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There are 8 dates in Germany announced towards the ends of this year for an outfit called Pete York’s Rock and Blues Circus doing a Ticklin´da´Groove tour. Said circus consists of Pete York himself, our own Roger Glover, plus Miller Anderson, Zoot Money, and Albie Donnelly.
Read more »Rock Candy magazine has a 4-page spread on Deep Purple Mark 4 in their February-March 2018 issue. DEEP PURPLE’S MK IV LINE-UP CRASHED AND BURNED IN SPECTACULAR FASHION IN 1976 AND MANY FANS THOUGHT IT WAS ABOUT TIME. BUT WHY DID THE BAND FALL APART SO PUBLICLY? WHAT PART DID IT PLAY IN THE DEATH […]
Read more »Somebody stole my guitar….(Literally) At some point during the reunited Dixie Dregs set up for the show at the Lincoln Theatre, Washington D.C. a one off acoustic/electric guitar was stolen. Having owned the guitar for over 30 years Steve is obviously eager to get it back, and so is offering a reward for its safe […]
Read more »The same people responsible for the restoration and re-release of the Butterfly Ball video last year are now working on the remaster of the original album. The 3CD box set is due to be release on April 27 via Cherry Red Records and can be preordered via their website. DISC ONE Roger Glover And Friends […]
Read more »Glenn Hughes will countinue his “Glenn Hughes Performs Classic Deep Purple Live Tour 2018/19” in October 2018 in Germany. The dates we have so far are: 17.10.18 Berlin – Admiralspalast 18.10.18 Hamburg – Fabrik 20.10.18 Worpswede – Music Hall 21.10.18 Leipzig – Gewandhaus 24.10.18 Bochum – Zeche 25.10.18 Bensheim – Rex 27.10.18 Winterbach – Lehenbachhalle
Read more »Deep Purple have picked up a couple of Planet Rock The Rocks awards on the strength of their 2017 performance — Best British Band and Best British Album for the inFinite. Unlike some other industry awards that we know, these are decided by the fan vote “as a welcome antidote to the pop music back-slapping”. […]
Read more »Shooter Promotions, who brought Rainbow to the Loreley in 2016 annouced a new festival called “The Crossroads Festival – Guitar Fest Of The Year” The festival will take place on June 16, 2018 and feature Steve Hill, the Henrik Freischlader Band, Bernie Marsden and Joe Bonamassa.
Read more »Rainbow will release a second installment of Memories in Rock on April 6 via the in-house label Minstrel Hall Music. This will be compiled from the 2017 UK shows, plus a bonus disc of backstage clips and interviews, a new lineup studio recording of I Surrender, and a brand new track called Waiting For a […]
Read more »Glenn Hughes will take his “Classic Deep Purple Live” set to the UK later this year. The 9-date starts on October 2 in Bristol and wraps up on the 15th in London. Tickets for most shows go on sale for general public on February 23 at 10am. Glenn’s band will include Soren Anderson (guitar), Jesper […]
Read more »A quick preview of what’s in store for the Purple family on the road in the next year. Black Country Communion will kick off the new year’s proceedings with 2 gigs in the UK: January 2 in Wolverhampton, and January 4 in London. These will be followed by a performance at the Blues Alive at […]
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