Behold, the Majesty of Robert Plant: Photos from Last Night's Palladium Show

There are wheezing old rock stars, cashing in on the long-gone fire of their youths. And there is Robert Plant, who is older than them and still more colossal onstage than pretty much all the kids who owe him their careers. The most famous living front man made a stop...

By Kiernan Maletsky

June 21, 2013

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There are wheezing old rock stars, cashing in on the long-gone fire of their youths. And there is Robert Plant, who is older than them and still more colossal onstage than pretty much all the kids who owe him their careers.

The most famous living front man made a stop in Dallas last night with his new band, the Sensational Space Shifters. Perhaps recognizing that there is nothing especially constructive left to say about this man, the tour isn't approving reviewers, but ace photographer Mike Brooks was there to document the show. Some of his best shots of the man and his fans, below.

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