Editing Led Zeppelin (section)

==== 2000s ====
[[File:Led Zeppelin 2007.jpg|thumb|Led Zeppelin performing at the [[Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert]] in London in December 2007|alt=A colour photograph of John Paul Jones, Robert Plant and Jimmy Page performing on stage, with Jason Bonham partially visible on drums in the background]]

The year 2003 saw the release of the triple live album ''[[How the West Was Won (Led Zeppelin album)|How the West Was Won]]'', and ''[[Led Zeppelin DVD]]'', a six-hour chronological set of live footage that became the best-selling music DVD in history.{{sfn|Wall|2008|p=437}} In July 2007, Atlantic/[[Rhino Entertainment|Rhino]] and [[Warner Home Video]] announced three Zeppelin titles to be released that November: ''[[Mothership (Led Zeppelin album)|Mothership]]'', a 24-track best-of spanning the band's career; a reissue of the soundtrack ''The Song Remains the Same'', including previously unreleased material; and a new DVD.{{sfn|Cohen|2007}} Zeppelin also made their catalogue legally available for download,<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 October 2007 |title=Led Zeppelin to sell music online |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/music-zeppelin-downloads-dc-idUSL1535184120071017 |url-status=live |access-date=23 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512213033/http://www.reuters.com/article/2007/10/17/music-zeppelin-downloads-dc-idUSL1535184120071017 |archive-date=12 May 2012}}</ref> becoming one of the last major rock bands to do so.{{sfn|Thorpe|2007}}

On 10 December 2007, Zeppelin reunited for the [[Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert]] at [[The O2 Arena|the O<sub>2</sub> Arena]] in London, with Jason Bonham again taking his father's place on drums. According to ''Guinness World Records 2009'', the show set a record for the "Highest Demand for Tickets for One Music Concert" as 20&nbsp;million requests were submitted online.<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 December 2009 |title=Guinness 2010 entertainment winners |work=TVNZ |url=http://tvnz.co.nz/entertainment-news/guinness-2010-entertainment-winners-revealed-3313600 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110306170534/http://tvnz.co.nz/entertainment-news/guinness-2010-entertainment-winners-revealed-3313600 |archive-date=6 March 2011}}</ref> Critics praised the performance{{sfn|Gardner|2007}} and there was widespread speculation about a full reunion.{{sfn|Wall|2008|p=472}} Page, Jones and Jason Bonham were reported to be willing to tour and to be working on material for a new Zeppelin project.<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 August 2008 |title=Led Zeppelin trio back in studio |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7582917.stm |url-status=live |access-date=25 November 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111031035611/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7582917.stm |archive-date=31 October 2011}}</ref> Plant continued his touring commitments with [[Alison Krauss]],{{sfn|Talmadge|2008}} stating in September 2008 that he would not record or tour with the band.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 September 2008 |title=Robert Plant&nbsp;– official statement |url=http://www.robertplant.com/index.php?l1=2&l2=0&l3=0&articleID=186&rt=NE&PHPSESSID=6235928e9e15317186503f0c80686264 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080930212955/http://www.robertplant.com/index.php?l1=2&l2=0&l3=0&articleID=186&rt=NE&PHPSESSID=6235928e9e15317186503f0c80686264 |archive-date=30 September 2008 |access-date=29 September 2008 |website=Robertplant.com}}</ref>{{sfn|Beech|2008}} "I told them I was busy and they'd simply have to wait," he recalled in 2014. "I would come around eventually, which they were fine with – at least to my knowledge. But it turns out they weren't. And what's even more disheartening, Jimmy used it against me."{{sfn|Anders|2014|p=30}}

Jones and Page reportedly looked for a replacement for Plant; candidates including [[Steven Tyler]] of [[Aerosmith]], and [[Myles Kennedy]] of [[Alter Bridge]].{{sfn|Wall|2008|pp=459–460}} However, in January 2009, it was confirmed that the project had been abandoned.{{sfn|Bosso|2009}} "Getting the opportunity to play with Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and Jason Bonham was pretty special," Kennedy recalled. "That is pretty much the zenith right there. That was a crazy, good experience. It's something I still think of often ... It's so precious to me."{{sfn|Chamberlain|2014|p=138}}