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The Daisies heading to the islands

The Dead Daisies have announced a short tour of Britain and Ireland coming December 2022. They are headlining a string of shows with FM and Graham Bonnet as support. Graham will be the sole support on the two Irish dates, promising an “exclusive acoustic performance”. Tickets are already on sale, further details in our calendar.

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Hanging from a tree in a pink tutu

Several interviews with Roger Glover have appeared in the Irish press. He spoke to The Irish News, waxing more philosophic than poetic. On Time For Bedlam: It was going to be a song about insane institution of some kind, and then Ian and I talked about the thought of being locked away, not for something […]

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Graham Bonnet Band: The Book

The Graham Bonnet Band is releasing a brand new album called The Book, It will be a double, with 11 new songs, and a bonus disc with 12 rerecorded classics, including 4 Rainbow tracks.

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Whitesnake to tour UK and Ireland

Whitesnake will tour UK and Ireland in December on a double bill with Def Leppard. The tour will start on December 6 in Dublin and finish on the 19th in Sheffield. Tickets go on sale April 1, with presales starting March 30th. Most venues offer a choice between general admission and reserved seating. Some also […]

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Now what?! charts summary

This list is being continuously updated. Progress of the album in charts around the world is neatly summarized here. The first week of Now what?! out in the wild is over and the first official chart positions accounting for both online and offline sales are in. Germany: #1 first week, #5 second, #12 third, #22 […]

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Cork review at Musicnews.ie

An Irish site dedicated to promoting independent bands have published nothing short of a glowing review of the June 30 show in Cork: Deep Purple are considered one of the founding fathers of heavy metal. Once crowned the loudest band in the world in the Guinness book of world records, Deep Purple blazed a trail […]

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