Editing Led Zeppelin (section)

=== Post-breakup ===
==== 1980s ====
[[File:Jimmy Page 1983.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Page performs at the [[Cow Palace]] in [[Daly City, California]] in 1983.|alt=A colour photograph of Jimmy Page performing on stage with a double-necked guitar]]

Following Led Zeppelin's dissolution, the first significant musical project by one of its members was [[the Honeydrippers]], which Plant initially formed in 1981. The group, featuring Page on lead guitar, along with studio musicians and friends of the pair, including Jeff Beck, [[Paul Shaffer]], and [[Nile Rodgers]], released its only album in 1984. Plant focused on a different direction from Zeppelin, playing [[Standard (music)|standards]] and in a more [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] style, highlighted by a cover of "[[Sea of Love (Phil Phillips song)|Sea of Love]]" that peaked at number three on the [[Billboard charts|''Billboard'' chart]] in early 1985.{{sfn|Huey|2011}}

The studio album ''[[Coda (Led Zeppelin album)|Coda]]'' – a collection of Zeppelin outtakes and unused tracks – was issued in November 1982. It included two tracks from the [[Royal Albert Hall]] in 1970, one each from the ''Led Zeppelin III'' and ''Houses of the Holy'' sessions, and three from the ''In Through the Out Door'' sessions. It also featured a 1976 Bonham drum instrumental with electronic effects added by Page, called "[[Bonzo's Montreux]]".{{sfn|Yorke|1993|p=267}}

[[File:Live Aid at JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, PA.jpg|thumb|right|Page, Plant, and Jones performing at Live Aid in Philadelphia]]

On 13 July 1985, Page, Plant, and Jones reunited for the [[Live Aid]] concert at [[John F. Kennedy Stadium|JFK Stadium, Philadelphia]], playing a short set featuring drummers [[Tony Thompson (drummer)|Tony Thompson]] and [[Phil Collins]], and bassist [[Paul Martinez]]. Collins had contributed to Plant's first two solo albums while Martinez was a member of Plant's solo band. The performance was marred by a lack of rehearsal with the two drummers, Page's struggles with an out-of-tune guitar, poorly functioning monitors, and Plant's hoarse voice.{{sfn|Lewis|Pallett|1997|p=139}}{{sfn|Prato|2008}} Page described the performance as "pretty shambolic",<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 November 2007 |title=Jimmy Page says last Led Zeppelin reunion was a disaster |work=The List |url=http://www.list.co.uk/article/5700-jimmy-page-says-last-led-zeppelin-reunion-was-a-disaster/ |url-status=dead |access-date=29 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712163557/http://www.list.co.uk/article/5700-jimmy-page-says-last-led-zeppelin-reunion-was-a-disaster/ |archive-date=12 July 2014}}</ref> while Plant characterised it as an "atrocity".{{sfn|Lewis|Pallett|1997|p=139}}

The three members reunited again on 14 May 1988, for the [[Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary]] concert, with Bonham's son [[Jason Bonham|Jason]] on drums. The result was again disjointed: Plant and Page had argued immediately prior to taking the stage about whether to play "Stairway to Heaven", and Jones' keyboards were absent from the live television feed.{{sfn|Prato|2008}}{{sfn|Lewis|Pallett|1997|p=140}} Page described the performance as "one big disappointment" and Plant said "the gig was foul".{{sfn|Lewis|Pallett|1997|p=140}}

==== 1990s ====
[[File:JasonBonham2010b.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Jason Bonham]], who filled his late father's position for reunions in 1988, 1995 and 2007|alt=A colour photograph of Jason Bonham playing drums]]

