LED ZEPPELIN Warned Of "Pointless" Tour
October 28, 2008, 15 years ago
BBC News is reporting:
LED ZEPPELIN should not hit the road for a major tour with a new singer, promoter Harvey Goldsmith has said. Members of the legendary rock group have auditioned vocalists to take the place of frontman Robert Plant.
"I certainly don't think they should do a big tour because I can't see the point of it," Goldsmith said.Goldsmith, who promoted the band in the 1970s and '80s, as well as their one-off reunion last year, added there may be "some opportunities" for a reunion.
He added that, should guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist John Paul Jones and drummer Jason Bonham recruit a new singer, they would be likely to tour under a different name.
"I doubt it will be called Led Zeppelin," Goldsmith told BBC News.
But he said: "I just think it's a lot of talk, I think it's wishful thinking. Whether they all come together and do something in the future, they may.
"I think some of the band really want to go out and do it and other parts of the band need to understand why they're doing it, and if there's no compelling reason to do it, then they shouldn't do it.
"I think that there is an opportunity for them to go out and present themselves. I don't think a long rambling tour is the answer as Led Zeppelin."
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