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New guests as the tour moves on
The tour moves on through the US and in Mansfield on August 13, the band got some help from two members from support band Jefferson Starship.
Read more »Archive for August, 2026
History is Made at Rare Show in Wantagh, NY
Deep Purple live at Jones Beach Theater (Wantagh, USA 2026-08-12) Blackmore Joins Purple for Epic Encore at Jones Beach Theater Reviewed by The Highway Star Reader “Albania” When my younger son greeted me in the morning by asking if I knew where we kept the several sets of glasses that are needed to watch solar […]
Read more »And it finally happened
Just as anticipated, on August 12, 2026, Ritchie Blackmore joined Deep Purple on stage at the Jones Beach Theater for a guest performance of Smoke. As an engineering wisdom goes, with sufficient thrust pigs fly just fine. Here is the evidence.
Read more »Blackmore to join Purple for NY show
In a completely black(!) live session on Instagram last night US EST, Ritchie Blackmore revealed the “secret” that he will be the guesting Deep Purple for the encore at Jones Beach Amphitheater in Wantagh, NY on August 12. There seem to be tickets left, so grab one if you haven’t already. Blabbermouth quotes Blackmore from […]
Read more »Talking to the wind
TVGuide UK announces that a Deep Purple reunion film will be shown on Sky Arts HD from 12:30 to 3:00 AM, Monday, August 10, 2026. The blurb reads: In 1984, the classic Deep Purple line-up of Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice reunited for the album Perfect Strangers and went […]
Read more »North American setlist
AXS.tv has a machine-written review of the opening night for the North American tour in Raleigh, NC, on August 4, 2026. However, it contains the setlist, which we compared against setlist.fm — checks out, and with release dates for each composition. Caveat: spoilers ahead.
Read more »Faithfully
Steve Morse and Bob Daisley — among other luminaries — appear as guest musicians on Engelbert Humperdinck’s new album of mostly covers called Faithfully.
Read more »For the foreseeable future…
Glenn Hughes has announced his retirement from touring and live performances “for the foreseeable future”. This past year, I’ve had some health issues. The results from numerous MRIs, CT scans, and an echocardiogram have alerted my medical team, that I need another open-heart surgery. I really have no option and no choice as health is […]
Read more »Smelled like Gypsy Rose
Here is a bit of boogaloo. Big Ian channels his inner Elvis in this (mostly) acoustic performance, supported by Roger and Steve.
Read more »Latest entry into rock history
Yet another review of Splat! — this time, it’s from the Silent Radio. The psychedelic, prog and classic rock legends Deep Purple have returned. And boy, have they come back heavy. The rock legends are best known for their hard rock edge, especially on classics like ‘Smoke On The Water’ (you know the riff), and […]
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