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You keep on moving

When Deep Purple first sprang to life on a North Sea ferry in 1968, not even Nostradamus could have predicted that the band would be headlining a gala show in Moscow Kremlin 40 years later. Yet here we are — the band is still going strong , their collection of visas enough to make any stamp collector green with envy, and a musical repertoire still as relevant to the current reality of our world as Child In Time was to the Cold War raging when it was written.

2008 again sees the band trawling the world for venues and fans, eagerly awaiting with open ears and cameras. As always, send us your concert reviews and pictures so we can pass them on to all the other DP fans out there. This means that no matter how far away from you the band is playing, here on The Highway Star you can still experience a little of the excitement that is a Deep Purple concert.

And now, on with the show!

Don Airey tour postponed

from Don’s record company, Mascot Records:

07/16/08 M- Don Airey Tour Cancelled

The recently announced tour of Don Airey has been cancelled due to his busy touring schedule with Deep Purple.

Off course the tour will be rescheduled, we’ll keep […]

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Nice evening in Pistoia

The ones I remember:

Pictures of Home (with a bit of Child In Time)
Things I Never Said
Into the Fire
Strange Kind of Woman (with duet between Ian & Steve)
Rapture of the Deep
Demon\’s Eye (nice replacement)
Contact […]

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Paicey on the rocks!

Introduced by one of the most boring shows I’ve ever seen (by Andy Timmons), the guys hit the stage at about 22.20 P.M. Not so good in the beginning, the P.A. balancing got o.k. very quickly.

Every one seemed in […]

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Nick Simper and the Nasty Habit

Nick Simper will perform in Austria in November this year with the local band called Nasty Habits. They will play a special set of Deep Purple Mk1 numbers.

Shows booked so far:
November 14 — Orpheum, Graz
November 16 — Viper […]

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Deep Purple on VH1 Classic

VH1 Classic in North America is airing a show called Seven Ages of Rock (which was co-produced together with the BBC). The fourth episode Never Say Die is about hasrd rock and heavy metal and features Deep Purple along with Black Sabbath, […]

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Notes from the road

The wonders of high speed rail, joys of private jets and fury of nature — read all about it in the latest installment of Steve Morse’s Notes from the road.

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Purple Blown away in Zaragoza

it seems the weather had other plans when Deep Purple were about to hit the stage in Zaragoza on the first night of the European tour this summer, here’s what Ian Gillan had to say about it:

Deep Purple - […]

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Live in Caesarea

We have received an unconfirmed report that both Israeli gigs on September 7th and 8th at the Hangar 11 in Tel Aviv have been cancelled. Instead, Deep Purple will play a gig on September 7th at a rather unusual venue […]

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Guitar clinic in Köln

Steve Morse will hold a guitar workshop at the Underground club in Köln on July 26th. The event is sponsored by Engl, who will be presenting their new E656 Steve Morse Signature amp. Entrance is free, but interested parties are advised […]

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That copyright thing

We’ve discussed previously the state of music business and where it’s going. Music is not alone in this state of transition. Every form of art is.

In preface to his recent novel Little Brother, Cory Doctorow writes:

If I could […]

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