Apparently it’s not money that Robert Plant is looking for… he walked away from a 35-date tour that would have netted Led Zeppelin nearly $800 million.
He literally ripped up the contract in front of stunned promoters.
Richard Branson had a big plan to reunite Led Zeppelin and the promoters had gotten the green light from the other band members.
The mega deal would have paid Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones roughly $300 million apiece, before taxes. The 35 shows would have been split between London, Berlin and a site in New Jersey.
The other guys in the band lobbied hard for Plant to join in but he wouldn’t change his mind.
