Ian Gillan will take part in the Rock Meets Classic Tour 2012. The tour will also feature Steve Lukather (Toto), Jimi Jamison (Survivor), Chris Thompson (Manfred Mann’s Earth Band), Robin Beck, The Mat Sinner Band & The Bohemian Symphony Orchestra […]

A previously unreleased set of picture of Deep Purple performing at the Bundeseisstadion Liebenau in Graz, Austria, on April 3, 1975, is being posted online at dpac.at. There already are two installments, with more to follow on a weekly basis. […]

On September 17th Peter Brkusic from the Nasty Habits will present their new CD with Nick Simper The Deep Purple Mark 1 Songbook on Radiofabrik Salzburg in Austria. The show will run between 15:00 and 17:00. Radiofabrik Salzburg is on the air […]

Wymer Records in the UK is releasing an album of Mk1 songs recorded by Nick Simper with the Austrian band Nasty Habits. The album is aptly called The Deep Purple Mk1 Songbook. The first edition will be limited to 1,000 […]

On March 31st Ian Gillan of Deep Purple gave a solo performance with the Bruckner Orchestra in Linz, Austria. The show was almost sold out.

The situation with age group was as varied as it usually is during Deep Purple […]

Deep Purple normally don’t do soundchecks. The class of all the musicians allows them not to. They do not need to rehearse every day, and they trust their roadies to set up the equipment right. They only rehearse occasionally – […]

Needless to say, Nick Simper and The Nasty Habits playd an unforgettable show - powerful, rousing, I wish they do it one more time.

On March 14th 2009 Mr. Simper played his third concert here and the Nasty Habits were […]

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 […]

The only DP concert in Austria this year, so my wife and I went to Graz (for me it was the 14th time to see DP).

Sound was good and it was not as loud as they played in former […]

My friend, Dave, and I travelled from the US to the Sarajevo, Budapest, and Graz shows. They were all excellent, of course, and I see no need to rave about the band’s performance at each because they performed amazingly, as […]