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On May 12th purple played in Singapore. Venue was the National Indoor stadium. An airconditioned venue. A good decision as the humidity was really heavy outside. The show was supposed to start at 8pm without an opener. At 8.10 the intro tape was started and after all members had entered the stage, paicey started with […]
Read more »I don’t travel often on work, so it was a nice surprise when a trip to Singapore coincided with a Deep Purple concert on May 12, 2010. Of course I had to see the concert, so tickets were booked, and I managed to slip away a little early from work to catch the gents live. […]
Read more »This was my second time seeing Deep Purple the first time I went to see Deep Purple was in May 2006 on the second night in Sydney with Status Quo during their Australian Double Trouble tour and they were good there too. The second time was at a different place, Entertainment Center. I thought that […]
Read more »May, 18th, at Seoul, Korea, rain had fell down all day when DP had the seventh gig in the history of this country. Walking toward the venue, I was in a dark mood instead of thrill and anticipation, because, as everyone knows, Ronnie (James Dio) left us a few days ago. What I came to […]
Read more »Wendy Dio, wife/manager of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio , has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: Today my heart is broken, Ronnie passed away at 7:45 a.m. [on Sunday] 16th May. Many, many friends and family were able to say their private goodbyes before he peacefully passed away. Ronnie knew how much […]
Read more »Considering that the venerable Concerto for Group and Orchestra is a rare guest this side of the pond, we thought we’d pass this on as a public service announcement: What: University of Delaware Symphony Orchestra and student rock band Dancehall Throwdown perform Concerto for Group and Orchestra. The Concerto performance will be bookended by two […]
Read more »While being in Australia, Steve Morse and Don Airey met with Bob Daisley to discuss the schedule to complete recording of a new Living Loud album. 3 tracks have already been laid down and are awaiting Jimmy Barnes to complete the vocals. The plan is to find some time in October to finalise the rest […]
Read more »The official Deep Purple video channel is now available on YouTube as well. You will definitely be pleased to notice that the channel is inclusive of all lineups, although availability of the video footage that can be properly licensed varies due to obvious reasons. We are being told that the number of videos will be […]
Read more »It’s always nice to see the guys somewhere “exotic”. I was a little shocked at the barn-like proportions of the venue, the Nangang Exhibition Centre, but as you can see from the photos, there was none of the sterility you might get in such a barn in Europe. Great sound, interesting setlist and good onstage […]
Read more »First up, Electric Mary put on a good show. They were well suited to open for Deep Purple. They rocked hard and showed off some good chops. Easy to get into and enjoy. After a short break the familiar drum opening to Highway Star started and a rousing rendition it was. They were off and […]
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