The first [[Led Zeppelin Boxed Set|Led Zeppelin box set]], featuring tracks remastered under Page's supervision, was released in 1990 and bolstered the band's reputation, leading to abortive discussions among members about a reunion.{{sfn|Wall|2008|p=457}} This set included four previously unreleased tracks, including a version of [[Robert Johnson]]'s "[[Travelling Riverside Blues]]".{{sfn|Erlewine|2011c}} The song peaked at number seven on the ''Billboard'' [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|Album Rock Tracks]] chart.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Artist Chart History&nbsp;– Led Zeppelin |url=https://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Singles&model.vnuArtistId=5047&model.vnuAlbumId=10333 |url-status=dead |magazine=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221050358/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Singles&model.vnuArtistId=5047&model.vnuAlbumId=10333 |archive-date=21 February 2009}}</ref> ''[[Led Zeppelin Boxed Set 2]]'' was released in 1993; the two box sets together contained all known studio recordings, as well as some rare live tracks.{{sfn|Erlewine|2011e}}

In 1994, [[Page and Plant]] reunited for a 90-minute "UnLedded" MTV project. They later released an album called ''[[No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded]]'', which featured some reworked Led Zeppelin songs, and embarked on a world tour the following year. This is said to be the beginning of a rift between the band members, as Jones was not even told of the reunion.{{sfn|Murray|2004|p=75}}

In 1995, Led Zeppelin were inducted into the United States [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] by [[Steven Tyler]] and [[Joe Perry (musician)|Joe Perry]] of [[Aerosmith]]. Jason and Zoë Bonham also attended, representing their late father.{{sfn|Lewis|2003|p=163}} At the [[List of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees|induction ceremony]], the band's inner rift became apparent when Jones joked upon accepting his award, "Thank you, my friends, for finally remembering my phone number", causing consternation and awkward looks from Page and Plant.{{sfn|Lewis|Pallett|1997|p=144}} Afterwards, they played one brief set with Tyler and Perry, with Jason Bonham on drums, and then a second with [[Neil Young]], this time with [[Michael Lee (musician)|Michael Lee]] playing the drums.{{sfn|Lewis|2003|p=163}}

In 1997, Atlantic released a single edit of "Whole Lotta Love" in the US and the UK, the only single the band released in their homeland, where it peaked at number 21.{{sfn|Lewis|2003|p=166}} November 1997 saw the release of ''[[BBC Sessions (Led Zeppelin album)|Led Zeppelin BBC Sessions]]'', a two-disc set largely recorded in 1969 and 1971.{{sfn|Erlewine|2011f}} Page and Plant released another album called ''[[Walking into Clarksdale]]'' in 1998, featuring all new material, but after disappointing sales, the partnership dissolved before a planned Australian tour.{{sfn|Wall|2008|pp=460–461}}

==== 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}}

==== 2010s ====
[[File:Led Zeppelin answering questions, 2012 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|left|Led Zeppelin answering questions at the film premiere of ''[[Celebration Day (film)|Celebration Day]]'' at the [[Hammersmith Apollo]] in London, October 2012]]

