"of the band The Power Station along with Robert Palmer, and John Taylor and Andy Taylor of Duran Duran. The Live Aid charity benefit concert in 1985 saw Thompson filling in and playing with the Power Station as well as joining the remaining members of Led Zeppelin on stage (along with Phil Collins) at John F. Kennedy Stadium. During a reunion attempt in 1986 it was rumored that Led Zeppelin asked Thompson to join them as a replacement for John Bonham. The reunion stalled in part because fans wanted to see Bonham, not Thompson, and Bonham was dead. Thompson was"
"Live Aid, performing at the Philadelphia show on 13 July 1985. This event – which also featured reunions of The Who and Led Zeppelin – marked the first time the original line-up had appeared on stage since 1978. ""We were all drunk when we did Live Aid,"" recalled Geezer Butler, ""but we'd all got drunk separately."" Returning to his solo work, Iommi enlisted bassist Dave Spitz (ex-Great White), drummer Eric Singer and initially intended to use multiple singers, including Rob Halford of Judas Priest, former Deep Purple and Trapeze vocalist Glenn Hughes, and former Sabbath vocalist Ronnie James Dio. This"
"first Live Aid concert in 1985 where ""She's Waiting"" was performed along with ""White Room"" and ""Layla"". The video for ""Forever Man"" became an MTV favorite, featuring an accident where one of the cameras falls off the dolly. ""Same Old Blues"" was resurrected for the 25th Anniversary world tour and the Montserrat charity show in 1988 and 1997, with Mark Knopfler on rhythm guitar; Clapton resurrected ""She's Waiting"" for his 1992 world tour. Clapton came to sit in with Paul Shaffer to promote the album on Late Night with David Letterman in 1985. Letterman was impressed by the songs on"
"Live Aid Live Aid was a dual-venue benefit concert held on Saturday 13 July 1985, and an ongoing music-based fundraising initiative. The original event was organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for relief of the ongoing Ethiopian famine. Billed as the ""global jukebox"", the event was held simultaneously at Wembley Stadium in London, England, United Kingdom (attended by 72,000 people) and John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (attended by about 100,000 people). On the same day, concerts inspired by the initiative happened in other countries, such as the Soviet Union, Canada, Japan, Yugoslavia,"
"In 1986, Geldof would be knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his efforts. Queen's performance at Live Aid was recreated in the band's 2018 biopic ""Bohemian Rhapsody"". Live Aid Live Aid was a dual-venue benefit concert held on Saturday 13 July 1985, and an ongoing music-based fundraising initiative. The original event was organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for relief of the ongoing Ethiopian famine. Billed as the ""global jukebox"", the event was held simultaneously at Wembley Stadium in London, England, United Kingdom (attended by 72,000 people) and John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United"
"prize for their one-off reunion, and were described as the ""greatest rock and roll band of all time"". The three surviving members (Page, Plant, and Jones) were named as 2012 recipients of Kennedy Center Honors. Studio albums Band members Live performance guests Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968. The group consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist and keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham. The band's heavy, guitar-driven sound has led them to be cited as one of the progenitors of heavy metal. Their style drew from a"
"Baker against those of Bonham and Who drummer Keith Moon: No, no, no, no, (scoffs). Ginger was nothing like those players. His musical capabilities are full spectrum. He can write and compose and arrange, and he has an ear, and he is harmonic. He is a fully formed musician. The surviving members of Led Zeppelin reunited to play Live Aid in 1985 and employed two drummers, Phil Collins and Tony Thompson, to take his place. In June 2017, John Bonham's childhood home received a blue plaque in his honour. On 31 May 2018, on what would have been Bonham's 70th"
"heard at the beginning of Frank Zappa's album, ""We're Only in It for the Money"", repeating the phrase, ""Are you hung up?"" over and over again. In 1985, Clapton appeared on the charity concert Live Aid in Philadelphia with Phil Collins, Tim Renwick, Chris Stainton, Jamie Oldaker, Marcy Levy, Shaun Murphy, and Donald 'Duck' Dunn. In 1988 he played with Dire Straits and Elton John at the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute at Wembley Stadium and the Prince's Trust rock gala at the Royal Albert Hall. On 1990, Dire Straits, Clapton and Elton John made a guest appearance in the"
"as the finale of every Led Zeppelin concert. However, after their concert tour of the United States in 1977, Plant began to tire of ""Stairway to Heaven"": ""There's only so many times you can sing it and mean it ... It just became sanctimonious."" The song was played again by the surviving members of Led Zeppelin at the Live Aid concert in 1985; at the Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary concert in 1988, with Jason Bonham on drums; and by Jimmy Page as an instrumental version on his solo tours. The first few bars were played alone during Page and Plant"
"Pete Kircher Peter Derek Kircher (born 21 January 1945, Folkestone, Kent) is a retired English rock/pop drummer. He played between 1982 and 1985 in the rock band Status Quo. Highlights of this period included playing at Live Aid and the National Bowl, and meeting HRH The Prince of Wales at a benefit gig for The Prince's Trust at the Birmingham NEC, an event preserved on the 1982 album ""Live at the N.E.C."". Kircher's style is rhythmic, and much of his work carries a distinctively low-tuned snare drum sound which could be considered his signature trait. He has also shown himself"
"Fight for Love"" for the Arnold Schwarzenegger action film ""Commando"" (1985). The track was originally titled ""Someday, Somehow, Someone's Gotta Pay"". An EP containing the song plus some live songs from their tour was planned for release that same year, but was scrapped by their record company. The band folded late in 1985, as its members turned to other projects. John Taylor returned to Duran Duran, while Andy Taylor chose to leave Duran Duran in favour of a solo career. A reformed Led Zeppelin played at the Live Aid concert in 1985, with Thompson sharing drumming duties with Phil Collins."
