Previously unseen cine footage of Led Zeppelin has appeared on  YouTube . The silent footage was taken at the Sydney showground gig in Australia on Febraury 27th 1972. It features shots of the band on stage performing Immigrant Song, Dazed And Confused, Stairway To Heaven, Moby Dick, a piece from the acoustic set and Whole Lotta Love. Also included are shots of the band prior to coming onto the stage and shots of the audience. The film appears to come from three different cameras positioned around the stage and is …

There have been rumours on various web sites that Robert Plant is set to perform two shows at the HMV London Forum on July 5th and 6th. We have it on good authority that this will not be the case – however there are plans for at least one UK date to be scheduled following the US tour to tie in with the Band Of Joy album release.

The HMV chain has an exclusive pre sale offer on tickets for an upcoming UK date open to anyone who pre orders the …

Robert Plant’s forthcoming new album, Band Of Joy was premiered at a press launch in London on June 1st.  Robert made a brief appearance at the launch – commenting on the album he said  ”Band of Joy’ was an appropriate title for an amazing group of people who had nothing to lose,”
The track listing includes  Angel Dance, Silver Rider, I’m Falling in Love Again, You Can’t Buy Me Love, Monkey, Satan Your Kingdom, Must Come Down and Even This Shall Pass Away. The album is due for release in September.
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Robert Plant has announced via his official web site a 12 city tour of North America to commence on July 13th. The tour will include material from his forthcoming new album tentatively titled ‘It’s Rude To Say No” – more dates will follow in the fall.
The press release reads as follows  
July shows to include material from new Rounder album
Burlington, MA – Robert Plant has confirmed a 12 city North American tour. Beginning in July, this 1st leg of shows which will be followed by further dates in the fall will …