A film of the O2 performance, ''[[Celebration Day (film)|Celebration Day]]'', premiered on 17 October 2012 and was released on DVD on 19 November.{{sfn|Greene|2012}} The film grossed $2&nbsp;million in one night, and the live album peaked at number 4 and 9 in the UK and US, respectively.{{sfn|Dawtrey|2012}} Following the film's premiere, Page revealed that he had been [[Led Zeppelin Deluxe Edition|remastering the band's discography]].{{sfn|Renshaw|2012}} The first wave of albums, ''[[Led Zeppelin (album)|Led Zeppelin]]'', ''[[Led Zeppelin II]]'', and ''[[Led Zeppelin III]]'', were released on 2 June 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 March 2014 |title=First Three Albums Newly Remastered With Previously Unreleased Companion Audio |url=http://www.ledzeppelin.com/news/2014/03/13/first-three-albums-newly-remastered-previously-unreleased-companion-audio |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314235805/http://www.ledzeppelin.com/news/2014/03/13/first-three-albums-newly-remastered-previously-unreleased-companion-audio |archive-date=14 March 2014 |access-date=14 March 2014 |website=Led Zeppelin.com}}</ref> The second wave of albums, ''[[Led Zeppelin IV]]'' and ''[[Houses of the Holy]]'', were released on 27 October 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 July 2014 |title=Led Zeppelin Reissues Continue with Deluxe Editions of Led Zeppelin IV and Houses of the Holy |url=http://www.ledzeppelin.com/news/2014/07/29/led-zeppelin-reissues-continue-deluxe-editions-led-zeppelin-iv-and-houses-holy |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512125927/http://www.ledzeppelin.com/news/2014/07/29/led-zeppelin-reissues-continue-deluxe-editions-led-zeppelin-iv-and-houses-holy |archive-date=12 May 2016 |access-date=22 January 2017 |website=Led Zeppelin.com}}</ref> ''[[Physical Graffiti]]'' was released on 23 February 2015, almost exactly forty years to the day after the original release.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 January 2015 |title=Physical Graffiti Deluxe Edition Arrives Exactly 40 Years After Debut, Produced and Newly Remastered by Jimmy Page, with Previously Unreleased Companion Audio |url=http://www.ledzeppelin.com/news/2015/01/08/physical-graffiti-deluxe-edition-arrives-exactly-40-years-after-debut-produced-and-n |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119205049/http://www.ledzeppelin.com/news/2015/01/08/physical-graffiti-deluxe-edition-arrives-exactly-40-years-after-debut-produced-and-n |archive-date=19 January 2015 |access-date=22 January 2017 |website=Led Zeppelin.com}}</ref> The fourth and final wave of studio album reissues, ''[[Presence (album)|Presence]]'', ''[[In Through the Out Door]]'', and ''[[Coda (Led Zeppelin album)|Coda]]'', were released on 31 July 2015.{{sfn|Grow|2015}}

Through this remastering project, each studio album was reissued on CD and vinyl and was also available in a Deluxe Edition, which contained a bonus disc of previously unheard material (''[[Coda (Led Zeppelin album)|Coda]]''{{'}}s Deluxe Edition would include two bonus discs). Each album was also available in a Super Deluxe Edition Box Set, which included the remastered album and bonus disc on both CD and 180-gram vinyl, a high-definition audio download card of all content at 96&nbsp;kHz/24 bit, a hardbound book filled with rare and previously unseen photos and memorabilia, and a high-quality print of the original album cover.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 June 2015 |title=Pre-Order Deluxe Editions of Presence, In Through the Out Door, and Coda, Each Newly Remastered by Jimmy Page, With Previously Unreleased Companion Audio |url=http://www.ledzeppelin.com/news/2015/06/03/pre-order-deluxe-editions-presence-through-out-door-and-coda-each-newly-remastered-j |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161017230942/http://www.ledzeppelin.com/news/2015/06/03/pre-order-deluxe-editions-presence-through-out-door-and-coda-each-newly-remastered-j |archive-date=17 October 2016 |access-date=22 January 2017}}</ref>

On 6 November 2015, the ''[[Mothership (Led Zeppelin album)|Mothership]]'' compilation was reissued using the band's newly remastered audio tracks.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 October 2015 |title=Led Zeppelin / Mothership 4LP vinyl |url=http://www.superdeluxeedition.com/news/led-zeppelin-mothership-4lp-vinyl/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017204901/http://www.superdeluxeedition.com/news/led-zeppelin-mothership-4lp-vinyl/ |archive-date=17 October 2015 |access-date=23 January 2017 |website=superdeluxeedition.com}}</ref> The reissuing campaign continued the next year with the re-release of ''[[BBC Sessions (Led Zeppelin album)|BBC Sessions]]'' on 16 September 2016. The reissue contained a bonus disc with nine unreleased [[BBC]] recordings, including the heavily bootlegged but never officially released "Sunshine Woman".<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 July 2016 |title=The Complete BBC Sessions – With Previously Unreleased Recordings Out Sept. 16th |url=http://www.ledzeppelin.com/news/2016/07/20/complete-bbc-sessions-previously-unreleased-recordings-out-sept-16th |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202013016/http://www.ledzeppelin.com/news/2016/07/20/complete-bbc-sessions-previously-unreleased-recordings-out-sept-16th |archive-date=2 February 2017 |access-date=22 January 2017}}</ref>

