Robert Plant announces summer 2015 dates with Pixies

Legendary singer-songwriter Robert Plant will hit the road this summer with his band the Sensational Space Shifters on a tour in support of their latest album Lullaby and... The Ceaseless Roar released last fall. In June they will head out on a few dates with the Pixies as support that includes a date in the Triangle.

Plant and the Shifters as well as the Pixies will play Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary on Monday, June 15. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 20, via the venue box office and Ticketmaster for $50 to $80.

Check out Robert Plant and the Space Shifters performing "Turn It Up" from Lullaby and... The Ceaseless Roar at the iTunes Festival in London last year below.

Win tickets to Robert Plant at Booth Amphitheatre

Robert Plant is currently making his way across the country with his band the Sensational Shape Shifters, and we have a pair of tickets for one lucky reader for Plant's show at Cary's Booth Amphitheatre this Saturday, July 20.

For a chance to win, email us at trianglemusiccontests at gmail dot com no later than noon on Thursday, July 18, and tell us what song you hope Plant and his band will play at this Saturday's show. We'll notify the winner Thursday afternoon. Congratulations, Justin M!

Tickets to the show are $65 for reserved seats and $50 for lawn and are available via Etix. There is a BOGO deal running through Wednesday, July 17, at midnight to get two lawn tickets for $50 with no fees.

Robert Plant announces summer tour, coming to Cary

Rock legend Robert Plant and his band the Sensational Space Shifters are getting ready to head out on the road this summer. On previous legs of the tour, the band have been playing a hefty dose of Led Zeppelin songs during their sets, though reimagined for Plant's new band.

The tour will make a stop at Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary on Saturday, July 20. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 26, via Etix for $65 (reserved seats/tables) or $50 (general admission lawn).

Check out a trailer for Robert Plant and The Sensational Space Shifters tour below.

Robert Plant & Patty Griffin shop at Schoolkids

Here's something really cool. After their show Wednesday night at Memorial Auditorium in Raleigh, Robert Plant and Patty Griffin had a day off before playing Charleston, SC. Apparently, the decided to hang out in Raleigh on their day off and did a little shopping at Schoolkids.

According to Schoolkids' newsletter, the pair spent about an hour shopping and were "wonderfully nice people." Check out the photo of them at the store there to the right. See everybody, it's cool to buy music, especially at Schoolkids.

Check out a video below of Plant performing the Led Zeppelin classic "Tangerine" at Memorial Auditorium.

Robert Plant announces winter tour, coming to Raleigh

Legendary Led Zeppelin lead singer Robert Plant is hitting the road in early 2011 in support of his latest solo album Band of Joy.

The tour will make not just one, but three stops in North Carolina. He'll play Memorial Auditorium in Raleigh on Wednesday, February 2. Tickets will go on sale on Friday, November 19 at 10 a.m. here for $67 or $47.

He'll also play Thomas Wolfe Auditorium in Asheville on Tuesday, January 18 and Ovens Auditorium in Charlotte on Monday, February 7.

Check out the music video for the song "Angel Dance" from Band of Joy below along with the complete tour schedule.

The best 2009 Grammy performances

Here's a round-up of videos from last night's Grammy Awards for those who missed it or just didn't care to sit through the three and a half hour show. These are what I consider the best performances from last night. Radiohead doing "15 Step" with the USC marching band is quite awesome. Some of the videos are not the greatest, but the internet police are trolling YouTube removing some of the better videos. With that said, enjoy.

Radiohead w/ USC Trojan marching band - "15 Step"


Paul McCartney w/ Dave Grohl - "I Saw Her Standing There"
Click here to watch video.

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - "Rich Woman" & "Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)"


Coldplay w/ Jay-Z "Lost+" & "Viva La Vida"


M.I.A., Kanye West, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne & T.I. - "Swagger Like Us"

Zeppelin to tour after all without Plant?

So we reported a few weeks ago rumors of a Led Zeppelin reunion tour which a statement from Robert Plant quickly squashed. Well, it looks like Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and Jason Bonaham have decided that Plant needs to get his shit together and agree to the tour or suffer the consequences.

How exactly do they plan to get him to agree to the tour you ask? Apparently, the band have been rehearsing with a new singer, Myles Kennedy of Alter Bridge. The potential shitiness of Zeppelin touring with Kennedy on vocals is expected to make Plant come around and agree to the tour. Just for some perspective, Kennedy and Alter Bridge played Downtown live in Moore Square this past July. Moore Square is a far cry from Madison Square.

Now this report comes from Dee Snider of Twisted Sister, so take it with a grain of salt, but it would seem that at least two-thirds and one offspring really want to bring the music to the people again and I'm all for it. I think I speak for a lot of people in saying, we don't want to see this ass clown Myles Kennedy singing with Led Zeppelin. He may be a decent guy, but his band is shit.

So I say this, get off your high horse Plant and give the people what they want. The world could use some Led Zeppelin right now.

Check out more on Much Music's blog.

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss coming to Raleigh [UPDATED]

On the success of their duet album, Raising Sand, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss have extended their tour through July. Among these new dates is a stop at Raleigh's RBC Center on July 11.

The duo already have a North Carolina date on the books in Asheville on June 14. They will also hit a few big festivals including Bonnaroo and the New Orleans Jazz Festival.

We'll add ticket information for the RBC Center show as soon as we have it. Tickets for the RBC Center show will go on sale on Friday, April 18 at 10 a.m. Prices will range from $45 to $65.

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In other concert news, Kenny Rogers, yes The Gambler himself, will play the Durham Performing Arts Center on December 11.