Robert Plant Rips Up $800 Million Led Zeppelin Reunion Contract

Posted by | November 9, 2014 21:07 | Filed under: Top Stories

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No amount of money can get Robert Plant to reunite with his Led Zeppelin bandmates.

The 66-year-old singer walked away from a 35-date tour that would have paid the rock group nearly $800 million — ripping up the contract in front of stunned promoters, the Mirror newspaper reported Sunday.

British tycoon Sir Richard Branson had planned to reunite the Stairway to Heaven rockers and promoters had even gotten the green light from the other band members.

The mega deal would have paid Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones roughly $300 million apiece, before taxes, according to The Mirror.

Group members lobbied hard for Plant to join in but he wouldn’t change his mind.

“They have tried to talk him round but there is no chance,” a source close to the group told the Mirror. “His mind is made up and that’s that.”

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68 responses to Robert Plant Rips Up $800 Million Led Zeppelin Reunion Contract

  1. searambler November 9th, 2014 at 21:19

    I wonder why?

    • KB723 November 9th, 2014 at 21:43

      Money is just money??? You reach a time in your life and know that old times are just that and not worthy of mention in current times???

    • tiredoftea November 9th, 2014 at 22:04

      He could be saving Page from embarrassment. I hear he is practically incompetent from some sort of dementia.

      • StoneyCurtisll November 9th, 2014 at 22:15

        Sort of like Glen Campbells finial ‘dementia’ tour…
        The guy was great in his time, but I think they milked him on his farewell tour..(sort of sad)

      • searambler November 9th, 2014 at 22:21

        Really? Well, that could certainly explain it. I’m sure he doesn’t need the cash. I was thinking there might be some bad blood between the band mates.

      • Roctuna November 10th, 2014 at 07:37

        Page was featured, along with The Edge from U2, in Jack White’s rockumentary “It Might Get Loud” a few years ago. He certainly didn’t look or sound demented then, but things can change. He was very much living the life of a country squire. None of them need the money.

  2. searambler November 9th, 2014 at 22:19

    I wonder why?

    • KB723 November 9th, 2014 at 22:43

      Money is just money??? You reach a time in your life and know that old times are just that and not worthy of mention in current times???

    • tiredoftea November 9th, 2014 at 23:04

      He could be saving Page from embarrassment. I hear he is practically incompetent from some sort of dementia.

      • StoneyCurtisll November 9th, 2014 at 23:15

        Sort of like Glen Campbells finial ‘dementia’ tour…
        The guy was great in his time, but I think they milked him on his farewell tour..(sort of sad)

      • searambler November 9th, 2014 at 23:21

        Really? Well, that could certainly explain it. I’m sure he doesn’t need the cash. I was thinking there might be some bad blood between the band mates.

      • Roctuna November 10th, 2014 at 08:37

        Page was featured, along with The Edge from U2, in Jack White’s rockumentary “It Might Get Loud” a few years ago. He certainly didn’t look or sound demented then, but things can change. He was very much living the life of a country squire. None of them need the money.

  3. tiredoftea November 9th, 2014 at 21:37

    Thank you! If only Pink Floyd had done the same!

  4. tiredoftea November 9th, 2014 at 22:37

    Thank you! If only Pink Floyd had done the same!

  5. StoneyCurtisll November 9th, 2014 at 21:46

    I saw Zeppelin way back in 76…(Blues arena, St. Louis)
    I dont think I would pay to see theses aging rockers again..
    I doubt they need the money..
    Or need the exercise.

    There is a time to fly high, and a time to lay low..(and enjoy life)

  6. StoneyCurtisll November 9th, 2014 at 22:46

    I saw Zeppelin way back in 76…(Blues arena, St. Louis)
    I dont think I would pay to see theses aging rockers again..
    I doubt they need the money..
    Or need the exercise.

    There is a time to fly high, and a time to lay low..(and enjoy life)

  7. StoneyCurtisll November 9th, 2014 at 22:02

    Jimmy Page..
    And the Yard Birds..
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTO7WVxjz3A

  8. StoneyCurtisll November 9th, 2014 at 23:02

    Jimmy Page..
    And the Yard Birds..
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTO7WVxjz3A

  9. libpatriot November 9th, 2014 at 23:05

    Saw Robert Plant when he came to Tucson in 2010. He did a lot of his solo stuff and a surprising amount of bluegrass, and his choices of Zeppelin tunes, like “Gallows Pole” and “Misty Mountain Hop”, were a delight. But I don’t blame him for not wanting to be roped into doing “Stairway To Heaven” a bunch of times on tour, regardless of the money. I’ve gotten sick of that song just hearing it overplayed on Clear Channel stations, let alone having to perform it. I really think Bob has considered Zeppelin to be a dead entity ever since his dear friend John Bonham died.

  10. libpatriot November 10th, 2014 at 00:05

    Saw Robert Plant when he came to Tucson in 2010. He did a lot of his solo stuff and a surprising amount of bluegrass, and his choices of Zeppelin tunes, like “Gallows Pole” and “Misty Mountain Hop”, were a delight. But I don’t blame him for not wanting to be roped into doing “Stairway To Heaven” a bunch of times on tour, regardless of the money. I’ve gotten sick of that song just hearing it overplayed on Clear Channel stations, let alone having to perform it. I really think Bob has considered Zeppelin to be a dead entity ever since his dear friend John Bonham died.

  11. Sy Colepath November 10th, 2014 at 04:18

    How can there be a Led Zeppelin reunion without Jon Bonham?

  12. Sy Colepath November 10th, 2014 at 05:18

    How can there be a Led Zeppelin reunion without John Bonham?

  13. Budda November 10th, 2014 at 09:01

    Must be nice to be in a position where you can say no to that kind of money.

  14. Budda November 10th, 2014 at 10:01

    Must be nice to be in a position where you can say no to that kind of money.

  15. EnuffBull November 10th, 2014 at 09:23

    Too bad he doesn’t want to do it, then donate the money to charities. $100 million (after taxes) could feed, clothe or shelter a lot of hungry people. So I don’t want to hear him ever bitch about the poor.

    • fahvel November 10th, 2014 at 09:28

      all three should commit to that – real fn heros then! Otherwise, old men in T shirts – ah hell, old men in T shirts are cool.

  16. EnuffBull November 10th, 2014 at 10:23

    Too bad he doesn’t want to do it, then donate the money to charities. $100 million (after taxes) could feed, clothe or shelter a lot of hungry people. So I don’t want to hear him ever bitch about the poor.

    • fahvel November 10th, 2014 at 10:28

      all three should commit to that – real fn heros then! Otherwise, old men in T shirts – ah hell, old men in T shirts are cool.

  17. William November 10th, 2014 at 09:39

    Darn…was hoping for a Yardbirds reunion.

  18. William November 10th, 2014 at 10:39

    Darn…was hoping for a Yardbirds reunion.

  19. crc3 November 10th, 2014 at 09:56

    People need to leave Plant alone. He has stated numerous times in the past that he was not interested in a reunion tour because he feels that once John Bonham died Led Zeppelin ceased to exist. Obviously the money is not important to him either…

  20. crc3 November 10th, 2014 at 10:56

    People need to leave Plant alone. He has stated numerous times in the past that he was not interested in a reunion tour because he feels that once John Bonham died Led Zeppelin ceased to exist. Obviously the money is not important to him either…

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