Robert Plant & Saving Grace, August 31, 2027, Tashkent

Robert Plant, the British vocalist of legendary rock band Led Zeppelin, will perform in Uzbekistan with his project Saving Grace as part of their worldwide “Root & Branch” tour. The concert will take place in Tashkent on August 31 at the Palace of the Friendship of Nations.

This will mark the first-ever performance by Robert Plant and Saving Grace in Central Asia. The ticket sales are opening on Friday, November 13.

Robert Plant’s new Saving Grace EP, All That Glitters..., which has received widespread acclaim from music critics, is now available on digital platforms. The record was previously released on vinyl for Record Store Day. It follows the band’s self-titled album Saving Grace, released in 2025, which also received critical acclaim. Both releases feature vocalist Suzi Dian and a group of local musicians from the English countryside that Robert Plant calls home.

The EP’s four tracks continue to explore the worlds of folk music and Americana, genres that are close to Plant and his fellow musicians. The release features the traditional songs “The Blackest Crow” and “Two Coats”, Gillian Welch’s “Orphan Girl”, and Bert Jansch’s “Poison”.

The band’s lineup includes vocalist Suzi Dian, drummer Oli Jefferson, guitarist Tony Kelsey, banjo and multi-instrumentalist Matt Worley, and cellist Barney Morse-Brown. Together, they explore the evolution of roots music, from its traditional forms to contemporary interpretations. The musicians are united by their shared passion for roots music, including blues, folk, gospel, country, and other genres that lie at the intersection of these traditions.

The story of Saving Grace began in 2019 at Robert Plant’s home in the rural borderlands of Wales. The newly formed group of like-minded musicians had barely had a year to experiment together and perform as the opening act for several Fairport Convention concerts when the pandemic brought everything to a halt, forcing them to put their plans on hold.

As soon as restrictions allowed them to return to making music, Plant and Saving Grace began recording material in informal settings — either in a specially equipped barn or outdoors. The musicians then started organising their own concerts at small venues, without major announcements or extensive promotional campaigns.