Celebration Day (film)

Celebration Day
A yellow and red drawing of a zeppelin flying over the Thames in front of Big Ben and the Palace of Westminster, illuminated by spotlights
Official film poster
Directed byDick Carruthers
Produced byDick Carruthers
Jim Parsons
StarringLed Zeppelin
CinematographyEugene O'Connor
Edited byHenry Stein
Dick Carruthers
Music byLed Zeppelin
Production
company
Three P Films Limited
Distributed byOmniverse Vision
Release date
  • 17 October 2012 (2012-10-17)
Running time
124 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$2 million
Celebration Day
A yellow and red drawing of a zeppelin flying over the Thames in front of Big Ben and the Palace of Westminster, illuminated by spotlights
Live album / Video by
Released19 November 2012 (2012-11-19)
Recorded10 December 2007
VenueThe O2 Arena, London, England, United Kingdom (for the Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert)
Genre
Length1:55:35
LabelAtlantic and Swan Song
ProducerJimmy Page
Led Zeppelin chronology
Led Zeppelin Definitive Collection
(2008)
Celebration Day
(2012)
Led Zeppelin onstage: John Paul Jones playing bass guitar, Robert Plant holding a microphone, and Jimmy Page playing guitar.
The surviving members of Led Zeppelin at the concert, from left to right: John Paul Jones, Robert Plant, and Jimmy Page. Jason Bonham, son of the late former drummer John Bonham, played drums during the set.
The O2 from the air
The O2 Arena, where the concert took place
Robert Plant singing and Jimmy Page playing guitar in front of a large screen displaying an elaborate design.
The band's performance included a complex visual display

Celebration Day is a concert film and live album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, recorded at the Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert on 10 December 2007, in The O2 Arena, London. The film was given a limited theatrical release starting on 17 October 2012, and was released on several home audio and video formats on 19 November 2012. The performance, the film, and album releases have been widely praised.

Recording and promotion

In 2007, a benefit concert to commemorate the life of music executive Ahmet Ertegun was staged with a reunited Led Zeppelin as the main act. They played many of their most famous songs to an enthusiastic crowd and coordinated a professional recording of the show with 16 cameras, with the prospect of a home video release. Rumours immediately circulated that the recording would become available, but the following year, band member Jimmy Page said that release wasn't certain and that it required mixing and would be a "massive job to embark on." Bassist John Paul Jones agreed that he would like to see it released commercially, but that there was no timeline. Even through 2010, Page was uncertain of the status of the album. On 9September 2012, the band updated its Facebook page, which led to widespread speculation that the release was finally ready. Details leaked over the following days, with theatre web sites announcing airings of the film slated for the following month.

On 13September, the band revealed that the film would hit theatres on 17October, with premieres in Berlin, London, Los Angeles, New York City, and Tokyo and that the home video was scheduled for 19 November. The surviving members of the band appeared at a press event on 21September to promote the release. They debuted the film at London's famed Hammersmith Apollo on October 12 (of 2012) and answered questions afterward; when queried about more reunion performances, the trio were coy.

Like the 2007 greatest hits album Mothership, the cover and promotional art were designed by Shepard Fairey. Alan Moulder worked with Jimmy Page on mixing the album but used only a minimal amount of overdubs and corrections, as both the performance itself and the recording were of high quality.

Release and reception

The album was released in a standard edition consisting of one DVD or Blu-ray bundled with two soundtrack CDs. A triple vinyl LP was initially announced to be released on 10December 2012 but distribution started in the middle of February 2013. The deluxe edition includes bonus video from the Shepperton rehearsals and news footage from the BBC. Additionally, there is an audio-only Blu-ray with DTS-HD MA 24-bit/48 kHz sound and no video.

Concert

The concert performance was well received. NME published that the show "prove[d] that they can still perform to the level that originally earned them their legendary reputation." Writing for The New Yorker, Sasha Frere-Jones opined, "the failed gigs of the nineteen-eighties and nineties have been supplanted by a triumph, and the band should be pleased to have done Ertegun proud with such a spirited performance."

