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Deep Purple on VH1 Classic

VH1 Classic in North America is airing a show called Seven Ages of Rock (which was co-produced together with the BBC). The fourth episode Never Say Die is about hasrd rock and heavy metal and features Deep Purple along with Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Mötley Crüe, Ozzy Osbourne and Metallica. The Purple part […]

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Notes from the road

The wonders of high speed rail, joys of private jets and fury of nature — read all about it in the latest installment of Steve Morse’s Notes from the road.

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Purple Blown away in Zaragoza

it seems the weather had other plans when Deep Purple were about to hit the stage in Zaragoza on the first night of the European tour this summer, here’s what Ian Gillan had to say about it: Deep Purple – 11/07/08 Zaragoza As we were about to hit the stage the gig here was blown […]

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Live in Caesarea

We have received an unconfirmed report that both Israeli gigs on September 7th and 8th at the Hangar 11 in Tel Aviv have been cancelled. Instead, Deep Purple will play a gig on September 7th at a rather unusual venue — Caesarea Amphitheatre. This venue is located on the ruins on an ancient Roman amphitheatre […]

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Guitar clinic in Köln

Steve Morse will hold a guitar workshop at the Underground club in Köln on July 26th. The event is sponsored by Engl, who will be presenting their new E656 Steve Morse Signature amp. Entrance is free, but interested parties are advised to make reservations by contacting info@beyers-music.de or calling +49-(0)2327-3939 or +49-(0)221-2827540. Underground: Vogelsanger Str. […]

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Whitesnake on Rockline

Whitesnake will guest on the nationally syndicated radio show “Rockline”, hosted by Bob Coburn, on Wednesday, September 3 at 11:30 p.m. EST/8:30 p.m. PST. Fans can talk live with Whitesnake by calling 800-344-ROCK (7625). To find a station near you or to listen to the show live via the Internet, go to http://www.rocklineradio.com/. Thanks to […]

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Fall tour in Europe

We have more confirmed tour dates for this Fall autumn: Deep Purple will continue touring well throughout September, October and November. They will start this leg with an open air in the midst of the oil fields of Siberia, then visit Israel (where they haven’t played since 1991), then off to the bullrings, beaches and […]

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Lucy’s Song, continued

As mentioned earlier, Roger Glover has been involved with the Linda McCartney Center on this song. We’ve been informed that there will be a limited edition CD available from www.deep-purple-net at a cost of £5.99 inclusive of UK postage. Orders for the CD will be taken up until July 31st 2008. Both formats will include […]

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Morse solo projects update

Steve Morse used the break in the busy touring schedule to work on the new Steve Morse Band album: We have 10 songs, ranging from a classical guitar/bass piece to a Bluegrass instrumental, and of course, many tracks reminiscent of the style on ‘Southern Steel’. He has also completed a solo album in collaboration with […]

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New installment from Caramba TV

Big Ian continues his insightful observations of the daft world that surrounds us…

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