Joe Bloggs Posted October 27, 2012 Posted October 27, 2012 A friend phoned me a few minutes ago to tell me Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters have been secured as the headline act for the 2013 Byron Bay Bluesfest, to be held on 30th March next year. More details to follow. Quote
Walter Posted October 27, 2012 Posted October 27, 2012 Very cool! That festival always seems to have a great line up. Enjoy! Quote
Reggie29 Posted October 27, 2012 Posted October 27, 2012 http://www.noise11.com/news/robert-plant-to-play-bluesfest-20121028 Quote
zeppatic Posted October 28, 2012 Posted October 28, 2012 Awesome, Just booked tickets. Does anyone know if they will be touring Australia as well. Quote
Joe Bloggs Posted October 28, 2012 Author Posted October 28, 2012 Awesome, Just booked tickets. Does anyone know if they will be touring Australia as well. There might be some "sideshows" but it's still too early to say. Quote
ledded1 Posted October 28, 2012 Posted October 28, 2012 thats good, Australia misses out on his shows. Too far for me to go sadly. Quote
dingo rock Posted November 7, 2012 Posted November 7, 2012 A little speculation http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/local/34156/Bluesfest-Next-announcement-might-be-bigger-than-Robert-Plant Quote
Fortuna Posted November 7, 2012 Posted November 7, 2012 Joy! http://au.news.yahoo...p-for-festival/ Quote
SuperDave Posted November 11, 2012 Posted November 11, 2012 Paul Simon and Rufus Wainwright are the headliners. Quote
Reggie29 Posted November 11, 2012 Posted November 11, 2012 Paul Simon and Rufus Wainwright are the headliners. They are the latest additions and are headlining on the last day, Easter Monday. http://www.bluesfest.com.au/pages/?ParentPageID=11&PageID=222 Quote
Joe Bloggs Posted December 2, 2012 Author Posted December 2, 2012 Awesome, Just booked tickets. Does anyone know if they will be touring Australia as well. Robert Plant & Sensational Space Shifters 2013 tour of Australia and New Zealand: Tuesday, 26th March Entertainment Centre, Adelaide Thursday, 28th March Entertainment Centre, Sydney Wednesday, 3rd April Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne Friday, 5th April Silverdome, Launceston http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/robert-plant-sensational-space-shifters-australian-tour-2013-bluesfest-sideshows/ Tuesday, 9th April TSB Bank Arena, Wellington Thursday, 11th April Vector Arena, Auckland http://www.muzic.net.nz/gig-guide/news/3190/robert-plant-announces-two-new-zealand-shows Quote
Janvier Posted December 13, 2012 Posted December 13, 2012 He's also appearing at a Singapore festival: Robert Plant and Paul Simon to spearhead Timbre Rock & Roots 2013 Published on Dec 13, 2012 6:30 AM Two of the biggest names on the music scene - rock icon Robert Plant and folk/world music legend Paul Simon - lead a line-up of top acts at Timbre Rock & Roots music festival next year. Life! can exclusively reveal that Plant, the lead singer of one of the most influential rock bands of all time, Led Zeppelin, will headline the first night on March 21, while Simon leads the second night on March 22. http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/lifestyle/story/robert-plant-and-paul-simon-spearhead-timbre-rock-roots-2013-20121213 Quote
Janvier Posted March 18, 2013 Posted March 18, 2013 In conjunction with the appearance of Robert Plant at this year’s Bluesfest, Retrospect Galleries is presenting the largest collection of Led Zeppelin photos ever seen in Byron Bay. Sorting through some old boxes one day, local photographer Ted Harvey found a cache of photos he had almost forgotten: more than 100 intimate shots of Led Zeppelin he had taken during their 1972 Australian tour. In the 1970s Ted worked as a freelance rock photographer shooting all the big bands as they passed through Sydney. His large format camera put him right in the front row at concerts by international rock acts as they toured Australia, transforming music culture, nationally and internationally. He zoomed in and captured the very essence of the times, photographing iconic musicians such as Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, Jethro Tull, Cat Stevens, Elton John and Led Zeppelin. Through a string of events, Ted’s photos from the only Led Zeppelin concert in Sydney in the summer of 72 were never published. This was in spite of the fact that Robert Plant told Ted at the time that his photos were the best live shots anyone had taken of the band anywhere in the world. Despite selling millions of albums Led Zeppelin were notoriously camera shy and almost inaccessible to the media and few photographs of their performances exist and those that do tend to be continually recycled. More than three decades on, Ted Harvey’s images were first showcased in an exhibition called One Night Stand at the Lismore Regional Art Gallery. Now, with Robert Plant headlining at the Byron Bluesfest, Ted is delighted to exhibit them once more and offer them for sale at Retrospect Galleries in Byron Bay, with proceeds going towards Rockphoto Aid – a charity set up by Ted to help raise money and awareness for children living in poverty in Brazil. ‘I thought others might like to relive the memories of an era that will never be repeated,’ he said. http://echonetdaily.echo.net.au/a-stairway-to-heaven-from-byron/ Quote
SteveAJones Posted March 18, 2013 Posted March 18, 2013 An interview with Robert was published in The Age on Saturday: http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/music/mali-mountain-hop-20130313-2g0ni.html Quote
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