Robert Plant, Alison Krauss map US tour

One month after unveiling plans for a handful of April concerts in the South, recent Grammy winners Robert Plant and Alison Krauss have rolled out the itinerary for a full-blown spring and summer US tour in support of their joint album, "Raising Sand."

The pair will follow the aforementioned April engagements with a month-long string of US shows that kicks off June 2 in Virginia and hits about 20 cities from coast to coast.

Meanwhile, Plant and Krauss have added to their April schedule a second performance in Louisville, KY, which pushes the tour's launch date up one day to April 19, and an April 25 appearance at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.

Sandwiched between the two batches of US dates is an 11-date run through Europe and the UK. Details for all of the upcoming US shows are listed below, and those for the overseas dates are available at the official Plant/Krauss website.

Tickets for the newly announced US shows will hit the box office March 3, according to organizers.

Backed by a full band led by "Raising Sand" producer T-Bone Burnett, Plant and Krauss will perform selections from their joint album, along with material from their respective catalogs.

Released last October, "Raising Sand" debuted at No. 2 on The Billboard 200 album chart. The set spawned the cut "Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)," which earlier this month scored Plant and Krauss a Grammy in the Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals category.

On April 11, Country Music Television (CMT) will air a preview of Plant and Krauss' upcoming tour in the form of a special dubbed "CMT Crossroads: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss," which will feature performances of several songs from "Raising Sand."

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
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April 2008
19, 20 - Louisville, KY - Palace Theatre
22 - Knoxville, TN - Knoxville Civic Coliseum
23 - Chattanooga, TN - Memorial Auditorium
25 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
26 - Birmingham, AL - BJCC Arena

June 2008
2 - Roanoke, VA - Roanoke Civic Center
4 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun
5 - Boston, MA - Bank of America Pavilion
7 - Canandaigua, NY - CMAC
8 - Atlantic City NJ - Borgata
10 - New York, NY - MSG Theatre
13 - Columbia, MD - Merriweather Pavilion
14 - Asheville, NC - Asheville Civic Center
15 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo
17 - Detroit, MI - Fox Theatre
19 - St. Louis, MO - Fox Theatre
21 - Denver, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
23, 24 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre
25 - Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Bowl
27 - Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre
28 - Lake Tahoe, NV - Harveys
30 - San Diego, CA - Humphreys

July 2008
1 - Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theatre

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