Robert Plant and Alison Krauss announce first tour dates :: Music News :: Articles

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss have announced their first set of tour dates in support of Raising Sand.

The album was released Oct. 23 on Rounder, debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 chart and was certified Gold soon after. The album’s first single, “Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On),” was nominated for a Grammy this year for Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals. The album as a whole was released too late to be eligible for this year’s awards.

T-Bone Burnett produced Raising Sand, and will lead the Plant and Krauss touring band. The extensive U.S. and European tour kicks off April 20 in Louisville, Ky. After five U.S. dates, the tour will shift to Europe for 11 dates in May before returning to the states for additional dates (TBA) in June and July.

Fans anxious for a peek at the upcoming tour can tune in to the Country Music Television’s CMT Crossroads: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss. The special, scheduled to air Feb. 11, features Plant and Krauss performing songs from Raising Sand, as well as music from each of the artists’ personal catalogs.

Current U.S. tour dates are listed below. Tickets go on sale Jan. 25:

April
20 - Louisville, Ky. @ Palace Theatre
22 - Knoxville, Tenn. @ Knoxville Civic Coliseum
23 - Chattanooga, Tenn. @ Memorial Auditorium
26 - Birmingham, Ala. @ BJCC Arena