warby Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Seems like a real fan, and not a rich one has paid £83K approx $170K to see his dad's favourite band, now that is serious! From The Sunday Times December 9, 2007 ‘Baby’ Led Zeppelin fan pays £83,000 to see gig John Harlow IT’S a whole lotta money. A young man not even born when Led Zeppelin split up has paid a record £83,000 to see their reunion concert in London tomorrow night. The pair of tickets cost Kenneth Donnell, 25, more than his family paid for their red-brick home in Johnstone, near Glasgow, a few years ago, blowing savings dedicated to buying an Audi R8 sports car. Donnell says he has no regrets � yet � about the size of his bid at a BBC Children in Need charity auction made after he and 20m other fans failed to get a standard £125 ticket. He said he had wanted to see his father’s favourite band for years. “I was gutted that I was not born in the 1960s and able to see Led Zeppelin in the 1970s like my dad,” he said, adding that he was sober when he joined the auction hosted by Terry Wogan. Related Links * The odd couple He refused to say where the money came from but added: “I am not loaded, but at least it’s going on charity to help other people, which is a lot better than the likes of me spending it on a car and just getting the enjoyment for myself.” The BBC said it had received his payment. Despite strict antitouting measures that mean the lucky 18,000 fans have to turn up with photo ID before they can get their arena, websites such as eBay are still offering themtickets at the O2 for sale. A complex system of checks will also be carried out on the day. Led Zeppelin, one of the most influential British rock bands of the 1970s, merged blues and folk music into an arena-filling roar. They refused to release singles but their song Whole Lotta Love was used as the theme tune for the Top of the Pops chart show. The band broke up in 1980 because of the death of their drummer, John Bonham. Tomorrow night he will be replaced by his son Jason, 41. Since the break-up they have been rediscovered by younger musicians, although the singer Robert Plant, now 59, has mocked the imitators who have tried to copy their sound. Last week the guitarist Jimmy Page, 63, whose broken finger delayed the concert for two weeks, admitted that he had butterflies about the concert. “During rehearsals [in a studio near Windsor] it was a bit nervy, I didn’t want to be the one who couldn’t cut it, but now it feels terrific,” he said. There is pressure on the band to follow up with a tour, especially in North America, with observers saying Led Zeppelin could earn £150m. However, Plant admitted he resented the “conveyor belt of expectations” about a comeback tour. “If people don’t talk about a tour, anything is possible,” he said. “The more people talk, the more pressure it puts on everyone, the less likely it will happen. We shall see how we all feel after London. ------------------------- Cheers Warby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 ...and I say there's still a 50/50 chance he gets turned away at the door on account of the ticket fiasco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warby Posted December 8, 2007 Author Share Posted December 8, 2007 ...and I say there's still a 50/50 chance he gets turned away at the door on account of the ticket fiasco. Oh I can just imagine that conversation at the entrance...."but I am terribly sorry sir, but where is Mr Wogan" Cheers Warby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirchzep27 Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 -baby led zeppelin fan.. funny, nice and newspaperish thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lzfan715 Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 If I had the money yes I would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrophile Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 Absolutely not. I can think of better things to do with $170,000. I've got student loans to pay off, bills to pay, hell I may chip in with it and help my parents pay off the mortgage to their house. It's fiscally irresponsible to blow that kind of money on a fucking concert ticket when that money could be better spent on other things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles_Obscure Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 Absolutely not. It's only Led Zeppelin afterall... There is so many kids out there that are not able to eat correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel With A Broken Wing Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 Seems like a real fan, and not a rich one has paid £83K approx $170K to see his dad's favourite band, now that is serious! From The Sunday Times December 9, 2007 'Baby' Led Zeppelin fan pays £83,000 to see gig John Harlow Donnell says he has no regrets � yet � about the size of his bid at a BBC Children in Need charity auction made after he and 20m other fans failed to get a standard £125 ticket. He said he had wanted to see his father's favourite band for years. Cheers Warby Say, are those supposed to be "air quotes" around the word -yet-? I've never seen marks like that before. Good point, Elizabeth & Charles. I get so caught up in the excitement of things sometimes that I lose all common sense. My first response was to think "wish I had a son like that" but now I agree with your viewpoint/s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teaforone Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 I must have a follow up to this story after the show...........I am betting also he dont get in from what I hear of what kind of a dance you have to do just to buy the tickets and then the hassle of wristbands and only the purchaser of the tickets enter what kinda of a joke is that......never heard of such a policy....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronwyn Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 I must have a follow up to this story after the show...........I am betting also he dont get in from what I hear of what kind of a dance you have to do just to buy the tickets and then the hassle of wristbands and only the purchaser of the tickets enter what kinda of a joke is that......never heard of such a policy....... There won't be any trouble for him. It was a children in need auction. It will have been all above board. arranged by the BBC etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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