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Hear new music from Jon Lord

Jon Lord has published a new piece of music on his website. Titled Air on the Blue String, the piece - which is a work in progress - was partly inspired by classical musicians’ ability to improvise and blends blue(s) […]

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Fullly packed in Montreux

Just home from a trip to Montreux where me and my wife got to witness an incredible performance by Deep Purple at the closing of the 42nd Jazz Festival.

The set list already given by others. What struck me was […]

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Montreux: Solid concert

Sold Out: 10:30 - 12:10
Deep Purple playing solid concert
Gillan voice with problems
Set list:

Fireball
Into the Fire
Strange Kind of Woman
Rapture of the Deep
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Contact Lost
Steve Morse Solo
Sometimes I Feel Like […]

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Fall tour in Europe

We have more confirmed tour dates for this Fall autumn: Deep Purple will continue touring well throughout September, October and November. They will start this leg with an open air in the midst of the oil fields of Siberia, then visit […]

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Summer tour of Europe confirmed!

All European tourdates that we had posted for the summer are now officially confirmed. In addition to that, Montreux is confirmed for the closing day of the festival — July 19, plus a couple of French festivals and one in […]

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Purple secrets in Zürich

Christmas came early this year …

What would you think, if you get an sms telling you Deep Purple is doing a private gig tomorrow night and you’re kindly invited to it? April Fool’s Joke?

For me being a Purple […]

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Vocal cord worries

I had been at DP in Bratislava last fall and comparing that gig with last Saturday, I must say that is was pretty much alike.. .just a few changes in the setlist (only Wrong Man from RoTD) with the band […]

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Geneva: Purple in utero

Firstly, I would like to add a few points to the previous review by Martin Damary. The concert was completely packed and the Arena holds around 9.500 when used with standing-room (parterre debout).

We were at the very front on […]

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Fulminantes Zürich

Nach dem Vorprogramm konnte man es kaum erwarten als 20.40 Deep Purple auf die Bühne kamen. Mit dem Opener Picture of Home starteten sie ihr fulminantes Konzert.

Mit jedem Ton bewiesen sie das jeder ein exzellenter Musiker ist und sein […]

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Geneva shoreline success

This time was excellent, stranger than perfect even, just fantastic.

Last time I had seen Purple was in Lyons, France, at the start of the Rapture tour, and I must say I felt a bit apprehensive this time, because Lyons […]

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