Watch: MICHAEL ANTHONY Joins JASON BONHAM'S LED ZEPPELIN EVENING On Stage In Costa Mesa, California

Former VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony joined JASON BONHAM'S LED ZEPPELIN EVENING (JBLZE) on stage this past Saturday, August 22 at Pacific Amphitheatre in Costa Mesa, California to perform covers of VAN HALEN's "Runnin' With The Devil" and LED ZEPPELIN's "Rock And Roll". Fan-filmed video of his appearance can be seen below (uploaded by Todd Norris channel on YouTube).

Anthony and Bonham previously played together as part of Sammy Hagar's THE CIRCLE and THE BEST OF ALL WORLDS BAND.

In 2024, Bonham exited Hagar's band and was replaced by drummer Kenny Aronoff after Jason went home to take care of his mother who had suffered a stroke.

In May 2025, Bonham admitted to SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk" that he "was a little upset" with Hagar after Sammy fired him from his band. He explained: "I had 10 years — great years — with Sam. Love him, love his family, kids, everything, his wife. His wife and my wife are very, very close. So it was a bit of a shock, but I get it. At that time I couldn't commit to the Japanese tour because mom was still in a bad way… But I love Sam to bits. Me and Mike, we speak every week. Mikey, I really miss him. But we had a great time. To get where we got playing those songs, who wouldn't want to do that gig? So, we had a great time [in 2024]. If that was my swan song with Sam, then we ended up on a high."

Joining Jason in JASON BONHAM'S LED ZEPPELIN EVENING's current lineup are vocalist/acoustic guitarist James Dylan, bassist Dorian Heartsong (formerly of POWERMAN 5000),lead guitarist Akio "Mr. Jimmy" Sakurai and rhythm guitarist and keyboardist Alex Howland.

Jason Bonham spent nearly a decade touring as JASON BONHAM'S LED ZEPPELIN EXPERIENCE before changing the band's name to JASON BONHAM'S LED ZEPPELIN EVENING. Bonham later explained that the switch was prompted by a request from the LED ZEPPELIN camp, who wanted to use the "Experience" name for a project involving the archive of ZEP live recordings.

JASON BONHAM'S LED ZEPPELIN EXPERIENCE was formed in 2009 to pay tribute to Bonham's father, who died in 1980 at the age of 32.

Jason launched JASON BONHAM'S LED ZEPPELIN EXPERIENCE two years after taking part in LED ZEPPELIN's one-off performance at London's O2 Arena tribute concert for friend and Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun. The rare live set, which saw Jason behind the drums in place of his late father, was released in 2012 as "Celebration Day".

Jason Bonham is no stranger to sharing the stage with the remaining members of LED ZEPPELIN, having filled his father's shoes on three separate occasions: 1988 (Atlantic Records 40th-anniversary concert),1990 and 2007 (the aforementioned Ahmet Ertegun tribute concert).