Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening brings Moby Dick to Los Angeles

Jason Bonham brought his name, his lineage and a full-scale Led Zeppelin set to the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, where Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening played its third show at the venue since 2022. The real drum-world draw came at the end: 21 songs of Zeppelin deep cuts and staples, capped by an encore built around “Whole Lotta Love,” the “Moby Dick” drum solo and “Rock and Roll.”

For drummers, the setlist was the story. Bonham and company moved through “Good Times Bad Times,” “The Wanton Song,” “Over the Hills and Far Away,” “Achilles Last Stand,” “The Ocean” and “Fool in the Rain” before landing on “Kashmir” and “Stairway to Heaven.” That route mattered because it framed “Moby Dick” as part of a larger musical arc, not a standalone museum piece. When the solo arrived in the encore, it sat inside a run that kept the crowd moving and let Bonham claim one of rock’s most famous live drum showcases on his own terms.

The lineup around him was built for that kind of evening. James Dylan handled lead vocals, with Dorian Heartsong on bass, Alex Howland on keyboards and guitar, and Akio “Mr. Jimmy” Sakurai on guitar. The chemistry matters in a project like this: Bonham founded the band in 2010 as Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience, later renamed Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening, and the show works because it sounds like a unit rather than a nostalgia exercise with a star turn bolted on top.

That history gives the Greek Theatre stop extra weight. Bonham had previously played with Led Zeppelin in 1988, 1990 and at the 2007 reunion, so the “Moby Dick” moment carries more than imitation value. It lands as succession, with Bonham stepping into a role his father made legendary while keeping the solo in a modern live setting. The Los Angeles date was presented by Live Nation and Nederlander Concerts, with doors at 6:00 p.m. and a 7:30 p.m. start at 2700 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027.

The broader 2026 run also showed this was not a one-off tribute night. The tour had already included San Diego, Las Vegas, Highland, Fort Worth, Shreveport and Baton Rouge, and Los Angeles has become a regular stop for the project, with Greek Theatre dates in 2016, 2025 and now 2026. At this point, Bonham’s most recognizable drum moment is not being treated as a relic. It is being played as a live weapon, and the Greek Theatre crowd got the full impact.