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Robert Plant
Carry Fire
Though Robert Plant has returned to the Welsh borders, he retains the sensibility—and the soul—of an itinerant troubadour. His diverse musical points of reference stand out like pins on a map, from Austin, Texas to Timbuktu, Mali. Plant treasures transience. On his second Nonesuch album, Carry Fire, Plant reflects on the experiences, the emotions and the sounds of where he’s been, and he ruminates on where he—and our world—might be headed. Bittersweet songs of love remembered and of time passing, are juxtaposed against cautionary tales, of people and nations that have failed to learn the familiar lessons of history. “I’ve filled many British passports,” says Plant. “It’s like I’m just moving through the spheres. I feel like a mariner who has spent so much time in so many different ports of call, experiencing so many different adventures and scenarios. So perhaps this collection is more ‘pictures at twelve’ rather than ‘pictures at eleven’.” “May Queen” starts the album on an upbeat note, percussive psychedelic folk, with Plant’s vocal alternating between seductive and yearning. “Carry Fire,” on the other hand, is a kind of haunted desert blues, bolstered by a pulsing rhythm, ghostly backing voices, and a viola chasing the melody of an electric oud. The anthemic rock beat of “New World” visits the everlasting story of immigration, expansion and the disastrous effects on existing cultures. “Carving Up The World Again” is a more contemporary glimpse of “trouble at the border” and the futile palisades and walls. The sole cover is a pounding, trip hop-style take on Ersel Hickey’s 1957 sweet and simple rockabilly hit, “Bluebirds Over The Mountain,” reconceived as an otherworldly duet for Plant and the Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde, two iconic voices that intertwine beautifully. Once again Plant collaborates with the Sensational Space Shifters, his well-matched band of brilliant, eclectic players with whom he’s been touring, on and off, since 2002: longtime guitarist Justin Adams, keyboardist-programmer John Baggott, bassist Billy Fuller, drummer Dave Smith, and guitarist Liam “Skin” Tyson. Collectively, the group—which evolved out of an earlier Plant backing combo, Strange Sensation—has its roots in folk and world music, and the still-influential Bristol Sound of Massive Attack and Portishead, propelled by the juggernaut Howling Wolf/Led Zep legacy. Even before they’d developed a repertoire of their own, Plant and the Space Shifters had a unique live sound, a heady mix of American roots music, Celtic folk, reverberating trip hop, and hypnotic Middle Eastern and African grooves. They employed this sonic arsenal to reinterpret old blues standards, Led Zeppelin classics, and Plant’s earlier solo work at festivals and on concert tours. That exploratory approach became the foundation for Plant’s acclaimed 2014 Nonesuch debut, lullaby….and the Ceaseless Roar, his first album of original compositions since 2005. On Carry Fire, Plant and the Space Shifters make what Plant calls “a mélange a trois”: “It’s a very British thing, the Bristol thing and then the element of North African and West African drum rhythms brought together with plaintive melodies.” Plant added a new voice to this polyglot sound by inviting fiddle and viola player Seth Lakeman, a luminary of the British folk scene, as a guest star on these sessions, much as he did with Gambian musician Juldeh Camara, on lullaby. While Plant wrote the words, the group collectively brainstormed the basic tracks, encouraged by Plant to bring the same sense of fearlessness and spontaneity they display on stage. As guitarist Justin Adams told the New York Times, Plant “can create an atmosphere where suddenly lightning is more likely to strike. In collaborative music, it’s often not a question of careful writing and composition and all these sorts of things. It’s more the spirit of the moment when things come together in a flash. And he’s an expert on that.” “Some things were really spontaneous.” Plant corroborates. “I’d been singing ‘Bluebirds’ live with the band for a while. I approached Chrissie because I wanted a female voice. It’s such a retro-esque part for her, a 1957 rockabilly song…and now we’ve screwed it to the ground and put it through the Bristol sonic mill. That one came straight away. And ‘Carry Fire’ was very immediate. Justin has a beautiful electric oud line from which it developed. I’m inspired by the rhythmic grooves we create. We specialize in hypnotic moments of atmosphere and sounds. And of course there’s the bendir”—a North African hand drum—“underneath many of these rhythms”. Plant produced the album himself with contributions from all the musicians, with the help of engineer Tim Oliver, who was also on board for lullaby. With Oliver, Plant assembled layers of backing vocal tracks. They provide a lushness to the otherwise brooding “A Way With Words,” enhance the dreamy sensuality of “Season’s Song,” and help to dial up the romantic drama