First showing of the Led Zeppelin – Celebration Day Trailer

More details to follow …….
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The excitement continues to mount as the countdown to the announcement of the long awaited release of the Led Zeppelin 02 Reunion concert rolls into the final day.

On Tuesday the official Led Zeppelin .com Facebook page added the II countdown in the Led Zep II album cover script.

They also released another you tube clip- this contained an 18 second audio clip of Good Times Bad Times – here’s the clip:

This afternoon ( Wednesday)  the official Led Zeppelin.com Facebook page counted down to One…
It would all seem that the countdown announcement is …

A story in The Sun today, reports that the Led Zeppelin 02 Reunion concert will be released on CD/DVD and Blu -ray worldwide on November 22nd.
The official Led Zeppelin Facebook site now has the countdown at III in the Led Zeppelin III script – full details look set to be released later this week.
Here is the link to The Sun news story:
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/music/4531876/Led-Zeppelin-to-fly-back-into-the-charts-with-new-DVD.html
More news on this monumental release to follow as they unfold….

Speculation is mounting that a major announcement is due via the official Led Zeppelin.com Facebook page and twitter feed later this week.
The official Led  Zeppelin .com Facebook page has carried what appears to be a daily countdown with Five and then Four appearing in Zep typography over the weekend.
Though there is no official word on this as yet, there is strong indication that this announcement, seemingly due later in the week, will reveal full details of an impending official DVD release of the Led Zeppelin Ahmet Ertegun tribute concert staged at the 02 …

FROM 56 TO 56 ON THE OCCASION OF MY BIRTHDAY…
From 56 to 56…Wednesday September 5th 1956 that is, through to age 56 on Wednesday September 5th 2012.
Today I reach the ripe old of 56.
I was 7 years old when I first saw a live concert (The Dave Clark Five show), 9 when I first saw Tottenham Hotspur play, 13 when I first heard Led Zeppelin, 15 when I first started work, 18 when I brought Physical Graffiti the day it came out, 21 when I jumped on stage with The …

It’s full on with the in progress TBL 33 right now and the latest addition to the content of  this forthcoming issue is the interview I conducted a couple of weeks back with Barney Hoskyns. His book Trampled Underfoot The Power And Excess of Led Zeppelin is due out next week.  My conversation with Barney centred on the construction of the book, the numerous interviews he undertook and his take on the story. This discussion got right into the world of Led Zeppelin –something I’ve been lucky enough to experience …

Trampled Underfoot: The Power And Excess of Led Zeppelin is published in the UK on September 6th by Faber and Faber with a US edition via Wiley & Sons to follow in October.
Written by renowned rock journalist Barney Hoskyns, the book has been some four years in the making, during which time Barney has interviewed nearly 200 associates of the band to piece together a unique oral dialogue, which unravels the Zeppelin story from their early days through to their demise and aftermath.
The forthcoming issue of the Tight But Loose …

Stop Press: Brazil dates added:
Robert Plant Presents Sensational Space Shifters have now added a series of  dates in Brazil as part of their South American visit.
They line up as follows:
October 18, Rio de Janeiro, RJ – HSBC Arena (the largest indoor venue of the city, constructed for the  Pan-American games in 2007).
October 20, Belo Horizonte, MG – Expo Minas
October 22, São Paulo, SP – Espaço das Américas
October 25, Brasilia, DF – Ginásio Nilson Nelson
October 27, Curitiba, PR – Teatro Guaira
October 29, Porto Alegre, RS – Gigantinho (the venue is next to …

Photo by Simon Partington for TBL
Robert Plant is 64 today.
In the past 12 months, he has continued his quench for music thirst, regrouping with Justin Adams, Juldeh Camara with Patty Griffin and the nucleus of Strange Sensation to present the Sensational Space Shifters.
As I noted at the Gloucester debut gig , his passion to hop and skip effortlessly between varying musical styles is more than evident, as is the way he deploys his voice as a total instrument. You get the feeling he can move and shake within any band …

So is there life after the Olympics? After two weeks of sporting heroics and general feel good factor, there might be something of a lull ahead – however the TBL summer/autumn schedule will considerable brighten up any Zep fans reading requirements with a line-up of inspirational books and magazines guaranteed to take you back to the music with fresh perspective.
Here’s what’s on offer:
TIGHT BUT LOOSE ISSUE 33
Looking ahead there’s the new TBL magazine issue 33 due late September/early October. Once again it’s an action packed affair with exclusive news, views and …