After Led Zeppelin’s “triumphant” reunion show at London’s O2 Arena last Monday, the rumors of an upcoming tour were inevitable. E! reports that a set of dates in early 2008 seemed possible, and that a headline slot at Tennessee’s Bonnaroo festival in June was also rumored. But alas, it’s not meant to be: Robert Plant has set aside May for a European tour with Allison Krauss, with whom he made the critically-acclaimed album Raising Sand. Plant is also rumored to be the one Zep most opposed to the idea of continuing the band’s successful tour, telling the Sunday Times that “a cavalcade of merciless repetition is not what it’s all about.”
But now the Belfast Telegraph is reporting that a local promoter is negotiating to bring the band back to the Northern Ireland city, where they played “Stairway to Heaven” for the first time in public. While that legendary show was at the Ulster Hall, the promoter says that venue is “too small” and that they would likely play an arena.
And finally, if you were one of the lucky fans who scored a ticket to the aforementioned O2 Arena show, don’t throw out that ticket stub: NME reports that the crumpled scraps are going for up to £125 ($250) on eBay.