of “Dance With You Tonight.” Plant even uses some unlikely pop harmonies to serve as counterpoint to the main voice on “New World.” “We recorded it in a studio next to Peter Gabriel’s ‘Real World,’ not far from Bristol and Bath in the West Country. It’s a real hive of industry there. Working alongside the main studios, we’d encounter many artists from around the world. It’s an inspiring atmosphere. You meet Welsh singers, African players from Niger, and American Bluegrass goddesses passing through. It’s a creative place”. Plant has never been an artist to rest on his laurels. He’s a multiple Grammy Award winner, most recently for Raising Sand, his collaboration with Alison Krauss; as a member of Led Zeppelin, he’s a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee; and, in a 2011 Rolling Stone poll, readers named him the top rock vocalist of all time. On the closing track, “Heaven Sent”—a song he calls “the anthem of my being”—he describes a restless, journeying spirit: “All that’s worth the doing is seldom easy done/All that’s worth the winning is seldom easy won…” “It’s about intention,” said Plant of his latter-day career and his current work. “I rejoice in my previous work but must continue the journey to new worlds, after all there are so many songs that are yet to be written. The whole impetus of the band has shifted, moved on its axis somewhat to allow more air and light to come in. Ultimately that makes for more exciting, and interesting landscapes of mood, melody and instrumentation.
—Michael Hill
ROBERT PLANT RETURNS WITH
CARRY FIRE, TO BE RELEASED ON OCTOBER 13
PRE-ORDERS AVAILABLE TODAY
FIRST TRACK, “THE MAY QUEEN,” AVAILABLE NOW
2018 WORLD TOUR TO BE UNVEILED SOON
Robert Plant’s new album, Carry Fire, will be released by Nonesuch/Warner Bros. Records on Friday, October 13, 2017. Carry Fire is available now for pre-order at all digital music retailers and via nonesuch.com and robertplant.com with an instant download of the album’s first track, “The May Queen.” Pre-orders via nonesuch.com and robertplant.com also include an exclusive limited-edition print featuring a beautiful image from the album art.
Carry Fire, his eleventh solo album and first full-length release since 2014’s acclaimed lullaby and…The Ceaseless Roar, was produced by Plant in the west of England and Wales, at Top Cat studio in Box, Wiltshire with additional recordings at Real World and Rockfield studios. As with lullaby, Plant is 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, tambourine; Dave Smith on bendir, tambourine, djembe, drum kit; and Liam “Skin” Tyson on dobro, guitar, acoustic guitar, pedal steel, twelve-string.
Plant and the Space Shifters are also joined on Carry Fire by a number of special guests. Chrissie Hynde joins Plant on the duet “Bluebirds Over The Mountain” (written by rockabilly legend Ersel Hickey and later recorded by both Richie Valens and The Beach Boys). Albanian cellist Redi Hasa performs on three tracks, as does the celebrated Seth Lakeman on viola and fiddle.
Plant and the Space Shifters (which now includes Lakeman) will celebrate Carry Fire’s release by beginning a world tour in November 2017 starting in UK & Ireland and touring all corners of globe from thereon. Dates will be announced soon; for updates, please visit www.robertplant.com.
Plant and the band spent two years on the road together supporting lullaby and…The Ceaseless Roar, their unique sound and vision ultimately evolving into something even more creative and powerful.
Plant, who lived in Texas for a time before returning to his native England three years ago, together with his friends, present the songs Carry Fire, melding unusual rhythms with naturalism and smoldering power.
“It’s about intention, I respect and relish my past works but each time I feel the lure and incentive to create new work. I must mix old with new. Consequently the whole impetus of the band has moved on its axis somewhat, the new sound and different space giving way to exciting and dramatic landscapes of mood, melody and instrumentation”.
lullaby and…The Ceaseless Roar (Nonesuch/Warner Bros. Records) made top ten debuts around the globe upon its release, from the US’s SoundScan/Billboard 200 to album charts in Belgium, Canada, Finland, Hungary, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
Along with its international commercial appeal, lullaby and…The Ceaseless Roar drew rave reviews from such high profile media outlets as NPR Music, which named it to their “50 Favorite Albums of 2014,” noting, “(Plant) is still a majestic rock presence, at peace with the legacy of his hard-rock-defining band Led Zeppelin, while remaining relentlessly creative in his solo work… (The album) lovingly layers elements in ways that mirror memory, creating new constructs from floating shards of the musical past.” “Robert Plant knows where rock’s past begins and he’s pulling it into the future,” wrote the Wall Street Journal while the New York Times praised the singer’s “otherworldly voice: sustained, androgynous, balanced between serenity and ache.”
