Courtesy of Scott Newton/KLRULed Zeppelin‘s Robert Plant and his current band, The Sensational Space Shifters, will be featured on an episode of the long-running PBS series Austin City Limits that premieres this Saturday, October 15, at 9 p.m. ET; check your local listings. The show captures a March 2016 performance by the rock legend and his group that included reinterpretations of several classic Zeppelin tunes, his solo hit “In the Mood” and a few songs from his latest album, Lullaby and…The Ceaseless Roar.
In a video interview taped in conjunction with the Austin City Limits episode, Plant explains why he’s enjoying playing with The Sensational Space Shifters so much.
“We have a really strong meld of energy, humor and because of the guys in this…sort of co-op, we draw from all different kinds of music without particularly staying in any one zone,” the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer maintains. “So you can create a great cocktail, a melange of power and excitement.”
You can check out the interview, as well as clips of Plant and The Sensational Space Shifters playing “Black Dog” and a medley of Willie Dixon‘s “I Just Want to Make Love to You” and Led Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love,” at the Austin City Limits‘ official YouTube channel.
Here’s a list of the songs that Plant and company perform on the show:
“Lemon Song”
“Rainbow”
“Black Dog”
“Turn It Up”
“In the Mood”
“Babe, I’m Gonna Leave You”
“Little Maggie”
“I Just Want to Make Love to You”/”Whole Lotta Love”
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