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In the wake of two cancelled shows Blackmore’s Night management has posted the following update on www.blackmoresnight.com: We are happy to announce that everyone in Blackmore’s Night is feeling well and the performances will go on as scheduled. Follow-up was also issued via email: Greetings M’Lords and Ladies — Latest update on Blackmore’s Night tickets […]
Read more »GHPG.net has posted a video of Glenn Hughes performing Mistreated on The Slavi Show in Bulgaria. Recorded in Sofia and as broadcast on Thursday, September 27th, 2007. He was supported by in-house The Cuckoo Band.
Read more »It looks like Ritchie’s illness proved to be difficult to cure. October 14 gig in Kent, Ohio, was cancelled as well. At this point we have no information if the appearance will be rescheduled or if it’s cancelled for good, and how to obtain a refund in either case. Thanks to Kevin Dixon for the […]
Read more »Joe Lynn Turner’s South American dates in November and December have all been cancelled. His official website states that “It’s possible that Joe will do some shows in South America in 2008 so please check back for updates.” Thanks to Gustavo Solinas of the Joe Lynn Turner Argentina Fan Site for the info.
Read more »Blackmore’s Night has cancelled their appearance in Michigan for Friday Oct. 12. Their management confirms that Ritchie is ill. Only the 12th October show is cancelled. So far the rest of the tour is proceeding as planned. We will inform you of any developments as soon as we hear about them. The Frauenthal box office […]
Read more »The new Deep Purple fan site has unveiled their Deep Purple Fan Experience packages, being offered for many of the upcoming European tour stops coming this November. Here’s the official announcement: Deep Purple Fan Experience Packages NOW AVAILABLE on DeepPurple.org! Have tickets to an upcoming Deep Purple show? Want to have the ultimate concert experience? […]
Read more »The Northern Echo has published an interview with Jon Lord, in which he discusses his past with Deep Purple, the difficult decision to leave the band and the story behind Durham Concerto. It was gut-wrenching to leave. It was my band, I was the founder member and the guys were huge buddies of mine. I […]
Read more »Deep Purple never made a secret of the fact that the tune for Child in Time was borrowed from the song Bombay Calling that appeared in 1969 on eponymous album by It’s A Beautiful Day. Let’s take a look at it. Bombay Calling by It’s A Beautiful Day, Live at the Chet Helms Tribal Stomp, […]
Read more »On October 7 Jon Lord and Roger Glover joined Paul Mann and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at the Malcolm Arnold Festival to perform Concerto for Group and Orchestra. Doug Anderson was there and took some pictures. Thanks to Doug Anderson for the info.
Read more »An updated version of Gillan’s Inn with additional material from Ian Gillan’s tour last year, previously only available in the UK, has finally been released in North America; read more about it in our Gillan’s Inn feature (http://www.thehighwaystar.com/specials/GillansInn/)
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