Britain’s Guardian declared lullaby and…The Ceaseless Roar to be “fantastic: gritty, dark, and satisfying” while also making special mention of Plant’s “hugely impressive backing band, the Sensational Space Shifters… There’s something almost alchemical about their ability to draw together incongruent musical influences into something coherent and exciting.” Pitchfork called Lullaby “the most bravely confessional writing of his career.”
ROBERT PLANT
Carry Fire
(Nonesuch/Warner. Bros)
Release Date: Friday, October 13, 2017
PRODUCED BY ROBERT PLANT
“enwog yth wnair, gair gyrddbwyll armes, telynores twyll”
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT ROBERTPLANT.COM AND NONESUCH.COM
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ROBERT PLANT ANNOUNCES NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
IN CELEBRATION OF NEW ALBUM, CARRY FIRE
FIRST LEG OF 2018 WORLD TOUR BEGINS FEBRUARY 9 IN RALEIGH, NC
FAN PRE-SALE NOW UNDERWAY POWERED BY TICKETMASTER VERIFIED FAN
GENERAL ON-SALE STARTS ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
ALL ONLINE TICKET PURCHASES RECEIVE CD OR DIGITAL COPY
OF THE NEW ALBUM CARRY FIRE
“BLUEBIRDS OVER THE MOUNTAIN,” FEATURING CHRISSIE HYNDE, PREMIERES TODAY
CARRY FIRE AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13
Robert Plant has announced the first North American headline dates on his upcoming world tour celebrating the release of his eagerly anticipated new album Carry Fire which arrives via Nonesuch/Warner Bros. at all music retailers and streaming services on Friday, October 13, 2017. The album track “Bluebirds Over The Mountain” is also available today. Written by rockabilly legend Ersel Hickey and later recorded by both Richie Valens and The Beach Boys, “Bluebirds Over The Mountain” features special guest Chrissie Hynde joining Plant on vocals. The track is accompanied by a striking companion visual, streaming now at Plant’s official YouTube channel (as are companion videos for both “The May Queen” and “Bones of Saints.”
WATCH “BLUEBIRDS OVER THE MOUNTAIN” HERE
The live dates — which once again see Plant accompanied by The Sensational Space Shifters — begin February 9 at Raleigh, NC’s Memorial Auditorium and then continue through early March (complete dates below). Additional dates will be announced soon. For updates, please visit www.robertplant.com.
Plant, who is very committed to getting tickets into the hands of his fans and not scalpers or bots, is collaborating with Ticketmaster to sell Presale tickets through its Verified Fan ® program. Fans can visit robertplant.tmverifiedfan.com to register for Verified Fan Presale access now until registration closes on Wednesday, September 27, at 12pm Eastern Time. Those verified and selected will receive a text invitation two to four hours before the Presale begins on Thursday, September 28 at 12pm Eastern. The general public onsale will be on Friday, September 29.
In addition, every ticket purchased online will be joined by either a physical or digital copy of the new album, Carry Fire, upon its October 13 release. Instructions on how to redeem the album will be emailed after ticket purchase.
Carry Fire is available now for pre-order at all digital music retailers and via www.robertplant.com. All pre-orders are joined by instant grat downloads of the tracks “The May Queen” and “Bones of Saints,” along with the just unveiled album highlight “Bluebirds Over The Mountain.” Those three songs are also available now for individual purchase at all DSPs and streaming services. In addition, all pre-orders made via Nonesuch orrobertplant.com will receive an exclusive limited edition print inspired by the album’s cover art.
Carry Fire has already begun drawing early critical notice, with Rolling Stone praising “The May Queen” for its “winsome guitar melodies and rhythms” and the “thunderous” “Bones of Saints” for its “rustic guitars and thumping tom-toms.” “Eastern rhythms are given a warm vibe with the psychedelic leanings of guitar,” noted Consequence of Sound. “Using American folk instrumentation to play altered versions of foreign melodies creates an intoxicating mood, Plant continues to explore his love of the blues and global music on a beautiful new single called ‘The May Queen,'” raved NPR Music, further hailing the track as “a sweetly innocent reflection on aging and the undying power of love to inspire and give life.”
