Gillan and Blackmore decorated in Armenia
As we have reported previously, Armenia is honouring the 20th anniversary of the Rock Aid Armenia project. On October 1 Ian Gillan together with Tony Iommi, Geff Downes and the project organizer Jon Dee have arrived to Yerevan to take part in […]
Read more »Signed guitar auctioned by Planet Rock
To celebrate the Sunflower Jam 2009, British radio station Planet Rock will be auctioning off an Epiphone Les Paul Special II guitar signed by the crème de la crème of rock royalty.
The eBay auction begins on 10th August and ends […]
Read more »Rock Aid Armenia: 20 years after
20 years ago, on July 8, 1989, a group of musicians gathered at the Metropolis Studios in Chiswick, London to make a benefit record to raise money for the 1988 earthquake relief in Armenia. In early October this year Ian Gillan, Tony Iommi and Geoff Downes will visit Armenia together with Jon Dee who organized the original Rock Aid Armenia project.
Read more »Lord and Hughes at the ChildLine Rocks
Both Jon Lord and Glenn Hughes are confirmed to appear at the ChildLine Rocks 2009, which will be held on June 1 at the indigO2 in London. Last year’s Childline Rocks have seen the first appearance of Glenn Hughes and Ian Paice […]
Read more »Roger’s painting in charity auction
Roger Glover has contributed one of his paintings to Status Quo’s ‘Pictures’ Auction, which is taking place on November 5th at Bonhams in London. Proceeds of the sale will go to British charity Prince’s Trust.
Entrance to the auction will […]
Read more »Impromptu in Portugal
A quiet family dinner next to a charity event at a Portuguese resort Santa Barbara De Nexe turned into an impromptu performance for Gillan. The Portugal News Online reports (complete with mistakes and misspelling):
Read more »As diners dug deep in their pockets […]
Bernie Marsden’s Party in the Paddock is back!!
Bernie Marsden’s Party in the Paddock is back for a third time!
After a two year rest the event is back with a bang and a great lineup featuring:
Roger Daltrey (The Who)
Zak Starkey (The Who)
Don Airey (Deep […]
Win tickets to see Deep Purple with Jon Lord
Jon Lord’s official website is offering the chance of winning two tickets to see Deep Purple at this year’s Sunflower Jam in London on September 25.
Forming just one part of a star studded charity event, Deep Purple will be […]
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