Zoso
Barrymore Theatre 2090 Atwood Ave., Madison, Wisconsin 53704

(past pick) Though gods of rock can never really die, Led Zeppelin has been broken up on paper since 1980. But the band’s spirit lives on through Zoso. Since 1995, Zoso has been paying tribute to the legends, crafting a live show that’s said to rival the source itself and has earned them stages all across the world, including at Bonnaroo — no small feat for a tribute act. There’s a reason the Chicago Sun-Times declared them “the closest to the original of any tribute.”
Tickets: $25.00 Advance/$30.00 Day Of Show
press release: Zoso – The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience formed in 1995 to perform the most accurate and captivating Led Zeppelin live show since the real thing. For Zoso, it’s much more than just being a tribute. It’s about touching a golden era in music. Zoso embodies Page, Plant, Bonham and Jones in their spirit, tightly wound talent and authenticity.
Zoso’s live shows are not about simply playing the right notes, they are about aura and feeling, harkening back to the unique atmosphere Led Zeppelin created. It’s in the way they play: Each band member’s mastery of authentic vintage instruments coupled with spoton vocals, guitar, bass, drums, and keyboards, their compelling stage persona and distinct Led Zeppelin sound, with astounding visual imagery recreates the music, magic, and mystery of a Zeppelin concert. The impact is so powerful that band members constantly hear from young rockers that they were the catalyst behind turning them into new, diehard Zeppelin fans.
Their passion, musical ability, showmanship and precise attention to detail earned them critical acclaim, name recognition and a loyal national following. The Los Angeles Times hailed the group as being "head and shoulders above all other Zeppelin tributes," and the Chicago SunTimes declared Zoso is "the closest to the original of any tribute."
If you missed Led Zeppelin live in the '70s or are looking to relive the "Hammer of the Gods" phenomenon, you must experience what the St. Petersburg Times calls "the most exacting of the Zeppelin tribute bands in existence."