Led Zeppelin plans to introduce fans to a never-before released song at its London reunion concert on Dec. 10.
Guitarist Jimmy Page says his broken finger, which delayed the much-anticipated reunion, is healing well and he is on track to play at the show in London's O2 arena.
Singer Robert Plant, left, and guitarist Jimmy Page at the Live Aid concert in 1985. Fans are hoping for a reunion tour.
(Rusty Kennedy/Associated Press)
"I'm able to do what I ought to be able to do. It's just a bit bruised and a it's bit painful still, but with this two weeks' postponement … it's going to be fine," he said.
Two and a half weeks after injuring the finger, Page says he can now move it and he will resume rehearsals next week in preparation for the concert.
The concert, a tribute to the late producer Ahmet Ertegun, is the first time the surviving members of Led Zeppelin have all played together in 20 years.
Page and Robert Plant will play alongside bassist John Paul Jones and drummer Jason Bonham, son of John Bonham, whose death in 1980 prompted Led Zeppelin to break up.
The reunion was hotly anticipated with millions of fans vying for the 20,000 tickets.
Led Zeppelin is expected to play hits like Whole Lotta Love, Communication Breakdown and Stairway to Heaven in a 90-minute set.
But one track, written when the band were together but never played in public, will be new to everyone, Page said.
"There's one number that we rehearsed — I assume that it will make it to the Dome — that we never played at any point in time," he said. "It's a really intense number."
The concert, plus the release of compilation album Mothership and a remastered version of the concert film The Song Remains the Same, has led fans to hope for a reunion tour.
Page said he doesn't know yet if that is in the cards.
"Let's just do the O2 and we'll see what happens from there," said Page. "I haven't got a crystal ball here and nor have you."
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