A website aptly called Maximum Volume Music reviews the Birmingham gig of the band that once held the title of the loudest band in the world: From that song to that riff, and the main set ends with arguably the best ever, and as Simon McBride starts it up, all of a sudden the crowd […]
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Posted in News, Tour Reviews by Nick on 2024-11-05
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Westfälische Nachrichten reviews the October 26 Deep Purple gig in Lingen. It starts with mentioning the combined age of those on stage (354) and continues: Superlatives that raise questions among the 4,500 visitors in the sold-out Emsland Arena. Can the old rockers still do it, or are they resting on their laurels for “Smoke on […]
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Posted in News, Tour Reviews by Nick on 2024-10-30
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Metal-Rules.com has a review of the Purple gig in Montreal from August 27. It’s well written and may put a smile on your face, even if the author doesn’t quite get all the facts straight. But to the Purple at hand! And donât come at me with the âDeep Purple was better when they extended […]
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Posted in News, Tour Reviews by Nick on 2024-09-08
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BraveWords reviews the Cincinnati gig from August 21, 2024. This, being a specifically musical website, digs quite a bit deeper than the other two recent offerings. While Yesâ set was perhaps more orchestrated and focused more on earlier material, Deep Purple, on the other hand, gave us a more jam band feel, and played some […]
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Posted in News, Tour Reviews by Nick on 2024-08-30
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New Noise magazine reviews the Chicago show from August 23, 2024: Last time I caught Deep Purple was in 2018 during their tour with Judas Priest, so be able to catch them once again, especially on their 50th anniversary tour was even better. Considered to be pioneers in metal and hard rock, Deep Purple made […]
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Posted in News, Tour Reviews by Nick on 2024-08-30
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Live in Limbo reviews the Toronto gig on August 25, 2024: On Sunday night Deep Purple delivered a masterclass in rock ânâ roll at the Budweiser Stage, proving once again why they are icons of the genre. The bandâs legendary status was firmly upheld, bringing both classic hits along with songs from their recent release […]
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Posted in News, Tour Reviews by Nick on 2024-08-30
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[Updated] A short, but quite substantial interview with Glenn Hughes. Now with the review of the gig in Brno on April 28.
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Posted in News, Tour Reviews by Nick on 2024-05-03
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Metaltalk has a brief and, frankly, rather superficial review of the Singapore gig. Of interest, might be the setlist, which can give an idea of what to expect throughout the summer. At least, until July 19th.
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Posted in News, Tour Reviews by Nick on 2024-05-02
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Metaltalk has an illustrated review of Glenn Hughes doing his Deep Purple set at the Maid of Stone Festival on July 22: Maid Of Stone â Saturday. By the time the Headliner, Glenn Hughes, arrived, we had stopped caring about the rain and the weather. Many had since departed, yet those who stayed to the […]
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Posted in DP related reviews, News by Nick on 2023-07-30
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Delaware Daily News has a tad superficial, but without any major mistakes review of the Deep Purple gig in Philadelphia metro area: It was about a 90 minute show on February 10, 2023, and this band could have walked through all of the radio staples they have and called it a night. They chose not […]
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Posted in News, Tour Reviews by Nick on 2023-02-13
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