His eleventh solo album and first full-length release since 2014’s acclaimed lullaby and…The Ceaseless Roar, Carry Fire, was produced by Plant in the west of England at Top Cat Studio in Box, Wiltshire, with additional recordings at Real World Studios and Rockfield Studios in Monmouthshire, Wales. As before, Plant is accompanied by The Sensational Space Shifters: Justin Adams on guitar, acoustic guitar, oud, E-bow quartet, percussion, snare drum, tambourine; John Baggott on keyboards, moog, loops, percussion, drums, brass arrangement, t’bal, snare drum, slide guitar, piano, electric piano, bendir; Billy Fuller on bass, keyboards and drum programming; Dave Smith on bendir, tambourine, djembe, drum kit; and Liam “Skin” Tyson on dobro, guitar, acoustic guitar, pedal steel, twelve-string.
Plant and the Space Shifters are joined on Carry Fire by a number of special guests, including the aforementioned Chrissie Hynde, Albanian cellist Redi Hasa, and acclaimed musician Seth Lakeman, who contributes viola and fiddle to three tracks. Lakeman will join the Sensational Space Shifters on all upcoming world tour dates.
Plant and The Sensational Space Shifters spent nearly two years on the road together supporting lullaby and…The Ceaseless Roar, their one-of-a-kind sound and vision ultimately evolving into something even more creative and powerful. Now, with Carry Fire, Plant and his collaborators have fashioned a remarkable new collection of songs, melding unusual rhythms with naturalism and smoldering power.
“It’s about intention,” says Plant. “I respect and relish my past works but each time I feel the trawl and incentive to create new work. I must mix old with new. Consequently the whole impetus of the band has moved on its axis somewhat, the new sound and different space giving way to exciting and dramatic landscapes of mood, melody and instrumentation”.
ROBERT PLANT & THE SENSATIONAL SPACE SHIFTERS
CARRY FIRE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR 2018
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
*****
ROBERT PLANT
Carry Fire
(Nonesuch/Warner. Bros)
Release Date: Friday, October 13
PRODUCED BY ROBERT PLANT
“enwog yth wnair, gair gyrddbwyll armes, telynores twyll”
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT ROBERTPLANT.COM AND NONESUCH.COM
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ROBERT PLANT’S NEW ALBUM ON NPR’s FIRST LISTEN NOW
CARRY FIRE OUT NEXT FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13
FIRST LEG OF NORTH AMERICAN TOUR STARTS FEBRUARY 2018
ALL ONLINE TICKET PURCHASES
RECEIVE CD OR DIGITAL COPY OF THE NEW ALBUM
“Carry Fire is rivetingly intimate: After all those years of trekking the world in
private jets, performing at peak volume for thousands, Plant
has built an encore career that thrives on tenderness and nuance
while somehow retaining his burning inner intensity.”
-NPR
Robert Plant’s new album, Carry Fire, is now available to be heard in its entirety on NPR’s First Listen. Carry Fire is out next Friday, October 13 and is available for pre-order at all digital music retailers and via www.robertplant.com. All pre-orders are joined by instant grat downloads of the tracks “The May Queen,” “Bones of Saints” and “Bluebirds Over The Mountain.” In addition, all pre-orders made via Nonesuch or robertplant.com will receive an exclusive limited edition print inspired by the album’s cover art.
LISTEN TO CARRY FIRE ON NPR’s FIRST LISTEN HERE
The first North American headline dates on his upcoming world tour celebrating the release of Carry Fire — which once again see Plant accompanied by The Sensational Space Shifters — begin February 9 at Raleigh, NC’s Memorial Auditorium and then continue through early March (complete dates below). Additional dates will be announced soon. For updates, please visit www.robertplant.com. Every ticket purchased online will be joined by either a physical or digital copy of the new album upon its October 13 release. Instructions on how to redeem the album will be emailed after ticket purchase.
Carry Fire has already begun drawing early critical notice, with Rolling Stone praising “The May Queen” for its “winsome guitar melodies and rhythms” and the “thunderous” “Bones of Saints” for its “rustic guitars and thumping tom-toms.” “Eastern rhythms are given a warm vibe with the psychedelic leanings of guitar,” noted Consequence of Sound. “Using American folk instrumentation to play altered versions of foreign melodies creates an intoxicating mood, Plant continues to explore his love of the blues and global music on a beautiful new single called ‘The May Queen,'” raved NPR Music, further hailing the track as “a sweetly innocent reflection on aging and the undying power of love to inspire and give life.”
