London: Led Zeppelin fans from around the world descended on London to see the legendary rock 'n' roll band perform a full set for the first time in nearly three decades on Monday.
Led by its three surviving members – singer Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page and bassist-keyboardist John Paul Jones, Led Zeppelin will be joined by the late John Bonham's son Jason on drums for the benefit show at London’s O2 Arena.
The band has not played a full set since 1980, the year John Bonham died after choking on his own vomit. Robbed of 'Bonzo's' pulsing drums, the band decided it couldn't go on and split up on December 4, 1980.
Now, with an estimated 20 million fans vying for tickets pared down to a lucky 18,000 or so, most of the rest are hoping for more tour dates.
But Plant, with his screeching, often unintelligible lyrics leading the way during the band's 12 years and eight studio albums, may be toughest of the three to be convinced that it's a good idea to go on tour.
“The whole idea of being on a cavalcade of merciless repetition is not what it's all about,” the 59-year-old Page told The Sunday Times.
That certainly won't be music to the ears of millions of fans who are hoping hear Stairway to Heaven, Whole Lotta Love and Kashmir in concert again.
Monday's show is dedicated to Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun, who died last year. Proceeds from the show are to go to the Ahmet Ertegun Education Fund, which provides scholarships to universities in the United States, Britain and Turkey.
The show was originally scheduled for November 26, but was postponed until Monday because Page injured the little finger on his left hand.
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