25 million Led Zeppelin fans?
Like many other suburban American males who grew up in a certain era, I [hearted] Led Zeppelin. And while my ardor's diminished considerably since adolescence, they're one of very few bands I discovered decades ago that I still enjoy today. (In contrast, I can't believe I actually own a half dozen Doors LPs.)
So when Led Zeppelin announced a one-show reunion (with their original drummer's son on drums) to celebrate the life of Ahmet Ertegun, the Atlantic Records cofounder who signed them, I expected it'd be popular. But apparently the registration site for tickets got so much traffic, they've extended the deadline a week. 25 million individual registrations have been reported. For 18,000 tickets.
Of course, as a friend pointed out this morning, some of these requests are probably automated programs sent out by scalpers and other opportunists--the registration site does not have any CAPTCHA system to weed out robots from humans. (CAPTCHA systems display an image file with letters and ask you to type the letters. The acronym stands for "completely automated public Turing test to tell computers and humans apart.")
Even so, with that kind of demand, I think the odds of a full tour are pretty good. Registration's here. Good luck.
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Robert Plant was recording down in the Mississippi Delta region and in and around New Orleans. He also performed in New Orleans at a club, I wish I could have caught that!
So hopefully he remembers where he recorded and makes a stop down here :D!
How the Mighty STILL Make $$ Big $$ Bucks W/ Come- Back Tours!
The Matter is Unique in that the " Earliest" ( 2nd, Only
to the 'Liverpool 4', a.k.a "The Beatles "), R'n'R Band
is fresh off a 24 Month WORLD Tour... What is Good for the
Mindbenders,the Ventures,the Yardbirds, the Duet of Peter &
Gordon, Manfred Mans' Earth Band, Van Morrison -( who for
all practical perposes.... Has Never Stopped Touring!),the
WHO, Diffrent facets of Procol Harem, ERIC BURDON & Four
Incarnations of...who else, The Animals, " STING " & The
Police, JETHRO TULL ...The band that "KEEPS ON GIVING "
and a host of Other Bands who Will Remain Unmentioned at
this time! (Don't FORGET "the VANILLA FUDGE")
OKAY, enough Nostalgia, The Matter at hand that is
Being Addressed is The (Mighty) LED ZEPPELIN. Givens: (1.)
Top All-Time Seller of Recordings, RIAA Certification as a
top Money-Winner,(2.) The band, Strung together from Other
Bands,be the at a "Club" status, World Recognized (ie.,
The YARDBIRDS),(3.) or the "Grafting in" Due to the word of
mouth/reputation from in the studio-work to Touring exper-
ience. This hearty Blend resulted in LED ZEPPELIN in the
Mid-60's. We are hoping the excellence Experienced at the
Knebworth Concert(s) Showcasing the Band in the late 80's
and Early 90's will be as " Shredding " and High-Energy at
the 02 Venue in LONDON ! When your reviewer saw
LED ZEPPELIN LIVE... 1971, in the old Atlanta Braves
Stadium ( Atlanta, Ga. ). early "Big Screen " Stuff like
The 'Stones' use in their tours now... only smaller. In
those days, thanks to the Concept of " Festival Seating "
A person could still SEE the band, HEAR the band, (NO Sound
Distortion), and EXPERIENCE The band ! A common complaint
of Too Many Live shows often is a weakness in One of these
Three Areas, Particular in the "Open Air" Venues.
ALL-IN- ALL the Writer is Hoping that this "TEST" Ap-
pearance of
the Band,will live up to the Investment of
L 125.00(Pounds Sterling),or $375.00 (dollars U.S.) + Tax
& HandlingChgs,
In Comparison, Jethro Tull played here (in TAMPA-
Clearwater Fl.,area) Mid-July for $135.00/ Orchestra Area
(1st Row) an indivual seat. (including Tax and "Ticketron"
handling).
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Led Zeppelin
- by dacap March 22, 2009 9:09 AM PDT
- Led Zeppelin is one of my favorite bands of all time, They just opened their Official Canadian Merch Store this weekend too and have some great new shirts on there, check it out here: https://killthe8.com/merchcdn/pages/8087/LED_ZEPPELIN_.htm
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