New Led Zeppelin hints for 2008 tour

Led Zeppelin was set to resume rehearsals this week for its December 10th reunion show at the 02 Arena in London, following the show's postponement from its original November 26th date after guitarist Jimmy Page broke his left pinky finger. Page told Reuters that the finger was almost healed, saying, "I'm able to do what I ought to be able to do. It's just a bit bruised and it's a bit painful still, but with this two weeks' postponement...it's going to be fine."

Page also revealed that the band might perform a song that it has never played live before. He explained, "There's one number that we rehearsed, I assume that it will make it to the (concert), that we never played at any point in time. It dates from when the band was together between 1968 and 1980. It's a really intense number."

The set list for the show, which will cap a tribute concert to late Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun, has been the subject of intense speculation among fans. The band is expected to revive many of its classic tracks for the promised two-hour performance.

Page, singer Robert Plant and bassist John Paul Jones will be accompanied on drums by Jason Bonham, son of late Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, for their first concert together in 18 years.

As for the continuing rumors about a full-blown Zeppelin tour, Page made another of his ambiguous statements to Reuters, saying, "Let's just do the O2 and we'll see what happens from there."

Adding fuel to the fire, Ledzeppelin.com has been launched as the "ultimate online destination for all Led Zeppelin fans," with a press release stating that it will be "keeping the world up-to-date on Led Zeppelin's activities."

Finally, did Cult frontman Ian Astbury accidentally confirm that Zeppelin will tour next year? According to MTV.com, Astbury said during a Cult show in Cincinnati on Saturday night (November 17th), "We'll be back next year, because we're opening for a band you may have heard of...the name starts with an 'L' and has a 'Z' in it." When an audience member called out "Led Zeppelin!" Astbury nodded and raised his fist in the air. Representatives for both the Cult and Zeppelin declined comment.
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