Sure, at least half of the Zep tributes out there also aim to recreate the live arrangements instead of the studio tracks, but
"a more musically authentic, intense, and insanely loud version you'll not find anywhere" Why? Because Led Zep Too have captured the very essence of Led Zeppelin, adding an absolutely identifiable magic to the mix, and that's not learnable; it either exists or it doesn't.
(Moaning Millsy)

"I'm never ever ever playing with you guys again"
(Aled Jones)

"Better than a funeral!"
(Steve Miller)

NEWS.NEWS.NEWS.NEWS.NEWS.NEWS!

LED ZEP TOO CAN FINALLY, PROUDLY ANNOUNCE CONFIRMATION OF THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION DAYS TOUR, MARKING 40 YEARS TO THE DAY THE EARLY UK PERFORMANCES LED ZEPPELIN PLAYED DURING 1968. THE CELEBRATION DAYS TOUR WILL KICK OFF AT SURREY UNIVERSITY ON THE 25TH OCTOBER, THAT DATE BEING DISPUTED WITH THE 15TH, BUT ACCORDING TO DAVE LEWIS BOOK THE CONCERT FILE, AS WELL AS OTHER SOURCES, INCLUDING A RECENTLY DISCOVERED POSTER, IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THE 25TH WAS A RESCHEDULED DATE FROM THE ORIGINAL BOOKING ON THE 15TH. PRESUMABLY THIS WAS SO THEY COULD OFFICIALLY LAUNCH THEMSELVES UNDER THE NAME LED ZEPPELIN.

AS WELL AS THIS HISTORIC DATE, LED ZEP TOO WILL ALSO BE RESURRECTING THE LEGENDARY CRAWDADDY CLUB FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY, AND THE INFAMOUS MIDDLE EARTH CLUB, AND OF COURSE FILLING IN AT THE LAST MINUTE FOR JEFF BECK AT BATH PAVILLION!

WE HAVE TRIED WHERE POSSIBLE TO MATCH THE EXACT DATE AND VENUE, HOWEVER DUE TO SO CALLED 'PROGRESS' SOME VENUES HAVE BEEN DEMOLISHED, ALTHOUGH THAT WILL NOT HINDER OUR ENTHUSIAM TO BE AS COMPLETE AS POSSIBLE AND WE WILL EVEN BE PERFORMING IN THE FREEZING BLOODY COLD OUTSIDE ON THE SITE WHERE EXETER CIVIC HALL ONCE STOOD!

EACH EVENT PROMISES TO BE DIFFERENT, EACH WILL PREDOMINANTLY BE NON-PROFIT MAKING AND WE WILL RAISE AS MUCH MONEY FOR CHARITY AS POSSIBLE. THE IDEA IS TO CELEBRATE FIRST AND FOREMOST LED ZEPPELIN, BUT ALSO TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE WHOLE LATE 60'S MUSIC ERA IN GENERAL, TAKING NOTE OF THE IMPORTANT PEOPLE FROM THAT ERA WITHOUT WHOM THE MUSIC OF TODAY AND YESTERDAY MAY HAVE BEEN QUITE DIFFERENT! THE LIKES OF JOHN PEEL, JEFF DEXTER, THE YARBIRDS, THE IMPORTANCE OF THEIR PRESCENCE CANNOT BE STRESSED ENOUGH. AS WELL AS INDIVIDUALS SUCH AS SYD BARRET, RUSS GIBB, MICK FARREN, THE BEATLES, THE STONES, ERIC CLAPTON, JACK BRUCE, GINGER BAKER, JIMI HENDRIX, JEFF BECK AND OF COURSE NOT FORGETTING TOP SESSION MUSICIANS JOHN PAUL JONES AND JIMMY PAGE, ALONG WITH THEN UNKNOWN ROBERT PLANT AND JOHN HENRY BONHAM. I'M SURE I MISSED OUT TOO MANY, BUT WE WOULD BE HERE ALL DAY, AND THATS WHAT THIS CELEBRATION / PARTY / FESTIVAL IS FOR.

I AM HOPING TO ATTRACT THE ATTENTION OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL AGREE TO JOIN US ON STAGE IN SOME FORM OF CELEBRATIONS, I WILL NOT SAY WHO, AND IF THEY DO AGREE I STILL WILL NOT SAY WHO MAY OR MAY NOT BE THERE. IF THEY DO COME ALONG THEN IT WILL BE A REAL SURPRISE AS SOME OF THEM WE WILL NOT EVEN WANT TO KNOW IN ADVANCE! I JUST HAVE TO TAP INTO THEIR MINDS DEEP ENOUGH TO REMIND THEM WHY THEY STARTED TO PLAY OR BE INVOLVED IN THE MUSIC SCENE IN THE FIRST PLACE. BUT AS STATED EACH EVENT WILL BE DIFFERENT. DETAILS OF HOW TO PURCHASE TICKETS FOR EACH EVENT WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN DUE COURSE, THERE ARE STILL SOME DETAILS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF, BUT THE MAIN EVENTS ARE NOW BOOKED AND CONFIRMED 100%. SO WE HOPE YOU WILL SHARE THE CELEBRATIONS WITH US AND RECOGNISE THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS WONDERFUL MUSICAL ERA, TOTALLY UNIQUE THROUGHOUT POPULAR MUSIC HISTORY. AFTER ALL WE ARE THE SAME AS YOU, WE ARE ALL FANS OF LED ZEPPELIN AND THOSE OTHER AMAZING GROUPS, OR OUTFITS AS THEY WERE KNOW BACK WHEN EVERYTHING WAS HIP! THERE ARE BARRIERS THAT NEED TO BE BROUGHT DOWN, THE FIRST ONE WILL BE THE BARRIER BETWEEN WHAT WE WILL DO ON STAGE AND YOU THE AUDIENCE, HOPEFULLY THIS CAN BE FOLLOWED BY SOME BARRIERS THAT EXIST BETWEEN US AND CORPORATIONS AS WELL AS ROCK ROYALTY......... WE CAN TRY!

