Fans flocked from around the globe for the one-off reunion gig by legendary rockers Led Zeppelin in London.

Led Zeppelin split when drummer John Bonham died in 1980, and since then have performed together only a handful of times, including an Atlantic Records anniversary gig in 1988.

The band's three original members, singer Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, and bassist John Paul Jones, with a combined age of over 180, burst on to stage with Bonham's son Jason, 41, on drums.

The musicians, performing together for the first time in 19 years, opened with Good Times Bad Times, the first track of their debut album.

The concert was in tribute to Ahmet Ertegun, the music mogul who signed the group to his Atlantic Records label in 1968.

More than 20 million fans from around the world rushed to register for the 20,000 tickets which were allocated by lottery.

For Leslie Wilde, 55, and her brother Steve, 43, getting a chance of a ticket was a dream come true for a second time.

The brother and sister from Chicago had been due to see the band at their next concert in the American city 27 years ago when the tour was called off because of drummer John Bonham's death.

Steve said: "I thought I would never ever get the chance to see Led Zeppelin again.

"When I found out I'd got the tickets we just rushed to sort out everything else like flights and hotels.

"To be honest I think we'd have swum here if we had had to."

Rafa Mella flew in from Madrid over the weekend, having also been lucky to get his ticket in the internet scramble.

"Zeppelin are very big in Spain. Even among people my age," said the 27-year-old.

"I don't think maybe they will ever come to Spain so I have to come to them."

The tribute concert should have been staged last month at the O2 Arena, in London, but was rescheduled for today after Page fractured a finger.

Ahmet Ertegun, who founded Atlantic Records in 1947, died last year at the age of 83.

His label signed names including Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin and The Drifters and Mr Ertegun became a mentor to some of the biggest names in music.

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