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Robert Plant, the legendary Led Zeppelin vocalist and frontman, will perform in Istanbul on July 2 as part of the 33rd Istanbul Jazz Festival, bringing his Saving Grace project to Harbiye Cemil Topuzlu Open Air Theatre.
Plant will appear with “Robert Plant with Saving Grace and Suzi Dian,” one of the latest chapters in a career that has moved across hard rock, blues, folk, country, gospel, Americana, and world music for nearly six decades.
The concert was announced by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV), which organizes the festival.
According to the foundation, Plant will be joined on stage by Suzi Dian on vocals, Oli Jefferson on drums, Tony Kelsey on guitar, Matt Worley on banjo and strings, and Barney Morse-Brown on cello.
The festival will host Plant as one of the major international names in its 33rd edition. Tickets are already on sale.
Robert Plant became one of rock music’s defining voices as the frontman of Led Zeppelin, the band that rose in the 1970s with a genre-crossing sound and became one of the most influential names in rock history.
The legendary vocalist and frontman has continued to reshape his musical direction since the band’s dissolution, rather than remaining tied to a single period of rock history.
His later career has included “Walking Into Clarksdale,” the 1998 album he recorded with Jimmy Page, as well as work with Strange Sensation in the early 2000s, where he explored blues, folk, and classic rock.
In 2007, his collaboration with Alison Krauss on “Raising Sand” won five Grammys, while his 2010 work with Band of Joy marked another return to folk roots.
Plant reunited with Krauss in 2021 for “Raise The Roof,” which received further Grammy nominations. His most recent musical direction since 2019 has centered on Saving Grace, a project built around folk, country, blues, and gospel influences.
Saving Grace was formed during the global pandemic as the musicians came together through “a shared joy of making music” and began revisiting roots music and forgotten songs.
The band describes the project as “a songbook for the lost and found,” according to the festival program. Its self-titled album moves through folk, country, blues, and gospel, while Plant and Suzi Dian’s vocals are presented as one of the project’s central features.
IKSV describes Saving Grace as one of Plant’s most refined and personal live projects in recent years, with a sound that connects his musical memory to the present through a quieter and more roots-based performance style.
The Istanbul concert will begin with doors opening at 8 p.m.
The event is suitable for audiences aged 7 and above and will have reserved seating. Food and beverages will be available at the venue.
The venue does not have on-site parking or a cloakroom. Bags larger than a handbag, including suitcases and large backpacks, will not be allowed inside.
Harbiye Cemil Topuzlu Open Air Theatre can be reached by metro via Osmanbey station and by bus via Macka Democracy Park. The bus stop is about 400 meters from the venue, while the car park and taxi drop-off point are around 50 meters away. Accessible parking spaces are available at Macka Car Park.
IKSV said the main entrance is not step-free and includes stairs and a limited ramp. Wheelchair users will be admitted through the backstage entrance instead of the main entrance, with venue staff providing assistance at the doors.
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