In its first week, Raising Sand was the second best selling album in the US. It was certified Gold by late November, 2007, and is well on its way to Platinum status.
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss Concert In Portland
Location: Rose Garden
One Center Court;
Portland, OR 97227
Date: Tuesday, 9/30/2008
Time: 8:00 PM
Ticket Prices: $135.00, $79.50, $69.50 & $45.00
Stage: Rose Garden - Theater of the Clouds
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss have just announced additional fall dates for their wildly successful ‘Raising Sand’ tour. With an all-star band led by producer T Bone Burnett, the Grammy winning duo has crisscrossed North America and Europe performing songs from their platinum selling ‘Raising Sand’ (Rounder Records) collaboration.
Upon release, the immediate and vociferously positive reaction from fans and media alike made it clear that Raising Sand proved to be a risk worth taking. The album’s praises were sung in such major publications as Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, the New Yorker, Entertainment Weekly, Mojo, No Depression, People, USA Today, and innumerable others, and the duo gave a dynamic performance on NBC’s Today Show. In its first week, Raising Sand was the second best selling album in the US. It was certified Gold by late November, 2007, and is well on its way to Platinum status.
A staple of critics’ year-end top ten surveys, Raising Sand topped lists in USA Today, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the Sunday Times (UK), and placed highly in many more outlets. Country Music Television (CMT) was an immediate supporter, giving priority rotation to the first single, “Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)” and taping an episode of their popular program “Crossroads” featuring the pair. This episode will debut in February 2008 and will be shown several times throughout the year. Rather than let their fruitful collaboration end with Raising Sand, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss will be touring the US and Europe with many of the musicians featured on the album in spring of 2008.