His 11th solo album and first full-length release since 2014’s acclaimed lullaby and…The Ceaseless Roar, Carry Fire, was produced by Plant in the west of England at Top Cat Studio in Box, Wiltshire, with additional recordings at Real World Studios and Rockfield Studios in Monmouthshire, Wales. As before, Plant is accompanied by The Sensational Space Shifters: Justin Adams on guitar, acoustic guitar, oud, E-bow quartet, percussion, snare drum, tambourine; John Baggott on keyboards, moog, loops, percussion, drums, brass arrangement, t’bal, snare drum, slide guitar, piano, electric piano, bendir; Billy Fuller on bass, keyboards and drum programming; Dave Smith on bendir, tambourine, djembe, drum kit; and Liam “Skin” Tyson on dobro, guitar, acoustic guitar, pedal steel, twelve-string.
Plant and the Space Shifters are joined on Carry Fire by a number of special guests, including the aforementioned Chrissie Hynde, Albanian cellist Redi Hasa, and acclaimed musician Seth Lakeman, who contributes viola and fiddle to three tracks. Lakeman will join the Sensational Space Shifters on all upcoming world tour dates.
Plant and The Sensational Space Shifters spent nearly two years on the road together supporting lullaby and…The Ceaseless Roar, their one-of-a-kind sound and vision ultimately evolving into something even more creative and powerful. Now, with Carry Fire, Plant and his collaborators have fashioned a remarkable new collection of songs, melding unusual rhythms with naturalism and smoldering power.
“It’s about intention,” says Plant. “I respect and relish my past works but each time I feel the trawl and incentive to create new work. I must mix old with new. Consequently the whole impetus of the band has moved on its axis somewhat, the new sound and different space giving way to exciting and dramatic landscapes of mood, melody and instrumentation”.
ROBERT PLANT & THE SENSATIONAL SPACE SHIFTERS
CARRY FIRE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR 2018
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
*****
ROBERT PLANT
Carry Fire
(Nonesuch/Warner. Bros)
Release Date: Friday, October 13
PRODUCED BY ROBERT PLANT
“enwog yth wnair, gair gyrddbwyll armes, telynores twyll”
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT ROBERTPLANT.COM AND NONESUCH.COM
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ROBERT PLANT UNVEILS MORE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES WITH SENSATIONAL SPACE SHIFTERS BEGINNING JUNE 8
photo credit: Frank MelfiRobert Plant has announced a new series of North American headline dates celebrating his acclaimed new album, CARRY FIRE. The dates, for which Plant is once again accompanied by The Sensational Space Shifters, begin June 8 in Atlanta, GA, and then continue through the month. Special guests on the tour will include Sheryl Crow, Jim James solo acoustic, Elle King, Seth Lakeman, Jon Langford, Los Lobos, and Lucinda Williams. The complete itinerary is below. Spotify will offer special presale access to Plant’s biggest fans. A presale code will be sent out via email onMarch 7 at 10am ET/7am PT. Pre-sales begin Wednesday, March 7 from 10 am – 10 pm (local); local pre-sales follow on Thursday, March 8 from 10 am – 10 pm (local). Remaining tickets to most announced dates will be released to the general public on Friday, March 9 at 10 am (local). For complete tour details and ticket availability, please see www.robertplant.com. Every ticket purchased online for Robert Plant and The Sensational Space Shifters’ headline shows includes a CD or digital copy of CARRY FIRE (festival dates not included). Instructions on how to redeem the album will be emailed after ticket purchase. Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters have only just wrapped up the sold out first North American leg of the CARRY FIRE tour, earning enthusiastic praise at every stop:
“A night that captured one of rock’s most celebrated artists as a work in progress… driven by a restless spirit to explore new ground without turning his back on the fans.”
-AZ Central
“Plant pushes forward, learning about new sounds from around the world and assimilating them into his music. He doesn’t ignore the past, but just reinvents it.”
-Minneapolis Star Tribune
“It was really all about the quality of music, and the fact that we were in the presence of rock royalty as the audience leapt to its feet and remained there for most of the night.”
-Toronto Sun
“As Plant put it in an interview a few years ago: ‘Can I knock myself out, or am I just going through the motions?’ His performance Friday night at the Orpheum Theatre gave an emphatic reply to that question.”
-Boston Globe
“Plant and the Space Shifters’ “100-minute set ranged from jam-heavy blues-rock along the lines of late-period Bob Dylan to intercontinental world-beat space-rock with a little of everything.”
