Jason Bonham’s ‘Physical Graffiti’ Tour Is Ending Soon — And This Led Zeppelin Album Is Next
As the final leg of Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening tour kicks off this fall, fans are preparing to say goodbye to the celebrated live tribute to one of Led Zeppelin’s most iconic albums: Physical Graffiti. But while this chapter may be closing, Bonham is already eyeing the next installment of his immersive tribute project — and the next album may surprise fans.
The Physical Graffiti tour, launched in early 2025 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the legendary 1975 double album, has brought Led Zeppelin’s expansive masterpiece to life on stages across North America. For months, Bonham and his band have performed the album in its entirety — including tracks like “Kashmir,” “Trampled Under Foot,” “In My Time of Dying,” and deep cuts rarely played live, even by Zeppelin themselves.
Now, with the final tour dates scheduled from October 22 through November 26, including stops in cities like Louisville, Boston, Toronto, and Hollywood, Florida, Bonham confirms this will be the last run of Physical Graffiti in full.
> “This is it,” Bonham recently told BraveWords. “We won’t be doing this album again next year. It’s the final chance for fans to see Physical Graffiti the way it deserves to be heard — live, loud, and complete.”
While the end of the tour marks the conclusion of a powerful chapter, it’s far from the end of Bonham’s Zeppelin journey. The drummer has already set his sights on what’s next — and Presence, Led Zeppelin’s underrated 1976 album, is likely to take center stage.
> “Presence has always been one of my favorites,” Bonham said. “It’s raw, it’s powerful, and it’s got tracks like ‘Achilles Last Stand’ and ‘For Your Life’ that really show another side of Zeppelin. That album deserves the spotlight.”
Bonham has even begun rehearsing Presence tracks with his band, and fans who’ve attended recent Physical Graffiti shows have gotten a taste of what’s to come with surprise performances of “Achilles Last Stand.”
He’s also teased the idea of eventually performing In Through the Out Door, Zeppelin’s final studio album released in 1979. That ambitious move could include the rarely performed epic “Carouselambra,” a song Bonham admits he once rehearsed with surviving Zeppelin members Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones during the 2008 Celebration Day reunion rehearsals.
Through it all, Bonham’s mission has remained the same: to honor the legacy of his father, legendary drummer John Bonham, and introduce a new generation to the timeless music of Led Zeppelin.
> “As long as people want to hear it, I’ll keep doing it,” Bonham said. “But each tour has to be special. That’s why we do one album at a time — give it everything it deserves.
With the final Physical Graffiti performances just weeks away and Presence on the horizon, Bonham’s tribute journey shows no signs of slowing down — only evolving
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