To commemorate the band's 50th anniversary, Page, Plant and Jones announced an official illustrated book celebrating 50 years since the formation of the band.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 December 2017 |title=Led Zeppelin Official Illustrated Book – Coming 2018 |url=http://www.ledzeppelin.com/news/led-zeppelin-official-illustrated-book-coming-2018-1260556 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180125135155/http://www.ledzeppelin.com/news/led-zeppelin-official-illustrated-book-coming-2018-1260556 |archive-date=25 January 2018 |access-date=24 January 2018}}</ref> Also released for the celebration was a reissue of ''[[How the West Was Won (Led Zeppelin album)|How the West Was Won]]'' on 23 March 2018, which includes the album's first pressing on vinyl.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 January 2018 |title=Live Album How The West Was Won To Be Reissued With New Remastering Supervised By Jimmy Page |url=http://www.ledzeppelin.com/news/live-album-how-west-was-won-be-reissued-new-remastering-supervised-jimmy-page-1261051 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180125134837/http://www.ledzeppelin.com/news/live-album-how-west-was-won-be-reissued-new-remastering-supervised-jimmy-page-1261051 |archive-date=25 January 2018 |access-date=24 January 2018}}</ref> For [[Record Store Day]] on 21 April 2018, Led Zeppelin released a 7" single [[Rock and Roll (Led Zeppelin song)|"Rock and Roll" (Sunset Sound Mix)]]/[[Friends (Led Zeppelin song)|"Friends" (Olympic Studio Mix)]], their first single in 21 years.<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 January 2019 |title=Led Zeppelin share teaser trailer for beautiful Record Store Day release |agency=NME |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/led-zeppelin-announce-special-7-inch-single-record-store-day-2249554 |url-status=live |access-date=3 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190103161251/https://www.nme.com/news/music/led-zeppelin-announce-special-7-inch-single-record-store-day-2249554 |archive-date=3 January 2019}}</ref>

==== 2020s ====
In October 2020, Page released a photo collection called ''Jimmy Page: The Anthology'', confirming a band documentary for the band's 50th anniversary.{{sfn|Light|2020}} A work-in-progress version of the documentary film ''[[Becoming Led Zeppelin]]'' was screened at the [[Venice Film Festival]] in 2021.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Reed |first=Ryan |title=Led Zeppelin Documentary to Feature Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/led-zeppelin-documentary-robert-plant-jimmy-page-john-paul-jones-832748/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |publisher=Penske Business Media |access-date=2 March 2023 |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225104302/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/led-zeppelin-documentary-robert-plant-jimmy-page-john-paul-jones-832748/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It is the first time band members have agreed to participate in a biographical documentary.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Simpson |first=George |date=2 August 2021 |title=Led Zeppelin official documentary title announced: 'Film had unprecedented access to band' |work=Express |publisher=Express Newspapers |url=https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/1471317/Led-Zeppelin-documentary-Becoming-Led-Zeppelin-Robert-Plant-Jimmy-Page |access-date=2 March 2023 |archive-date=2 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302093733/https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/1471317/Led-Zeppelin-documentary-Becoming-Led-Zeppelin-Robert-Plant-Jimmy-Page |url-status=live }}</ref> It was announced the film would premiere in [[IMAX]] in the United States on 7 February 2025.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rubin |first1=Rebecca |title='Becoming Led Zeppelin' Documentary Sets 2025 Release Date |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/becoming-led-zeppelin-documentary-release-date-imax-1236236439/ |website=Variety |date=5 December 2024 |publisher=Variety Media, LLC |access-date=6 December 2024}}</ref>