Whole Lotta Ouch! ; That Concert Postponed for Two Weeks As Jimmy Page Breaks Finger

Nov 02, 04:24 PM

Current Headlines: By TOM PETTIFOR

LEGENDARY rockers Led Zeppelin have postponed their one-off comeback concert after guitarist Jimmy Page broke a finger.

The gig at London's O2 Arena was set for November 26 but will now go ahead two weeks later on December 10.

Jimmy, pictured left, hurt his finger last weekend and has been told by doctors he can't play the guitar for three weeks. The 63- year-old star said: "I am disappointed that we are forced to postpone the concert.

"However, Led Zeppelin have always set very high standards for ourselves, and we feel that this postponement will enable my injury to properly heal, and permit us to perform at the level that both the band and our fans have always been accustomed to."

Last night fans were upset. One wrote on the band's official website forum: "This is terrible. What about all the people who have booked planes and hotels?"

The 20,000 sell-out show is a charity tribute to Ahmet Ertegun, the late founder of Atlantic Records who signed Led Zep in 1968. It is the first time three original members - Jimmy, singer Robert Plant and bassist John Paul Jones have played together since 1980.

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