ROBERT PLANT 
AND BAND OF JOY
with North Mississippi Allstars
at the Fox Theatre June 15!
St. Louis, MO/May 20, 2011 — Fox Concerts presents Robert Plant & the Band of Joy at the
Fabulous Fox Theatre on Wednesday, June 15 at 8 p.m. with special guest North Mississippi
Allstars. Tickets are on sale now and are $65, $50, and $35.
Nearly one year into playing together, the Band of Joy has found that rare sweet spot where
composition and improvisation meld to create a firey and soulful brand of jubilant rock’n’roll.
Jim Fusilli of the Wall Street Journal said, “The concerts are an eclectic mix pulled together by
the charm and force of Mr. Plant's personality, the wonder of his voice and his spirited band.”
The band is touring in support of the two-time Grammy-nominated Band of Joy, which Rolling
Stone magazine in its four-star review called “sweet, elegant folk that still swings like Satan's
barn door.” The touring band is the same that made the record: Patty Griffin, vocals; Darrell
Scott, multi instrumentalist/vocals; Byron House, bass/vocals; Marco Giovino, drums and
percussion/vocals, and co-producer Buddy Miller, guitar/vocals.
The response to Band of Joy has been glowing, and appeared on numerous year-end best-of lists,
including the Rolling Stone Top 30, the Spin Top 40, the American Songwriter Top 50, the Uncut
Top 50 and the Q Top 50, to name a few. Time called the new album “smoldering,” while
Entertainment Weekly noted that Plant “sounds vocally re-energized.” Spin described the songs
as “moonshine-soaked country blues with a gospel undercurrent,” and American Songwriter
claimed that the record “reveals another side of Plant’s persona, and touches on all the places
he’s been while simultaneously pointing to an appealing, restless future.” The Washington Post
hailed, “Plant has nuance and subtlety to match his power and range,” while the New York Times
raved that the performances on Band of Joy are “consistently surprising.
Joining Band of Joy on tour is southern jam band the North Mississippi Allstars. The trio
consisting of Chris Chew and Luther & Cody Dickinson are touring in support of their latest
album Keys to the Kingdom. This very personal album was written in the aftermath of Cody &
Luther’s father, Memphis music legend Jim Dickinson’s passing and the birth of Luther’s first
child. Keys to the Kingdom is a celebratory declaration of life in the face of death as well as a
musical interpretation of the Dickinson family's recent experience with the cycle of life, written
and recorded honestly, fast and raw. There are moments of rock 'n roll rebellion and sexified
blues, but the heart of the record reflects the journey that traverses through the mirrored gates of
life and death.
Tickets for Robert Plant & the Band of Joy with North Mississippi Allstars are on sale now
at the Fox Theatre box office. To charge by phone call MetroTix at 314/534-1111 or online at
www.metrotix.com.