Robert Plant scheduled to play Whistle Pig Vail on June 19

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 — with a stop June 19 in Vail as part of the new Whistle Pig series.

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.

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:

“A night that captured one of rock’s most celebrated artists as a work in progress… driven by a restless spirit to explore new ground without turning his back on the fans.” AZ Central

“Plant pushes forward, learning about new sounds from around the world and assimilating them into his music. He doesn’t ignore the past, but just reinvents it.”

Minneapolis Star Tribune

“It was really all about the quality of music, and the fact that we were in the presence of rock royalty as the audience leapt to its feet and remained there for most of the night.” Toronto Sun

“As Plant put it in an interview a few years ago: ‘Can I knock myself out, or am I just going through the motions?’ His performance Friday night at the Orpheum Theatre gave an emphatic reply to that question.”

Boston Globe

“Plant and the Space Shifters’ “100-minute set ranged from jam-heavy blues-rock along the lines of late-period Bob Dylan to intercontinental world-beat space-rock with a little of everything.”

News & Observer (Raleigh, NC)

“It was a show that ranks as the coolest musicology on the road today. We’re happy to report that Plant’s fearless exploration of new musical styles –

and constant re-interpretation of his past – are fully in place and just as rewarding as ever…Of course you should go if at all possible.”

Ultimate Classic Rock

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 Nonsesuch.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.

WATCH “NEW WORLD” FROM MANCHESTER’S 02 APOLLO HERE

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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

www.robertplant.com

TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY MARCH 16 AT 10AM!!!

 GET ALL YOUR TICKETS – ONLINE AT WWW.WHISTLEPIGVAIL.COM

or CHARGE TICKETS BY PHONE, CALL 970.845.8497.

General Admission tickets are $69.25 plus applicable service charges.

Reserved tickets are $123.75 – $213.75 plus applicable service charges.

All ages are welcome.