Sasquatch 2015 Recap & Photos: Robert Plant Dabbles in Zeppelin, Pays Tribute to BB King

May 26, 2015

Robert Plant & The Sensational Space Shifters represents the latest incarnation of the former Led Zeppelin frontman’s musical vision, and it’s a slippery one.

Transitioning between genres, styles and eras at the 2015 Sasquatch Festival over Memorial Day Weekend, Plant led his band through a remarkably enrapturing set that was highlit by a stunning, haunted rendition of B.B. King’s “The Thrill is Gone,” in tribute to the recently-departed blues legend. Check out a full gallery below.

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All photos: Johnny Firecloud

Sasquatch 2015: Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters by Johnny Firecloud

Robert Plant at Sasquatch 2015 by Johnny Firecloud
Robert Plant at Sasquatch 2015 by Johnny Firecloud
Robert Plant at Sasquatch 2015 by Johnny Firecloud
Robert Plant at Sasquatch 2015 by Johnny Firecloud
Robert Plant at Sasquatch 2015 by Johnny Firecloud
Robert Plant at Sasquatch 2015 by Johnny Firecloud
Robert Plant at Sasquatch 2015 by Johnny Firecloud
Robert Plant at Sasquatch 2015 by Johnny Firecloud
Robert Plant at Sasquatch 2015 by Johnny Firecloud
Robert Plant at Sasquatch 2015 by Johnny Firecloud
Robert Plant at Sasquatch 2015 by Johnny Firecloud
Robert Plant at Sasquatch 2015 by Johnny Firecloud
Robert Plant at Sasquatch 2015 by Johnny Firecloud
Robert Plant at Sasquatch 2015 by Johnny Firecloud
Robert Plant at Sasquatch 2015 by Johnny Firecloud
Robert Plant at Sasquatch 2015 by Johnny Firecloud

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