Robert Plant extends tour with Band of Joy through April

Robert Plant has added some dates to his current North American tour with the Band of Joy. The schedule will now see the group get back on the road in April for some shows spanning both coasts and some big cities in between.

Their ambitious touring schedule in April is to include:

• April 8: Louisville, Ky. - The Palace [Tickets]
• April 9: Chicago, Ill. - The Auditorium Theatre [Tickets]
• April 11: Milwaukee, Wis. - The Riverside Ballroom [Tickets TBA]
• April 12: Minneapolis, Minn. - The State Theatre [Tickets]
• April 15: Hollywood, Fla. - Hard Rock Live Arena [Tickets TBA]
• April 17: Vancouver, B.C., Canada - The Queen Elizabeth Theater [Tickets]
• April 19: Portland, Ore. - The Schnitzer [Tickets]
• April 20: Seattle, Wash. - The Paramount [Tickets TBA]
• April 22: Berkeley, Calif. - The Greek [Tickets]
• April 23: Los Angeles, Calif. - The Greek [Tickets TBA]
• April 25: Santa Barbara, Calif. - The Santa Barbara Bowl [Tickets TBA]
• April 27: Denver, Colo. - The Fillmore [Tickets TBA]

Plant, who last week was nominated for the first BRIT award of his career, is currently on tour with his group in support the album Band of Joy, released last year just after the group's first trek through the States. The current leg of dates includes:

• Jan. 18: Asheville, N.C. - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium [Tickets]
• Jan. 19: Pittsburgh, Pa. - Peterson Events Center (University of Pittsburgh) [Tickets]
• Jan. 21: Ann Arbor, Mich. - Hill Auditorium [Tickets]
• Jan. 22: Toronto, Ont., Canada - Sony Centre for the Performing Arts [Tickets]
• Jan. 23: Toronto, Ont., Canada - Sony Centre for the Performing Arts [Tickets]
• Jan. 25: Boston, Mass. House of Blues [Tickets]
• Jan. 26: Upper Darby, Pa. - Tower Theatre [Tickets]
• Jan. 28: Mashantucket, Conn. - MGM Grand Theater at MGM Grand at Foxwoods [Tickets]
• Jan. 29: New York, N.Y. - Beacon Theatre [Tickets]
• Jan. 30: New York, N.Y. - Beacon Theatre [Tickets]
• Feb. 1: Washington, D.C. - D.A.R. Constitution Hall [Tickets]
• Feb. 2: Raleigh, N.C. - Raleigh, N.C. - Memorial Auditorium [Tickets]
• Feb. 4: North Charleston, S.C. - North Charleston Performing Arts Center [Tickets]
• Feb. 5: Atlanta, Ga. - Fox Theatre [Tickets]
• Feb. 7: Charlotte, N.C. - Ovens Auditorium [Tickets]
• Feb. 8: Nashville, Tenn. - War Memorial Auditorium [Tickets]
• Feb. 9: Nashville, Tenn. - War Memorial Auditorium [Tickets]