Led it rip
Rumours have been circulating that 70s classic rock band, Led Zeppelin, will be stopping in Toronto this August for several shows at the Rogers Centre. This was according to a MuchMusic blogger, who attributed the information to an unnamed “reliable source.” For a huge Led Zep fan like myself, I would be in groupie heaven.
If I had lived through the band’s peak years, I’d no doubt be a crazed disciple - although I would rather be the teen in Almost Famous, who follows a band on their tour for a feature story in RollingStone magazine. Tickets to the show will most likely be hard to come by, but I’ve been waiting for this moment since the first time I heard a Led Zep tune as a pre-teen. I was hooked from the first coda.
But, this may be just a dream on everyone’s part. The National Post, The Globe and Mail and the Toronto Star talked to concert promoters and a spokesperson at the Rogers Centre, who suggested this was not the case, although they wouldn’t rule anything out. So is this just a dazed and confused fantasy on our parts? Or a communication breakdown? Let me know your thoughts.
After the band reunited for a one-time concert at London, England’s O2 arena in December 2007, fans and the media have been drooling over the possibility of a tour. I know I have. Those who saw the band perform before their break up in 1980, they’d relieve the good times, bad times of their past through the music. Others like me - who was only two-years-old in 1980 - would be able to witness rock royalty.
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While we wait in anticipation of possible tour dates in Toronto, there are a few things to do in the city this weekend and into early next week that will engage your interest:
Doors Open: This ninth annual event opens doors to architecture, history and culture in the city.
www.toronto.ca/doorsopen
Green Toronto Festival: The city’s annual mayhem of all things green, for two days only - May 23-24.
www.toronto.ca/greentorontofestival
Streetsville Arts Collective: Over 85 artists will be on-hand at the first annual two-week Streetsville Arts Fest. Opening night is on May 23.
www.streetsvillearts.com/artsfest.html
De Colores Festival of New Works: On May 25-26, explore works by Latin-Canadian/American playwrights.
www.alamedatheatre.com/decolores.htm