The set started with Prokofiev’s ‘Montague and Capulet’ from ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and it really built the atmosphere, and then Purple burst into a really fiery version of Highway Star with Glover and Paice driving it along much faster than […]
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Posted in 2009 Tours by Graham Cooke on 2009-11-17
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Purple were on great form last night and their set list was the best in years. There were outings for Wasted Sunsets, Wring that Neck, No One Came, and Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming along wlth the usual classics.
The […]
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Posted in 2009 Tours by andrew jones on 2009-11-12
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I went along to this gig hoping that, for a change, it wouldn’t be a “greatest hits” show and I wasn’t disappointed.
From the opening Highway Star to the encores the band constantly surprised with their choice of material, and […]
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Posted in 2009 Tours by Ivor Lloyd on 2009-11-12
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July 20, the hot summer day was a memorable day for Ian Gillan, Georgian fans and for Istanbul, of course. Why? Here’s a really great story how Georgian fans had a special meet&greet with Gillan in Turkey, before the show: […]
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Posted in 2009 Tours by George Kikonishvili on 2009-09-18
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Can you forget a Deep Purple show which starting with snaring drums of Highway Star? No. No. No. Thousands of NO as Istanbul screamed last night.
Venue opened at 20:00, lights off at 21:00 by the lovely seaside of Bosphorus, […]
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Posted in 2009 Tours by Altan Orkun on 2009-08-05
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Well, this is the 3rd time that I am in a DP show (all in Thessaloniki).
But this was a special time because it was the first show for my kids, 11 and 13 yrs old. And their first time […]
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Posted in 2009 Tours by DIMITRIS DTG on 2009-08-04
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Lakselv, Northern Norway
The set list was the same as Copenhagen, but without “Wrong man”.
Paice is brilliant. Keeps the whole thing together with Glover, but no drum solo this night. Morse was also good, but no surprises for the […]
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Posted in 2009 Tours by Ottar Pettersen on 2009-07-19
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Another concert with DP on DP’s homeground, KB Hallen! Lots of good experiences before the concert when meeting souls-mates in town on their way to the concerthall and at the entrance of the hall.
Lights went out at aprr. 9.15 […]
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Posted in 2009 Tours by soeren moerup on 2009-07-16
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Set list didn’t had much surprises but as always a strong one.
The intro - Is an unreleased track from Don Airey, at least that’s what I heard. Nice bombastic and imo better then the jazzy jump intro.
Highway star […]
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Posted in 2009 Tours by Ralph Pondman on 2009-07-16
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KB-Hallen has been a part of the regular circuit for DP for quite a long time now and we have high expectations as they have always delivered when they hit this stage. As Roger Glover put it, it is a […]
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Posted in 2009 Tours by Per Sorensen on 2009-07-14
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