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Perfect Purple Day

Deep Purple live at Casino Rama (Rama, Canada 2014-08-22) I expected the band would be sluggish,this being their 3rd show in as many nights.Not so at all. Deep Purple,2014 are 5 consummate professional still playing with passion and energy. Ian Gillan was in good shape,kept the screams within his comfort zone ( kinda spoke the […]

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Now What?! perfect fit for DP in USA

Deep Purple live at Festival Park (Elgin, USA 2014-08-20) After amazing performances of Highway Star, Into the Fire, Hard Lovin’ Man, and Strange Kind of Woman, Ian Gillan informed the thousands of fans at Festival Park that the rock show was over and the rest of the evening would be jazz and slow ballads. Perhaps […]

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DP family party

Deep Purple live at Festival Park (Elgin, USA 2014-08-20) Setlist from Elgin 8-20-14, Highway Star, Into the Fire, HLM, SKOW, IG introduces Steve as the Aviator then Contact Lost/Uncommon Man/WDGuitar, the Mule (drum solo), Vincent Price, Lazy, Hell To Pay, Airey solo – (Chicago (that tottlin’ town) America the Beautiful), Perfect Strangers, Space Truckin’, SKOW […]

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Amazingly Good

Deep Purple live at Festival Park (Elgin, USA 2014-08-20) Drove six hours with my son to see Purple in Elgin, Illinois. We saw them in ’11 in Minneapolis but the show was pretty disappointing, mainly but not only because of the sound. Last night, however, the show was truly superb. Not only was the sound […]

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With My Kid

Deep Purple live at Festival Park (Elgin, USA 2014-08-20) I drove my son, who is 14, from Detroit to see this, his second Purple show (the first being a few years ago at the Fox, in Detroit). On the way there, he asked about The Orchestra, which we thought was going to be the same […]

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Our 40th Anniversary Deep Purple Show

Deep Purple live at Snoqualmie Casino (Snoqualmie, USA 2014-08-10) Our 40th Anniversary Deep Purple Show August 10, 2014 – Deep Purple at Snoqualmie Casino, North Bend, Washington, USA. On a perfect Summer Sunday evening with temperatures in the high 70’s, my wife Rita and I drove to North Bend, just 15 minutes east of Seattle. […]

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What an “Experience”!

Deep Purple live at Fremont Street Experience (Las Vegas, USA 2014-08-15) My wife and I made the trek to Vegas for Purple and we were rewarded with a great show.We usually head to LV once a year so it worked out that we could catch the band there as well. We took off Thursday morning […]

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A great Night to Rock with Purple

Deep Purple live at Mountain Winery (Saratoga, USA 2014-08-13) So glad I made this one .Took some money and time but I thought the guys put on as close to a perfect show as could be . I’ve lost accurate count of how many times I’ve seen the band .Saw 4 shows at The HOB […]

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The Loudest Band in The World?

Deep Purple live at Thunder Valley Entertainment Center (Lincoln, USA 2014-08-08) First off, I may try to add bits of humor to this review to keep it interesting to myself having to type it as I’m not a good typist! My views are mine, yours would likely be different. Past DP lineups and members will […]

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Band on Fire!!!

Deep Purple live at Orange County Fair (Costa Mesa, USA 2014-08-06) Saw DP at the Pacific Ampitheater (outdoor, modern facility, holds 18,000 and was full) and they were in TOP form. Blue Oyster Cult opened with a tight and rocking set playing most of their hits and ending with Don’t Fear The Reaper. Relaxed and […]

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