Stop Press – Robert Plant UK Dates:
 Robert Plant Presents Sensational Space Shifters have announced two UK dates either side of the already announced August 31st  Electric Picnic Stradbelly Estate appearance.
 The dates are:
Thursday August 29th
BRISTOL, Colston Hall
Ticket details:
http://www.colstonhall.org/contactus
Monday September 2nd
WOLVERHAMPTON, Civic Hall
http://www.wolvescivic.co.uk/-/show-details/102417
 Further info:
http://www.planetrock.com/news/rock-news/robert-plant-announces-tour-dates/
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Following Wednesday’s remarkable sale in aid of the ABC Trust, of the Martin D28 acoustic guitar Jimmy Page donated to the Bonhams Entertainment/Memorabilia auction, Tiffany Garside CEO of the ABC Trust has been in touch to offer her reaction on behalf of the charity .
 ‘’We were absolutely thrilled at the …

 
Bonham’s sale Update: Via Bonhams website
 The Martin D28 acoustic guitar owned and used by Jimmy Page and donated by him in aid of the ABC Trust raised a remarkable £21,000 at the Bonhams Entertainment/Memorabilia sale this afternoon July 2nd.
 Here’s a summary of the Led Zeppelin related items and what they sold for excluding the buyers premium…
 226   Jimmy Page: A Martin D-28 Marquis ‘Birthday Special 2007’ guitar owned and played by Jimmy Page,   £20,999
€24,729
 US$ 32,046
 227   Led Zeppelin: A first pressing of the band’s eponymous debut album, 1969,   £899
€1,059
 US$ 1,373
 228   Led Zeppelin: …

John Paul Jones with Seasick Steve at Glastonbury:
The official Glastonbury programme reveals that John Paul Jones will be joining Seasick Steve for his appearance at Glastonbury on Friday night June 28th. Seasick appears at the West Holt stage at 20.30 hours. After contributing to Seasick’s  album Hubcap Music, John has been performing with Seasick at selected concerts recently and in May also linked up with him for an appearance on Later with Jools Holland. There’s coverage of the Glastonbury performance scheduled for BBC 4  which states ‘’Mark Radcliffe introduces a …

Another sort of homecoming for the Led Zeppelin rock god by Raoul Hernandez
Robert Plant, ACL Live at the Moody Theater, June 23rd ,2013
Set List:
Babe. I’m Gonna Leave You
In The Mood
Tin Pan Valley
Spoonfull
Black Dog
Another Tribe
Going To California
The Enchanter
Freedom
Please Read The Letter
Funny in My Mind (I Believe I’m Fixin’ to Die)
Bron-Y-Aur Stomp
Whole Lotta Love
Satan, Your Kingdom Must Come Down
Rock and Roll
Self-effacing about his “masterful combination of soft rock and REO Speedwagon,” Robert Plant also failed to update his 40-year-old stage moves last night at a sold-out Moody Theater. Yet, joke as he …

Whoever thought we would see Robert Plant at Gilley’s? You might remember this venue from Urban Cowboy. Imagine it with nothing in it – except a bar, stage, lights and walls of speakers. And unfortunately very little air conditioning. Not because they don’t have it but because someone didn’t get there in time to crank it. L’il Band of O’Gold from Louisiana opened for him. They did a great job, but no one but the Golden God could satiate the crowd. Robert fronted for them at a club in New …

Robert Plant Presents Sensational Space Shifters US tour kicked off in Dallas last night with dates to follow over the next week in Houston, Austin,  Los Angeles, and Santa Barbara. If you are going to the shows, we welcome any set list info, photos  etc for TBL web/Facebook.
Here’s the first set list from the Dallas show:
Babe I’m Gonna Leave You
In the Mood
Tin Pan Alley
Spoonful
Black Dog
Going to California
Please Read the Letter
The Enchanter
Friends
Angel Dance
Four Sticks
Bron–Aur Stomp
Rock and Roll
 Encores
Satan Your Kingdom Will Come Down
Whole Lotta Love
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Here’s a you tube clip of In The Mood live from …

Two years ago on June 19th 2011, Howard Mylett, the legendary Led Zeppelin collector and original author sadly passed way.
I would therefore like to take the opportunity to pay tribute to Howard by reproducing his ”I was There” contribution to the Led Zeppelin Feather In The Wind -Over Europe 1980 book
When I think of Howard, I think of that wry wit, his incredible enthusiasm for collecting all things Zep, and above all, his generosity in sharing that passion and those packages postmarked Brighton that so fuelled my own enthused for our shared …

Jimmy Page has donated for auction the Martin acoustic  guitar which he played at the Roy Harper 70th birthday concert at the Royal Albert Hall to the ABC Trust . The guitar is to be auctioned by Bonhams Auctioneers with the proceeds going to Action For Brazilian Children charity.  
The auction takes place at 1300hrs on July 3rd.
Here’s the info via Bonhams:
Jimmy Page: A Martin D-28 Marquis ‘Birthday Special 2007’ guitar owned and played by Jimmy Page, serial no. 1151442, label inside body signed by J.R. Warner and C.F. Martin …

I counted them all in and I counted them all back out…TBL 35 is on the streets and aside from editing it and writing a fair bit of it, I stuck every stamp and label on, signed and numbered every copy and stuffed them in envelopes and took them to be posted over several trips…and all that effort is absolutely worth it for initial reaction such as this…
Recently subscribed and received mine today. Probably one of the best investments I’ll make this year – Many thanks. Stephen Webb
I’m loving issue …

May 31st marks the 65th birthday of John Bonham.
Over in America, Brian Titchy is again celebrating this date by staging the Bonzo’s Birthday Bash events in New York and New Jersey.
Yes another a admirable gathering of many drummers paying tribute to the memory of the man they consider the best at his profession.
John’s 65th birthday is an opportunity to once again reflect on his vast contribution in making Led Zeppelin so special. Here are 20 examples of the Bonham craft that I’ll be searching to play over the weekend …