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Robert Plant and Grace Potter Seduce the Greek Theatre, 6/29/13

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Robert Plant at the Greek on Saturday. Photos by the author.
  • Robert Plant at the Greek on Saturday. Photos by the author.

Robert Plant Presents the Sensational Space Shifters

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals

June 29, 2013

Greek Theatre, Berkeley

Better than:Playing those scratchy old Zeppelin records.

Grace Potter says the most star-struck moment of her life was when she first met Robert Plant. The story goes that she got so nervous she turned into a lustful groupie, blurting out what she would do to him if she got him in a room alone. She doesn't remember what happened next, except that he was gracious and a pro and said he knew her music. Later Potter got the call to open a few of the West Coast dates for Plant's new band, the Sensational Space Shifters. Now it would be fans' turn to swoon.

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