It has already been announced in weeks prior that the band will be joined on the road by bluegrass-country singer Alison Krauss, and Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant. As of today, it has been announced that Little Big Town, an Alabama based country band, will also be accompanying Eagles on their upcoming tour. The group shared a very enthusiastic tweet earlier today to confirm their participation in the tour.

We’ve been DYING to share this news. What a bucket list dream come true. We’re headed to Europe, including HYDE PARK, with The Eagles!!!! Tickets on sale Friday, 11/5. pic.twitter.com/bgnKeki5kZ

— Little Big Town (@littlebigtown) October 29, 2021

Little Big Town are no stranger to touring and commercial success, having formed in 1998 and finding great critical acclaim in the early 2010s, with the song “Pontoon” from their fifth album Tornado winning a Grammy award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance. The album has also gone on to achieve a gold certification. The group are still very consistent and prolific with their musical output, having released their ninth full-length album Nightfall last year. The album has received favourable reviews, with some critics likening the group’s sound to that of Fleetwood Mac. The album, along with the rest of their musical catalogue, is available on all streaming services, and physical media can be found here.

For many, Eagles need little introduction. With a career spanning fifty years, six number one albums, five number-one singles and six Grammy Awards, the band have had quite an illustrious career, to say the very least. Eagles are perhaps best known for the rock classic “Hotel California” released in 1977, a Grammy award-winning song adored by millions, and boasts what many regards to be one of the greatest guitar solos of all time.

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Eagles intended to play in the UK during the Summer of this year with two dates at Wembley Stadium, as a part of their Hotel California tour.

Tickets for the upcoming Hyde Park show will go on sale on Friday, November 5^th. Tickets to all of the upcoming shows on their European tour can be found here, and the dates for the tour are listed down below.

17/06/2022- Gelredome- Arnhem, Netherlands
20/06- Anfield Stadium- Liverpool, UK
22/06- Murrayfield Stadium- Edinburgh, UK
24/06- Aviva Stadium- Dublin, Ireland, UK
26/06- Hyde Park- London, UK

The new track is a follow up after a lead single “Can’t Let Go” released back in August and it’s the only original track on the upcoming LP. “High And Lonesome” following the vibe of the award-winning album Raising Sand from 2007. Raising Sand has won six Grammys, including Album and Record of the Year and reached No 2 on UK Album Chart.

You can listen to the song below.

Krauss and Plant have been named by USA Today as  “one of the most critically adored odd couples of music”. NPR Music added: “This feels like a warm welcome back from two old friends you haven’t seen in a long time,” and their voices “still fit together like a pair of dusty boots nestled atop a welcome mat“.

The forthcoming album has been recorded at Nashville’s Sound Emporium Studios at the end of 2019. Kraus commented on the collaboration: “When we started, Robert had said that if it didn’t work, we’ll try it for three days and say goodbye”. “Robert’s singing is the epitome of freedom and spontaneity,” she added. “And I’m pretty regimented, but there’s a romance in contrast”.

“One of my favourite parts of this is the songs and songwriters that I had never heard of. Working with Robert, and with T Bone, is always a great education in musical history” she continues. Plant’s rock background and Krauss’ country background works magic and is definitely an advantage. Both musicians took their collaboration to a new level and finish working on the album just a few weeks before lockdown. 

“I thought I’d got America down, but here was this whole world of country music I’d not encountered,” he said. “That’s the great thing about me and Alison – we’re ably supported by a world of beautiful music that one of other of us doesn’t know too much about”.

“For the two of us, nothing was written in blood. We were ready to do something new and previously knew how good it was, so join us again. You can see where you are going. You have nothing to lose” – added Plant.

The new release is out on 19th November and can be pre-ordered here.

Robert Plant said about the album: “It’s such a far cry from everything I’ve done before“. “I love the whole kaleidoscope of music that I’ve explored, but this is a place where you can think within the song, you can decide how to bring home an emotion. It’s another blend that we’ve got, and long may we have more of them“.

Raise The Roof tracklisting is as follows:

01. Quattro (World Drifts In)
02. The Price Of Love
03. Go Your Way
04. Trouble With My Lover
05. Searching for My Love
06. Can’t Let Go
07. It Don’t Bother Me
08. You Led Me To The Wrong
09. Last Kind Words Blues
10. High And Lonesome
11. Going Where the Lonely Go
12. Somebody Was Watching Over Me