The BBC is estimating that some 20 million people signed up to have first dibs on the £125 tickets to Led Zeppelin’s first show in 19 years this November, causing much virtual pain for the show’s Web site. While I’m going to guess that the actual number of people who tried to register is slightly lower–come on, do you believe every estimation of Internet traffic that you read?–this news is surely causing international currency signs to light up the dreams of concert promoters around the world, despite the fact that the band has no plans for a reunion tour just yet. Which leads me to ask one question: After this year, who’s left to reunite? (Aside from Coverdale/Page, obviously.) OK, wait, one more question: What’s the concert industry going to do once the reunion well is completely drained?
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So, is Phil Collins on board or what?
Answering the last question — Beatlemania! FOREVER.
As long as bands form, bands will break up. And as long as bands break, up, they’ll reunite. The circle of life will go on and on forever (or until the sun explodes in a few billion years).
I, for one, would die to see ABBA.
@Lucas Jensen: Tru dat.
A full-on reunion of everyone ever to play in L.A. Guns at any time. Think of all the madness!
@Vince Neilstein: A++++
How about a Buffallo Springfield reunion? I think they’re all alive…
Nostalgia for The Unicorns could probably fill arenas by now.
(But seriously though, Faces.)
The Smiths.
And Guns and Roses, just for the level of what-the fuckery that would likely ensue on that tour…
Yeah, ABBA and The Smiths might be the artists with the most rabid fans/commercial upside. I never say never anymore, though, because after The Police and the original Dinosaur Jr. lineup reuniting, I’m pretty sure nothing can definitively be ruled out.
@Bob Loblaw: Without Ronnie Lane? That’s like the Replacements without Bob…which I would still pay good money to see.
Also, the Jam, Jellyfish, the Grays, the Stone Roses. In the Won’t-happen-in-a-million-years category: Robbie, Levon and Garth together on the same song…
Morrissey just turned down $75 mil for a Smiths reunion, and that was even without the original rhythm section who he despises. But I still won’t rule it out at some point.
It wouldn’t be a world-shattering reunion, but an Unwound reunion sounds really good right about now.
if anyone has ever seen the footage of jason bonham playing with led zeppelin at the atlantic records 40th anniversary party in 1988 they would be permanently disabused of any notion of seeing them now. he is categorically one of the worst drummers ever. his dad was brilliant but he just sucks. you can’t have led zeppelin without a good, powerful drummer.
@Thierry: I know, I know. Still: yes.
@harumph: Jason Bonham was, like, 17 years old or something at the 1998 show. He’s had almost two full decades to practice.
(er, 1998 = 1988 obvs.)