Led Zeppelin To Tour… But Not As Led Zeppelin
Jimmy Page’s management deny ‘Led Zeppelin’ tour as John Paul Jones says they’re about to hit the road.
“Whatever this is, it is not Led Zeppelin. Not without the involvement of Robert Plant.”
John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Jason Bonham look certain to tour, however. As we’ve previously mentioned, Altar Bridge singer Myles Kennedy has been in the frame to replace Plant, as has Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell. It’s now also reported that Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler may fill the Zep frontman’s shoes.
In whichever form the band will take, bassist John Paul Jones certainly thinks they’ll be taking to the road sometime soon. eGigs.co.uk are reporting that Jones, while taking part in a guitar show in Exeter, said:
"I'm afraid there's no final answer yet. Jimmy, Jason and I are actually rehearsing and we've had the odd singer come in and have a bash. But we really hope that something is going to happen soon because we really want to do it and we're having a lot of fun just rehearsing.
"We really want to do something and Robert doesn't want to do this for the moment. I don't really know what his plans are. He really doesn't want to make loud music anymore. But what we've done so far sounds absolutely fantastic”.
So what do you think? Have they just ditched the weakest link or is Zep not Zep without Percy Plant?
Tagged as Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Soundgarden, Rumours
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