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Back to the same old place
A couple of unconfirmed, but exciting dates in the Chicago area.
First, a one-off reunion of The Dead Daisies with Glenn Hughes have been announced. The show is booked for May 30, 2026, at the Arcada Theater in St Charles, IL.
Glenn will join Doug Aldrich, Tommy Clufetos and David Lowy for this rare, one-off performance delivering a thrilling 50/50 split set, kicking off with 10 of THE DEAD DAISIES’ favorite tracks followed by 10 iconic DEEP PURPLE classics.
Glenn’s solo show scheduled to take place at the same venue on April 11, 2026, had been “on the advice of the medical team” cancelled earlier this year, along with the rest of his extensive tour. Tickets for that cancelled show will be honoured for the May 30 performance.
Tickets go on sale on Friday, March 13 at 10 a.m. CST.
[Update Mar 13]: This Glenn Hughes/Dead Daisies reunion show has now been confirmed by both sides.
In even more exciting news, a Deep Purple show at the Ravinia festival in Highland Park, IL, has been announced on the festival site for August 25. Kansas is cited as support, and tickets are promised to go on sale April 23. Our fingers are crossed for more North American dates.
Thanks to Blabbermouth and Randy Engman for the heads-up.
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I wish he would have never left the Daisies, I know that his heart lies with BCC, but somehow the Daisies appeal to me more. And the Spitfire pilot’s (or at least: owner’s)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/David_Lowy_Temora_Aviation_Museum.jpg
primal rhythm guitar makes for an interesting and slightly savage combo with Glenn’s gung-ho bass playing. Plus Doug Aldrich is a great lead guitar foil for Glenn.
The Dead Daisies deep purpling? Should be interesting.
March 12th, 2026 at 22:48It’s good to see that Glenn is well enough to resume Live work. Is Glenn going to reschedule his previously announced U.S dates?
March 13th, 2026 at 11:52#2: I think there’s a difference between a one-off show and 6 weeks worth of dates. Maybe he’s had it with the longer runs? Or grown tired of being a solo artist? 😉
March 13th, 2026 at 17:55The Dead Daisies music while great nonetheless, never really hit me like Deep Purple, Whitesnake, or even Black Country Communion. Either with John Coraby or Glenn Hughes. Matter of taste
Still I’ll go watch them if they come nearby, I will always love the rock’n roll show. It’s just I won’t go buy their CD or listen to them in paid platforms. I respect them for keeping the hard rock flag flying
As for Dead Daisies playing Deep Purple, hmm none of Mark 2 songs should be played hopefully. Otherwise the comparison will be inevitable..
March 13th, 2026 at 18:24Given that John Corabi cites Stormbringer as one of his favorite albums ever and is a fan of the Coverdale/Hughes dual lead vocal attack, they should invite him for the Purple set!
March 14th, 2026 at 02:33I can’t help noticing the phrase “Dead Daisies Hits” in the poster. “Hits”? What’s the definition? 😉
March 14th, 2026 at 09:13Any playing of Purple material without keyboards is doomed to failure.
March 14th, 2026 at 17:02It’s actually 60% of the Daisies, but using their name is surely an attempt to sell more tickets. They’re a great rock ‘n’ roll band, but I prefer them with Corabi fronting them, with Glenn it largely lost much of their characteristic fun and the material was became rather earnest.
March 14th, 2026 at 20:21You do have a point, Stathis! 😂 In principle, The Dead Daisies are on the same level as David Lowy’s acquisition of a flyable Supermarine Spitfire, he’s fulfilling a childhood dream, but it doesn’t turn him into a WW II fighter ace veteran. So, yes, TDD are a vanity and youth nostalgia project, Lowy’s own private and never ending rock camp weekend project.
And you know what? I’m fine with it. I’d hire Glenn Hughes and Doug Aldrich for my own band project too if I had the money. Lowy was born into wealth and through his own business acumen enhanced it, if he spends a (given his overall wealth: minuscule) part of it on a WW II fighter plane and another part on living the rock band life, then I have more sympathies for that than wasting it on golf courses, buying Ferraris or marrying and divorcing women 1/3 his age. At least he spends his money in style.
I’ve seen The Dead Daisies a couple of times coincidentally over the years (lamentably never with Glenn!) and I never thought them a bad outfit even before I knew of their background. On stage, Lowy is probably the most humble “performing owner and operator of a rock band” I’ve ever witnessed though I’m sure he is not to be messed with off stage.
March 14th, 2026 at 21:34#7
I enjoy the “Burn” cover by Mr. Big in year 2000 (Ritchie Kotzen was on guitar, not Paul Gilbert). Sure no keyboard, but no problem to me, it was a fantastic cover.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCu-bPrguUc
March 15th, 2026 at 03:59@10: I think this studio version with vocals is even better: https://youtu.be/rG3Jr_hA4S4?is=H6IThyblIul_0OGQ
March 15th, 2026 at 08:20@11
I am aware. I just prefer the instrumental one, it’s faster, and not to mention there’s a video of it so I could watch how Ritchie and Billy shredded their instruments
Also I don’t really enjoy Eric Martin’s voice on Burn, to me the song needs a deep-bluesy voice. So if I miss the vocal, I’ll go back to Mark 3 recordings.
I like Glenn’s voice on it (if I am able to skip his frenetic “aaaaa”), but prefer Coverdale’s. Anyone dare to make AI video of Gillan singing it?
Having said that, certainly both Mr. Big’s performances of Burn are better than the sluggish “Smoke on the Water” they did in Budokan 2009. The band are well-known for switching instruments during their encores playing covers. But to do it on Smoke on the Water with lazy vocals by Billy and Pat Torpey (RIP) and Pat clearly too late to handle the mic in the middle? “Butcher” might be a strong word, but I’m afraid they were close to do that..
If Roger Glover had issues with Steve playing famous guitar riffs before Moke on the Water, wonder what will he say about that Mr. Big’s Budokan rendition..
March 15th, 2026 at 12:02Andre is right, Eric Martin is a fine AOR singer and could do the Turner era Rainbow back catalog full justice, but Burn? None of the authority and swagger of a young Coverdale.
March 15th, 2026 at 21:08If the Dead Daisies gig I saw in Bristol is anything to go by they will take all the swing and subtlety out of the songs and bludgeon them to death.
March 18th, 2026 at 12:55With the Dead Daisies that’s a very real risk, true, but BCC don’t swing either. David Lowy’s rhythm guitar can be a bit of a buzzsaw.
March 19th, 2026 at 03:11