Greta Van Fleet is an American rock band that first began performing and recording in the 2010s. In early 2016, a live performance of their eventual first single “Highway Tune” was featured on the hit Showtime series Shameless. The following year, the band signed with Lava Records, releasing “Highway Tune” as their first single on March 31, 2017. It was featured on their debut EP Black Smoke Rising, which dropped only three weeks later and reached number three on the Billboard 200 chart.

The band's music shares a striking similarity to the famous 1970s English rock band Led Zeppelin. The sound is so uncanny that Robert Plant, Led Zeppelin’s lead singer and songwriter, criticized Greta Van Fleet for not citing Led Zeppelin as an obvious influence but did compliment Josh Kiszka’s vocals.

Greta Van Fleet merges several genres together including blues, hard rock, folk, and progressive rock. The band offers terrific guitar riffs and blazing vocals, creating masterful and powerful heavy rock music.

All of the band members came from the town of Frakenmuth, Michigan where a person by the name of Gretna Van Fleet also lived. Kyle Hauck, one of the founding members, liked her name so much he asked her if they could use it as the name of the band. With a slight tweak to her first name, Gretna gave the band the right to use the name “Greta Van Fleet.” It’s said she’s still a fan of the band to this day.

Greta Van Fleet first formed in 2012 but would not receive mainstream recognition or success for a few years.

All of the founding members of Greta Van Fleet hail from Frankenmuth, Michigan where the band was originally formed.

Greta Van Fleet was founded by three siblings, twins Jake and Josh Kiszka and their younger brother Sam, along with their mutual friend Kyle Hauck. In October 2013, Hauck was replaced by another friend, Danny Wagner.

The ages of the original members of Greta Van Fleet are:

• Twins Josh and Jake Kiszka were born on April 23, 1996, making them 28 years old.
• Younger brother Sam Kiszka was born on April 3, 1999 and is 25 years old.
• Danny Wagner, though not a founding member, joined less a year after the band formed, and is often considered one of the original members. He was born December 19, 1998 and is 25

Founding member Kyle Hauk has chosen to stay out of the public spotlight since leaving Greta Van Fleet and has not publicly disclosed his age.

On January 20, 2019, Greta Van Fleet performed "You're the One" and "Black Smoke Rising"on Saturday Night Live, on January 20, 2019.

Founding members Jake Kiszka and Josh Kiszka are twins.

Greta Van Fleet has had 500 concerts.

Greta Van Fleet is most often considered to be Rock, Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Modern Blues Rock, Modern Hard Rock, and Led Zeppelin.

The next Greta Van Fleet concert is on May 04, 2024 at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. The bands performing are: Greta Van Fleet / Rhiannon Giddens / The Rumble featuring Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr..

The last Greta Van Fleet concert was on May 02, 2024 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. The bands that performed were: Greta Van Fleet / Geese / Mirador.

The songs that Greta Van Fleet performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the April 27, 2024 concert at Chaifetz Arena in St Louis, Missouri, United States:

1. The Falling Sky
2. The Indigo Streak
3. Caravel
4. Meeting the Master
5. Heat Above
6. Highway Tune
7. Safari Song
8. Drum Solo
9. Unchained Melody
10. Waited All Your Life
11. Black Smoke Rising
12. Fate of the Faithful
13. Sacred the Thread
14. The Archer
15. Light My Love
16. Farewell for Now