After delighting fans with the Led Zeppelin reunion concert in London in December, guitarist Jimmy Page says he's now ready for the iconic rock band to tackle a more significant tour.

Speaking from Tokyo, where he is promoting the Zeppelin release Mothership, Page said Monday that the recent gig — the band's first proper reunion concert since 1980 — had been "brilliant" and proved the band could still perform at a high level.

Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page performs at the Dec. 10 reunion concert in London.
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Page, singer Robert Plant and bassist-keyboardist John Paul Jones reunited at a sold-out benefit concert on Dec. 10, with their late drummer John Bonham's son Jason taking his father's place. They wowed critics and fans, leaving them clamouring for more.

Close to 20,000 fans took in the O2 Arena show, a benefit dedicated to Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun, who died in 2006.

The reformed band had rehearsed for weeks before the recent gig and set their standards high before even agreeing to the reunion, Page said, citing their fears that they might not be able to recapture their original cohesion.

A broken finger he suffered also postponed the concert and caused further anxiety.

"But we did the show, and it was great," he said. "It was instant in terms of chemistry."

Musically, the band is ready to get back together for a wider tour after the show at London's O2 Arena, he said, but acknowledged that any sort of Zeppelin reunion gigs would have to wait.

Plant is set to begin a world tour with bluegrass singer Alison Krauss this spring in support of their recent album Raising Sand. The tour is slated for dates in Europe in May, and to hit North America in June and July.

Plant will be "busy with that until September," Page said.

With files from the Associated Press