JASON BONHAM’S LED ZEPPELIN EXPERIENCE: RETURNS FALL 2011; TOUR WILL LAUNCH OCTOBER 12 IN RIVERSIDE, CA

FR:      LIBBY COFFEY/BARI LIEBERMAN–MSO

JASON BONHAM’S LED ZEPPELIN EXPERIENCE:
RETURNS FALL 2011
TOUR WILL LAUNCH OCTOBER 12 IN RIVERSIDE, CA

The critically acclaimed concert, JASON BONHAM’s LED ZEPPELIN EXPERIENCE will return mid October for a fall North American tour through November (confirmed dates are listed below).  The show–a tour de force–is a spectacular rock concert with iconic Led Zeppelin rock songs, stunning atmospheric video and light effects which highlight the unique history that JASON BONHAM shares–in commemoration of his father John–with the legendary rock n’ roll band.

“The music created by John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and my father John Bonham is timeless, groundbreaking and pure magic,” says JASON. “I always feel closer to him while I’m performing their music and the response has been overwhelming.”

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JASON BONHAM’s LED ZEPPELIN EXPERIENCE (JBLZE) features BONHAM on drums, TONY CATANIA on guitar and theremin, STEPHEN LEBLANC on keyboards/pedal-steel guitars, DORIAN HEARTSONG (in for Michael Devin) on bass and JAMES DYLAN on lead vocals. The band’s powerful live performance of Led Zeppelin’s classics takes concert-goers through a mesmerizing visual and aural journey as giant backdrops display iconic art and BONHAM’s own historical video footage and photos give the show an intimate feel. Show highlights include a heartfelt duet with JASON performing “Moby Dick” off Led Zeppelin II alongside his father. JASON is honored to perform 20 hand-picked favorites encompassing the band’s albums including their 1969 debut Led Zeppelin (“Your Time Is Gonna Come,” “Babe I’m Gonna Leave You”), 1969’s Led Zeppelin II (“Thank You,” “Lemon Song”); 1970’s Led Zeppelin III (”Celebration Day”); 1970’s Led Zeppelin IV (“When The Levee Breaks” and “Rock and Roll”); 1975’s Physical Graffiti (“Kashmir”) and many more Led Zeppelin favorites.

 
Pictured above JASON BONHAM’s LED ZEPPELIN EXPERIENCE.

 
Here’s a sampling what the press has been saying about JASON BONHAM’s LED ZEPPELIN EXPERIENCE. For more JBLZE reviews, visit: http://www.msopr.com/?q=node/5522.

Rolling Stone: “Led Zeppelin’s magic was in effect …a rousing two-hour-plus set of classics from the Zep canon. The encore of ‘Whole Lotta Love’ coupled with ‘Rock and Roll’ earned a standing ovation.” -Ritchie Yorke (10/10/10)

Orange County Register: “Not only do they deftly recapture the feel of Zeppelin as we know it from those indestructible albums—the killing-floor grind of ‘The Lemon Song,’ the spacey slide-guitar glide of ‘What Is and What Should Never Be,’ the swampy stomp of ‘When the Levee Breaks,’ abetted both by John’s indelible wallop and his daughter Zoe Bonham on blues harp — but they also zero in on the improvisational fury that could erupt out of the group on stage. ‘How Many More Times’ was a surprise, jam-packed with fiery licks from start to finish, while a superb version of ‘Since I’ve Been Loving You’ found Catania straddling the line between keeping faithful to Page’s original performance and pushing the boundaries of it with his own style. Likewise, the stutter-funk of ‘The Ocean’ and the shifts of ‘Over the Hills and Far Away’ were expansively dynamic in ways that mirrored live Led Zep recordings.” -Ben Wener, (11/22/10)

New York Post: “…this band was exceptionally true to the original studio versions of songs during a two-hour performance. The group was right-on during the show opener, ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll,’ the blues-fused ‘The Lemon Song,’ the trippy ‘Dazed and Confused’ and ‘Whole Lotta Love,’ which was saved for the encore.” -Dan Aquilante, (11/10/10)

Denver Post: “Jason Bonham dropped the hammer of the gods on the Ogden Friday night. The son of John Bonham, the berserk-footed drummer of Led Zeppelin whose death in 1980 dethroned the greatest rock ‘n’ roll band of all time, directed a powerful, precise and yet personalized replica of Zeppelin that culled a rabid response from the full house.” -Jason Blevins, (5/23/11)

Minneapolis Star Tribune: “The sound was big, booming, echo-y and dirty-like vintage Zeppelin live.” -Jon Bream, (10/21/10)

Buffalo News: “This show was a gift to Zeppelin fans. It reminded us at once how incredible this music can be in the concert setting, and how significant the body of work Zeppelin created remains. …People were freaking out from the beginning, as the band dove into a pair of sets that ended up leaving the gathered in a state of Zeppelin-esque befuddlement. The music is so completely awe-inspiring that any time one hears it done well, one reacts.”-Jeff Miers, (5/10/11)

Montreal Gazette: “The original Zeppelin took huge liberties with its songs on stage and JBLZE plays with that in mind. They sound like a live band, not a museum piece. So in the end, maybe it is Jason’s story. And ours, of course.” –Bernard Perusse (5/13/11)

Salt Lake Tribune: “…Dylan showed flashes of the bluesy, high-ranged howls and wails of the evocative Plant–especially during ‘Babe I’m Gonna Leave You’–and the pounding, beast-like Bonham as bandleader led the band in spirited and almost note-perfect replicas of songs such as ‘Thank You,’ ‘Rock and Roll,’ ‘Immigrant Song’ and an appropriately groovy ‘The Ocean.’”-David Burger (5/23/11)

Kansas City Star: “Fans who closed their eyes and allowed their imaginations to run wild could momentarily trick themselves into believing that they’d been transported to a mid-’70s Led Zeppelin concert.”-Bill Brownlee, (5/2311)<

Daily Herald: “…’BRILLIANT’ is a word that seems a bit underused in American culture. Ironic, since it is a word that adequately describes the sum of Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience. It took all of about 10 seconds of live music to drive this point home. After an introductory video segment, the show surged out of the gate with the iconic drum-solo opening of ‘Rock and Roll,’ a classic tune off the Led Zeppelin IV album. Once the full band kicked in, an almost palpable surge of adrenaline coursed through the crowd. There’s just something about vintage rock ’n’ roll that thrives in a live setting, with the amps dialed up and the fans dialed in. This was one of those shows. So if you love Led Zeppelin and are interested in seeing the music played perfectly live, then Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience is the next best thing, and not to be missed.”-Doug Fox, (Provo/Salt Lake City, UT 5/23/11)

JASON BONHAM’s LED ZEPPELIN EXPERIENCE dates are below, with more to be announced.
Note: Original tickets from any previously postponed shows will be honored on the rescheduled nights.

*Indicates re-scheduled show.

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