"of ""Two Hearts"", with Alsop and Kennedy joined by James Black on guitar and keyboards (Mondo Rock, The Black Sorrows). Soon after a third guitarist, Colin Bayley (Mi-Sex), was added and Kennedy was replaced on drums by Chad Wackerman (Frank Zappa). Australian singers Kate Ceberano and Renée Geyer had also worked on the album and performed live as guest vocalists. On 13 July 1985 Men at Work performed three tracks for the Oz for Africa concert (part of the global Live Aid program)—""Maria"", ""Overkill"", and an unreleased one, ""The Longest Night"". They were broadcast in Australia (on both Seven Network"
"be the original drummer for Led Zeppelin., so John Bonham got that gig instead. After Procol Harum disbanded in 1977, Wilson played on Frankie Miller's ""Double Trouble"" album in 1978, and was a member of Joe Cocker's touring band between 1979 and 1984. Their concert in Calgary is featured on the DVD ""Joe Cocker Live"" (1981) and he is also featured in two Berlin concerts on the 2008 Joe Cocker DVD ""Cry Me A River (The Rockpalast Collection)"". BJ had been the drummer on Cocker's hit single, ""With a Little Help from My Friends"", recorded in 1968. In 1984 Wilson"
"be performing two or three songs a night and no more."" On 18 August 2017, Plant announced the release of his new solo album ""Carry Fire"" on 13 October 2017. In 2018, Plant will receive the AMA Lifetime Achievement Award at the UK Americana Honors & Awards. Plant performed with living members of Led Zeppelin both on 13 July 1985 for Live Aid (with Phil Collins and Tony Thompson on drums) and on 15 May 1988 for Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary. At the 1988 reunion, Jason Bonham, the son of Led Zeppelin's late drummer John Bonham, played drums. Both sets"
"Jeff Rich Jeff Rich (born 8 June 1953, Hackney, London) is an English rock drummer, best known as a former drummer for the English rock band Status Quo. He attended school in Hackney at Upton House Comprehensive, and whilst there he appeared in the opera ""Tosca"" at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. He helped out Def Leppard in August 1986 and played alongside Rick Allen who had lost his left arm in a car accident in December 1984. However, during Def Leppard's warm-up mini tour of Ireland, Rich missed a gig, and the rest of the band realised Allen"
"Branford Marsalis. After Collins finished performing, he flew on Concorde to the Live Aid show in Philadelphia. On the plane, he met Cher, and convinced her to be a part of the event. Once there he met Robert Plant, who had asked him if he would perform with him, Jimmy Page and Tony Thompson in a Led Zeppelin ""reunion"" of sorts. He first played drums on ""Layla"", ""White Room"" and ""She's Waiting"" for friend Eric Clapton. Then, Collins performed ""Against All Odds"" and ""In the Air Tonight"", and finished the night playing drums for Led Zeppelin's aforementioned act. The band"
"(guitar); Mick Lister (guitar) and Brian Bethell (bass). After leaving The Truth, Wallis went on to perform as a percussionist with Style Council (1984–1985). He was invited by David Bowie to perform as a percussionist at the Live Aid concert at JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, 13 July 1985, with Robert Palmer and Power Station, as well as Duran Duran. In the mid to late eighties, Wallis was drummer for The Krew, the backing band for Nik Kershaw (""Riddle"" and ""Radio Musicola"" tours) and Chris Farlowe (1988). It was at a Kershaw concert where his energetic playing and elaborate percussion set-up drew"
"Led Zeppelin) Tommy Clufetos (Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper, Ted Nugent), Kelly Keagy (Night Ranger), Bruce Becker (David Becker Tribune), Victor Loyo (Luis Miguel and studio session drummer), Eric Moore (Suicidal Tendencies and Infectious Grooves), Rex Hardy Jr. (Mary J. Blige), Matt Greiner (August Burns Red) and Venzella Joy Williams (Beyoncé). Eagles drummers Don Henley (main drummer) and Scott Crago (backup drummer) are well known users of DW and are endorsed by the company. Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac is also a DW artist, as is Marco Minnemann. Travis Barker of Blink-182, even though is endorsed by"
