Robert Plant To Headline Australia's Bluesfest

Robert Plant has been announced as the headlining act for this year's multi-day Bluesfest event taking place from March to April 2013 in Australia.

Plant joins a lineup that already includes Carlos Santana, Ben Harper, Steve Miller Band, Iggy & the Stooges, Madness, Chris Isaak, Bonnie Raitt, Wilco, Robert Cray, Status Quo, Yes's Jon Anderson and Roger Hodgson.

"Bringing Robert Plant to Bluesfest is a dream come true, not just for me, but for the thousands of fans who have been standing by patiently all these years!," said event organizer Peter Noble. "We have waited together for so long and now it's gonna happen - I am so delighted and hugely honored."

Bluesfest runs from Thursday, March 28 to Monday, April 1. Plant will headline Saturday March 30, with his band the Sensational Shape Shifters.

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