First authorised Led Zeppelin doco hits NZ screens

From Music 101, 2:15 pm on 8 February 2025

Led Zeppelin is one of the biggest rock bands of all time but for decades its three surviving members have been notoriously media-shy… until now.

In Becoming Led Zeppelin - the first ever band-authorised documentary - Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones finally open up about their early lives and rise to mega-stardom in the late ‘60s.

Director Bernard MacMahon and co-writer/producer Allison McGourty tell Charlotte Ryan they hope Becoming Led Zeppelin will inspire young people to chase their own big dreams.

Becoming Led Zeppelin is in New Zealand cinemas now.

A 60s photo of the band Led Zeppelin with long hair and colourful clothes at Bath Festival, 1969

Led Zeppelin at Bath Festival, 1969 Photo: