Every time Robert Plant tours he continues to prove to everyone why he is a true rock and roll artist who is constantly reinventing himself throughout the musical journey we are privileged to witness and enjoy. This 2022 tour that stopped at the iconic Forest Hills Tennis Stadium nestled in a residential Queens neighborhood that usually (but not this night) demands a ten o’clock curfew.
Plant & Krauss’ guitarist JD McPherson opened the show at 8 with his rockabilly band for a quick, but entertaining, half hour set that included an interesting take on Iggy Pop’s “Lust For Life”.

Plant & Krauss, with band, came on at 9 and played much material from the two albums they have recorded as a duo. The crowd was respectful and attentive during the quieter songs which were fantastic, with Robert Plant and Allison Krauss trading off lead vocals and playing off each other’s voices, while Krauss played violin intermittently throughout the evening. Plant placated the diehard Led Zeppelin fans early on with a countryish “Rock and Roll”, which he has similarly played on past solo tours, but undoubtedly the highlight of the evening was an epic “The Battle of Evermore” from Zeppelin’s fourth album with Allison Krauss expertly singing the Sandy Denny harmonies of the song and Plant taking the audience on an extraordinary sonic trip. You have to hand it to Mr. Plant; he is still a rock god who could have easily gone on a Led Zeppelin stadium reunion tour, play the beloved classic rock tunes, and make millions living in the past, but he has chosen to follow his muse, playing to somewhat smaller audiences, but living in the present creatively, and maintaining the artistic integrity that his true fans are grateful and appreciative to experience.

When The Levee Breaks

Raise the Roof

Rock on!

GQ