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[23 Jul 2010 | 3 Comments | 7,002 views]
Robert Plant and The Band Of Joy – Meyerson Symphony Hall, Dallas, TX

Setlist:
Down to the Sea, Angel Dance, House of Cards, Please Read the Letter, Misty Mountain Hop, Somewhere Trouble Don’t Go, Rich Woman, Oh What a Beautiful City/Wader in the Water/In My Time of Dying, All the King’s Horses, Satisfied Mind, If I Had My Way (Patty Griffin solo spot: a traditional that’s on her new album, “Downtown Church”), Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down, Central 209, Monkey, Houses of the Holy, Tall Cool One, Over the Hills and Far Away, Gallows Pole.
Encores: Harm’s Swift Way, Thank You, Rock and Roll, …

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[22 Jul 2010 | 6 Comments | 4,668 views]
DAVE LEWIS DIARY: WITH ROYALTY 1982/ JASON AGAIN/ BAND OF JOY / SCHOOL’S OUT

”One publishes a splendid Led Zeppelin magazine doesn’t one” – The TBL 2 meet HRH, July 21st 1982.
Seeing the announcement of the Princes Trust concert due to be staged later this year with Eric Clapton headlining, reminded me of my experiences at the 1982 Princes Trust Rock Gala staged at the London Dominion Theatre.
This was the night Robert Plant performed on a London stage for the first time since the demise of Zep. My good friend Tom and I were there on the evening of July 21st 1982 to witness …

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[22 Jul 2010 | 2 Comments | 3,882 views]
Robert Plant and The Band Of Joy – Anselmo Valencia Amphitheatre, Tucson, AZ

Phoenix photo by Tom-Tingle
Setlist:
Down to the Sea, Angel Dance, House of Cards, Misty Mountain Hop, Somewhere Trouble Don’t Go, Rich Woman, Oh What a Beautiful City/Wader in the Water/In My Time of Dying, All the King’s Horses, Satisfied Mind, If I Had My Way, Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down, Central 209, Monkey, Houses of the Holy, Tall Cool One, Over the Hills and Far Away, Gallows Pole
Encores: Harm’s Swift Way, Thank You, Rock and Roll, Goodnight

This review sent in from Ozone baby via email:
Talk about luck! I was supposed …

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[22 Jul 2010 | No Comment | 2,939 views]
Robert Plant and The Band Of Joy – Sandia Casino Amphitheatre, Albuquerque, NM

Phoenix photo by Tom Tingle
Setlist:
Down to the Sea, Angel Dance, Please Read the Letter, House of Cards, Misty Mountain Hop, Somewhere Trouble Don’t Go, Rich Woman, Oh What a Beautiful City/Wader in the Water/In My Time of Dying, All the King’s Horses, Satisfied Mind, Nobody’s Fault But Mine, Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down, Central 209, Monkey, Houses of the Holy, Tall Cool One, Over the Hills and Far Away, Gallows Pole
Encores: Harm’s Swift Way, Thank You, Rock and Roll, Goodnight
 Not much info from this show apart from the set …

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[21 Jul 2010 | 4 Comments | 5,308 views]
Robert Plant and The Band Of Joy – Dodge Theatre, Phoenix, AZ

Pic by Luke Holwerda
Setlist:
Down to the Sea, Angel Dance, Please Read the Letter, House of Cards, Misty Mountain Hop, Somewhere Trouble Don’t Go, Rich Woman, Oh What a Beautiful City/Wader in the Water/In My Time of Dying, All the King’s Horses, Satisfied Mind, Nobody’s Fault But Mine, Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down, Central 209, Monkey, Houses of the Holy, Tall Cool One, Over the Hills and Far Away, Gallows Pole
Encores: Harm’s Swift Way, Thank You, Rock and Roll, Goodnight
Set list sent in by Kurt Finchum
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[20 Jul 2010 | One Comment | 5,888 views]
TBL NEWS ROUND UP: ROBERT PLANT BAND OF JOY EUROPEAN DATES, LAST DAYS OF THE VULTURES, JIMMY PAGE AT WILKO JOHNSON GIG, RIMOWA LOGO GUITAR CASE

AP Photo/Brian Chilson 
As Robert Plant and The Band Of Joy continue their tour of the US,  an additional six European dates  have been lined up for October. The dates are;
14th October, Annexet, Stockholm, Sweden, www.ticketmaster.nl
16th October, Sentrum Scene, Oslo, Norway, www.ticketmaster.nl
17th October, Falconer Salen, Frederiksberg, Denmark, www.livenation.fr
19th October, Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany, www.livenation.de
21st October, Palais des Sports, Paris, France www.livenation.fr
24th October, Cirque Royal, Bruxelles, Belgium.  www.livenation.fr
If you are attending any of the shows in the US or Europe, TBL welcomes your input – reviews, set lists, photos  etc that we can …

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[16 Jul 2010 | 4 Comments | 6,803 views]
Robert Plant and The Band Of Joy – Brady Theatre, Tulsa, OK

Pic by TOM GILBERT / Tulsa World
The third night of the tour ran a similar course to the previous night with Over The Hills And Far Away again in the set and a very enthusiastic crowd reception.  The set list needs confirmation – additional  info greatly appreciated. Below is an excellent review from Tulsa World
Set List:
Down to the Sea, Angel Dance, Please Read the Letter, House of Cards, Misty Mountain Hop, Harms Swift Way, In My Time of Dying/Twelve Gates to the City / Wade in the Water, Rich Woman, …

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[16 Jul 2010 | 3 Comments | 7,722 views]
DAVE LEWIS DIARY: LIVE AID 25 YEARS GONE/ JASON/  ROBERT/  RIVER FESTIVAL

It was good to see a fair amount of media fare acknowledging the 25th anniversary of Live Aid this week.
So where we you on that esteemed day?
Bizarrely I actually have You Tube evidence of where the good lady Janet and I were on the afternoon of Saturday July 13th 1985.
After watching Status Quo open the event on TV, we took a trip into town for a drink or two – it was a lovely hot day and we wandered into one of our local pubs The Bear in Bedford High …

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[15 Jul 2010 | 6 Comments | 5,428 views]
Robert Plant and The Band Of Joy – Robinson Centre Music Hall, Little Rock, AR

Robert’s second show with The Band Of Joy in Little Rock was another triumph. The big set list suprise was the performance of  Over The Hills And Far Away, played prior to Gallows Pole making it a four song Zeppelin run in with Thank You and Rock & Roll following as encores to close the set. Buddy Miller also performed Trouble with Robert on harmonica. Full set list below may need comfirmation -if you were there- let us know.

Set List:
Down To The Sea, Angel Dance, Please Read The Letter, House …

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[13 Jul 2010 | 5 Comments | 1,348 views]
ROBERT PLANT & THE BAND OF JOY IN AMERICA – THE TOUR WATCH COMMENCES…

Robert Plant and The Band Of Joy play their first date at the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis today which has been declared ‘’Robert Plant Day’’ in the city.
Here’s a round up of a press conference Robert gave yesterday at the venue, plus a question and answer session conducted with with Lindsey Miller of The Arkansas Times.
TBL welcomes reviews and feedback from the tour – email your reviews etc to garyfoy at
garyfoy@live.co.uk
You can also use the comments section at the bottom of this piece to file your first hand reviews.
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