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 Arena London on December 10th 2007.

Here’s the link to the official Facebook site:

http://www.facebook.com/ledzeppelin

Such a release has of course been much anticipated and long awaited and the prospect of the official footage being made available from the legendary 02 reunion concert is a mouthwatering one to say the least.

We could well be in for a very exciting few weeks.

More on all this potentially momentous news as it unfolds…

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John Paul Jones appeared on stage as part of Damon Albarn’s Africa Express Collective show in held at Granary Square in London on Saturday (8th).

John played mandolin on Rokia Traore’s Dounia with Paul McCartney on bass. He also backed McCartney as they performed the Wings songs Coming Up and Goodnight Tonight and performed a version of Kashmir with Kano and Bashy.

More details and youtube clip here:

http://www.nme.com/news/paul-mccartney/65997

John’s next appearance will be at the Sunflower Jam at the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday September 16th  see

http://www.thesunflowerjam.com/events/2012

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The This Day in Led Zeppelin App is being offered as a free download for one week only. Here are the details:

Acclaimed Led Zeppelin App – Free For A Week!

To celebrate Led Zeppelin’s live debut on 7th Sept 1968 This Day in Music Apps are making their This Day in Led Zeppelin App free for 7 days!

On 7th Sept 1968, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham made their live debut as Led Zeppelin but billed as Yard Birds at Teen Club Box 45 in Gladsaxe (a suburb in the outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark). Around 1,200 youngsters attended the show at Egegard School. Teen Club President Lars Abel introducing ‘The New Yardbirds’ on stage introduced Robert Plant as Robert Plat. A local review stated; ‘Their performance and their music were absolutely flawless, and the music continued to ring nicely in the ears for some time after the curtains were drawn after their show.

More about the ‘This Day In Led Zeppelin App’:

The App, which was first released last year, is a tribute to the hugely successful and influential band, and a way to reconnect with all of the elements of their amazing unique talent – all in one place.

Reviews have been overwhelmingly positive:

“There really should be an app like this for every major band out there.”  Record Collector

‘This Day In Led Zeppelin’ features:

On This Day

366 days of Zeppelin information: recordings, gigs, TV performances – the daily Zep diary.

Song Notes

For every studio Zeppelin track ever released, with a unique link to play from your own iTunes library – or buy on the spot via WiFi internet link.

Zeppelin Quiz

Hundreds of interactive quiz questions with scores out of 10 –

from ‘Your Time Is Gonna Come’ (0 out of 10) to ‘Celebration Day’ – (10 out of 10)!

Zeppelin Trivia

Hundreds of notable notes in a fabulous file of Zeppelin facts.

Rarely-seen Appraisal

Appraisal of Zeppelin’s incredible career by Chris Charlesworth of Melody Maker.

Free Ringtone in a hard rock style

Unavailable elsewhere and unique to this App. (Not performed by Led Zeppelin).

Free Wallpaper

Two brand-new, unique images as screensavers.

Store

Links to the official Zeppelin stores for their music, merchandising and sheet music, plus the official Led Zeppelin.com site and the band members’ own websites.

Download the App here:

Download the App here:

http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/this-day-in-led-zeppelin/id414461191?mt=8

See the App in action: http://youtu.be/ZKx-h4FqKHE

– Or get it free from the iTunes App Store from 7th September 2012!