05-05-2025
John Bonham's Son On Tour Playing Led Zeppelin's ‘Physical Graffiti' Album
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - AUGUST 30: Drummer Jason Bonham of Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening ... More performs at PNC Music Pavilion on August 30, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by)
Jason Bonham, the son of late Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the band's Physical Graffiti album with a tour.
Led Zeppelin — consisting of John Bonham, singer Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page and bassist John Paul Jones — formed in 1968 and recorded such hard rock classics as 'Whole Lotta Love,' 'Black Dog,' 'Rock and Roll,' 'The Immigrant Song' and 'Stairway to Heaven.'
Led Zeppelin disbanded in 1980 following the tragic death of John Bonham at age 32.
Jason Bonham went on to follow in his father's footsteps and has played drums as a session musician and recorded and toured over the years with such bands as Foreigner and Sammy Hagar and the Circle. In addition, he played drums for a pair of Led Zeppelin reunion gigs with Plant, Page and Jones in 1988 and 2007.
Now, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Led Zeppelin's classic album Physical Graffiti, the drummer is hitting the road again with Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening.
Bonham began the special tours in 2010 and for this round, the band — also known as JBLZE — will play Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti album in its entirety as well as some of the band's other legendary songs, ABC Audio reported.
Physical Graffiti, which was released on Feb. 24, 1975, is a double-album release with 15 tracks that includes such Led Zeppelin classics as 'Custard Pie,' 'Houses of the Holy,' 'Trampled Under Foot' and 'Kashmir.'
JBLZE kicked off its tour over the weekend in Wallingford, Conn., and is scheduled for 19 more dates across the U.S., wrapping up May 31 at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. The complete tour schedule is listed on Bonham's website.
1977: Rock band "Led Zeppelin" poses for a portrait in a field in 1977. (L-R) John Paul Jones, ... More Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Bonham. (Photo by Michael)
In a recent interview with ABC Audio, Jason Bonham said he'll continue playing JBLZE shows as long as he and the audience like what the band is doing.
'I do it for passion and the love of the music and the people that come to see it,' Bonham told ABC Audio. 'You know, once they stop coming, then we'll stop playing it, I guess.'
He also told the outlet that Physical Graffiti is his favorite Led Zepplin album because, among other things, it contains the iconic tune 'Kashmir.'
'Kashmir' is a song where Led Zeppelin "went to another level," Bonham told ABC Audio.
John Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening's next tour stop is Tuesday at the Landmark Theatre in Syracuse, N.Y.