"1985, Tears for Fears were scheduled to perform at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia for the Live Aid charity event. However, on the morning of the historic event, it was announced that the band (who had actually been billed to appear at the event before they had even agreed to do so) had pulled out of the show. They were replaced by blues rock group George Thorogood and the Destroyers, which has a strong Philadelphia-area following. The official reason given for their non-appearance was that two of their backing musicians, guitarist Andrew Saunders and saxophonist Will Gregory, had quit due to"
"unable to perform the concert, which drummer would he recommend for the gig? Jason replied that if he had wanted to see Zeppelin live, he would want someone with a swing feel, and he named Dennis Chambers, stating that Chambers would 'get it, whereas a regular rock drummer would not.' In February 2009, Jason Bonham and James Dylan began working together in what would become Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience, a live homage to his father's band. In autumn of 2010, Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience embarked on their first North American tour and toured worldwide during 2011. Bonham more"
"Bernard Watson Bernard Watson (born David Weinstein, 1967) was the opening act at the American leg of the Live Aid concert in JFK Stadium, Philadelphia on July 13, 1985. An 18-year-old from Miami Beach, he had just graduated from high school and had no professional musical experience. After sleeping outside the stadium for a week, he persuaded the concert's producer Bill Graham, in the spirit of charity, to let him perform. Graham relented, and Watson (who took his stage name from Bernard Marx and Helmholz Watson, two characters from Aldous Huxley's ""Brave New World"") took the stage at 8:51am (EDT)."
"Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert The Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert was a benefit concert held in memory of music executive Ahmet Ertegün at the O2 Arena in London on December 10, 2007. The headline act was the English rock band Led Zeppelin, who performed their first full-length concert for almost three-decades, since the death of drummer John Bonham in 1980, in a one-off reunion. Bonham's son Jason Bonham played drums during the band's set, and also provided backing vocals on two songs. According to Guinness World Records 2009, the concert holds the world record for the ""Highest Demand for Tickets for"
"Hysteria World Tour The Hysteria World Tour was a concert tour by English hard rock band Def Leppard for their fourth album ""Hysteria"". This was the first tour with drummer Rick Allen since his car accident on 31 December 1984 when he lost his left arm. Allen returned to the band for recording sessions and the tour using a custom designed electronic drum set. It was also the last tour to feature guitarist Steve Clark before his death on 8 January 1991 from alcoholism and a combination of prescription drugs and painkillers. Prior to the start of the European leg"
"The Who 1985 and 1988 reunions The Who performed only twice between their 1982 and 1989 tours, both short reunions that were nonetheless highly anticipated. The first took place in 1985 for the Live Aid concert and the second in 1988 for the BPI Awards. These were the last two occasions in which the band performed with Kenney Jones on drums. Two and a half years after the group finished their ""farewell tour"", they were persuaded by Live Aid organiser Bob Geldof to appear in the London segment of the monumental concert, which took place on 13 July 1985 at"
"Michael Lee (musician) Michael Lee (19 November 1969 – 24 November 2008) was an English drummer who toured and recorded with former Led Zeppelin musicians Robert Plant and Jimmy Page. Lee was born Michael Gary Pearson, and, similarly to Led Zeppelin's John Bonham, used large drum sizes, something he attributed to his height. His bass drum was 26"" in diameter, and his snare drum was a brass 14"" x 14"" shell. He started his professional career as drummer with Little Angels, a band from Scarborough who became one of the primary British rock acts of the early 1990s, however, Lee"
"to the songs ""Stairway to Heaven"" by Led Zeppelin and ""Highway to Hell"" by AC/DC. Although neither track appears on the album, both Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham and AC/DC singer Bon Scott had alcohol-related deaths in 1980. Stairway to Heaven/Highway to Hell Stairway to Heaven/Highway to Hell was a 1989 compilation album featuring bands that performed at the Moscow Music Peace Festival. It was released by the Make a Difference Foundation. Each song is a cover of a famous solo artist or rock band who had suffered a drug- or alcohol-related death. The liner notes include an extensive dedication"
