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    Led Zeppelin reunion

    I've been hearing a lot of rumors about this happening, and while I was really hoping that it would be a full tour, maybe that will end up being the result if this goes well.

    Led Zeppelin to perform comeback gig

    By ROMINA SPINA, Associated Press Writer
    28 minutes ago

    LONDON - Led Zeppelin will perform a one-time comeback concert in memory of Ahmet Ertegun, a co-founder of Atlantic Records.

    The band will perform together for the first time in 19 years on Nov. 26, at London's The O2 venue, on the banks of the River Thames.

    Promoters said the concert would pay tribute to Ertegun — the label boss who popularized Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin and Led Zeppelin — who died in December at age 83.

    "During the Zeppelin years, Ahmet Ertegun was a major foundation of solidarity and accord," said Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant. "For us he was Atlantic Records and remained a close friend and conspirator."

    Ertegun, who co-founded the Atlantic Records label with Herb Abramson, signed Plant's band in 1968 and later snapped up the Rolling Stones.

    Led Zeppelin's remaining original members Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page and bassist John Paul Jones will headline the concert with late drummer John Bonham's son, Jason, on drums, organizers said Wednesday.

    The quartet is expected to perform a full set lasting up to two hours.

    Promoter Harvey Goldsmith said Led Zeppelin would play one show only and there was no commitment or discussion of playing beyond that.

    The Who's Pete Townshend, Bill Wyman, Foreigner and young Scottish singer Paolo Nutini — the last British act Ertegun signed — will also play at the tribute concert.

    All proceeds will go to the Ahmet Ertegun Education Fund to establish music scholarships for students at institutions in Britain, the United States and Turkey, Goldsmith said.
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    It's not a reunion without the real Bonzo.
    It's just that simple.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Uncle Mxy
    It's not a reunion without the real Bonzo.
    It's just that simple.
    Right on, Moxie. I thought they were totally classy by not replacing Bonzo and going out there as a different version.
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    In this way, at least, Led Zeppelin > The Who.

    In most other ways, I prefer The Who.

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    It took awhile, Swami, but you finally said something I disagree with. I think Led Zeppelin rulez The Who.
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    In most cases, you're 100% right. The Who began a slow decline into ball-gargling somewhere around the time of Tommy. I also really like early Led Zeppelin, like the first 2 albums especially. But the early Who was an incredible rock and roll machine. This is the only evidence I plan to offer in my defense:


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    Comparing Zeppelin to the Who is just blasphemous.

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    Did you see that video? Dude, come on. That's just sick.

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    Sex Pistols announce 30th anniversary gig

    Tue Sep 18, 8:08 AM ET

    LONDON (AFP) - Punk legends the Sex Pistols announced Tuesday that they will stage a one-off gig in November to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their controversial album "Never Mind the B*llocks".

    The band, who spearheaded the 1970s punk movement in England with singles like "Anarchy in the UK" and "Pretty Vacant", will play London's Brixton Academy on November 8, they said on a music paper's website.

    "Maybe it's because we're all Londoners, but there would be no Sex Pistol without dear old London town," colourful frontman John Lydon, aka Johnny Rotten, said on NME.com.

    "See you all at Brixton with proper feelings and proper people all around. From London Bridge to The Rose And Crown, all of Britain is welcome so come on down," he added.

    All four surviving members of the band -- Lydon, guitarist Steve Jones, drummer Paul Cook and bassist Glen Matlock -- will perform at the London gig, they said.

    The band's original bass player, Sid Vicious, died after a drug overdose in 1979.

    The Sex Pistols were formed in 1975 but split in 1978. They reformed in 1996, and their last concert together was in 2003. Tickets for the November concert will go on sale on Friday, September 21.
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