Yes I am a boomer and I think this is cool.  Rock legends Led Zeppelin are to reform for the first time in 19 years for a one-off concert in London, the band announced Wednesday.  Singer Robert Plant, 59, last week hinted that the band were reforming when a fan asked him about the possibility of a performance.  He replied: "How did you know about that?", the British Press Association reported.

The three surviving original band members — Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones — will play a concert at the O2 Arena November 26, organized by promoter Harvey Goldsmith.  The show will pay tribute to Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegun, whom Robert Plant described as "a close friend and conspirator."

In 1968, Led Zeppelin became the first rock band Ertegun signed to Atlantic, a label which had been better known for soul and R&B music before then.  Goldsmith said plans are for one show only, and there was no commitment or discussion of a tour or other dates.

The Who’s Pete Townshend, Bill Wyman, Foreigner and young Scottish singer Paolo Nutini — the last British act Ertegun signed — will also play at the tribute concert. The show is a "tribute from UK artists that Ertegun worked with in a 60-year career," according to a press release.

The band broke up in 1980 when drummer John Bonham died after a drinking binge. His son, Jason, will join the band on stage and play the drums.  Now that’s pretty cool too.

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