Robert Plant, Alison Krauss set new summer dates
Grammy winners Robert Plant and Alison Krauss have added another leg to the upcoming tour supporting their collaborative album, "Raising Sand."
The new set of dates runs from July 7-19, kicking off in Dallas, TX, as the pair supplements a schedule that is set to roll April 19 in Louisville, KY, with a grand total of 31 cities on the schedule.
Sandwiched between the first two legs of the US outing, the pair will tackle a 12-date run through Europe and the UK in May. 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.
The two singers will be backed by a full band led by "Raising Sand" producer T-Bone Burnett during the trek, with Plant and Krauss performing 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 scored Plant and Krauss a Grammy in the Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals category in February.
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."
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, 11 - 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 - Morrison, 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
7 - Dallas, TX - Nokia Theatre
10 - Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park Amphitheatre
11 - Raleigh, NC - RBC Center
12 - Philadelphia, PA - Mann Center for Performing Arts
14 - Toronto, Ontario - Molson Amphitheatre
15 - Cleveland, OH - Time Warner Cable Amphitheater at Tower City
18 - Lexington, KY - Rupp Arena
19 - Nashville, TN - Sommet Center
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