In 1969 King hired Jack Calmes as his manager, who secured him an appearance at the 1969 Texas Pop Festival, alongside Led Zeppelin and others, and this led to King's being signed to Leon Russell's new label, Shelter Records.

In 2007, 27 years after the group disbanded, the surviving members of Led Zeppelin reunited ( along with John Bonham's son, Jason ) for the Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert at The O2 Arena in London.

In May 1975, Led Zeppelin played five sold-out nights at the Earls Court Arena in London, at the time the largest arena in Britain.

On 10 December 2007 Led Zeppelin reunited for the one-off Ahmet Ertegün Tribute Concert at The O2 Arena in London, with Jason Bonham taking his late father's place on drums.

* September 8 – WWI: A Zeppelin raid destroys No. 61 Farringdon Road, London.

Emerson opened the Led Zeppelin reunion / Ahmet Ertegun tribute concert at the O2 Arena in London on 10 December 2007, along with Chris Squire and Alan White ( Yes ) and Simon Kirke ( Bad Company / Free ).

Relocated from central London in 1966, the studios played host to many of rock and pop's greatest stars down the decades, from The Beatles, who recorded the original tracks of " All You Need Is Love " in Barnes, to The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, Queen, Eric Clapton, Ella Fitzgerald, Harry Nilsson, The Verve, Massive Attack, Duran Duran, Coldplay, Madonna and Björk.

In the 1930s, named London Air Park, it was best known as a centre for private flying, society events, the aircraft manufacture by General Aircraft Limited ( GAL ) 1934-1949, and the visit by the Graf Zeppelin airship in 1932.

Around May 1915, Beddington Aerodrome opened, as one of a number of small airfields around London, which had been created for protection against the Zeppelin raids during the First World War.

Harris often told stories about his haunted London home, The Tower House, which was sold later to the musician Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin.

that guitarist Jimmy Page, later of Led Zeppelin, played on " Talking About You ", in his early pre-Yardbirds London session days, but Walker has since said Page does not play on this track.

However, upon seeing Bonham drum for Tim Rose at a club in Hampstead, north London, in July 1968, Page and manager Peter Grant were instantly convinced that he was the perfect fit for the new project, first known as the New Yardbirds and later as Led Zeppelin.

During the First World War Handley Page produced a series of heavy bombers for the Royal Navy to bomb the German Zeppelin yards, with the ultimate intent of bombing Berlin in revenge for the Zeppelin attacks on London.

* The London Philharmonic Orchestra performed a version of the Led Zeppelin cover on the CD Kashmir: Symphonic Led Zeppelin in 1997.

According to Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones, the first time he heard the song was at the band's very first rehearsal session at Gerrard Street in London in 1968: " Jimmy played us the riffs at the first rehearsal and said, ' This is a number I want us to do '.

" Led Zeppelin recorded their version in October 1968 at Olympic Studios, London, and the song was included on their 1969 debut album Led Zeppelin.

After his father's death in 1980, he played with Led Zeppelin on different occasions, including the Ahmet Ertegün Tribute Concert at The O2 Arena in London in 2007.

Bands such as Led Zeppelin, The Doors, The Byrds, Love, The Seeds, Frank Zappa, and many others played at clubs like the Whisky a Go Go, Roxy, Pandora's Box and the London Fog.

Hipgnosis was an English art design group based in South Kensington, London that specialised in creating cover art for the albums of rock musicians and bands, most notably Pink Floyd, T. Rex, The Pretty Things, UFO, 10cc, Bad Company, Led Zeppelin, AC / DC, Scorpions, Yes, The Alan Parsons Project, Genesis, Peter Gabriel, ELO & XTC.

* Imperial German Navy Rear Admiral Paul Behncke, Chief of the Naval Staff, urges that the navys Zeppelins begin attacks on London, arguing that Zeppelin attacks " may be expected, whether they involve London or the neighborhood of London, to cause panic in the population which may possibly render it doubtful that the war may be continued.

He calls for the use of antiaircraft artillery and searchlights around likely targets ; the deployment of aircraft forward in Europe to attack all Zeppelin and other enemy air bases within reach ; the interception of enemy aircraft between Dover and London by British aircraft, coordinated by telephone and telegraph ; the basing of aircraft at Hendon specifically for the defense of London, with their crews specifically trained and equipped for night-fighting and their operations also coordinated by telephone ; a blackout in major cities ; and warning the public of the dangers of air attack, precautions against it, and how to take shelter when under air attack.

He said the melody was reminiscent of Led Zeppelin and the vocals evoked memories of Al Green and The Rolling Stones circa " Sympathy for the Devil ".

