Robert Plant is gearing up for the release of his new studio album, Carry Fire, and fall U.K. tour. The album arrives Oct. 13 via Nonesuch/Warner Bros. and since the original announcement on Sept. 5, the classic rock star has released several songs.
On Oct. 6, Plant and his band of many years, the Sensational Space Shifters, performed an 11-song set for BBC Radio 6 at Maida Vale Studios in London. The finale was “Whole Lotta Love” and they also reached into the Led Zeppelin catalog to play “What Is and What Should Never Be,” “Misty Mountain Hop” and “In the Light.” The set also included the live debuts of several songs from Carry Fire. (See the set list below.)
Watch Plant perform “Whole Lotta Love”
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Plant’s eleventh solo album and first full-length release since 2014’s lullaby and…The Ceaseless Roar, was produced by Plant in the west of England and Wales. He’s again accompanied by the Sensational Space Shifters: John Baggott on keyboards, Moog, loops, percussion, drums, brass arrangement, t’bal, snare drum, slide guitar, piano, electric piano, bendir; Justin Adams on guitar, acoustic guitar, oud, E-bow quartet, percussion, snare drum and tambourine; Dave Smith on bendir, tambourine, djembe, drum kit; and Liam “Skin” Tyson on Dobro, guitar, acoustic guitar, pedal steel and 12-string.
The live dates–which once again see Plant accompanied by the Sensational Space Shifters–runs in the U.K. from Nov. 16 through Dec. 12. He’ll tour North America beginning Feb. 9 (complete dates below). Additional dates will be announced soon.
Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters Oct. 6, 2017 Set List
What Is and What Should Never Be
Turn It Up
New World… (live debut)
Misty Mountain Hop
The May Queen (live debut)
Carry Fire (live debut)
In the Light
Rainbow
Bones of Saints (live debut)
Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down
Whole Lotta Love
U.K. Tour Dates (Ticket info here)
Nov 16 Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth
Nov 17 Colston Hall, Bristol
Nov 22 Cymru Arena Llandudno
Nov 24 Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Nov 25 Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool
Nov 27 SEC Armadillo, Glasgow
Nov 28 Perth Concert Hall, Perth
Nov 30 O2 Apollo Manchester, Manchester
Dec 6 City Hall, Sheffield
Dec 11 Guildhall, Portsmouth
Dec 12 Symphony Hall, Birmingham
North America 2018 Dates (Tickets are available here)
February
9 – Raleigh, NC – Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
11 – Charlotte, NC – Ovens Auditorium
12 – Norfolk, VA – Chrysler Hall
14 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre
16 – Boston, MA – Orpheum Theatre
17 – Toronto, ON – Massey Hall
20 – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre
22 – Minneapolis, MN – Orpheum Theatre
24 – Denver, CO – Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre
26 – Phoenix, AZ – Symphony Hall
28 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater
March
2 – Los Angeles, CA – Orpheum Theatre
Additional dates to be announced.
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Watch the video for “The May Queen” from Carry Fire
