Robert Plant & the Band of Joy

Headliner 1
Robert Plant

Back-up
Band of Joy

Opener
Bettye LaVette

Program
Robert Plant has confirmed a 12 city North American tour, making an exclusive Central Florida appearance at Ruth Eckerd Hall.

Plant will be previewing material from a new album, set for release on Rounder late summer/early fall. The album features a diverse group of musicians - Patty Griffin, vocals, Darrell Scott, multi instrumentalist/ vocals, Byron House, Bass/Vocals, Marco Giovino, drums and percussion/vocals, including co-producer Buddy Miller, guitar/vocals. Says Plant: “It’s been a blast working on these new songs…and I’m enjoying such creativity and vitality. It’s been a remarkable change of direction for all of us and as a group we all seem to have developed a new groove.”

In recent weeks Plant has been in the studio working on the planned release, which will be his first since Raising Sand, the multi-platinum, 6-time Grammy® winning collaboration with fellow Rounder artist Alison Krauss. The pair do not expect to announce a new album or tour in the coming year, though when asked about the collaboration, Plant says: “Oh yes, Alison and I get together quite often…and sometimes we dance.”

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