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Deep Purple’s first ever show in Wellington! The venue was the Queens Wharf Events Centre on Wellington’s waterfront. Upstairs was full and downstairs about half full. There was a good range of ages here tonight. The set list was predictable with four new tracks thrown in from Rapture of the Deep and a selection of […]
Read more »They were in good form. I really loved the opening surprise of Pictures of Home, completely unexpected – I obviously don’t visit your web site very often. I also caught their show last year in Christchurch. Most of the set seems to have been as per the last leg of the tour, though there were […]
Read more »An Australian Band called Mandrake opened the show. This three piece powerhouse should be a household name worldwide. They did songs from both their albums, as well as an amazing cover of Tommy Bolin’s “Wild Dogs” Next came the legendary Status Quo. They could now have made more of their 85 min. set. Packed with […]
Read more »An absolute storming Pacific Rim tour opener with the band in awesome form. The high energy performance got the crowd going and it was great to see so many young headbangers giving it some. Steve Morse is a god in these parts and he played brilliantly along with the rest of the band. The new […]
Read more »I’d last seen Deep Purple way back at Knebworth in 1985! I stood amid an expectant Auckland crowd. The lights went down. Huge cheers and then Purple hit the stage with Pictures Of Home …. note for note perfect with the original. Steve Morse starting the beaming smile which would last the entire evening. The […]
Read more »First time I’ve seen the boys outside of England so I wasn’t sure of what the crowd would be like. I’ve got to say that for a band that have been going for nigh on 40 years they’ve got a lot of fans in their 20’s and they absolutely loved them. Personally, I think this […]
Read more »Another excellent gig from Deep Purple, well worth the trip up from Invercargill [Oi! From one end of the world to the other: Hello! 🙂 Rasmus] (a pity that there was no gig in New Zealand’s South Island this time around). The band played a tight performance and I felt enjoyed themselves in the making, […]
Read more »What can I say? Tonight’s gig was truly phenomenal. The guys just keep getting better as the years go by. There was indeed a huge turnout. The venue was very much full. The biggest surprise of the evening for me was that they played Living Wreck. I was totally blown away and that was by […]
Read more »Purple kicked off the next leg of their World Tour in a small aircraft hangar known as the Events Centre in Wellington. It was a mixed bag. The sound at times was truly awful, a common problem at this venue. We couldn’t hear Paicey’s intro to Pictures and the keyboards were inaudible at times. Compared […]
Read more »I came from Livorno (Tuscany) all alone to see the guys and their show and I am sure I have done the right thing! Some people say “Deep Purple are old.” Bullshits! This was my first Deep Purple live experience and I can surely say that they play, they really play! I am a big […]
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