JASON BONHAM’S LED ZEPPELIN EXPERIENCE To Embark On North American Tour In November

September 20, 2017, 7 years ago

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JASON BONHAM’S LED ZEPPELIN EXPERIENCE To Embark On North American Tour In November

Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience have announced a string of winter tour dates. The trek will launch on November 24th at Sands Bethlehem Event Center in Bethlehem, PA, and will wrap up on December 13th at War Memorial Auditorium in Nashville, TN. Find a list of dates below.    

A lot of talented children have probably been asked by a parent to entertain family and friends, maybe in the living room, maybe sing a little, play an instrument. No big deal and a good way to get used to performing for others. But when Jason Bonham was a small child and got called in to entertain, the family friends he played his drums for could be anyone from Jimmy Page to some of the guys from the group Bad Company. That's what happens when your father is drummer John Bonham, one of the original members of the legendary rock band Led Zeppelin. At the age of only five, Jason could play the drums, at least a scaled down set of them, with skill. When he was 17 he was a member of the band Air Race. The group signed a record contract with Atlantic Records, recorded one album, and opened for big names like Queen, Meat Loaf, Ted Nugent, and AC/DC. John Bonham died in 1980, but Jason, who has marked a few places in music history himself, has stepped in from time to time to help keep his father's memory alive.

In 1988, Jason took his father's spot in the televised, first-ever Led Zeppelin reunion at the Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary concert, which included Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, and John Paul Jones. Later than year. he went on to tour with Page and re corded the album Outrider with him. By 1989, he completed the album The Disregard Of Timekeeping, in his new band called Bonham. One of the tracks from this first effort, "Wait For You," earned him a gold record. By 1992, with partners like Canadian vocalist Daniel MacMaster, guitarist Ian Hatton, and bassist and keyboardist John Smithson, Bonham finished another album: Mad Hatter. Jason teamed up with greats like Paul Rodgers, Slash, David Gilmour, Jeff Beck and others in 1993 to work on a Tribute to Muddy Waters album. The record's success brought a nomination for a Grammy Award. A year later, Jason, along with Rodgers and Slash, appeared at the memorable Woodstock II. That same year, he recorded a new album, Peace 4 Me, in his group now known as Motherland with Marti Frederksen on vocals.

In May 1990, Jason married Jan Charteris, in Stone, Kidderminster in a wedding reception that included a jam with Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, and John Paul Jones.

Jason represented his father when Led Zeppelin was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in January 1995, with his sister Zoe by his side. He soon put together another solo project which culminated in In The Name Of My Father - The Zepset CD, which featured the songs of Led Zeppelin. Proceeds from the album went to charity. The album followed up with When You See the Sun. The Healing Sixes soon caught his attention and decided to tour and record them the Indiana based band, from 1999-2003. In 2001, Jason appeared in the film Rock Star which starred Mark Wahlberg. The band in the movie, Steel Dragon recorded the songs featured in the movie and the soundtrack. Following an album with Debbie Bonham, the younger sister of John Bonham, Jason was invited to drum for hard rock group UFO. In 2006, he also recorded with Joe Bonamassa.

Jason starred with Ted Nugent, Evan Seinfeld (Biohazard), Sebastian Bach (SkidRow) and Scott Ian (Anthrax) on the VH1 reality tv show, SuperGroup, in May 2006. The musicians formed a band called Damnocracy for the show, during which they lived in a mansion in Las Vegas for twelve days and created music. Most recently, Jason has performed and recorded with Foreigner. On December 10th, 2007, Jason played drums in the most anticipated concert of all time - the Led Zeppelin reunion at London's O2 arena with surviving members Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and Robert Plant.

Tour dates:

November
24 - Sands Bethlehem Event Center - Bethlehem, PA         
25 - Hershey Theatre - Hershey, PA              
26 - Ridgefield Playhouse - Ridgefield, CT         
28 - House of Blues - Boston, MA         
29 - Aura - Portland, ME         

December
1 - Casino New Brunswick - Moncton, Canada         
2 - Metropolis - Montreal, Canada         
3 - Rebel - Toronto, Canada         
5 - Centre In The Square - Kitchener, Canada         
6 - The Fillmore - Detroit, MI         
8 - Hollywood Casino - Lawrenceburg, IN         
9 - Four Winds Casino Resort - New Buffalo, MI         
10 - Hard Rock Live - Northfield, OH         
12 - The Louisville Palace - Louisville, KY         
13 - War Memorial Auditorium - Nashville, TN


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