-News & Observer (Raleigh, NC)
“It was a show that ranks as the coolest musicology on the road today. We’re happy to report that Plant’s fearless exploration of new musical styles –
and constant re-interpretation of his past – are fully in place and just as
rewarding as ever…Of course you should go if at all possible.”
-Ultimate Classic Rock
CARRY FIRE is available now via Nonesuch/Warner Bros. Records at all digital music retailers and streaming services, as well as via www.robertplant.com and Nonesuch.com. Rolling Stone recently named the album among the “50 Best Albums of 2017,” writing, “With a title that evokes primal discovery and heroic burden,Carry Fire finds Plant nuancing the mystic stomp of yore for darkening times… It proves that Plant’s athletic power, like his musical idealism, burns undiminished.” A live video is available now of Robert Plant and The Sensational Space Shifters performing “New World” from Carry Fire was recorded at Manchester, UK’s 02 Apollo on November 30, 2017.
WATCH “NEW WORLD” FROM THE MANCHESTER 02 APOLLO HERE
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ROBERT PLANT AND THE SENSATIONAL SPACE SHIFTERS
CARRY FIRE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR 2018
JUNE
8 – Atlanta, GA – Venue TBD w/special guest Elle King
10 – Richmond, VA – Virginia Credit Union LIVE! At Richmond Raceway
w/special guest Elle King
12 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion w/special guest Sheryl Crow
13 – Forest Hills, NY – Forest Hills Stadium w/special guest Sheryl Crow #
15 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage w/special guest Sheryl Crow
17 – Chicago, IL – Millennium Park Pritzker Pavilion w/special guest Jon Langford
19 – Vail, CO – Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater w/special guest Seth Lakeman ###
21 – Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre w/special guest Jim James Solo Acoustic
23 – Stateline, NV – Harveys Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena w/special guest Los Lobos
24 – Pasadena, CA – Arroyo Seco Music and Arts Festival
26 – Troutdale, OR – Edgefield w/special guest Lucinda Williams
27 – Redmond, WA – Marymoor Park Amphitheatre w/special guest Lucinda Williams
29 – Vancouver, BC – Vancouver International Jazz Festival
w/special guest Seth Lakeman ##
# ON SALE SATURDAY, MARCH 10 AT 10 AM LOCAL
## PRE-SALES BEGIN MONDAY, MARCH 12 AT 10 AM LOCAL
### ON SALE FRIDAY, MARCH 16 AT 10 AM LOCAL
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ROBERT PLANT RELEASES LIVE “MAY QUEEN” VIDEO
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR CONTINUES
SPECIAL GUESTS INCLUDE SHERYL CROW, JIM JAMES SOLO ACOUSTIC, ELLE KING,
SETH LAKEMAN, JON LANGFORD, LOS LOBOS, AND LUCINDA WILLIAMS
Robert Plant has released a video of him and his band, the Sensational Space Shifters, performing “The May Queen,” from his latest album, Carry Fire, live at the O2 Apollo in Manchester, England, on their sold-out UK tour last November. It’s the fourth in a series of videos of songs from the new album filed at the concert, directed by Ryan Mackfall and produced by Crashburn Media.
WATCH “THE MAY QUEEN”
Plant and the band perform in the UK again next month with two festival sets: at Bearded Theory’s Spring Gathering in Catton on May 26 and Bath Festival on May 27. They resume their North American Carry Fire tour in June, return to Europe in July, and back to the States for festivals in September. For details and tickets, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour. To pick up a copy, head to your local record store, iTunes, Amazon, and the Nonesuch Store, and listen now on Spotify and Apple Music.
