Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones once again doused hopes of a Led Zeppelin reunion today (Friday, 21 September) at a press conference to launch the band’s new concert film ‘Celebration Day.’
The surviving members of the legendary rock band did their best to deflect all questions of a reunion tour. Guitarist Jimmy Page said that the new Led Zeppelin film should be enough to satisfy those who want to see the band back in action: “Let me ask you a question,” he began. “Have you seen the film? Did you enjoy it? Then we’ve done our job, haven’t we?”
‘Celebration Day’ was directed by Dick Carruthers and filmed at London’s O2 arena in December 2007. The film showcases Led Zeppelin’s entire 16-song set, which was played in tribute to Ahmet Ertegun, the legendary head of Atlantic Records, who signed the band to his label in 1968.
Page attained that the show would not have gone ahead had it not been for the drumming talents of Jason Bonham, who filled in for is father and late Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham on the night: “Jason was absolutely monumental in his performance,” he said. “Nobody else could have done it.”
‘Celebration Day’ is set for a worldwide theatrical release on 17 October, and a multi-format home release on 19 November. The trailer to film as well as a snippet of the band’s performance of ‘Black Dog’ can be viewed below.
The tracklisting for ‘Celebration Day’ is as follows:
1 Good Times Bad Times
2 Ramble On
3 Black Dog
4 In My Time of Dying
5 For Your Life
6 Trampled Under Foot
7 Nobody’s Fault But Mine
8 No Quarter
9 Since I’ve Been Loving You
10 Dazed And Confused
11 Stairway to Heaven
12 The Song Remains the Same
13 Misty Mountain Hop
14 Kashmir
15 Whole Lotta Love
16 Rock and Roll
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