The Latest Breaking News from John Bonham

Robert Plant ‘didn’t need’ Led Zeppelin after death of son

The 78-year-old musician lost his son in the 1970s.

Evening Standard · 11h ago

Led Zeppelin Single That Was Supposed To Be Destroyed Turns up on Antiques Roadshow

Rare recalled UK pressing of Led Zeppelin's 'Whole Lotta Love' valued at about £1,000 on Antiques Roadshow after surfacing at Caerphilly Castle.

International Business Times UK · Oct 5

Led Zeppelin record that band wanted destroyed found on Antiques Roadshow

Led Zeppelin manager Peter Grant ordered the batch to be recalled and destroyed

The Independent UK · Oct 4

If you currently have £50,000 burning a hole in your pocket you could buy former Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham's 1972 Jensen Interceptor III at auction this weekend

Live out your "I used to be the drummer in Led Zeppelin" fantasies by purchasing John Bonham's 'motor'

Louder · Jul 21

In 1980, Led Zeppelin had new life, and were moving into a new era as a band – then tragedy struck. This was their final show with John Bonham

The fateful 14-song set took place on this day, 1980, in Berlin

Guitar World · Jul 7

“George was talking to Bonzo one evening and said, ‘The problem with you guys is that you never do ballads.’ I said, ‘I’ll give him a ballad’”: How a light-hearted comment from a former Beatle inspired one of Led Zeppelin’s greatest songs

“Seven minutes of exquisite heartache” – quite unlike anything else the band created

MusicRadar · Jun 19

"John orders 12 bottles of champagne. I thought he was going to treat everybody in the club, but he turned to me and said, 'Go on, drink it – that's yours.'" What happened when John Bonham was best man at Tony Iommi's wedding

Led Zeppelin's famously revelrous drummer John Bonham was Best Man at Tony Iommi's wedding in 1973

Louder · Jun 17

"If you watch the video, you can see Jimmy dribbling onstage, Robert not hitting the notes, and me miming, playing the air." Phil Collins' memories of Led Zeppelin's "dark, sulphurous" Live Aid reunion are brutal, and spare no-one

The prospect of Led Zeppelin reforming to play Live Aid, the biggest music event of the 1980s, sparked great excitement. But their return to the stage on July 13, 1985 did not work out as anyone had planned

Louder · Jun 10

"I just sat there and looked at the words and almost leapt out of my seat." Robert Plant wrote the lyrics in a bad mood. Jimmy Page "winged" the solo. But Stairway To Heaven became a Led Zeppelin classic like no other

Once voted the second-best song of all-time by the readers of Classic Rock, Stairway To Heaven is the Mount Everest of Rock

Louder · May 29

“I’d be there with bass pedals, a triple-neck guitar and keyboards, and Robert Plant would ask, ‘Can you sing, as well?’” How John Paul Jones became Led Zeppelin’s ultimate wingman

Armed with years of experience as a session bassist and arranger – having worked with the Yardbirds, Jeff Beck and the Rolling Stones – John Paul Jones could do it all

Guitar World · May 24