Watch: Robert Plant Performs From New Album at Glastonbury

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Robert Plant and his band the Sensational Space Shifters gave the Glastonbury Festival crowd "one of the most musically diverse sets of the day," says the BBC, including songs from his new album, lullaby and... The Ceaseless Roar. They "concoct a fascinating hybrid of dub, jazz, afrobeat and blues well suited to such an eclectic festival," says the Telegraph, "and an appreciative audience swayed in the setting sun to blissful world groove ... Plant's still got the vocal chops and stadium charisma." The Guardian calls him "hero." Metro says "Plant still very much has the voice and all of the cool." Watch them perform a song off the new album here.

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Robert Plant and his band the Sensational Space Shifters took the Glastonbury Festival's main Pyramid Stage on Saturday evening, performing what the BBC calls "one of the most musically diverse sets of the day," featuring songs from throughout his storied career, from Led Zeppelin to his forthcoming album, lullaby and... The Ceaseless Roar, due out in September. You can watch their Glastonbury performance of "Little Maggie," off the new album, via the BBC's live festival coverage, here: 

 Plant and his band "concoct a fascinating hybrid of dub, jazz, afrobeat and blues well suited to such an eclectic festival, and an appreciative audience swayed in the setting sun to blissful world grooves," writes the Telegraph's Neil McCormick. "Plant's still got the vocal chops and stadium charisma."

The Guardian gives four stars to the Glastonbury set, which reviewer Mark Beaumont sums up with one word to describe Plant: "Hero." His colleague at the Guardian Alexis Petridis calls Plant "a study in communicable enthusiasm ... Plant's voice is in fantastic shape."

The Independent's Jamie Merrill says Plant "knew how to work the crowd into a fit state for the hour ... An encore of 'Rock and Roll' delighted the gathering fans at the Pyramid Stage who found a big act worth putting their hands in the air for."

Metro, riffing off the band's name, calls Plant "sensational," and says the set "is without a doubt a Glastonbury special and Robert Plant still very much has the voice and all of the cool." Uncut says that Plant and the band "feel more organically rooted in this Arcadian glade setting than anyone else on the Glastonbury bill."

Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters' European summer tour continues with stops in France, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, and the Czech Republic in the weeks ahead. For details, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.

lullaby and… The Ceaseless Roar, due September 9 on Nonesuch/Warner Bros. Records. Pre-orders are available now at robertplant.com and include a limited-edition print and an instant download of an album track.

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  • Monday, June 30, 2014
    Watch: Robert Plant Performs From New Album at Glastonbury
    Frank Melfi

    Robert Plant and his band the Sensational Space Shifters took the Glastonbury Festival's main Pyramid Stage on Saturday evening, performing what the BBC calls "one of the most musically diverse sets of the day," featuring songs from throughout his storied career, from Led Zeppelin to his forthcoming album, lullaby and... The Ceaseless Roar, due out in September. You can watch their Glastonbury performance of "Little Maggie," off the new album, via the BBC's live festival coverage, here: 

     Plant and his band "concoct a fascinating hybrid of dub, jazz, afrobeat and blues well suited to such an eclectic festival, and an appreciative audience swayed in the setting sun to blissful world grooves," writes the Telegraph's Neil McCormick. "Plant's still got the vocal chops and stadium charisma."

    The Guardian gives four stars to the Glastonbury set, which reviewer Mark Beaumont sums up with one word to describe Plant: "Hero." His colleague at the Guardian Alexis Petridis calls Plant "a study in communicable enthusiasm ... Plant's voice is in fantastic shape."

    The Independent's Jamie Merrill says Plant "knew how to work the crowd into a fit state for the hour ... An encore of 'Rock and Roll' delighted the gathering fans at the Pyramid Stage who found a big act worth putting their hands in the air for."

    Metro, riffing off the band's name, calls Plant "sensational," and says the set "is without a doubt a Glastonbury special and Robert Plant still very much has the voice and all of the cool." Uncut says that Plant and the band "feel more organically rooted in this Arcadian glade setting than anyone else on the Glastonbury bill."

    Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters' European summer tour continues with stops in France, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, and the Czech Republic in the weeks ahead. For details, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.

    lullaby and… The Ceaseless Roar, due September 9 on Nonesuch/Warner Bros. Records. Pre-orders are available now at robertplant.com and include a limited-edition print and an instant download of an album track.

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