Robert Plant Announces New Tour Dates Featuring Special Guest Openers

Robert 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:

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.

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

Photo Credit: Frank Melfi

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