Led Zeppelin Officially Unveil Setlist for Highly Anticipated 2025 “Valhalla Rising” Farewell Tour — A Monumental Goodbye to Rock’s Most Volatile Giants
In an announcement that has reverberated through the corridors of rock history, Led Zeppelin have officially unveiled the full setlist for their upcoming 2025 “Valhalla Rising” Farewell Tour — a momentous, emotional, and long-awaited final bow for one of rock’s most tempestuous and legendary bands. The setlist, revealed today via the band’s official website and social media accounts, spans their sprawling, genre-defining catalog and includes several deep cuts, reworked classics, and a few unexpected surprises.
The “Valhalla Rising” tour — named after their rumored but unreleased final studio sessions from the early 1980s — marks the band’s first official tour in over four decades and, according to insiders, will serve as a definitive farewell. With surviving members Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, and John Paul Jones reuniting alongside Jason Bonham (son of late drummer John Bonham), the tour aims to deliver not just nostalgia, but closure.
The Setlist: A Sonic Odyssey
The 21-song setlist reads like a rock and roll pilgrimage. Kicking off with the thunderous energy of “Immigrant Song”, the band sets the tone for an evening of ferocious musical exploration. That’s followed by a trip through the mystic with “Kashmir”, a relentless rendition of “Black Dog”, and the grooving elegance of “Trampled Under Foot.”
But what’s most striking is the inclusion of never-before-played live material from the unreleased “Valhalla Rising” sessions, which will be officially released as a companion album to the tour. Songs such as “Midnight Sun”, “Ravens at Dawn”, and “The River Knows My Name” have already sparked wild online speculation, as the band dips into long-shelved compositions said to fuse hard rock with orchestral and psychedelic textures.
A particularly emotional moment will come midway through the set, with a stripped-down, acoustic interlude featuring “Going to California”, “That’s the Way”, and a haunting new version of “The Rain Song.” Fans will be treated to a reimagined “Stairway to Heaven”, with Plant’s mature vocal interpretation breathing new life into the classic.
Here is the full setlist as announced:
- Immigrant Song
- Kashmir
- Black Dog
- Trampled Under Foot
- Midnight Sun (new)
- Since I’ve Been Loving You
- The River Knows My Name (new)
- Dazed and Confused
- Going to California
- That’s the Way
- The Rain Song
- No Quarter
- Over the Hills and Far Away
- When the Levee Breaks
- Ravens at Dawn (new)
- The Ocean
- Misty Mountain Hop
- Achilles Last Stand
Encore:
- Whole Lotta Love
- Rock and Roll
- Stairway to Heaven
More Than a Tour — A Legacy Etched in Stone
Speaking at a press conference in London earlier today, Robert Plant expressed both excitement and vulnerability. “This isn’t just about saying goodbye,” he said. “It’s about reclaiming our history on our own terms. We owe it to the music, to the fans, and to ourselves.”
Jimmy Page, ever the mystic craftsman, added that the setlist was designed to be “an emotional arc — an incantation of everything we’ve stood for, sonically and spiritually.”
Sources close to the band confirm that each city on the tour will feature a unique visual experience, blending classic concert lighting with modern immersive elements — 3D projections, archival footage, and tributes to John Bonham woven into the performance.
A Farewell Worthy of the Zeppelin Name
The “Valhalla Rising” Farewell Tour kicks off on August 8, 2025, in Los Angeles, with stops planned across North America, Europe, Japan, and South America. The final performance is slated for London’s Wembley Stadium in December — a full-circle moment for the band that helped define British rock in the 1970s.
Tickets for the tour sold out within minutes of pre-sale release, and demand continues to crash servers globally. Critics are already hailing it as “the last great rock odyssey of our time.”
For fans, this isn’t just a concert — it’s a pilgrimage, a parting gift from rock’s most volatile giants, reminding the world why Led Zeppelin still towers above the pantheon of music history.
As the final chords of “Stairway to Heaven” echo into the night skies of 2025, one thing is clear: Led Zeppelin may be saying farewell, but their legend will rise forever.
