Promoter Harvey Goldsmith has lashed out at companies who are advertising ticket and travel packages to the rumoured Led Zeppelin reunion shows in London, and in the process has moved closer to confirming that the shows will actually take place.
As reported yesterday on Undercover, the rock demigods look likely to play a series of shows at London's O2 Stadium in November, with the late John Bonham's son Jason joining Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones in what is arguably the most anticipated reunion in rock history.The story broke when advertisements appeared in the British press advertising pricey hotel and ticket packages for the event.
Goldsmith issued a statement claiming that the companies involved had been reported to the country's Department of Culture, Media and Sport. But the wording of the statement suggests that the reunion shows will happen.
He said, "There have been at least four events advertised which I suspect either don't exist or where no tickets are on sale or indeed dates finalized ... There are NO packages or tickets for some the events advertised at all, nor do some of the events even exist. We are concerned that the public will be fleeced. The bottom line is that unless official adverts have appeared for concerts, tickets are not on sale. Do not buy from unauthorized sources." (emphases added).
So we're led to believe that the so-called 'ticket touts' may have it half right - something's definitely bubbling, but we don't yet know when.
