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A collaboration between former LED ZEPPELIN colleagues guitarist JIMMY PAGE and vocalist ROBERT PLANT. The duo debuted in 1994 with the Fontana issued 'No Quarter' album. 'No Quarter' was recorded live in front of an invited audience and included LED ZEPPELIN standards such as 'Kashmir' and 'Battle Of Evermore' alongside four new songs, including Morrocan experimental tracks.

The touring band included former HOLOSADE, CULT and LITTLE ANGELS drummer Michael Lee and a full eight man strong band of traditional Egyptian musicians. A mammoth world tour began in America during February 1995 in Pensacola. Taking in Japan and South America it would not wind down until the final Australian date in Melbourne a full year later. After 15 years Page and Plant were giving their fans exactly what they wanted with a set list comprising a healthy portion of LED ZEPPELIN classics.

Eager to dampen down speculations as to the status of LED ZEPPELIN the band attempted to divorce themselves from the legend in the marketing of the tour. Individual promoters and reviewers had their own ideas however. The success of the American dates was staggering with 20'000 capacity venues selling out. The first leg of the tour was marred though when a 'fan' attempted to run at Page with a pocket knife. The would be assailant later claimed to see demons surrounding the guitarist.

Headline dates in France and the low countries led into German festivals. Organised late in the day the band played on billings below STATUS QUO, SIMPLE MINDS and ELTON JOHN. July of 1995 had the band performing to totally sold out venues in Britain and Ireland before kicking off another stretch of American shows starting in Mexico. By January of 1996 the group was operating in Brazil, Chile and Argentina before Japanese shows including 6 consecutive sold out dates at the Tokyo Budokan. The climax of the tour in Melbourne Australia was a relaxed affair with the band wearing a mixture of animal costumes and womens clothing onstage!

A new album 'Walking Into Clarksdale', produced by Steve Albini, was heralded with a 1998 tour of Eastern Europe. The album sold over 80'000 copies in its first week on the American charts paving the way for a colossal world tour. Interest would still be strong in 2004, the DVD release of 'Unledded' rapidly shifting over 50,000 copies in the USA alone.

In June 2005 JIMMY PAGE was granted an OBE (Order of the British Empire) by Queen Elizabeth II for his work with disadvantaged children in Brazil.

Former drummer Michael Lee died on 24th November 2008. He was just 39 years old. 

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