Robert Plant Stuns Promoters By Tearing Up $800 Million Offer For Led Zeppelin Reunion Tour

Robert Plant cannot be bought!

The 66-year-old musician reportedly rejected a $800 million offer by billionaire Richard Branson to team up with his former band, Led Zeppelin, for a worldwide reunion tour. And he allegedly said no in true rock star fashion. 

According to a report by The Mirror, Brandon, CEO of Virgin, offered Plant and his former bandmates Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones the astounding contract deal, which involved doing a 35-show tour spread across London, Berlin, and New Jersey.

Jason Bonham, the son of late drummer John Bonham, was purportedly set to take over drumming duties for his father.

The $800 million offered was intended to be split among the founding members of the legendary rock band, giving Plant, Page, and Jones roughly $200 million a piece. During the reunion tour, the musicians would have also split over $100 million in merchandise sales.

Additionally, the contract reportedly included the option of extending the tour by 45 performances. And as an extra bonus, it is rumored that Branson offered one of his company's planes to the band, which would have been re-named "The Starship," in honor of the iconic Boeing 720 that the group travelled on in the mid 1970s.  

While Page, Jones, and Bonham allegedly jumped at the opportunity and signed the contract immediately, Plant was not convinced by the prospect of raking some extra cash. The musician, who Rolling Stone named in 2011 the Best Lead Singer of All Time, allegedly ripped up the contract. 

"They have tried to talk him round but there is no chance," a source told The Mirror. "His mind is made up and that's that."

According to E! News, a rep for Plant has denied The Mirror's story however, calling the report of a reunion tour offer "rubbish."

The last time Led Zeppelin reunited for a concert was in 2007 at London's O2 Arena.

Plant, who has gone on to have a successful solo career over the last 40 years, has said in the past that he isn't fond of going on tour.

"The whole idea of being on a cavalcade of merciless repetition is not what it's all about," Robert told London's Sunday Times in 2007. However, he did concede, "It wouldn't be such a bad idea to play together from time to time."

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