Robert Plant has confirmed a ten-date UK tour of his new project, Saving Grace feat. Suzi Dian, where he will head around the country this December.
The shows will kick off at Portsmouth Guildhall on December 8 before wrapping things up at the Barbican in York just two days before Christmas. Tickets will go on sale on September 18 and can be found here.
The newly announced tour will coincide with an upcoming album of the same name, due to hit the shelves on September 26. Joining Plant on the project is the band he has been touring with since 2019, which includes singer Suzi Dian, drummer Oli Jefferson, guitarist Tony Kelsey, cellist Barney Morse-Brown and banjo and string player Matt Worley.
The Led Zeppelin legend has described the upcoming album as a “song book of the lost and found” which he has been working on since the Coronavirus pandemic, with the folk-inspired sound being recorded in studios across the Cotswolds and Welsh borders.
Plant and co. will begin the tour in North America throughout November before coming back over the pond to play the ten festive dates throughout December.
The full tour dates are as follows:
December:
08 – Portsmouth Guildhall
09 – Eastbourne Congress Theatre
11 – London Royal Festival Hall
14 – Birmingham Symphony Hall
15 – Manchester Apollo
17 – Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
18 – Edinburgh Usher Hall
21 – Middlesborough Town Hall
22 – Newcastle 02 City Hall
23 – York Barbican
Joining Plant and his band on the tour will be Burr Island, who have been confirmed as special guests for the tour. The alternative folk duo have previously received high praise from the likes of Paul Weller and Pete Townshend.
The upcoming album, ‘Saving Grace’, will feature a collection of classic songs written by the likes of Blind Willie Johnson, Memphis Minnie, Martha Scanlan and Mimi Parker. One particular song on the upcoming record will standout to Bob Dylan fans, with the folk hero covering ‘Gospel Plough’ frequently in his early years.
‘Saving Grace’ is available to pre-order now from here with a release date set for September 26. The accompanying tour will hit the British Isles in December with tickets going on sale on September 18. Fans who have pre-ordered a copy of the upcoming album will be eligible for the early access sale to tour tickets, from September 15.
