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Led Zeppelin Turned Down $14 Million for "Desert Trip" Gigs
"According to The Pulse Of Radio and Showbiz411.com, Zeppelin turned down $14 million for two reunion performances. Jimmy Page said yes and Robert Plant chose to pass. So now you know which member of Zep to blame..."
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Damn
That would have been sweet...
who to blame? yeah,Page-if there is one person i respect in the music business it's Robert Plant.bringing out this fake Led Zeppelin to cash in for a night would be a joke.
it's not Led Zeppelin,you're defrauding the public if you do it and there is only one reason-money.
One of his best lines was when asked "why don't you just use Jason Bonham and continue on?' he said"because he's not as good as his dad" it's not Led Zeppelin without Bonzo,plain and simple.It would be as if Page died and you brought in another guitar player with the other three and tried to sell it for a cash grab.
I love Jimmy Page,i've seen him with Zep,the Firm,his solo tour,hell,i own the Death Wish soundtrack but he's got to get past this-it's over.when Bonham died ,Led Zeppelin died,but no matter how many times Robert tries to tell him he can't let it go.
if Jimmy would face reality he could've started a new band and called it the Yardirds and put out some great rock and roll.he could've had his pick of players from the Robinson brothers to who knows who.but damn,trying to bring it back,even auditioning Steven Tyler on vocals,that's fckng embarrassing.
OK so you're right about LZ being over.
But... there was this show a while back... and then a live album and a live video from that show...
So that's a bit curious, Plant saying "because he's not as good as his dad" when clearly he was for that week or so. What a load. Jason was AWESOME. He was so awesome that... they released a live album and video of it.
Jason did say this though, which is probably the truth:
“He told me, ‘It doesn’t matter how great you are on the drums, Jason. I love you to bits, and you play absolutely amazing. But John was the drummer in Led Zeppelin, and John was part of me and Jimmy and John Paul. We shared something very, very special.'”
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There's also the fact that that was a tribute concert for Ahmet Ertegun, which his widow had asked them to perform, so not just a show for the sake of a show. Jason was terrific that night (I was there), but there's a difference between that, and Jason as the fourth member of an ongoing band that continues to create new music, which seems to be the only way Plant would have entertained the idea. The difference, in other words, between Jason re-creating his dad's work, and Jason contributing with the other three to the creation of something new.
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I received an email/shipping notification two days ago that my pass for weekend one has been sent out.
Originating in Tempe Arizona, should be arriving here at home in SoCal today!
I got a notice they shipped my bus pass.......not the tickets/wristbands yet though......
bus pass? Is that from the parking area to the venue? And how much is that? Please explain.
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Zeppelin will return for a Tour.
Both Page and Plat wanted to last year but John Paul Jones had a commitment.
They will be back and Jason Bonhom will be the drummer.
TAKE THIS AS A FACT
IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN
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It will happen.
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It will happen.
.....a done deal????
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It will happen.
.....a done deal????
I wish I could remember the article or the program where they were talking with
page and plant.
They had agreed to do it but JP Jones had committed to do some type of opera or
something and was to last a year or so once it actually started.
And the attitude was they would tour when he was freed up.
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I would bet my left _______ that in 2017 The mighty LED ZEPPELIN will have
released their tour plans
Remember this post and buy me a beer at the SHOWS!
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I would bet my left _______ that in 2017 The mighty LED ZEPPELIN will have
released their tour plans
Remember this post and buy me a beer at the SHOWS!
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J.J.Flash
There's no way John Paul Jones is holding all the cards and preventing a zepp tour. That's like Darryl Jones making the Stones wait a year because he needs some me time.
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Woz
LOLOL! JPJ and the Opera bit was back in 2014. He's currently sitting on his backside doing nothing because nothing is what is on the horizon for Led Zeppelin. It's all in the rear view mirror.
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There's no way John Paul Jones is holding all the cards and preventing a zepp tour. That's like Darryl Jones making the Stones wait a year because he needs some me time.
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what I don't understand about all this is that there are "passes", "tickets" and "wristbands." What are each of these for and is it necessary to have all three to get into the shows? The Desert Trip site is not clear on this. Sorry for any cross posting but I hope someone can answer my questions.
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what I don't understand about all this is that there are "passes", "tickets" and "wristbands." What are each of these for and is it necessary to have all three to get into the shows? The Desert Trip site is not clear on this. Sorry for any cross posting but I hope someone can answer my questions.
plexi
When you buy a 3-day pass, they send you a 3-day pass wristband. They also sold a limited number of single day passes that have a single day wristband. No tickets. There is a one mile police-check perimeter around the venue and you can't get past that without a valid and activated (online) wristband.