Robert Plant rules out full Led Zeppelin tour

Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant has nixed the idea of a full tour by the band following its November 26th reunion concert at London's O2 Arena, according to the U.K.'s Daily Express. Plant told the newspaper, "We need to do one last great show, because we've done some shows and they've been crap." But the 59-year-old vocalist added that he was seriously considering retiring after the event, explaining, "I know I'm getting on. When I do come back from touring I'm shocked to find a lot of my mates tend to be going to bed far too early and that means I should probably be doing the same. Maybe I should stop having a good time and get old."

Tens of millions of fans attempted to enter a lottery last month to buy tickets for the November concert. Just 20,000 tickets will be made available for the show. Winners are scheduled to be notified by Monday (October 1st), at which time they'll be allowed to purchase two tickets for £125 GBP each (about 200 Euros or $250 US each).

Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page and bassist John Paul Jones will be joined on drums by late Zeppelin drummer John Bonham's son Jason.

The concert, a tribute to late Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegun, will feature warm-up sets from Pete Townshend, Bill Wyman and Paolo Nutini.

Plant, meanwhile, recently recorded an album called Raising Sand with bluegrass artist Alison Krauss, which arrives on October 23rd.

Labels: Led Zeppelin