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Photo highlights from all three days of the 11th annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival Friday - Sunday, September 30 - October 2 in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. The event's lineup featured such names as Chris Isaak, John Prine, Dr. John, Robert Plant and the Band of Joy, Kris Kristofferson & Merle Haggard, Gillian Welch, Broken Social Scene, Blind Boys of Alabama, Bob Mould, Bright Eyes, M. Ward, Fitz and the Tantrums, and even Buckethead among others.
When the pre-party consists of Robert Plant and Prince then, well, you know you're in the right place.
Robert Plant has added yet another leg onto his in-progress "Band of Joy" outing, which now reaches into the summer with a slew of North American theater and festival gigs.
Maybe it's a rap that Robert Plant is springing on his audiences every night on the current Band of Joy Tour, but he went to great lengths on a frigid Sunday evening (1/30) to let the exuberant fans at New York's Beacon Theater know he was feeling the warmth of their love.
The 2011 edition of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival -- which long ago branched out from its local roots to embrace a range of headliners from all genres -- will feature a list of headliners that includes Bon Jovi news, tour dates, photos and tickets"> Bon Jovi, Robert Plant, Arcade Fire, Kid Rock, Jimmy Buffett, Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp and Sonny Rollins.
With his tour just underway, Robert Plant has tacked a third leg onto the "Band of Joy" run, which now pushes into the spring with a slew of North American theater dates.
Robert Plant's first U.S. concert since the release of "Band of Joy" will take place Jan. 18 in Asheville, NC, the start of a 15-show run.
Results are in for Super Tuesday in the music business, with Linkin Park edging out Trey Songz for first place. The avalanche of releases resulted in six new titles moving into the top 10, according to data compiled by Nielsen SoundScan.
