Celebration Day (film)

Celebration Day
Official film poster
Directed by	Dick Carruthers
Produced by	Dick Carruthers Jim Parsons
Starring	Led Zeppelin
Music by	Led Zeppelin
Cinematography	Eugene O'Connor
Edited by	Henry Stein Dick Carruthers
Production company	Three P Films Limited
Distributed by	Omniverse Vision
Release date	17 October 2012 (2012-10-17)
Running time	124:00
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Box office	$2 million

Celebration Day
Live album / Video by Led Zeppelin
Released	19 November 2012 (2012-11-19)
Recorded	10 December 2007, for the Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert at The O2 Arena, London, England, United Kingdom
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal, blues rock
Length	115:35
Label	Atlantic and Swan Song
Producer	Jimmy Page
Led Zeppelin chronology
Led Zeppelin Definitive Collection (2008) Celebration Day (2012)

Celebration Day is a concert film by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, recorded at the Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert on 10 December 2007, in London's O2 Arena. The film was given a limited theatrical run 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.

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 several 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 9 September 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 a source telling The Sun on 11 September that the album was due for release later that year and theatre web sites announcing airings of the film slated for the following month.

On 13 September, the band revealed that the film would hit theatres on 17 October, 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 21 September to promote the release. They debuted the film at the Odeon West End and answered questions afterward; when queried about more reunion performances, the trio were coy.