They are commemorated by the town's cenotaph: which is located on the site of a bomb which was dropped by Zeppelin ' L 21 ' - killing the town's mayoress, and two others.

Some of the people to use it extensively were Keith Emerson, John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin ( who later sold his to Keith Emerson as a spare instrument ), Stevie Wonder ( who is said to have bought two, one of which is on display at Madame Tussaud's in Las Vegas ), Benny Andersson of ABBA ( this GX-1 is now located at Riksmixningsverket, his studio in Stockholm ), Hans Zimmer ( who bought Keith Emerson's old GX-1 ), Jürgen Fritz of Triumvirat, Rick van der Linden of Ekseption who did an entire album on it, entitled GX1, and Richard D. James ( Aphex Twin ) who acquired Mickie Most's GX-1.

Damage from the Zeppelin can still be seen on what is now a club on the corner of the main road, just opposite the furniture shop.

One of the aircraft attacks the Cologne railway station instead, but the other, piloted by Flight Lieutenant " Reggie " Marix finds his target and destroys a shed holding the Imperial German Army Zeppelin Z IX ( or LZ25 as well as Z IX itself.

The station and the extensive complex of railway workshops adjoining it were of sufficient strategic importance for them to have been the target of a Zeppelin bombing raid during World War I, in 1916, though only slight damage was inflicted.

The best known aircraft of this type were manufactured by the German Zeppelin company.

Plant and Korner were in the process of recording a full album with Plant on vocals until Page had asked him to join " the New Yardbirds ", aka Led Zeppelin.

Led Zeppelin were an English rock band active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s.

A review in Rolling Stone magazine referred to Physical Graffiti as Led Zeppelin's " bid for artistic respectability ", adding that the only bands Led Zeppelin had to compete with for the title " The World's Best Rock Band " were The Rolling Stones and The Who.

By this time, Led Zeppelin were the world's number one rock attraction, having outsold most bands of the time, including The Rolling Stones.

A 4 December 1980 press statement stated that, " We wish it to be known that the loss of our dear friend, and the deep sense of undivided harmony felt by ourselves and our manager, have led us to decide that we could not continue as we were ", and was simply signed " Led Zeppelin ".

In 1995, Led Zeppelin were inducted into the United States Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by Aerosmith's vocalist, Steven Tyler and guitarist Joe Perry.

In November 2005 it was announced that Led Zeppelin, and Russian conductor Valery Gergiev, were the winners of the 2006 Polar Music Prize.

In November 2006 Led Zeppelin were inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame.

According to Guinness World Records 2009, Led Zeppelin hold the world record for the " Highest Demand for Tickets for One Music Concert " as 20 million requests for the reunion show were rendered online.

Page, Jones and Jason Bonham were reported to be willing to tour, and to be working on material for a new Led Zeppelin project.

They were also an important influence on the development of alternative rock, as bands adapted elements from the " Zeppelin sound " of the mid-1970s, including The Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden.

Andrew Loog Oldham, the former producer and manager of The Rolling Stones, commented on how Led Zeppelin had a major influence on the record business, and the way rock concerts were managed and presented to huge audiences.

Led Zeppelin were the recipient of a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005, and four of their recordings have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Geddy Lee's high-register vocal style has always been a signature of the band – and sometimes a focal point for criticism, especially during the early years of Rush's career when Lee's vocals were high-pitched, with a strong likeness to other singers like Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin.

About 200, 000 were needed for a typical World War I Zeppelin.

Until the release of Led Zeppelin DVD in 2003, The Song Remains the Same was the only official live visual document that followers of the band were able to access.

Led Zeppelin were among the first rock bands to be re-issued on CD, but such was the haste to capitalise on the new format that the new CDs were derived not from re-equalised master tapes, but from sound-generation tapes that had been equalised for the original vinyl platters.

The influence of Led Zeppelin is also evident, particularly in the work of Soundgarden, whom Q magazine noted were " in thrall to ' 70s rock, but contemptuous of the genre's overt sexism and machismo.

By the end of 1974, ELP were just about tied with Led Zeppelin as the highest grossing live band in the world.

Among those in attendance were Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, Steve Winwood, Roger Waters, Brian May, Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin and also Mick Taylor and Bill Wyman.

It acquired nicknames including " Zeppelin Chaser " and " Zepp Straffer " but the design was not a success as it was too heavy ; it is believed that only two flights were made.

Rigid airships are often called Zeppelins, as the type was invented by Count Zeppelin and the vast majority of rigid airships built were manufactured by the firm he founded.

The best known aircraft of this type were manufactured by the German Zeppelin company.