Former U.K. rock band Reef guitarist Kenwyn House revealed in an interview that rock legend Robert Plant agreed to perform "Stairway to Heaven" at a benefit concert last month after a donor made a six-figure donation to charity.
The donor's big contribution motivated Plant to perform the song at the benefit concert organized by Duran Duran's Andy Taylor for The Cancer Platform at Soho Farmhouse in Oxfordshire.
"Someone bid a huge amount of money for him to sing this song," House said. "There is a good circle of karma around it. That raised a six-figure sum for the charity, that one song."
House, who performed alongside Plant at the benefit show, told Led Zeppelin News that it was great rehearsing the song with the rock legend.
"It was a combination between uber excitement and terrifying," said House. "I literally only had four days to learn everything."
House continued, "When Robert Plant walked into the room and I had to play 'Stairway to Heaven' with him for the first time in a small enclosed environment, that was probably the most pressured professional situation I have ever, ever come across. I'm in a small room with my hero playing the most famous of his songs."
(Photo: Mads Perch)
For comments and feedback contact: editorial@rttnews.com
Entertainment News
June 19, 2026 16:46 ET Major central banks continued to dominate the economic news flow this week too, led by the Federal Reserve, as they announced their latest policy decisions. The Federal Reserve policy session was in focus as it was the first to be led by the new chief Kevin Warsh. In Europe, central banks of the U.K. and Switzerland announced their rate decisions. In Asia, the Bank of Japan drew attention for its policy moves, while data out of China threw some light on the state of the economy.