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Led Zeppelin release trailer for their concert film ‘Celebration Day’
Thursday 27th September 2012 | David
Reforming long-term could well be on the cards for the ageing rock stars.
In 2007, legendary band Led Zeppelin headlined a tribute concert to the founder of Atlantic Records, Ahmet Ertegun. Minus John Bonham, who was absent for obvious reasons, the whole original line up was there, with Jason Bonham deputising for his late father on the drums. Now, nearly five years on, a film of the show is being released in cinemas. Vocalist Robert Plant was, at the time, somewhat downbeat about the idea of getting the band back together, describing it as an opportunity to “go out there and say look, we’re not immortal”.
Despite this, he had still clearly got it, even after all these years, and was as energetic on stage as he ever has been. The sound was a lot more polished than their previous reforming efforts; the poor set at Live Aid springs to mind. However, what with Plant’s work away from the band, it was never going to be: the legends officially called it a day in 2009, having looked fruitlessly for a replacement singer. It may well not have worked anyway – you only need to look at KISS for proof that getting younger pretenders in to replace old favourites doesn’t always spell success.
‘Celebration Day’ is due to screen on 17th October, and will be available in video formats from 19th November.
By Dave Rees
