There had been rumours flying around for most of the last week and they proved true as members of Led Zepplin joined the Foo Fighters on stage for a surprise encore at the band's second night at Wembley stadium yesterday.
Guitarist Jimmy Page and bassist John Paul Jones teamed up with Dave Grohl and his band for Zeppelin classics Rock and Roll and Ramble On.
Singer Robert Plant was busy on solo duties in America but the occasion still marked the first appearnce of Led Zepplin since the band played a one-off gig in December 2007.
It also came eight months after Queen joined Foo Fighters onstage in London.
Introducing the pair onstage Grohl said: "Tonight playing here at Wembley Stadium is an honour and if we didn't take advantage of this opportunity we'd be crazy.
He went on: "We knew from the beginning this wasn't going to be another outdoor show, we have been planning this for six months so we would like to welcome Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones onstage."
Grohl swapped drumming duties with Taylor Hawkins who sang vocals on Rock And Roll for Zeppelin's first appearance since their London 02 Arena gig in December 2007.
Grohl then swapped places with Hawkins for a crowd pleasing rendition of Ramble On.
Earlier in the night Grohl hinted that the band had something special planned when he told the crowd: "We are going to do something special tonight that we have never done before.
"Tonight this will be the show we are talking about for the next 20 years."
It was clearly an emotional moment for Grohl who told his fans "Welcome to the greatest f**king day day of my life".
08/06/2008 11:59:12
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