Film

The film has also received acclaim from critics. Marc Lee of The Daily Telegraph gave it five out of five stars and concluded that "Celebration Day is a celebration of rock 'n' roll at its most moving, magical and magnificent." The initial screening opened to over 1,500 screens in 40 countries and grossed over USD$2 million, leading to further showings worldwide. In 2013, it won a Classic Rock Roll of Honours Award for Film of the Year.

Album

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic85/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Guardian

The album has received generally positive reviews from critics; it holds an 85% normalized score from review aggregator Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim".

In terms of sales, it debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 9. According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), Celebration Day was the 13th-best-selling album globally of 2012 with sales of 1.8 million copies.

The album won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, and the rendition of "Kashmir" featured on the album was nominated for the award for Best Rock Performance.

Track listing

All songs administered by WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)

Set

  1. "Good Times Bad Times" (John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant) – 3:45
  2. "Ramble On" (Page and Plant) – 5:53
  3. "Black Dog" (Jones, Page, and Plant) – 5:53
  4. "In My Time of Dying" (Bonham, Jones, Page, and Plant) – 11:41
  5. "For Your Life" (Page and Plant) – 6:50
  6. "Trampled Under Foot" (Jones, Page, and Plant) – 6:28
  7. "Nobody's Fault but Mine" (Page and Plant) – 6:49
  8. "No Quarter" (Jones, Page, and Plant) – 11:22
  9. "Since I've Been Loving You" (Jones, Page, and Plant) – 8:52
  10. "Dazed and Confused" (Page; inspired by Jake Holmes) – 13:04
  11. "Stairway to Heaven" (Page and Plant) – 8:49
  12. "The Song Remains the Same" (Page and Plant) – 5:57
  13. "Misty Mountain Hop" (Jones, Page, and Plant) – 5:38
  14. "Kashmir" (Bonham, Page, and Plant) – 10:00

First encore

  1. "Whole Lotta Love" (Bonham, Willie Dixon, Jones, Page and Plant) – 9:16

Second encore

  1. "Rock and Roll" (Bonham, Jones, Page, and Plant) – 4:55

Video bonus features

  • Shepperton rehearsals
  • BBC footage

Personnel

Led Zeppelin

Additional personnel

Charts

2012–2013 weekly chart performance for Celebration Day
Chart Peak
Australian Albums (ARIA) 3
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 5
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 6
Canadian Albums (Billboard) 4
Danish Albums (Hitlisten) 4
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 2
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) 6
French Albums (SNEP) 9
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 1
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) 1
Irish Albums (IRMA) 4
Italian Albums (FIMI) 5
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 1
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) 2
Portuguese Albums (AFP) 9
Scottish Albums (OCC) 4
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) 15
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 3
UK Albums (OCC) 4
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) 1
US Billboard 200 9
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) 1
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) 1
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) 3

Certifications

Sales certifications for Celebration Day (audio album)
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) Gold 35,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria) Gold 10,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) Platinum 40,000*
Canada (Music Canada) 2× Platinum 160,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) Gold 10,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) Gold 13,999
France (SNEP) Gold 50,000*
Germany (BVMI) Platinum 200,000^
Hungary (MAHASZ) Gold 3,000^
Ireland (IRMA) Gold 7,500^
Italy (FIMI) Platinum 60,000*
Mexico (AMPROFON) Gold 30,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) Platinum 15,000^
Poland (ZPAV) Diamond 100,000*
Sweden (GLF) Gold 20,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) Gold 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) Platinum 300,000

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Sales certifications for Celebration Day (video album)
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) Platinum 30,000*
Germany (BVMI) 7× Gold 175,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) Platinum 6,000^
United States (RIAA) 3× Platinum 300,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also


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