All Glenn Hughes dates in Australia and New Zealand have now been confirmed. And from the promo videoblurb it sounds like he will be performing with The Music Of Cream as opposed to opening the show for them. Guitaris Robben Ford will round up the list of guest musicians alongside with Glenn.
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Posted in News by Nick on 2017-03-27
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Glenn Hughes is announced as a special guest for the upcoming in late May / early June The Music of Cream tour of Australia and New Zealand. The Music of Cream is basically a Cream cover band with a twist or three — it consists of Ginger Baker’s son Kofi, Jack Bruce’s son Malcolm, and […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2017-03-19
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Mike Eriksson (of the Swedish Deep Purple Forever fan club fame) is posting a series of articles in his blog dedicated to what ended up being the last Deep Purple tour in the 1970s. Which, coincidentally, was happening 40 years ago as we speak — at the end of 1975 and beginning of 1976. 40 […]
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Posted in Blog by Nick on 2015-12-11
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If the stars will align right, the world live premiere of the new Deep Purple album will happen in New Zealand, where the band kicks off 2013 touring schedule on February 24, followed by six more dates in Australia. New Zealand ticket presales start on November 7, with the sale to general public followed on […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2012-10-31
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The long awaited Deep Purple Mark IV DVD which we detailed previously has now been completed. It will be called Phoenix Rising: The untold story of the 1975/76 MkIV world tour and release date is set for May 20th.
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Posted in News by Nick on 2011-03-22
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A friend and I flew up from Wellington on Thursday afternoon (after seeing Deep Purple there the night before). The venue in Auckland was a small theatre, which I think is a much better choice compared to Wellington’s Events Centre. So much more intimate and purpose built for usic so better acoustics. We arrived in […]
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Posted in 2006 Down Under, 2006 Tours, Tour Reviews by Rasmus Heide on 2006-05-13
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Deep Purple’s first ever show in Wellington! The venue was the Queens Wharf Events Centre on Wellington’s waterfront. Upstairs was full and downstairs about half full. There was a good range of ages here tonight. The set list was predictable with four new tracks thrown in from Rapture of the Deep and a selection of […]
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Posted in 2006 Down Under, 2006 Tours, Tour Reviews by Rasmus Heide on 2006-05-13
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They were in good form. I really loved the opening surprise of Pictures of Home, completely unexpected – I obviously don’t visit your web site very often. I also caught their show last year in Christchurch. Most of the set seems to have been as per the last leg of the tour, though there were […]
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Posted in 2006 Down Under, 2006 Tours, Tour Reviews by Rasmus Heide on 2006-05-13
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An absolute storming Pacific Rim tour opener with the band in awesome form. The high energy performance got the crowd going and it was great to see so many young headbangers giving it some. Steve Morse is a god in these parts and he played brilliantly along with the rest of the band. The new […]
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Posted in 2006 Down Under, 2006 Tours, Tour Reviews by Rasmus Heide on 2006-05-13
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I’d last seen Deep Purple way back at Knebworth in 1985! I stood amid an expectant Auckland crowd. The lights went down. Huge cheers and then Purple hit the stage with Pictures Of Home …. note for note perfect with the original. Steve Morse starting the beaming smile which would last the entire evening. The […]
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Posted in 2006 Down Under, 2006 Tours, Tour Reviews by Rasmus Heide on 2006-05-13
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