Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert

Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert
Benefit concert by Led Zeppelin
LocationThe O2 Arena, London
Date(s)10 December 2007
Led Zeppelin concert chronology

The Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert was a benefit concert held in memory of music executive Ahmet Ertegün at the O2 Arena in London on 10 December 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 One Music Concert" as 20 million requests for the reunion show were rendered online.[1]

In October 2012, Celebration Day, a concert film documenting the event, was released. Both the film and performance by Led Zeppelin have been highly acclaimed. A shortened version of the concert was broadcast by the BBC in the UK on 8 December 2012.[2]

  1. ^ "Guinness 2010 entertainment winners". TVNZ. 17 December 2009. Archived from the original on 6 March 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2012. Led Zeppelin broke the world record for the Highest Demand for Tickets for One Music Concert when 20 million requests came through for the one-time reunion show in December 2007.
  2. ^ "Led Zeppelin Live in London 2007: Celebration Day". BBC Two. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2012.

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