Led Zep Too was formed in 2004 with the intention of being the most authentic sounding tribute to live Led Zeppelin that they could be. After a few gigs it was obvious that there was something really special about the band musically but we were going nowhere until we started to try and look like Page, Plant, Jones, and Bonham. 2006 and 2007 were busy years with many ups and downs but we felt like we were forging a really solid unit of four superb musicians. Then in 2008 our drummer, Glen, quit for a variety of reasons. Although he still plays with us occasionally, he has not been able to commit to us full time since then and we have relied on a selection of dep drummers to fill in since then. Most notably Russ Wilson who has been our first choice since he played a gig with us without any prior rehearsal.

Then in April 2010 our guitarist, Mike, departed the band. We almost gave up completely, but pleas from promoters and fans alike gave us the motivation to try and find a replacement. Amazingly we stumbled across Glenn Povey who had tried to form a Zep tribute previously and he slotted in almost instantly.

Despite one critic saying that we would have to change our name to "Less Zeppelin" without Mike, it is clear after just one gig that we are actually MORE Zeppelin than ever before. More songs in the set, more stage craft and showmanship, more accuracy and technical ability, more new songs being added to the repertoire, and more interaction with the audience.
So to put it into one phrase "The Songs Remain The Same"


Johnny Page : Guitars, Theremin.
Glenn is a superb guitarist, from Ipswich, and a huge Led Zeppelin fan (although if he can find someone who can sing, and play bass and keyboards like Geddy Lee he would love to start up a Rush tribute). He thought he found someone recently but the audition never happened and the guy has not been in touch since. (and he won't unless we let him out of the shed!!! Mwu-hahahahah!!)

Even from the first audition/rehearsal we knew we had our man. Little things like being able to adjust the volume down as well as up, and tune without playing out loud were just the start. He had learned a stack of material in a week and after just three rehearsals we played our first gig with him at the Castle in Finchley, where he showed us that he had learned the Jimmy Page moves and poses as well. He is technically precise and very professional preferring to drink after the gig, not before during and after!

Already by the first gig he had a Theremin on order from ebay, and had sorted out a stage outfit based on the Knebworth look of blue shirt and cream trousers, and his bow solo brought admiring applause from the audience at the Castle. At the end of the night those who had seen us before were more than satisfied with the new man and those who had not seen us were just as impressed.

Shaun-Paul Jones : Bass, Keyboard, Mandolin
Shaun is the quiet one of Led Zep Too but, still waters run deep.

He is a proper musician who reads music and knows what key a song is in and all that stuff.
He taught himself keyboards for this band and now takes to it like a duck to water, wowing us with little classical flourishes in "No Quarter" while the rest of us take a break.
He also self taught Mandolin and can, of course, play guitar should the need arise. He just prefers the sound of the bass.

Shaun also plays Mandolin and Bass in a group called "Modern Exposition" which styles itself as the "21st century string band" and features a variety of common and not so common string instruments, with vocals in Esperanto.

Ron Bonham : Lead Drums
Russ Wilson answered a call to dep for us in 2008 at short notice. We were due to play the Marquee club in London and our long time drummer had left a few weeks earlier. Half the band were on holiday and the gig was as soon as we came back so there was no chance of a rehearsal. Russ puled up in St Martin's lane where we were sitting with our guitarist already wearing his dragon suit. He got out introduced himself and set up his drum kit. Then played for over two hours with us and hardly anyone in the audience suspected that he was not our regular drummer.

Since then Russ has played innumerable gigs with us and added consistently to the Bonham-esque aspects of his performance, both musically and in appearance.
He is sponsored by Mapex and is not allowed to play any other drum kit but he did get them to make a kit as close to Bonzo's Ludwig green sparkle as possible. He also added timpani in 2009 and bongos recently to augment the total appearance and sound of the set up.

Russ also plays with the best YES tribute in the country (probably anywhere) FRAGILE, and he is highly in demand as a dep drummer by several other bands.

Bob-Hope Plant :Vocals, harmonica
Olli, answered an ad in 2002 for a Robert Plant wanted for Led Zeppelin tribute band. Assuming it was a busy and successful band he didn't expect to get the part, but it turned out to be one passionate guitarist with a dream. It took two years to find the rest of the band and play the first gig.

Olli is actually the only member of the band to have played every single gig. He would be the first to admit that he is not actually Robert Plant, but catch him on a good night and you'll struggle to tell the difference.

He would also admit to having been a "fairweather" Zep fan before joining, but has steeped himself in all things Zeppelin since then, losing three stone in weight and scouring charity shops and retro shops for clothes to get the Robert Plant look, and learning hours of songs that he had previously only listened to briefly. He also self taught harmonica for the role but would never ever claim to be a musician.