Words & Images by: Led Zeppelin:: 12.10.07:: O2 Arena:: London, England Led Zeppelin:: 12.10.07:: London For fans of legendary rockers the thought of seeing them in concert had long been an unattainable dream. In 1980, Led Zeppelin broke up following the tragic death of drummer John Bonham and hadn’t played a full show under the Zep name since. However, on December 10, 2007 at the in London, the dreams of 20,000 people were fulfilled at the one night only concert that brought together (63), (59), (61) and John Bonham’s son, Jason (41) filling the drum chair. The night before the concert, there was a group of about 40 dedicated fans camped out all day in order to get the best view from the General Admission floor. The long, cold night turned into a Led Zeppelin pre-party, with music being played and sung by fans from Canada, America, Columbia, Brazil, England, Ireland and even one young fan who was brave enough to come from Germany with no ticket.

Dedicated fans that waited out that night found him a ticket for only 300 pounds – a bargain given the astronomical prices being reported for after-market tickets. As night turned into day, hoards of people flooded into the O2 to pickup their tickets and wait for the doors to open. During the day there was a Zeppelin cover band that played as we slowly moved through the cramped, metal-gated line like a herd of music loving cattle. Jimmy Page – Led Zeppelin:: 12.10.07:: London At 6:00 p.m. The doors opened and the show began promptly at 7:15 p.m. With an introduction by promoter Harvey Goldsmith about the (for which the show was a benefit) and its three lifetime scholarships; one in Ertegun’s hometown in Turkey, one at Oxford in England and one in America. After the opening acts quickly ran through their very brief, sometimes one song sets, the house lights dimmed and the crowd let out a ground shaking cheer for the headliner as the enormous video screen lit up to show a clip from The Song Remains the Same DVD about when the band broke The Beatles show attendance record in 1973.

At the end of the clip, the screen went dark for a moment and the band opened up with the first song off of their first album, “Good Times Bad Times,” in an absolutely explosive manner. Dressed in all black, except for Jimmy Page’s white shirt, they played the song a little slower than usual, and while the audience was going absolutely mad, the band did not seem 100-percent together yet. Without a pause, Plant steered them into a very bluesy “Ramble On,” then proved that he hadn’t lost as much as everyone feared by belting out a powerful “Black Dog,” where the crowd sang all of the “ah-ahs” back at him. By this point, the band had pulled everything together and it was hard to believe that they had not played a complete show together in 27 years. Image Printer Pro 5.3 Keygen.