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Adelaide loves that Glover boy!

First up, Electric Mary put on a good show. They were well suited to open for Deep Purple. They rocked hard and showed off some good chops. Easy to get into and enjoy. After a short break the familiar drum opening to Highway Star started and a rousing rendition it was. They were off and […]

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Rapture Rages On in Oz

What a great evening, a night out with Deep Purple on the first show of the Australian tour 2010. The Brisbane Convention Centre is the right venue for Purple, great sound, lighting and of course great vibes (Gillan agrees).The stage setup was great with Paicey’s drums forward and Don forward centered, giving the fans that […]

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Vosselaar Over The Rainbow – superb

Over The Rainbow at Vosselaar 21/4/2010 was such an exciting and astonishing experience ,that I would like to share a bit of this unforgettable concert with all other fans. 🙂 I saw OTR the first time at Uden last year, and that show was truly great. This show however, was a non-stop firework of the […]

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Orchestral Gillan in Linz

On March 31st Ian Gillan of Deep Purple gave a solo performance with the Bruckner Orchestra in Linz, Austria. The show was almost sold out. The situation with age group was as varied as it usually is during Deep Purple performances. On my left I saw an approximately 70-year-old man, and on my right there […]

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Paicey stands out by miles

Ian Paice and DP tribute band Hush in La Coruña – January 30, 2010 Deep Purple are quite simply five of the best musicians playing today. This was confirmed on Saturday – I saw Ian Paice playing with Italian tribute group Hush. A small venue (a discotheque by the beach) holding no more than 500 […]

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Amiens: Good show but…

Well, it’s been two years since I saw Purple (Beauvais – March 2007), in a very impressive show, and fronted by an impressive Ian Gillan. I didn’t planned to see the band on this tour, but a friend of mine who is a big Gotthard fan proposed me the trip to Amiens (about one hour […]

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Ian Paice drum clinic + concert in Györ

Is it crazy to drive 750 km to Györ, Hungary, to see a Concerto and a clinic? Some people may say so, but I say it is totally rational, sensible and normal behaviour – for any Deep Purple fan ;-)! So there we were, and after the magnificent concert with Jon Lord the night before, […]

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Man, did we have a ball …

… as we watched Deep Purple live in Toulouse, on December 3rd, 2009 Deep Purple’s appearance in Toulouse might have been THE gig of this French tour. As French Deep Purple ‘aficionados’ tell, it was among the best they’ve seen in recent years, but this year for sure. As for me, I must admit I […]

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Good gig in Nantes

Good surprise with Not responsible and Wasted sunset and a new WABMC and a punchy No one came. Disappointments: no Perfect strangers. Very good rendition of Wring that neck. The show was professional, energetic and the crowd enthusiastic. Amazing Steve Morse. Complaints: Ian Gillan’s voice was not in a very good shape. Too short show. […]

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Rock solid in Oslo

Good concert, no low points, some averages and mostly highs. Steve and Roger in a playful mood, and Don was really showing off during the whole concert. Some interplay sections with Steve was excellent. Some particular nice bass solos from Roger, and behind everybody Ian Paice was to be trusted as always. Wasted sunsets was […]

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