Led Zeppelin gig footage online

If you're a Led Zeppelin fan, chances are you couldn't get to the O2 Arena last week to see them live.

However, members of the 20,000 strong audience who did get in filmed the veteran rockers in action and have posted clips on video-sharing website YouTube.

The clips have been an instant hit, with a ten-minute video of possibly the most famous Led Zeppelin track, Stairway To Heaven, receiving more than 733,000 views since it was posted.

However, the videos were taken without permission and there are rumours of a DVD release, which could mean that the band and promoters will demand the removal of all of them. According to reports, some clips have already been removed.

But no word has been issued by the band's representatives yet. Many media outlets are currently speculating about the possibility of the band touring in 2008, though Led Zeppelin also remain tight-lipped on this issue.

Tickets for the one-off charity gig were allocated randomly to 20,000 people who had been among more than a million to register interest.

This process caused a storm itself after some tickets made their way on to eBay, causing promoter Harvey Goldsmith to say that he wished the online auction house would "drop dead".

The band made its entire back catalogue available to download last month.

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