Robert Plant: No truth to Led Zeppelin reunion claims

LONDON – Robert Plant says there is no truth to reports he turned down a lucrative offer from Virgin boss Richard Branson to play Led Zeppelin reunion shows.

News broke over the weekend that Robert Plant, former lead singer of Led Zeppelin, reportedly had walked away from an offer from British tycoon Richard Branson that would have paid the three surviving members of Zeppelin roughly $800 million for a 35-date tour.

The other two members, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones, had reportedly already agreed to the tour.

A statement from Plant spokesman Ken Weinstein says the singer “has not been in receipt of any offers in recent months” about Led Zeppelin gigs, and hasn’t met or communicated with Branson in 50 years.

Wednesday’s statement said Plant was “disappointed with any confusion this current fabricated story may bring.”

Citing a Led Zeppelin song, Branson said in a blog post he was “dazed and confused” by reports he had offered the band $800 million to reform.

Led Zeppelin disbanded after drummer John Bonham died in 1980. Surviving members Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones last performed together in 2007.

This story was originally published November 12, 2014 at 11:15 AM with the headline "Robert Plant: No truth to Led Zeppelin reunion claims."