy it, so I didn't post it. I have changed my mind - I will post it: still not buying it.

Led Zeppelin will play its first U.S. show since July 24, 1977, this June at the Bonnaroo festival in Manchester, Tenn., according to an email published in industry commentator Bob Lefsetz's newsletter.

The best part of the story?

The report also says Metallica will headline the event.

Led Zeppelin and Metallica will play the same event, and Metallica will headline? Think even the guys in Metallica would believe that line?

Bonnaroo takes place in June in Tennessee, and is one of those all weekend events: bring your tent and sleeping bag middle aged Zeppelin fans! It runs from Thursday evening until Late Sunday and has six stages. John Paul Jones was all over last years Bonaroo, playing with Ben Harper, Government Mule, Uncle Earle and Gillian Welch (video of which are all available at youtube).

Zeppelin to play Bonnaroo?

This report first surfaced on the weekend, but I didn't buy it, so I didn't post it. I have changed my mind - I will post it: still not buying it.

Led Zeppelin will play its first U.S. show since July 24, 1977, this June at the Bonnaroo festival in Manchester, Tenn., according to an email published in industry commentator Bob Lefsetz's newsletter.

The best part of the story?

The report also says Metallica will headline the event.

Led Zeppelin and Metallica will play the same event, and Metallica will headline? Think even the guys in Metallica would believe that line?

Bonnaroo takes place in June in Tennessee, and is one of those all weekend events: bring your tent and sleeping bag middle aged Zeppelin fans! It runs from Thursday evening until Late Sunday and has six stages. John Paul Jones was all over last years Bonaroo, playing with Ben Harper, Government Mule, Uncle Earle and Gillian Welch (video of which are all available at youtube).

News from the last week

It's been slow posting the past few days, but their were a couple of items that deserved attention:

First comes word that rehearsals go poorly. Robert Plant is struggling with the high notes and Jimmy Page is having trouble with the re-arrangements they have had to do to for Plant's singing difficulties.

That itself may not really be a story, but when this emerged a day earlier, suddenly something is up:

LED ZEPPELIN frontman Robert Plant has told Rolling Stone magazine that he plans to hit the road in early 2008 with bluegrass star Alison Krauss to promote the pair's collaborative CD, "Raising Sand". In addition to the "Raising Sand" material, they'll perform songs from their catalogs — including LED ZEPPELIN's "When the Levee Breaks" and "Black Dog"

As rumour always suggested a tour would be decided based on how things went for the 02 show, and the 02 rehearsals appear to be going poorly, you have to wonder if Plant has bailed from any possible tour.

The Robert Plant Alison Krauss report lists a tour starting in April and through he summer, which pretty much rules out a Zeppelin tour.

Meanwhile Plant is adamant that there will be no Zeppelin tour:

There’ll be one show and that’ll be it. We need one last great show because we’ve done some [reunion] shows and they’ve been crap.

I hate to say it, but a Zeppelin tour looks less likely as this week begins than last.

And in the "oooh, it really makes me wonder" department, will the boys be sending five copies to their mothers?

News from the last week

It's been slow posting the past few days, but their were a couple of items that deserved attention:

First comes word that rehearsals go poorly. Robert Plant is struggling with the high notes and Jimmy Page is having trouble with the re-arrangements they have had to do to for Plant's singing difficulties.

That itself may not really be a story, but when this emerged a day earlier, suddenly something is up:

LED ZEPPELIN frontman Robert Plant has told Rolling Stone magazine that he plans to hit the road in early 2008 with bluegrass star Alison Krauss to promote the pair's collaborative CD, "Raising Sand". In addition to the "Raising Sand" material, they'll perform songs from their catalogs — including LED ZEPPELIN's "When the Levee Breaks" and "Black Dog"

As rumour always suggested a tour would be decided based on how things went for the 02 show, and the 02 rehearsals appear to be going poorly, you have to wonder if Plant has bailed from any possible tour.

The Robert Plant Alison Krauss report lists a tour starting in April and through he summer, which pretty much rules out a Zeppelin tour.

Meanwhile Plant is adamant that there will be no Zeppelin tour:

There’ll be one show and that’ll be it. We need one last great show because we’ve done some [reunion] shows and they’ve been crap.

I hate to say it, but a Zeppelin tour looks less likely as this week begins than last.

And in the "oooh, it really makes me wonder" department, will the boys be sending five copies to their mothers?