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ROBERT PLANT AND THE SENSATIONAL SPACE SHIFTERS
CARRY FIRE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR 2018
JUNE
8 – Atlanta, GA – Chastain Park Amphitheater w/special guest Elle King
10 – Richmond, VA – Virginia Credit Union LIVE! At Richmond Raceway
w/special guest Elle King
12 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion w/special guest Sheryl Crow
13 – Forest Hills, NY – Forest Hills Stadium w/special guest Sheryl Crow #
15 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage w/special guest Sheryl Crow
17 – Chicago, IL – Millennium Park Pritzker Pavilion w/special guest Jon Langford
19 – Vail, CO – Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater w/special guest Seth Lakeman ###
21 – Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre w/special guest Jim James Solo Acoustic
23 – Stateline, NV – Harveys Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena w/special guest Los Lobos
24 – Pasadena, CA – Arroyo Seco Music and Arts Festival
26 – Troutdale, OR – Edgefield w/special guest Lucinda Williams
27 – Redmond, WA – Marymoor Park Amphitheatre w/special guest Lucinda Williams
29 – Vancouver, BC – Vancouver International Jazz Festival
w/special guest Seth Lakeman
SEPTEMBER
14 – Del Mar, CA – KAABOO
15- Telluride, CO – Telluride Blues & Brews Festival
23 – Louisville, CA – Bourbon & Beyond
www.robertplant.com
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ROBERT PLANT UNVEILS NEW U.S. LIVE DATES 2018 WORLD TOUR CONTINUES WITH NEW ROUND OF SHOWS TICKETS GO ONSALE TODAY, JULY 17 AT 7PM LOCAL TIMES VIA ROBERTPLANT.COM FESTIVAL APPEARANCES ALSO CONFIRMED THROUGH SEPTEMBER “NEW WORLD” COMPANION VIDEO CREATED BY SHEPARD FAIREY OUT NOW Robert Plant has announced a new series of North American headline dates celebrating his extraordinary latest album, Carry Fire. The dates – for which Plant is once again accompanied by The Sensational Space Shifters – begin September 9 at LouFest in St. Louis, MO, and then continue through the month. Besides LouFest, Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters will appear at a number of upcoming U.S. festivals, including Telluride, CO’s Telluride Blues & Brews Festival (September 15), Del Mar, CA’s KAABOO (September 16), and Louisville, KY’s Bourbon & Beyond Festival (September 23). All tickets go on sale today, July 17, at 7pm, local times via robertplant.com (except for the Tucson show, which goes onsale July 20 at 10am local). For complete details and ticket availability, please visit robertplant.com. Currently topping the bill at headline shows and summer festivals across Europe, Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters have earned ecstatic critical acclaim at every stop of the Carry Fire tour thus far. Recent months have seen Brooklyn Vegan declare Plant to be “ageless and ever-evolving,” adding, “Plant’s legendary pipes are still capable of scaling heights, and the Sensational Space Shifters are an impressive collection of multi-instrumentalists more than capable of living up to one of rock’s most enduring legacies.” “Using Americana blues as its foundation, (Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters) were a combined force of musical contradictions that they blended into a unified and glorious force of nature,” wrote The Aquarian Weekly. “Sporting a boyish grin, Plant delighted in challenging the crowd to take on the Space Shifters dynamic flow of its arrangements like a rock ‘n’ roll shaman.” Uproxx simply declared Plant to be “the greatest singer in rock and roll history, filling the atmosphere in each space with his iconic voice, a little deeper in register than it once was perhaps, but no less powerful or engrossing. His innate understanding of dynamics and control defy comprehension. He oozes charisma, dashing off jokes in between song, while cradling and sashaying his mic stand like a newfound lover… While the mane might be a little grayer than it used to be, this lion can still roar with the best of them.” “One of the great frontmen in rock and roll history, Plant commands the stage with a youthful exuberance, twirling the mic stand and working the crowd into a frenzy,” raved Forbes, noting, “Robert Plant has consistently tried new things, nostalgia be damned…Things are far more interesting when he follows his muse wherever it leads.” The Los Angeles Times confirmed finally, “This golden god just isn’t ready to turn back yet,” after Plant’s powerful headlining set at this year’s Arroyo Seco festival. Plant has also just unveiled a new companion video for one of Carry Fire‘s undisputed highlights, “New World.” Directed by renowned artist/activist Shepard Fairey, “New World” is streaming now via www.robertplant.com. Carry Fire is available now via Nonesuch/Warner Bros. Records at all digital music retailers and streaming services, as well as via robertplant.com. Rolling Stone named the album among the “50 Best Albums of 2017,” writing, “With a title that evokes primal discovery and heroic burden, Carry Fire finds Plant nuancing the mystic stomp of yore for darkening times… It proves that Plant’s athletic power, like his musical idealism, burns undiminished.” ROBERT PLANT AND THE SENSATIONAL SPACE SHIFTERS CARRY FIRE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR 2018 SEPTEMBER 9 – St. Louis, MO – LouFest * 10 – Kansas City, MO – Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland 13 – Santa Fe, NM – Santa Fe Opera 15 – Telluride, CO – Telluride Blues & Brews Festival * 16 – Del Mar, CA – KAABOO * 19 – Tucson, AZ – Centennial Hall 21 – Tulsa, OK – Brady Theater 23 – Louisville, KY – Bourbon & Beyond Festival 25 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at The Toyota Music Factory 27 – Lubbock, TX – Lubbock Municipal Auditorium 29 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Live at Moody Theater FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT ROBERTPLANT.COM AND NONESUCH.COM ### |
ROBERT PLANT ANNOUNCES NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
HEADLINE DATES BEGIN SEPTEMBER 17 IN PHILADELPHIA, PA
WITH NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS
FESTIVAL APPEARANCES ALSO SET THROUGH SEPTEMBER
PRESALES BEGIN WEDNESDAY, MAY 8 AT 10 AM (LOCAL)
GENERAL ON-SALE STARTS FRIDAY, MAY 10 AT 10 AM (LOCAL)
Robert Plant has announced a series of North American dates. The tour – which once again sees him accompanied by The Sensational Space Shifters – begins September 13 at the Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival in Fredericton, NB, with headlining dates starting September 17 at The Mann Center in Philadelphia, PA with Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats. Headlining and festival dates then continue through September and into October, culminating October 3 at the Les Schwab Amphitheater in Bend, OR.
