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Led Zeppelin 'will tour and record album with new singer'
nme.com - 1/7/2009
Led Zeppelin 'will tour and record album with new singer'
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Jimmy Page's manager today confirmed that Led Zeppelin are planning to tour and record a new album with a replacement singer for Robert Plant.

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CBC Radio 3:  Music Notes: January 7, 2009

Prefix:  Led Zeppelin: Jimmy Page's manager says Led Zeppelin will tour and record without Robert Plant

Pitchfork Media - Today:  Led Zeppelin Considering a Tour Without Robert Plant

AbsolutePunk.net - News:  Led Zeppelin Planning To Go On Without Plant

Unreality Shout - Music:  Breaking: Led Zeppelin will continue, but replacing Robert Plant

Lep Zeppelin is Done, Over, Kaput!
bittenandbound.com - 1/10/2009
Lep Zeppelin is Done, Over, Kaput!
— bittenandbound.com — Legendary rock group Led Zeppelin is finished! While there was talk of a 2009 tour, that has all gone by the wayside because singer Robert Plant had no interest in joining bandmates Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones for a reunion. Lep Zeppelin is Done, Over, Kaput!

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“Led Zeppelin Are Over,” Jimmy Page’s Manager Declares
rollingstone.com - 1/8/2009
“Led Zeppelin Are Over,” Jimmy Page’s Manager Declares
— rollingstone.com — Photo: Rodriguez/Getty The plan for Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and Jason Bonham to tour and record an album with a singer other than Robert Plant is “completely over now,” Page’s manager Peter Mensch tells ... “Led Zeppelin Are Over,” Jimmy Page’s Manager Declares

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Music Notes: January 7, 2009
CBC Radio 3 — ... Led Zeppelin's manager confirms the band will plan a tour and record a new album with a new frontman. NME ...

Led Zeppelin: Jimmy Page's manager says Led Zeppelin will tour and record without Robert Plant
Prefix — ... Of course, all of this is just rampant speculation that still needs to be confirmed by a tour announcement or other, more tangible means. [NME]  ...

Led Zeppelin Considering a Tour Without Robert Plant
Pitchfork Media - Today — According to NME, Led Zeppelin will be touring and recording without Robert Plant. Yikes. The three surviving members of Zeppelin (Plant, Jimmy Page, and John Paul Jones) reunited in 2007 for one show at London's 02 reunion, with Jason Bonham filling in for his late father, OG drummer John. But Plant denied last year that he had any interest in pursuing a reunion tour anytime soon, issuing a statement via his webiste ...

Led Zeppelin Planning To Go On Without Plant
AbsolutePunk.net - News — ... are planning to record and tour without Robert Plant. Possible stand-ins are rumored to be Chris Cornell or Steven Tyler. ...

Breaking: Led Zeppelin will continue, but replacing Robert Plant
Unreality Shout - Music — Jaw-dropping Led Zeppelin news to start the new year with - Jimmy Page’s manager has confirmed that the remaining members of the band are planning to reform. But they’re going to replace Robert Plant and they’re going to take this new act on tour and into the studio to record a new album. From the report - which I just read on NME - Peter Mensch (a far more reliable source than The Sun) told BBC 6Music that Page and Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones enjoy working together, and that John Bonham’s son Jason seems to be more than ...

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