"dead in his flat and his funeral took place in his hometown of Darlington the following week. Former bandmates Toby Jepson and Jimmy Page were amongst the mourners in attendance. Michael Lee (musician) Michael Lee (19 November 1969 – 24 November 2008) was an English drummer who toured and recorded with former Led Zeppelin musicians Robert Plant and Jimmy Page. Lee was born Michael Gary Pearson, and, similarly to Led Zeppelin's John Bonham, used large drum sizes, something he attributed to his height. His bass drum was 26"" in diameter, and his snare drum was a brass 14"" x 14"""
"by playing drums on ""Layla"", ""White Room"" and ""She's Waiting"" for friend Eric Clapton. Collins performed ""Against All Odds"" and ""In the Air Tonight"" and finished the night playing drums for Led Zeppelin's aforementioned act. For the tour, Collins retained his usual cast of musicians, including Chester Thompson, Leland Sklar and Daryl Stuermer. The band was nicknamed the ""Hot Tub Club"". The No Jacket Required World Tour The No Jacket Required World Tour was a concert tour by the English singer-songwriter Phil Collins, which occurred February–July 1985 in support of his 1985 album, ""No Jacket Required"". The album had been"
"was the result of that tour and the Bobby Fuller Four cover single, ""I Fought the Law"", was issued in November. Clapton and James left the group. ""Greatest Hits (of Other People)"" peaked at No. 25. The singer for the next tour was former Skyhooks vocalist and TV personality Graeme ""Shirley"" Strachan with Rose Tattoo guitarist Robin Riley replacing James; this version of the band produced the album ""No Song Too Sacred"", yet another live album of covers. The related single, ""Kashmir"", was a Led Zeppelin song. The band's 1985 line-up saw Strachan, Riley and drummer Matthew Wenban replaced by"
"Led Zeppelin – The 1980s, Part One Led Zeppelin – The 1980s, Part One was a planned autumn 1980 concert tour of North America by the rock band Led Zeppelin. It was scheduled to take place from 17 October through 15 November of that year and cover much of the East Coast and Midwest. The band cancelled the tour when drummer John Bonham died on 25 September, one day after the group's initial rehearsal for the tour. In the wake of Led Zeppelin's turmoil-plagued 1977 American tour, which ended abruptly with the sudden death of his son Karac, singer Robert"
"John Bonham John Henry Bonham (31 May 1948 – 25 September 1980) was an English musician and songwriter, best known as the drummer for the British rock band Led Zeppelin. Esteemed for his speed, power, fast bass drumming, distinctive sound, and ""feel"" for the groove, he is regarded by many as the greatest and most influential rock drummer in history. ""Rolling Stone"" magazine ranked him number one in their list of the ""100 Greatest Drummers of All Time"". John Henry Bonham was born on 31 May 1948, in Redditch, Worcestershire, England, to Joan and Jack Bonham. He began learning to"
"some tracks with Rossi and Bernard Frost for their unreleased solo album ""Flying Debris"" in 1985, little has been heard from Kircher since, although Honeybus were briefly reunited for a Dutch TV show in 2003. Kircher stated during an interview in this programme that he is now working as a signwriter, a profession he first started as a school leaver. Pete Kircher Peter Derek Kircher (born 21 January 1945, Folkestone, Kent) is a retired English rock/pop drummer. He played between 1982 and 1985 in the rock band Status Quo. Highlights of this period included playing at Live Aid and the"
"Winger drummer Rod Morgenstein and Phil Lesh and Friends drummer Jeff Sipe. In 2001, guitarist Jeff Pevar (Ray Charles, Joe Cocker, Crosby Stills & Nash) replaced Jimmy Herring. Little Feat's Kenny Gradney also played bass with the group at some shows. The group went through a few more line-up changes (mostly bassists and drummers) over the years including the addition of Dave Livolsi on bass in 2002 and the reinstated dual-drummer line-up of Sipe and Morgenstein in 2006. In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of The Grateful Dead, Jazz Is Dead reformed for several shows in August and September 2015."