To mark the impending momentous worldwide screening of the Led Zeppelin Ahmet Ertegun 02 reunion concert on October 17th, we are counting down to the day with a daily Celebration Day Newsletter post. This will feature relevant news and updates and archive features.
Countdown to the Celebration Day…2 days to go.
IT’S COMING YOUR WAY SOON….
CELBERATION DAY – ANOTHER MASSIVE WEEK AHEAD….
So begins another massive week of Celebration Day activity –tonight the film has another premiere in Berlin with John Paul Jones in attendance. Tomorrow night Jimmy Page will be in Tokyo …

To mark the impending momentous worldwide screening of the Led Zeppelin Ahmet Ertegun 02 reunion concert on October 17th, we are counting down to the day with a daily Celebration Day Newsletter post. This will feature relevant news and updates and archive features.
Countdown to the Celebration Day…3 days to go.
MORE LONDON PREMIERE COVERAGE: 
Here’s Gary Foy’s review of the London Premiere screening: 
LED ZEPPELIN-CELEBRATION DAY  HITS LONDON
Perched upon the canopy of the Hammersmith Apollo, the famous Zeppelin Blimp shone in the night sky heralding the UK Premier of Celebration Day. The movie we …

To mark the impending momentous worldwide screening of the Led Zeppelin Ahmet Ertegun 02 reunion concert on October 17th, we are counting down to the day with a daily Celebration Day Newsletter post. This will feature relevant news and updates and archive features.
Countdown to the Celebration Day…5 days to go.
SO LET THE CELEBRATION DAYS COMMENCE….
Let’s be under no illusion, along with Tuesday’s New York events and the impending Berlin and Japan premieres, the events tonight in London and next Wednesday across the globe, will be among the most important days …

To mark the impending momentous worldwide screening of the Led Zeppelin Ahmet Ertegun 02 reunion concert on October 17th, we are counting down to the day with a daily Celebration Day Newsletter post. This will feature relevant news and updates and archive features.
Countdown to the Celebration Day…6 days to go.
Above photo by Krys Jantzen
NEW YORK PRESS CONFERENCE:
Here’s a compilation You tube clip of the New York Press Conference:
Led Zeppelin’s “Celebration Day” Movie Press Conference in NYC

CELEBRATION DAY NEW YORK PREMIERE ON THE SPOT REPORTS:
Here are three on the spot reports …

Robert Plant appears on two tracks on Lil Band O’Golds  “Plays Fats” album – a tribute to Fats Domino. The “swamp rock” traditional Cajun style group from Louisiana first hooked up with Robert a few years ago, performing a couple of gigs in New Orleans and recorded a couple Fats Domino songs for the rebuilding of New Orleans.
Sme of their work together was documented in the Lil’ Band O’ Gold movie ‘Promised Land: A Swamp Pop Journey’.
On ‘Plays Fats’, Plant sings lead vocal on the tracks ‘It Keeps Raining’ and ‘I’ve Been …

There’s a host of great TBL reading coming your way for the summer. I’ve just been looking over the final proofs of the new issue of the  new Tight But Loose magazine – and I have to say this is simply one of the best issues ever – with a varied mix news, views and features, all guaranteed to take you closer to the world of Led Zeppelin. I really do want to shout about this one from the rooftops because it really deserves to be seen and read… and …

Since writing this post on Thursday, sadly our friend Alan Johnston died on Friday morning. Our sincere condolences to Emily and all the family. (DL/Janet)
It’s amazing to think that there was a time back in the day that the only way of hearing Led Zeppelin’s music was via the ten original albums – ie the eight original studio albums, The Song Remains The Same soundtrack and the posthumous collection Coda.
There were no greatest hits albums, no Early Days & Latter Days, no BBC sessions, no 1972 live album, Song Remains …

Fed up with receiving the same old tired gifts for Christmas each year? Why not give your loved ones a nudge in the direction of the TBL ordering page and get them to invest on your behalf –let them really know what you want for Christmas or you may well end up with novelty socks and boxers yet again. Alternatively just treat yourself!
Here is a round up of TBL Product on offer this Christmas –all orders will be processed and dispatched as received.
TBL CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEA 1:
THE TBL 2012 MAGAZINE …

TBL 30 is out on the streets. UK subscribers should receive their copies over this weekend with Europe and USA/rest of world to follow. I mailed all pre orders out yesterday afternoon so they are in transit. Let me know what you think when you receive it.
As mentioned last week it’s another action packed issue from the very pleasing Ross Halfin cover shot of Jimmy back on stage with The Black Crowes through to Mike Tremaglio’s ever enlightening logs on Led Zeppelin on the road 40 years ago.
TBL 30 single …

Stage diving not advised for those in their mid 50’s…
Fifty flippin’ five….
I was 15 years old when I first saw Led Zeppelin live…18 when I saw them play five nights at Earls Court… 23 when I was over Europe …28 when I wrote my first Zep book The Final Acclaim (it wasn’t of course!)…39 when Page & Plant did the Unledded tour…51 when they reunited at the 02…
Is there a pattern developing here? Yes key Zep landmarks have marked much of these nigh on 55 years alongside of course my …