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Metal-Rules.com has a review of the Purple gig in Montreal from August 27. It’s well written and may put a smile on your face, even if the author doesn’t quite get all the facts straight. But to the Purple at hand! And don’t come at me with the “Deep Purple was better when they extended […]
Read more »[Updated] There was a gig in April 1972 when Ritchie fell ill and Randy California was called upon to save the day. An audience recording of that gig (April 6, 1972 in Quebec City) has been posted on Youtube. (listen inside)
Read more »Concerto for Group and Orchestra got a rare North American performance yesterday, November 21, at Palais Montcalm in Québec City. Paul Mann was on hand to conduct l’Orchestre symphonique de Québec, with Paul DesLauriers Band, and Bruce Dickinson handling the vocals. Concerto was followed by Sarabande and Bouré, and a set of Deep Purple covers […]
Read more »Jon Lord’s Concerto for Group and Orchestra will celebrate it’s 50th anniversary this fall with a Canadian premiere. Orchestre Symphonique de Québec, conducted by Paul Mann, with special guest Bruce Dickinson on vocals, Paul DesLauriers Band, and Pierre Bélisle will perform it at the Palais Montcalm in Quebec City on November 21 and 22, 2019. […]
Read more »Le Soleil in Quebec City has published not only an excellent review of the Deep Purple performance at the Festival d’été de Québec, but also did a great feature on the band in the days leading to the show. Written by Nicolas Houle, a rock journalist, longtime DP enthusiast and also a longtime THS reader. […]
Read more »Deep Purple at Festival d’été de Québec (Quebec City, Canada, 2015-07-19) On a cold windy evening on the Plains of Abraham, Quebec – site of the historic battle between the French and British in 1759, Deep Purple came, saw and conquered the 60,000 or so faithful who braved the bitter temperature, high winds and the […]
Read more »Remember the “Bogus Deep Purple” tour that Rod Evans tried to undertake in 1980? We did a special on it a while back, with eyewitness accounts and contemporary press clippings. A set of photographs taken at the Quebec City show has surfaced recently. You can view the photo gallery together with translation of an article […]
Read more »Quebec: Having seen DP over 50 times from MK II onwards I like most of us reading this, never ever regret seeing one of the greatest bands of all time in concert whenever the opportunity presents itself. A 3 hour drive is not a bother when a DP concert is at hand! It has been […]
Read more »It was a great concert we saw tonight in a renovated amphitheatre that was hosting its first concert ever. And I think it’s gonna take quit a while before the place sees such an electrical rocking performance by a band. Each member of the band get in touch with the people in the crowd. You […]
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