re: Led Zeppelin in Baton Rouge 1977

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Why have they never cashed in on a reunion tour?

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Plant's voice isn't up to par - in par I mean to his level of expectation. The one off gig in London was for the Ertegen tribute/foundation. It's because it was Ahmet. If he hadn't died, that gig would have never happened.

They don't need the money. If they toured, it would be the biggest grossing tour ever and they would make mucho millions - more so than the money ABBA was offered for a reunion tour. Plant knows he can't hit those notes like he did and he places a value on their legacy. I can't fault him and it's good to see he's not just cashing in. Bonham Jr knows their catalog better than the three surviving members. During rehearsals for the London gig, after the set list was decided Bonham would ask Page, "Do you want that song to end like you did in '73 or '77?" Bonham has every available bootleg apparently and would be a great replacement for dad. Plant just doesn't want to do it.

The disagreement with JPJ was in the 90's when Page and Plant went on the road together. JPJ has joked that they must have forgotten his number. All is good between them - Plant just doesn't want to do it.