The Chosun Daily reviews in a most positive way the Deep Purple gig in South Korea from April 18, 2026. At 7 p.m. on the 18th, the Culture Park inside the Paradise City Resort in Incheon. The band Deep Purple opened their performance with their signature song *Highway Star*. The knuckles of the members were […]
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Posted in News, Tour Reviews by Nick on 2026-04-19
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Back from the loo, Ritchie Blackmore continues his 2026 birthday livestream at (apparently) 4 o’clock in the morning.
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Posted in News by Nick on 2026-04-19
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A philosophical question: is it still a tribute album when you have six former members of the band on it? The album in question is Ride The Rainbow, it is a tribute to you-know-what, and features Bob Daisley, Graham Bonnet, Don Airey, Joe Lynn Turner, Doogie White and Ronnie Romero, among other people. Those other […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2026-04-18
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Part 2 of Ritchie Blackmore’s 2026 birthday livestream continues from his in-house bar.
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Posted in News by Nick on 2026-04-17
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Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night have appeared on April 14, 2026, on SiriusXM’s show Ozzy’s Boneyard. The interview is available to SiriusXM subscribers only (apparently there’s a free trial, if you’re inclined), but BraveWords has a quote from Ritchie about late Jon Lord: I said to Jon Lord of Deep Purple, when we got together, […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2026-04-16
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Some time ago (posted March 5, 2026) Steve Morse spoke to a gentleman called Jordi Pinyol. Steve talks about his writing process, work ethics, reminisces about rubbing shoulders with the likes of Pat Metheny and Narada Michael Walden, surfing with Jaco Pastorius, and how being in Kansas was different from being in Deep Purple.
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Posted in News by Nick on 2026-04-16
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Ritchie Blackmore does a livestream on his 81st birthday.
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Posted in News by Nick on 2026-04-14
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While being in Japan, Don Airey sat down to chat with Roppongi Rocks. Caveat: the host seemed to be more interested in Don’s stints with Ozzy and everybody else rather than Deep Purple.
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Posted in News by Nick on 2026-04-14
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More details have surfaced on the William Shatner’s upcoming “metal” album, and it sounds like Blackmore will not be appearing on it after all. AntiMusic reports: Cleopatra Records shared a new update on William Shatner’s forthcoming metal album and revealed that the Star Trek icon reached out to Deep Purple legend Ritchie Blackmore to record […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2026-04-13
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After a year-long hiatus of 2025, Deep Purple have started their massive world tour on April 11 at the place that helped them to get propelled into the superstardom — Tokyo Budokan. Potential spoilers ahead.
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Posted in News by Nick on 2026-04-11
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