Fan presales begin tomorrow, May 8 at 10 am (local) – fans can sign up for access now at www.robertplant.com. Local pre-sales follow on Thursday, May 9 at 10 am (local). All presales conclude Thursday, May 9 at 10 pm (local). All remaining tickets will be released to the general public on Friday, May 10 at 10 am (local). For complete details and ticket availability, please see www.robertplant.com.
In addition, Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters will appear at a number of upcoming North American festivals, including among others: Fredericton, NB’s Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival (September 13), Indianapolis, IN’s Outlaw Music Festival (September 20), and Louisville, KY’s Bourbon & Beyond Festival (September 21).
ROBERT PLANT AND THE SENSATIONAL SPACE SHIFTERS
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR 2019
SEPTEMBER
13 – Fredericton, NB – Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival *
17 – Philadelphia, PA – The Mann Center #
20 – Indianapolis, IN – Outlaw Music Festival *
21 – Louisville, KY – Bourbon & Beyond Festival *
23 – Clear Lake, IA – Surf Ballroom
25 – Moorhead, MN – Bluestem Center For The Arts Amphitheatre
27 – Missoula, MT – KettleHouse Amphitheater
29 – Spokane, WA – First Interstate Center For The Arts
OCTOBER
1 – Salt Lake City, UT – Eccles Theater
3 – Bend, OR – Les Schwab Amphitheater
* FESTIVAL PERFORMANCE
# CO-HEADLINE WITH NATHANIEL RATELIFF AND THE NIGHT SWEATS
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Plant’s internationally acclaimed latest album, Carry Fire, is available via Nonesuch/Warner Bros. at all digital music retailers and streaming services, as well as via www.robertplant.com. Rolling Stone named the album among the “50 Best Albums of 2017,” writing, “With a title that evokes primal discovery and heroic burden,Carry Fire finds Plant nuancing the mystic stomp of yore for darkening times…It proves that Plant’s athletic power, like his musical idealism, burns undiminished.”
2018 saw Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters draw ecstatic critical acclaim at each and every stop of the epic Carry Fire world tour. Brooklyn Vegan declared Plant to be “ageless and ever-evolving,” adding, “Plant’s legendary pipes are still capable of scaling heights, and the Sensational Space Shifters are an impressive collection of multi-instrumentalists more than capable of living up to one of rock’s most enduring legacies.” “Using Americana blues as its foundation, (Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters) were a combined force of musical contradictions that they blended into a unified and glorious force of nature,” wrote The Aquarian Weekly. “Sporting a boyish grin, Plant delighted in challenging the crowd to take on the Space Shifters dynamic flow of its arrangements like a rock ‘n’ roll shaman.” Uproxx simply declared Plant to be “the greatest singer in rock and roll history, filling the atmosphere in each space with his iconic voice, a little deeper in register than it once was perhaps, but no less powerful or engrossing. His innate understanding of dynamics and control defy comprehension. He oozes charisma, dashing off jokes in between song, while cradling and sashaying his mic stand like a newfound lover… While the mane might be a little grayer than it used to be, this lion can still roar with the best of them.” “One of the great frontmen in rock and roll history, Plant commands the stage with a youthful exuberance, twirling the mic stand and working the crowd into a frenzy,” raved Forbes, noting, “Robert Plant has consistently tried new things, nostalgia be damned…Things are far more interesting when he follows his muse wherever it leads.”
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT ROBERTPLANT.COM AND NONESUCH.COM
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