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A Led Zeppelin fan has paid £83,000 for two tickets to the rock band's reunion concert, as part of an auction for the BBC's Children in Need. | A Led Zeppelin fan has paid £83,000 for two tickets to the rock band's reunion concert, as part of an auction for the BBC's Children in Need. |
BBC Radio 2 listener Kenneth Donnell, from Glasgow, paid to see the band rehearse and perform on 10 December. | |
Listeners also bid £250,000 to have Aled Jones and Katie Melua perform an intimate gig, and £100,000 for VIP passes to 2008's F1 British Grand Prix. | Listeners also bid £250,000 to have Aled Jones and Katie Melua perform an intimate gig, and £100,000 for VIP passes to 2008's F1 British Grand Prix. |
Children in Need is raising funds for disadvantaged young people in the UK. | Children in Need is raising funds for disadvantaged young people in the UK. |
Led Zeppelin's three remaining members play together for the first time since 1988 in December's sold-out concert. | Led Zeppelin's three remaining members play together for the first time since 1988 in December's sold-out concert. |
Pete Townshend, Bill Wyman and Paolo Nutini will also perform at the show, which is a tribute to Ahmet Ertegun, the late founder of Atlantic Records. | Pete Townshend, Bill Wyman and Paolo Nutini will also perform at the show, which is a tribute to Ahmet Ertegun, the late founder of Atlantic Records. |
Tickets went on sale for £125 each in October. | Tickets went on sale for £125 each in October. |
Originally scheduled for 26 November, the concert was postponed for two weeks because guitarist Jimmy Page fractured a finger. | Originally scheduled for 26 November, the concert was postponed for two weeks because guitarist Jimmy Page fractured a finger. |
Other winners in Radio 2's Auction of Things That Money Can't Buy included Sir Tom Hunter, who paid £100,000 for two VIP passes to the 2008 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix at Silverstone. | Other winners in Radio 2's Auction of Things That Money Can't Buy included Sir Tom Hunter, who paid £100,000 for two VIP passes to the 2008 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix at Silverstone. |
Earlier this week Martin Ainscough, from Wigan, bid £250,000 to have Aled Jones and Katie Melua perform at Revolution in Manchester to raise funds for the Prince's Trust. | Earlier this week Martin Ainscough, from Wigan, bid £250,000 to have Aled Jones and Katie Melua perform at Revolution in Manchester to raise funds for the Prince's Trust. |
Children in Need culminates with a fundraising TV show on BBC One from 1900 GMT on Friday. | Children in Need culminates with a fundraising TV show on BBC One from 1900 GMT on Friday. |
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