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- ↑ "Robert Plant cancels July Spanish tour dates". Spanish News Today. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ↑ "Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters for Glastonbury Abbey Extravaganza". Glastonbury Festival . 9 January 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
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- ↑ "Led Zeppelin: Robert Plant announces NEW solo album Carry Fire and UK tour for Autumn 2017 (by George Simpson)". express.co.uk. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ↑ "Robert Plant announces 2018 tour dates with Sheryl Crow, Jim James, and Lucinda Williams (by Randall Colburn)". March 5, 2018.