Robert Plant will tour Italy with Saving Grace in October
Robert Plant will tour Italy with Saving Grace in October, with the tour due to begin on October 8 lasting until October 23. You can see a list of all of the tour dates below:…
Revealed: Led Zeppelin’s full 1968 recording contract
The historic recording contract signing Led Zeppelin to Atlantic Records in 1968 can now be read in full for the first time after LedZepNews obtained the document from a US court filing. LedZepNews has published…
Robert Plant will tour the UK with Saving Grace in 2024
Robert Plant announced a new UK tour with Saving Grace, the band he has been performing with since 2019. Starting in March, the band will perform across the UK before the “Never Ending Spring” tour…
Exclusive: NYPD files on robbery of $180,000 from Led Zeppelin revealed after 50 years
Between 1.20am and 7.30pm on July 29, 1973 a thief managed to pull off an audacious heist, opening safe deposit box 51 inside New York’s Drake Hotel and stealing around $180,000 in cash from Led…
Robert Plant didn’t announce the end of Saving Grace
In the days following the final performance on November 25 of Robert Plant’s recent UK tour with Saving Grace, a rumour spread online that Plant announced on stage that the band was now over and…
‘My jaw hit the floor’: How the original photo from the cover of Led Zeppelin’s fourth album was discovered
The morning of Saturday, March 4 started quietly for historian Brian Edwards. He was browsing the internet on his computer at home, reviewing auction listings in search of interesting Victorian-era photographs of Stonehenge. Edwards, a…
Exclusive: How Jimmy Page created a ‘faithful recreation’ of ‘Rumble’ for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Jimmy Page wanted to create a faithful recreation of Link Wray’s iconic instrumental song “Rumble” for his surprise performance at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on November 3, the two musicians…
Jimmy Page performed at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony to honour Link Wray
Jimmy Page made a surprise appearance at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in New York on November 3, performing “Rumble” to honour Link Wray’s induction. The appearance, which wasn’t announced in…
Exclusive: The story behind Robert Plant’s one-off solo performance of ‘Stairway To Heaven’
Robert Plant’s decision to perform “Stairway To Heaven” solo for the first time during a charity show on October 21 shocked many Led Zeppelin fans.“Exactly how much did Hell freeze over?” asked one forum user…
Robert Plant performed ‘Stairway To Heaven’ solo for the first time
Robert Plant performed “Stairway To Heaven” at a charity concert in the UK on October 21, the first time he has performed the song solo and the first time he performed the song since the…
How Jimmy Page tribute artist Mr. Jimmy finally found the spotlight
Is it possible to become Jimmy Page? Not literally, of course, but by obsessively collecting, crafting and rehearsing for decades until a musician resembles the Led Zeppelin guitarist in both sound and appearance. And if…
Revealed: Jimmy Page’s secret 18-year battle to reclaim his most iconic stage outfits
In the late 1980s, Jimmy Page realised that he had a problem: He no longer owned two of his most iconic stage outfits. Page’s well-known black dragon and white poppy suits were safe and sound,…
Robert Plant unveiled 4 new Led Zeppelin covers with Saving Grace
Robert Plant’s band Saving Grace resumed touring on August 24 in Slovenia and unveiled a changed setlist that includes four new Led Zeppelin covers. The band performed “The Rain Song”, “Gallows Pole”, “Friends” and “Four…
Inside the filming of Led Zeppelin at Shepperton Studios: The Genesis of the project
In July 1973, Led Zeppelin finished its ninth North American tour with a three-night run at Madison Square Garden, each show professionally recorded and shot with the latest 35mm Panavision cameras that were largely hand-held….
Robert Plant will release his first music with Saving Grace
Robert Plant will release his first music with new band Saving Grace, giving everyone who purchases a ticket to the November UK tour a digital copy of the song “As I Roved Out”. The band…
Robert Plant will tour the UK with Saving Grace in November
Robert Plant will tour the UK with Saving Grace in November, it was announced on August 15. The band will perform 13 shows across England and Wales starting on November 1, according to the tour…
The intricate global network of companies behind Led Zeppelin’s 1977 US tour
What links Led Zeppelin, the Caribbean island of Curaçao, Laurence Olivier, Princess Margaret’s gangster lover and a mysterious Swiss resident known only as “H”? The connection is S&L Entertainment Enterprises BV, a Dutch company that…
Inside Peter Whitehead’s Filming of Led Zeppelin in 1970 And The 52-Year Journey To Its Release
The full story of how Led Zeppelin’s performances at the Royal Albert Hall on January 9, 1970 and at the Bath Festival on June 28, 1970 were filmed and the footage released decades later can…
Exclusive: Helen Grant has been ‘deluged with offers’ for her 10% stake in Led Zeppelin
The daughter of Led Zeppelin manager Peter Grant has been “deluged with offers” in the days since she went public with her intention of selling her 10% stake in Led Zeppelin, LedZepNews can exclusively reveal….
A virtual Led Zeppelin ‘exhibition’ opens on July 21
A virtual exhibition of Led Zeppelin photographs opens on July 21, but it appears that the band is not involved in the project. Digital collectables app Quidd announced on July 6 that “The Led Zeppelin…
The definitive guide to Led Zeppelin’s corporate empire
The members of Led Zeppelin own a series of companies used to collect millions of dollars in royalty payments and to control global trademarks for the band’s name. LedZepNews reviewed decades of corporate filings and…
Exclusive: Why 10% of Led Zeppelin is up for sale in public
The man handling the landmark sale of 10% of Led Zeppelin has revealed to LedZepNews in his first interview about the sale why it’s being carried out in public. Ian Penman is a solicitor in…
Robert Plant will tour with Alison Krauss in 2024
Robert Plant will tour again with Alison Krauss in 2024, he confirmed in a social media post on July 10. The pair completed the most recent leg of their world tour at RBC Bluesfest in…
Peter Grant’s daughter is selling her 10% stake in Led Zeppelin’s music
Helen Grant, the daughter of Led Zeppelin manager Peter Grant, plans to sell her 10% stake in the band’s music, according to a new interview published in The Times on July 10. Peter Grant owned…
Revealed: All 3 surviving band members were supposed to promote ‘Becoming Led Zeppelin’
All three surviving members of Led Zeppelin were supposed to promote the upcoming feature-length documentary film “Becoming Led Zeppelin” at the Venice film festival in 2021, LedZepNews can reveal, but in the end only Jimmy…
‘It has the potential to be huge’: The National Portrait Gallery considered holding a Led Zeppelin exhibition
One of the UK’s most prestigious galleries considered holding an exhibition in 2018 to mark the fiftieth anniversary of Led Zeppelin with employees predicting that more than 100,000 people would visit it, LedZepNews can reveal….
Robert Plant finished a show on his own after Alison Krauss left the stage
Robert Plant was forced to finish a show in Las Vegas on June 14 on his own after Alison Krauss left the stage. The pair resumed their US and Canada tour with a performance in…
Robert Plant performed with Jools Holland in the UK
Robert Plant performed with Jools Holland in Malvern in the UK on May 26, joining the musician and television presenter on stage during his tour. We previously reported that Plant was spotted backstage at Holland’s…
Robert Plant looks set to perform alongside James Burton in the UK
Robert Plant appears to be lined up as a special guest to perform alongside James Burton in London on June 4. Burton, best known as Elvis Presley’s guitarist, is due to play at the London…