[hand] [face]
The Original Deep Purple Web Pages
The Highway Star
Photo: Claude Dufresne

Photo: Claude Dufresne

Summer in the studio? — Beginning to look like so

The five summer dates — two in Italy, one in Poland and two in Germany — that we mentioned as contradicting with the band’s summer studio plans are now listed on the ticket vendors’ sites either as cancelled or postponed until […]

News | read more »


Drum clinic in Toronto

Ian Paice will hold a drum clinic in Toronto on Monday, February 13 at 2:00 pm. The clinic will take place at Just Drums located at 137 Willowdale Ave., Toronto, Ontario, M2N 4Y3. Admission is free. There will be raffle tickets […]

News | read more »


Summer in the studio?

A rather cryptic message from the band has appeared on the official site:

DEEP PURPLE are very excited by the prospect of making a new and significant album. To that end they have decided to extend their writing and recording […]

News | read more »


Great Gypsy Soul

An impressive roster of players have signed on to pay tribute to Tommy Bolin called Great Gypsy Soul. Produced by Greg Hampton and Warren Haynes, it’s a project that brings together major players who actually perform alongside Tommy Bolin’s playing […]

News | read more »


Rock Meets Classics

If you’re wondering how the Rock Meets Classics tour is progressing, here’s a video clip for your viewing pleasure. Ian Gillan with Mat Sinner Band and the Bohemian Symphony Orchestra Prague ripping through the Highway Star and Knocking at Your Back Door.

Blog | read more »


Lose one, gain one

The show at the Moncton Casino, Canada, on February 6 is nearly sold out (there’s literally a handful of seats left) and due to the overwhelming demand a second show in Moncton has been added on February 4. Tickets for […]

News | read more »


Corner Brook show cancelled

Unfortunately, the Corner Brook show on February 3 has been cancelled. No explanation is given for the cancellation. The promoter Paul Merc Concerts informs that tickets will be refunded at the Pepsi Centre box office.

Corner Brook is a remote community (population […]

News | read more »


Glenn Hughes at the NAMM

Glenn Hughes will be participating in some signing sessions during the annual NAMM show in Anaheim, California later this month. He will be at the show 2 days:

Samson / Zoom
Hall A, Booth 6848
Friday, January 20th, 2012
12:00PM

Laney Amplification
Laney […]

News | read more »


Flying Colors

The project with Steve Morse, Mike Portnoy, Neal Morse, Dave LaRue and Casey McPherson that went into the studio a year ago has come to bear fruit. The band now has a name — Flying Colors — and will release an eponymous […]

News | read more »


Ian Paice to play with Purpendicular

The pan-European tribute band Purpendicular later this month will embark on a tour celebrating the 40th anniversary of Machine Head album. In March Ian Paice will be joining the for two dates: Patteln, Switzerland, on March 21 and Aschaffenburg, Germany, on the 23rd.

News | read more »


||||Unauthorized copying, while sometimes necessary, is never as good as the real thing
© 1993-2012 The Highway Star and contributors
Posts, Calendar and Comments RSS feeds for The Highway Star