Music icons Robert Plant and Alison Krauss will return to Chattanooga in May as part of their first international tour in more than a decade.
The "Raising the Roof" tour will kick off April 25 in Shreveport, Louisiana, and brings to audiences the music of 2021's T Bone Burnett-produced, Grammy-nominated album "Raise the Roof " and 2007's Grammy-sweeping album "Raising Sand."
They will perform May 13 at Memorial Auditorium.
Presales for this leg of the "Raising the Roof" tour will begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday. The general on-sale will get underway at 10 a.m. local time Friday. More information can be found at plantkrauss.com.
Backed by an all-star band of guitarist JD McPherson, drummer Jay Bellerose, bassist Dennis Crouch, string player Stuart Duncan, and Viktor Krauss on keyboards and guitar, setlists have included favorites from both "Raising Sand" and "Raise the Roof," as well as reimagined classics from Plant's former band Led Zeppelin.
Krauss is known for her beautiful vocals and is a favorite in the bluegrass and Americana genres.
A highlight of their recent tour was the band's performance at Denver's storied Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Sept. 1. "Robert Plant & Alison Krauss: Live at Red Rocks" will be available to stream at 8 p.m. March 16 via livestreaming company Mandolin.
Tickets for the stream, which will have a viewing window of 48 hours from its premiere, will be available for purchase starting Feb. 14.
"Raise the Roof" has been nominated for three Grammy Awards and was the most played album at Americana radio in 2022, having occupied the No. 1 spot on the Americana radio chart for 21 consecutive weeks, according to a news release.
"Raise the Roof" was named best international album at the UK Americana Awards ceremony in London recently.
— Compiled by Barry Courter