The Yardbirds and Vanilla Fudge are the latest additions to the attractions at the Zep Fest 2011 event being staged in Washington DC on May 27th to 29th.
TBL has also linked up with Zep Fest to offer an exclusive Zep Fest ticket and hotel discount for TBL magazine subscribers only.
If you are a current 2011 TBL subscriber and you are planning to visit the Zep Fest we can offer the following discount price:
$250.00 (a $75 reduction) for 3-day tickets
$139.00 (a $35 reduction) for 1-Day tickets
Zep Fest has also arranged for …

MGM Grand Theatre at MGM Grand at Foxwoods
Setlist
Angel Dance
Down to the Sea
Cindy, I’ll Marry you Someday
You Can’t Buy My Love
Houses of the Holy
Twelve Gates to the City
Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down
Somewhere Trouble Don’t Go
Nobody’s Fault But Mine
Monkey
Satisfied Mind
Tangerine
Move Up
Ramble On
Tall Cool One
Gallows Pole
Encore
In the Mood
Rock And Roll
We Bid You Goodnight
REVIEW: Plant mixes old, new songs
 One has to admire Robert Plant for not standing still in the music world, always evolving as do Sting and a select few others.
The former frontman for Led Zeppelin and his latest band, The Band …

LED ZEPPELIN APP LAUNCHED:
A new app for iPhone and IPad users has been launched. This Day In Led Zeppelin contains masses of Zep trivia with over 5,000 facts about the band and has been produced by the team behind the This Day In Music website and book of the same name.
“I had the idea of making individual apps for some of the biggest acts in the world, and thought the best one to start with would be Led Zeppelin, because of their iconic status,” said editor of the Led …

Robert Plant at Tower Theatre, Philadelphia
My wife and I were fortunate to attend Robert’s show on 1/26/11 at the Tower Theatre in the Philadelphia area with a couple of dear friends.  It was near blizzard like conditions, with the area receiving 12-16 inches of snow within 24 hours, about 4 inches just during the show.  But the show was fully attended, as most braved the elements to see Robert and The Band of Joy.  In the bathroom, I overheard one fan saying he traveled over 130 miles one way for …

 
Picture by David Smith (Toronto)
Robert Plant and Band Live Up to Name
House of Blues, Boston, January 25, 2011
Robert Plant sure wasn’t afraid to stick with what worked. He made a major musical statement in 2007with “Raising Sand,” his excellent disc with Alison Krauss, which found the rock icon veering towards country and rootsy sounds. While Krauss is not around these days to play with Plant, that has not stopped him and his backing Band of Joy to live up to their name.
Plant mixed it up musically mainly with songs from …

Picture by David Smith
Cindy, I’ll Marry You Someday
Angel Dance
Down to the Sea
House of Cards
Rich Woman
Love Throw a Line
Misty Mountain Hop
A Satisfied Mind
Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down
Somewhere Trouble Don’t Go
Twelve Gates to the City/Wade in The Water/In My Time of Dying
Houses of the Holy
Tall Cool One
Ramble On
Gallows Pole
Monkey
Rock and Roll
I Bid You Goodnight
RP and the BOJ – Toronto (1.23.11) Review
Toronto, ON. Jan. 23, 2011 – Has any former rock god aged as gracefully as Robert Plant? He could easily be raking in mega-millions playing stadiums with a reunited Led …

Set List
Cindy, I’ll Marry You Someday
Angel Dance
Down to the Sea
Rich Woman
House of Cards
Love Throw a Line
Please Read the Letter
A Satisfied Mind
Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down
Somewhere Trouble Don’t Go
Tangerine
Twelve Gates to the City/Wade in The Water/In My Time of Dying
Houses of the Holy
You Can’t Buy My Love
Tall Cool One
Ramble On
Gallows Pole
Silver Rider
Rock and Roll
I Bid You Goodnight
The first of  two Band Of Joy shows in Toronto received a favourable review from the Toronto Sun
Sony Centre, Toronto Review (Toronto Sun)
If Rod Stewart has put out what seems to be an endless …

Robert Plant and The Band Of Joy continue their US tour with a lively show in Michigan which included the re-appearance of Silver Rider and a bizarre hat wearing encore (see photo below)
Angel Dance
Please Read The Letter
Down To The Sea
Rich Woman
House of Cards
Love Throw a Line
Central Two-O-Nine
Satisfied Mind
Tangerine
Silver Rider
Somewhere Trouble Don’t Go
You Can’t Buy My Love
Houses of the Holy
Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down
Twelve Gates to the City/Wade in the Water/In My Time of Dying Medley
Tall Cool One
Ramble On
Gallows Pole
Harm’s Swift Way
Rock and Roll
I Bid You Goodnight

photo by Wyatt Brake
Robert …

Photo by Heidi Murrin Tribune Review
First 2011 on the spot review from the Band Of Joy US Tour for TBL  from Annette Calgaro
Set List – Not in Order
Gallows Pole – Central 209- Angel Dance – Tangerine – House of Cards -Please Read the Letter – Houses of the Holy -Harm’s Swift Way-Satisfied Mind – Move Up – Twelve Gates – Ramble On – Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down – Can’t Buy My Love – Tall Cool One
Encores – Monkey, Rock And Roll
The show was staged at the Peterson Events …

Howard and DL with the original ”Bible to the Zeppelin legions” – Portslade Brighton January 18th 2011
Firstly the latest on TBL 28. I’m pleased to say I have had some amazing feedback comments concerning the latest Tight But Loose magazine.
Here’s a review of TBL 28 via Brian Gardiner’s Ramble On blog
http://www.briangardiner.ca/rambleon/?tag=bbc-proms
‘’The first words of the lead editorial in the latest edition of Tight But Loose, Dave Lewis says:
Well I have to say that year one of this new era of Tight But Loose has been a pretty eventful one.
Well, I …