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In 1999 Deep Purple restaged Jon Lord’s Concerto for Group and Orchestra for the first time in 30 years. This then formed the basis of tours in South America, Europe and Japan in 2000 and 2001. Singer Ronnie James Dio was the band’s special guest at these shows. In 2001, conductor Paul Mann donated to […]
Read more »While being on tour in the UK with Black Country Communion, Glenn Hughes spoke with the O2 TV.
Read more »On August 16 Eagle Rock Entertainment will release on CD 4 historical Purple live albums: In Concert 1970/1972, Scandinavian Nights, Live in London and Mk.III The Final Concerts. Out of those, Live in London will be available domestically in North America for the first time. In Concert 1970/1972 and Scandinavian Nights were released on Spitfire […]
Read more »Something went wrong in the Joe Lynn Turner’s camp and today this open letter landed on our editorial floor: Dear Fans and Media Friends, I am aware of a compilation of unfinished demo songs that was published on the Internet by an individual named Scott Rolaf. These demos were recorded in my studio about two […]
Read more »In the latest installment of Road Life, Roger Glover shares with us events which happened to him during just one day on the road: Anyway, we recently flew in for a gig at a spa resort in the countryside where a rock festival is annually held. The three-hour journey by van from Gdansk airport went […]
Read more »The nominations are in for the 2011 Classic Rock Magazine Awards. The awards are chosen both by the magazine team and by polling the readers. There are several Purple related entries in the running. The categories you can vote in (and relevant entries) are: Best New Band Album Of The Year — BCC2 Reissue Of […]
Read more »As we’ve reported previously, this past Friday, July 15, Jon Lord was awarded a honorary Doctor of Music degree by his home town’s University of Leicester. Local press covers the event; Leicester Mercury writes: Archbishop Desmond Tutu was in Leicester on Friday. You may have heard about it, seeing as news of his honorary degree […]
Read more »Houston Press has a rather favourable review of the recently released Phoenix Rising: Phoenix Rising details the “untold story” of DP Mk IV, first with Deep Purple Rises Over Japan. The 30-minute concert film, originally shot for movie theaters but not released until 1985 – this was before MTV and YouTube, kiddies – has the […]
Read more »Euronews has a news report on the closing of the 45th Montreux Jazz Festival featuring our heroes. Watch it inside.
Read more »Apparently Glenn Hughes has got himself his own show on Planet Rock. It airs on Sundays between 6 and 7pm. I would like to thank Planet Rock for giving me the opportunity to share with listeners of my show the songs that have shaped my life. Every song is chosen by me, and there will […]
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