Adelaide's Zep Boys Announce 2019 European Tour to Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Debut Zeppelin Album
By: Macon Prickett Jun. 19, 2018
Led Zeppelin Masters, the all-Australian production featuring Adelaide's Zep Boys and the 36 piece The Black Dog Orchestra, have announced a major European tour for 2019. The Tour includes for the first time 8 dates in mainland Europe in March ahead of 10 April dates in the UK commencing in Liverpool's Philharmonic on 2 April 2019, and concluding at London's Eventim Apollo on 14 April. The tour marks 50 years since the release of Led Zeppelin's self-titled debut album and its follow-up, Led Zeppelin II.
Meanwhile, Led Zeppelin Masters will rock Adelaide for the first time on 20 and 21 July, 7.30pm in the Festival Theatre. Tickets for the Adelaide concerts may be purchased through all BASS outlets.
Fronted by powerhouse vocalist Vince Contarino and bolstered by the breathtaking might of the thirty-six-piece The Black Dog Orchestra, Stairway To Heaven: Led Zeppelin Masters features no fewer than eighteen Led Zeppelin classics. From the raw, metallic blues of Whole Lotta Love to the epic Stairway to Heaven and the sheer exhilaration of Kashmir, Stairway To Heaven: Led Zeppelin Masters celebrates the timeless musical legacy of Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Bonham and John Paul Jones with a no-holds-barred concert, performing the masterpieces of Led Zeppelin.
Vince Contarino said, 'To be able to return to the UK means the world to us. We were welcomed graciously and treated with the utmost respect when we toured the UK for the first time in 2017, despite being an unknown and unproven act in the UK. To be asked back for an even bigger tour is hugely gratifying'.
Stairway To Heaven: Led Zeppelin Masters' debut UK tour received glowing praise from both Led Zeppelin fans and the music critics alike, including Dave Lewis the editor of the world-famous Led Zeppelin fanzine Tight But Loose, who said the band's performance of The Rain Song was 'quite simply one of the best performances of a Zep song performed by a band that were not Led Zeppelin I've ever witnessed'.
With the tour falling in between the anniversaries of Led Zeppelin's self-titled debut album and its follow-up, Led Zeppelin II, released in March and October of 1969, respectively, Vince admits the timing of the tour is a happy coincidence, 'It was only when we saw the tour dates that we realised the timing was perfect'.
The full list of European tour dates for Stairway To Heaven: Led Zeppelin Masters is as follows:
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March 2019 |
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Sat 23 |
Bergen |
Grieghallen |
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Sun 24 |
Oslo |
Konserthus |
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Wed 27 |
Utrecht |
Tivoli |
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Thu 28 |
Groningen |
De Osterpoort |
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Sat 30 |
Brussels |
Cirque Royal |
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Sun 31 |
Eindhoven |
Musiekgebouw |
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April 2019 |
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Tue 2 |
Liverpool |
Philharmonic |
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Wed 3 |
Cardiff |
St Davids |
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Fri 5 |
Newcastle |
City Hall |
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Sat 6 |
Edinburgh |
Usher Hall |
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Sun 7 |
Manchester |
Bridgewater |
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Tue 9 |
Nottingham |
Royal Concert Hall |
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Wed 10 |
Portsmouth |
Guildhall |
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Fri 12 |
Southend |
Cliffs Pavilion |
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Sat 13 |
Birmingham |
Symphony Hall |
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Sun 14 |
London |
Eventim Apollo |
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