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Roppongi Rocks has a short review of the Deep Purple gig in Tokyo Budokan, on April 11, 2026: They opened the Budokan show in style with âHighway Starâ. Deep Purple back on stage at Budokan! This is what it is all about. Classics such as âLazyâ, âSpace Truckinââ and âSmoke on the Waterâ were obvious […]
Read more »The Chosun Daily reviews in a most positive way the Deep Purple gig in South Korea from April 18, 2026. At 7 p.m. on the 18th, the Culture Park inside the Paradise City Resort in Incheon. The band Deep Purple opened their performance with their signature song *Highway Star*. The knuckles of the members were […]
Read more »Georgia Today reviews in most transcendental terms the recent Deep Purple gig in the country: The evening of 16 November in Tbilisi transformed the Sports Palace into an environment that resembled a vast anthropological chamber. Deep Purple appeared onstage as the custodians of a fifty-year cultural archive, and the audience moved through the space as […]
Read more »On November 16, Deep Purple have played their first gig in 5 months, and that happened in Tbilisi, Georgia. Several pieces of video evidence have already surfaced on them intertubes. Here is what appears to be a complete show. The quality is not bad for an audience recording; starts a little shaky, but get better […]
Read more »Several press reviews from the recently concluded =1 More Time UK tour. Blues Rock Review presents some impressions from the November 9 gig in Manchester: Much of their new set at the AO Arena, Manchester comes from their latest album =1, and itâs a winning formula, still bringing vivid shades of vintage Deep Purple, while […]
Read more »Another review of the November 6th London gig, this time courtesy of Brighton and Hove News: Cometh the hour, cometh the band. After an introductory blast of âMarsâ from âThe Planets Suiteâ by Gustav Holst, Deep Purple take the stage and go straight into the classic âHighway Starâ. Guitarist Simon McBride impresses from the off. […]
Read more »Metal Talk reviews the London gig from November 6: Whilst the line-up may have changed over the years, there is still the undoubted spectacle of seeing genuine rock legends playing some of the best rock songs ever written. Not only is their back catalogue the envy of practically every other band on the planet right […]
Read more »Couple of press reviews of the Leeds gig on November 7. Leeds Live: Two years since they last visited, the veteran band have lost none of their zest for woozy-bluesy solos and progressive time signatures. Review: âAlright, alright, alright, Leeds,â Ian Gillan pronounces with a short wag of his finger, before the septuagenarian singer waves […]
Read more »Another review of the Birmingham gig from November 4th, 2024. This one is for the Metal Planet Music. With the energy of the crowd now at an excitable fever pitch, the lights dimmed, and âGustav Holstâs Marsâ the Bringer of Warâ echoed dramatically through the arena. Images appeared on screens above the stage, each for […]
Read more »The Guardian reviews the November 6th London gig: There are certain things that have to be factored into life: Boris Johnson will self-promote; Five Guys is overpriced; and Deep Purple (and their spinoff bands) will plague the audience with solo spots. Thankfully, those solos are no longer quite as interminable as they were in the […]
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