According to
Aislinn Simpson of UK's
Telegraph, guitarist
Jimmy Page stated in a brand new interview over the weekend that
LED ZEPPELIN is ready to reunite and perform more live events.
But he said that fans could have to wait until autumn 2009 as band members had to tie up individual projects first.
Page and
John Paul Jones joined the
FOO FIGHTERS onstage Saturday night (June 7) during the final encore of the
Dave Grohl-fronted band's concert at Wembley Stadium in London, England. The
ZEPPELIN duo and the
FOOS played
"Rock And Roll" with
Dave Grohl on drums and
FOO FIGHTERS drummer
Taylor Hawkins singing.
Grohl and
Hawkins then switched places for
"Ramble On".
An emotional
Grohl told the crowd after the impromptu appearance: "Welcome to the greatest day of my whole entire life."
In a recent issue of
Uncut magazine, singer
Robert Plant, who is widely viewed as the lone hold out on agreeing to a full scale
ZEPPELIN tour, was asked if he felt the success of the band's performance last December at London's O2 Arena was enough of a victory to permanently ice any future work with the band.
Plant said, "Not at all. I really enjoyed it. And hopefully, one day we could do it again for another really, really good reason... For people who came from Australia or Japan, to
Jason (
Bonham's) family,
John's family, all the families — anticipation and expectation was huge. The potential for failure was also great because nobody knew what it was going to be like."
Plant went on to reflect on the O2 show saying, "We did what we set out to do and more, in every respect. We showed people that
LED ZEPPELIN did go on a bit... The interplay between us all was excellent."
John Paul Jones, who has said that he, like
Page and
Bonham, would like the band to hit the road, reflected on the reunion gig, saying, "It felt like the first night of a tour. You think, 'Oh, I could do that bit better, or change something in that song.' And we didn't get a chance to do any more."
When pressed about the prospects of a
ZEPPELIN reunion album,
Jones said, "I'm not too certain about anything at the moment. I've got no idea what's going to happen, but I'd certainly like to play with
Jimmy again."
Jimmy Page said that there are currently no plans to release a CD or DVD from the O2 show: "It was recorded, but we didn't go in with the express purpose of making a DVD to come out at Christmas, or whatever. We haven't seen the images or investigated the multitracks. It's feasible that it might come out at some distant point, but it'll be a massive job to embark on."
When asked point blank what the current status of
ZEPPELIN is now and if a tour could happen,
Page said, "The focus was on the O2 show. That's what I had my focus on. As for
Robert, he had a parallel project (with
Alison Krauss) and it's been successful, which I suppose means he doesn't have time for
ZEPPELIN at this moment. What I do know — is at the rehearsals, and the O2 gig, we were really inspiring. Okay? That's all I'll say."