To set the scene for this week’s UK gigs – here’s a round up of recent Robert Plant & The Band Of Joy You Tube clips
Robert Plant & Band Of Joy Down To The Sea Liverpool Olympia Theatre 21st Oct 2010

Robert Plant Band of Joy The Sage Newcastle uk 2010 Monkey

ROBERT PLANT Tangerine live 23.10.2010 Avo Session Basel HD

Robert Plant – Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down (Live @ Usher Hall 18th Oct 2010)

Robert Plant & Band Of Joy Gallows Poll Liverpool Olympia Theatre 21st Oct 2010

Robert Plant & Band …

Jimmy Page Richfield Coliseum Cleveland USA – April 27th 1977 –Photo Copyright Janet Macoska.  Used by permission of Genesis Publications.
Genesis Publications have announced a two day exhibition of photos from the Jimmy Page by Jimmy Page book.
A selection of images from the book, taken by photographers such as Ross Halfin, Kate Simon, Neal Preston, and Pennie Smith will be on display on November 5th and 6th at Elms Lesters Painting Rooms, 135 Flitcroft Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 8DH.

Photo by Steve Way
The Guardian.co.uk Music Blog web site is running a week long series of exclusive videos taken from last month’s Robert Plant Band Of Joy London HMV Forum gig. It commences today with the Low cover Monkey.
Visit   http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2010/oct/25/robert-plant-band-joy

Photo by Rick Willis
As we move into what will be a couple of very high profile weeks for Robert Plant, It’s a timely moment for me to reflect on the 100 + nights I have spent in the company of Robert Plant on vocals.
It was about a year back when I was researching something for the magazine that I realised I must be approaching 100 occasions of staring up at a Shure SM57 or 58 microphone held by Robert Plant. I’d collated a list about ten years back which I …

Photo by Kryz Jantzen
Robert Plant & The Band Of Joy
October 24th
Palais des Sports
Paris, France
The Setlist
Down To The Sea/ Angel Dance/ House Of Cards/ Please Read The Letter/ Misty Mountain Hop/ Twelve Gates/ Tangerine/ Somewhere Trouble/ Satisfied Mind/ Move Up/ Satan/ Central 209/ Monkey/ Houses Of The Holy/ You Cant Buy Me Love/ Tall Cool One/ Gallows Pole/ Harms Swift Way/ RnR/ Goodnight
With tickets also to Birmingham and London in the next few days, this week three  shows kick off with a great night in France, catching Robert on …

A lot going on here as we shape up for a big week ahead with The Band Of Joy gigs in Birmingham and London.
I’ve been pretty ensconced in getting the Over Europe book into some sort of planning shape. There’s a lot of material to draw from and a lot of work ahead but it’s going to be an exciting challenge getting this one down. I conducted a phone interview to New York for the book this week – spoke with a key Zep associate from the time and our …

Jason Bonham Experience: State Theater Minneapolis
October 19th 2010
It was a clear, crisp Tuesday evening in Minneapolis, for the Jason Bonham Led Zeppelin Experience at the historic State Theater.  The compact very dedicated crowd were paying their respects to John and Jason.  From the opening number of Good Times Bad Times through the encore of Whole Lotta Love (with Theremin) the guys did not disappoint.  The music often accompanied film clips of John Bonham as a youth, as well as family clips of John, Jason and Wife/Mother Pat.  Jason starts the …

 
Gary and I plan to be in attendance at the Robert Plant Band Of Joy shows in Birmingham and London. Here are details of the TBL pre gig meet pubs:
For the Birmingham Symphony Hall gig on Wednesday October 27th
We will be meeting in the The Brasshouse, 44 Broad Street, Birmingham B1 2HP,  from around 5.00 pm. The Brasshouse is minutes away from the venue.

For the London Roundhouse gig on Friday October 29th we will be meeting in the The Enterprise, 2 Haverstock Hill, Camden, London, NW3 2BL. 1 minute walk from Chalk …