Jimmy Page and Gibson will release 150 replicas of the 1964 Gibson SJ-200 acoustic guitar Page played on Led Zeppelin’s debut album, it has been revealed. The news of the second replica to come from…
A former member of Robert Plant’s solo band The Sensational Space Shifters has explained in a new interview what it’s like being Plant’s drummer, detailing Plant’s love of improvisation and how he gives silent on-stage…
Robert Plant and his band Saving Grace held an impromptu performance at a seafood restaurant in Bari, Italy on October 7 as the band began their tour of Italy. Plant and his band were filmed…
Jimmy Page reportedly held talks to reunite his band The Firm in 2007 but cancelled the idea because of the reunion of Led Zeppelin, according to drummer Chris Slade. Slade, who was the drummer in…
The management of The Black Crowes has issued an unusual public plea for the master tapes of pro-shot footage of the band performing with Jimmy Page in 2000 as they prepare to release an expanded…
Suzee Carnel was just 18 when she first heard about The Starship. Bobby Sherman, the pop singer and husband of her older sister Patti, mentioned that he had bought a Boeing 720 plane along with…
In September, LedZepFilm published a new transfer of footage of Led Zeppelin performing in Charlotte, North Carolina on April 7, 1970. The video, shot by Hunter Desportes, significantly improved the quality of footage that had…
“Becoming Led Zeppelin”, the feature-length documentary about the origins of Led Zeppelin that includes new interviews with the band’s three surviving members, is “coming soon” according to its US distributor. Sony Pictures Classics updated its…
Jimmy Page gave a speech lasting more than 10 minutes on September 19 at an event honouring him held at the British ambassador’s residence in Washington, D.C. LedZepNews has tracked down a video of most…
Upgraded footage of Led Zeppelin performing in Charlotte, North Carolina on April 7, 1970 was published online by LedZepFilm on September 24. The footage is a new transfer of a video shot by Hunter Desportes…
A cover of “When The Levee Breaks” that features John Paul Jones is getting a physical release on vinyl and CD on November 13. Playing For Change, a nonprofit foundation that builds music and art…
Jimmy Page’s career and history of charity work was honoured at a high-profile dinner and celebration held at the British Ambassador’s Residence in Washington, D.C. on September 19. The event was co-hosted by Karen Pierce,…
Previously unseen photographs of Led Zeppelin performing in Boston on July 20, 1973 were published online for the first time. The photographes were taken by Joe Maloney and published by KRW_CO, who has been uploading…
A new book about Led Zeppelin written by former Kerrang! and Planet Rock editor Paul Brannigan will be published on September 11, 2025. Listings for the 416-page book, titled “Valhalla!: The A to Z of…
A drum skin used by John Bonham during Led Zeppelin’s five performances at Earls Court in London in 1975 sold at auction for £32,000 on September 17. The hand-painted drum skin far exceeded its £3,000…
Upgraded footage of Led Zeppelin performing at Knebworth Festival in the UK on August 4, 1979 has been released online by LedZepFilm. The footage was shot by Ron Huban and circulated amongst Led Zeppelin fans…
Jimmy Page has been visiting Nashville, Tennessee and spent time at the Ryman Auditorium as well as the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Page was photographed visiting the Ryman Auditorium on August 27…
Jason Bonham has abruptly cancelled his upcoming tour dates and flown to the UK due to a family emergency amid rumours that his mother Pat Bonham is seriously ill. Jason Bonham pulled out of performing…
The premiere of John Paul Jones’ next musical project will take place in London in October 2025, LedZepNews has learned. Jones is writing a song cycle for opera singer Dame Sarah Connolly based on a…
John Paul Jones could soon face a lawsuit from a professional autograph seeker who claims to have been assaulted by Jones’ bodyguard in March.On March 22, Jones returned to his hotel in Knoxville, Tennessee as…
John Paul Jones’ next solo project is a song cycle he is writing for opera singer Dame Sarah Connolly that will be performed in 2025. The songs are based on poems Jones has selected, he…
LedZepNews has today published 142 previously unseen colour photographs showing Led Zeppelin performing at the Budokan in Tokyo, Japan on October 2, 1972 and October 3, 1972. The photos, all of which can be seen…
After we published our comprehensive history of The Starship, the Boeing 720 plane used by Led Zeppelin in 1973 and 1975 along with artists including The Rolling Stones, Elton John, Deep Purple and Bob Dylan, we…
After we published our comprehensive history of The Starship, the Boeing 720 plane used by Led Zeppelin in 1973 and 1975 along with artists including The Rolling Stones, Elton John, Deep Purple and Bob Dylan,…
“Becoming Led Zeppelin”, the upcoming feature-length documentary about the origins of Led Zeppelin, has been renamed “Introducing Led Zeppelin”. LedZepNews has spotted multiple signs that the film has been renamed following its 2021 premiere under…
Beginning in 1973, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Elton John, Bob Dylan, Alice Cooper, Deep Purple, Peter Frampton, The Allman Brothers, The Moody Blues, Sonny and Cher and Olivia Newton-John used a Boeing 720 plane…
For around 20 years, a fascinating claim has circulated about The Starship, the plane Led Zeppelin rented for its 1973 and 1975 US tours.It has been reported in books and magazines since at least 2007…
As Led Zeppelin relaxed at home in the UK for a weeks weeks in June 1973, their tour manager Richard Cole was ordered to scour the US looking for a larger plane for the next…
The US government still holds almost 200 pages of records on The Starship, the plane Led Zeppelin used to tour the US in 1973 and 1975. As part of our investigation into the plane’s history,…