SEE YOU THERE!

Click below for the 'OFFICIAL' LED ZEPPELIN website.

As some of you will know we had various setbacks towards the end of last year, we are now close to finally resolving everything and should be back on track as planned by the spring. We had intended to take a short break during the first couple of months of 2008, however we were still unable to turn down a gig or 2!

More details and a fully updated website will be appearing shortly.

MAY

FRI 9
BOOM BOOM CLUB
SUTTON UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB
GANDER GREEN LANE, SM1 2EY

SAT 10
WOOD GREEN ANIMALS SHELTER
KING'S BUSH FARM, LONDON ROAD
GODMANCHESTER PE29 2NH

SUN 11
THE PITZ
WOUGHTON CENTRE, RAINBOW DRIVE
LEADENHALL, MILTON KEYNES MK6 5EJ
(LUNCHTIME PERFORMANCE)

THUR 22
REAL MUSIC LIVE AT THE BEAVERWOOD CLUB
CHISELHURST BR7 6HF

SAT 24
THE DOCTORS TONIC
CHURCH ROAD
WELWYN GARDEN CITY AL6 6PR

SUN 25
THE HORSESHOE
SUN 36 SHEEP STREET
WELLINGBOROUGH NN8 1BS

JUNE

FRI 6
MARLBORO CLUB
HIGH STREET
ILFRACOMBE

SAT 7
THE HUB
9 BATH STREET
PLYMOUTH PL1 3LT

FRI 13
PORTLAND ROCK BAR
153 PORTLAND ROAD
HOVE BN3 5JQ

SAT 28
FESTIVAL
JERSEY

JULY

SAT 5
PRIVATE PARTY
FRANCE

SAT 12
WESTERHAM ROCKS FESTIVAL (HEADLINE)
MARKET SQUARE
WESTERHAM TN16 1AN

THURS 17
CAMBRIDGE ROCK FESTIVAL (HEADLINE)
WOOD GREEN ANIMALS SHELTER
KING'S BUSH FARM, LONDON ROAD
GODMANCHESTER PE29 2NH

THURS 24
THE HORNS
1 HEMPSTEAD ROAD
WATFORD WD17 3RL

SAT 26
FRIENDS TRIBUTE FESTIVAL
GREAT YARMOUTH (HEADLINE)

AUGUST

FRIDAY 29
THE DIAMOND
47 STONEY STREET
SUTTON-IN-ASHFIELD NG17 4GH

SAT 30
THE CHARLOTTE
8 OXFORD STREET
LEICESTER LE1 5XZ

SEPTEMBER

FRI 5
TBA
WALSHAM LE WILLOWS

SAT 6
BREWERY TAP
HARBOUR ROAD
OULTON BROAD
LOWESTOFT NR32 3LZ

SUN 7
TBA
DENMARK

SAT 20
BLUE MOON
HAYES & YEADING UNITED FC
CHURCH ROAD
HAYES UB3 2LE

FRI 26
ALL SAINTS ARTS CENTRE
FRIARS WALK
LEWES BN7 2LE

OCTOBER

FRI 3
TBA

FRI 10
GALLOWS INN
374 NOTTINGHAM ROAD
ILKESTON DE7 5BN

SAT 11
SNOOTY FOX
BRUNSWICK STREET
WAKEFIELD WF1 4PW

SAT 25
SURREY UNIVERSITY
GUILDFORD
(40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION DAYS TOUR)
THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST LED ZEPPELIN GIG PLAYED UNDER THE NAME OF LED ZEPPELIN

SUN 26
BRISTOL BOXING CLUB (TBC)
BRISTOL
(40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION DAYS TOUR)

FRI 31
SHELDON MARQUEE
208 SHELDON HEATH ROAD
BIRMINGHAM B26 2RY

NOVEMBER

SAT 1
THE LEOPARD
1 WEST STREET
DONCASTER DN1 3AA

FRI 7
TBC
IPSWICH

SUN 9 (TBC)
MIDDLE EARTH CLUB
(VENUE TBA)
(40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION DAYS TOUR)

SUN 16 (TBC)
TBA
MANCHESTER
(40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION DAYS TOUR)

SUN 23 (TBC)
TBA
SHEFFIELD
(40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION DAYS TOUR)

SUN 29
THE CRAWDADDY CLUB
RICHMOND ATHLETIC CLUB
SURREY
(40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION DAYS TOUR)

DECEMBER

WED 10
THE MARQUEE CLUB (TBC)
LONDON
(40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION DAYS TOUR)

SAT 13
BRIDGE PLACE COUNTRY CLUB (TBC)
SURREY
(40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION DAYS TOUR)

THU 18
BATH PAVILLION
(FILLING IN FOR JEFF BECK AT THE LAST MINUTE)
(40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION DAYS TOUR)

FRI 19
EXETER CIVIC HALL
(OUTDOOR GIG AT THE SITE OF THE FORMER CIVIC HALL)
(40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION DAYS TOUR)

SAT 20
FISHMONGERS HALL (CANCELLED)
VENUE DEMOLISHED!
LONDON
(40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION DAYS TOUR)

BOXING DAY
USA TOUR BEGINS?

LED ZEP TOO ON MYSPACE PLEASE CLICK HERE (to be updated soon)

 AND HERE TO PASS JUDGEMENT

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