And this time, the person fanning the rumor flames is none other than former Robert Plant fill-in and self-proclaimed "long-time pal" of Jimmy Page David Coverdale, who told the UK's
Mirror "I'm expecting a call from Jimmy any day asking my band Whitesnake to support them on their world tour. Am I on board? You bet. Probably worth billions!" Well, more like £250 million, according to the
Mirror. The alleged tour, which is now rumored to start in late 2008 or early '09, will supposedly mark the band's 40th anniversary. And hey, if it doesn't work out, perhaps some forward-thinking promoter can book a tour of bands who have claimed to be the Led Zeppelin reunion tour's opening act? I count the Cult, Velvet Revolver, and Whitesnake—surely that could fill at least a thousand seats at an arena. (You could even have Lez Zeppelin open, just to confuse the
NME all over again.) [
Mirror]
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Is Def Leppard's decision to tour England with Whitesnake proof that the band no longer has the live draw of their youth? Nonsense, says Joe Elliott. The band just believes in giving their fans some "value." "This is not like the Glitter Band, Mud and Suzi Quatro on the bus playing Butlins, this is Def Leppard and Whitesnake, both with new albums, both acts more relevant than ever, playing arenas. It's not some saddoes tour, it's not nostalgia. Of course there's gonna be old songs in the set, but they get to play some new stuff and look valid, so do we, and people come to hear stuff they know." Which isn't nostalgia, no sir. It's possible that Joe will explain why these bands are "more relevant than ever" when the rest of his interview with The Star is published tomorrow. Then again, he might not. [The Star]
