Jimmy Page’s Surprise Performance at the Hall of Fame

[luvlz2]

17 hours ago, zoso_ledzep4_yy said:

2023 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, over 4 hours of complete footage available through 12/15! (MP4 video size 3.03 GB)

Official Video of the 2023 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cNw3eg32-M0n6dzq9H16VGwVGN9Vtbw5/view?usp=sharing

Please refer to the following website for the order of appearances
https://www.billboard.com/photos/2023-rock-hall-induction-ceremony-photos-1235463473/

Jimmy's surprise appearance is at 2:46:20 after the start of Link Wray's introduction video, and after the performance of "Rumble," Jimmy and Elton John throw kisses to each other, which is very funny. Also, check out Bernie Taupin's appearance after Elton's congratulatory speech (from 3:06:31), showing Jimmy and his girlfriend Scarlett.

Thanks so much.

[Eyekhan]

On 11/27/2023 at 12:32 PM, woz70 said:

So....  it seems that Jimmy's appearance wasn't just to honour Link Wray....

It was also an excuse to market his latest vanity project - a limited edition  recreation of one of his stage amplifiers, courtesy of Perry Margoulef and Sundragon Amps.

https://www.sundragonamps.com/

Obviously a very cool thing..... but...

Interesting to see what sort of price they'll sell for.  The first run of his little 35 watt Supro amp sold for £12,500 each...and this is a major step up from that. They're a lot of money, even for a boutique amplifier. 

Bit of a shame that he didn't do the performance simply for the love of doing it, but at least he actually did get up in public and play - something I genuinely thought we'd seen the last of. 

This amp has been in the works for years after the success of the Sundragon launch. 

I’m not sure why anybody would be surprised that Jimmy played the amp he helped create for this tribute. Furthermore, the audience for this gear is incredibly niche, so to suggest this gig was simply a marketing ploy is curious at best. More likely, Jimmy wanted to play the gig, and he wanted to play the gig with his signature gear.