Date: 2012-02-17 : TCU Place : Saskatoon : Canada Just returned from the Purple show – been a long wait since I bought the ticket… Had heard that the Canadian shows were being well reviewed – just added to the anticipation, especially seeing as this was only my second Purple show. First one was the […]
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Posted in 2010-2012 Tours by user on 2012-02-19
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Date: 2012-02-11: John Labatt Center/Massey Hall, London, Toronto, Canada Well, where do I start? What a week-end indeed. First of all my brother (Scott) flew in from Scotland on the Thursday to be part of the Purple experience with my son (Craig) and I. We set off on a snowy Saturday morning from Oshawa bound […]
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Posted in 2010-2012 Tours by user on 2012-02-15
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Date: 2012-02-12 : Massey Hall : Toronto,ON : Canada On this wintry Sunday night, Deep Purple showed the sold-out crowd that, while last tour’s orchestral backdrop was a pleasant enough venture, the innate power of the band is more than enough to shake off February’s chill. The setlist was largely the same as last summer, […]
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Posted in 2010-2012 Tours by user on 2012-02-14
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Date: 2012-02-11 : John Labatt Centre : London, Ontario : Canada Where to start? I live near Toronto and had hoped to see DP at Massey Hall. But all the decent tickets were gone in no time at all, so I was left accepting I\’d not see my favourite band. I had wanted to take […]
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Posted in 2010-2012 Tours by user on 2012-02-14
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Date: 03.12.2011 : Gerry Weber Arena : Halle : Germany This was the second time I saw DP with the orchestra this year, first concert was in Gelsenkirchen this summer. I was really impressed about the gig in Gelsenkirchen, but this one last saturday was much more better – unbelievable good. The orchester was perfectly […]
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Posted in 2010-2012 Tours by user on 2011-12-05
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A well written review, in which the author goes to see the Purple show a tad sceptical, but comes out totally enthusiastic. If anyone tells you that Deep Purple’s Concerto for Group and Orchestra (1969) wasn’t a masterpiece then they’re an idiot. In fact, it was, more or less, the only successful use of an […]
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Posted in 2010-2012 Tours, News by Nick on 2011-12-02
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Date: 2011-11-30 : o2 : London : United Kingdom Having watched the band perform since Mk III in 74 through Knebworth and many times since (see reviews of Paris, London & Cardiff) I really had a lot of expectation of the fusion once again of Rock Band and Orchestra celebrating their greatest songs at the […]
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Posted in 2010-2012 Tours by user on 2011-12-01
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Date: 2011-11-29 : MEN Arena : Manchester : England I was privileged to witness a stellar performance by the guys in Manchester yesterday. This was my 7th Purple gig, the first being Knebworth in 1985, and this was easily the best. The whole band was on fire, rocking and grooving their way through a perfectly […]
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Posted in 2010-2012 Tours by user on 2011-11-30
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Date: 26/11/2011 : SECC : Helensburgh : United Kingdom The usual set with an orchestra? We didn’t know what to expect but need not have worried. The orchestra really added something to the mix with added swing and different interpretations of the songs we know and love. They added even more power to the band […]
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Posted in 2010-2012 Tours by user on 2011-11-28
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Date: 2011-11-26 : SECC : Glasgow : Scotland I’ve seen Deep Purple every time they have played the SECC and also in various other places around Europe when I can. This tour with the orchestra is not to be missed. If you don’t have a ticket, buy one now, you won’t regret it. I was […]
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Posted in 2010-2012 Tours by user on 2011-11-28
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