Led Zeppelin’s music has been around for over 50 years, but the band itself has come and gone in just over a decade.
In other words, far more people wanted to see Led Zeppelin live than they actually did. The reluctance of surviving members Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones to reunite after a few one-off performances almost certainly traverses between America and Europe. Spurred the prosperity of Led Zeppelin tribute acts. Even Jason Bonham, son of the late Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, fronts a tribute band.
If you need proof of how strong the market for Led Zeppelin tribute acts is, check Exhibit A for the fact that two of them are playing in the Pittsburgh area this weekend. Get the Led Out takes place Saturday in Oakmont and Friday and Saturday at the Palace Theater in Greensburg.
Many Led Zeppelin tribute bands adhere to classic rock standards like “Stairway to Heaven,” “Kashmir,” and “Black Dog,” but also try to incorporate tight jeans and open shirts. I’m doing it. of a band in full glory in the 1970s. Get the Led Out takes a different approach. Made up of his six members instead of his four in Led Zeppelin, no one tries to dress up or experiment with an English accent when in the spotlight. Instead, Get the Led Out dives deep into the band’s eight-album catalog, drawing ambiguity alongside their hits, trying to capture the complexity and texture they bring to their studio work.
Band leader and singer Paul Sinclair explained in a phone call from his Philadelphia-area home last week that he and his bandmates are committed to “keep this music alive in the concert arena.”
“Think about how someone was moved by Beethoven, Mozart, or Bach who lived through that era,” Sinclair added. He pointed out that musicians are still revisiting the works of classical masters, and that “it’s not very different from what we do today.”
Get the Led Out first opened to the public a little over 19 years ago, so the group is well beyond the lifespan of Led Zeppelin. Get the Led Out says he has played more than 1,000 shows, but Red said that his Zeppelin gave more than 600 concerts before he folded his tent in 1980. . Led Out will be around twice as long as the bands they tribute.
The template for Get the Led Out, as Sinclair described it, is the group the Fab Faux. Founded by “The Late Show with David Letterman” bassist Will Lee, the Fab Four play Beatles music, but don’t wear mop-top wigs on their heads or wear “Sgt. ” will never be worn. Pepper’s costume.
“I want to spend time polishing my music,” Sinclair said. “No one in this band was trying to create a tribute band for their career. I am making the most of it.”
Show times are 8:00 p.m. both days. For tickets and information, visit thepalaceheatre.org online or call 724-836-8000.
