With a special concert, artists will celebrate the life and work of Ahmet Ertegun, founder of Atlantic Records, who died last year aged 83. Led Zeppelin will headline the tribute to the man who founded the company in 1947.
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Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones will be joined by Jason Bonham, the son of their late drummer John Bonham.
In addition, Pete Townshend, Bill Wyman and the Rhythm Kings, Foreigner and Paolo Nutini, all touched by Ertegun\'s guiding hand over the years, will play on the night. Paolo was the final British artist that Ahmet mentored.
In 1968, Ahmet Ertegun made the move into rock by signing Led Zeppelin guiding them through a phenomenal career. In addition, he signed the monsters of 1970s British rock - from the Rolling Stones, through Cream and Genesis. The label’s artist roster in the Fifties also reads artists like Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin. Amhet Ertegun was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.
It will be a tribute from UK artists that Ertegun worked with in a 60 year career. Tickets cost £ 125. Due to the anticipated demand for this concert, tickets will be available by ballot only. Fans should register their names at www.ahmettribute.com. Names will then be chosen at random. There will be seating and standing tickets and fans will be able to express a preference at the website. Due the expected demand, tickets will be limited to two per successful applicants per household.
Profits from this show will go to the Ahmet Ertegun Education Fund which provides students with annual scholarships to universities in the UK, USA and Turkey. In addition, a music scholarship open to all will be established at Ravensbourne College in the UK.
With a special concert, artists will celebrate the life and work of Ahmet Ertegun, founder of Atlantic Records, who died last year aged 83. Led Zeppelin will headline the tribute to the man who founded the company in 1947.
