While being in Australia, Steve Morse and Don Airey met with Bob Daisley to discuss the schedule to complete recording of a new Living Loud album. 3 tracks have already been laid down and are awaiting Jimmy Barnes to complete the vocals. The plan is to find some time in October to finalise the rest […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2010-05-13
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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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Posted in 2010-2012 Tours by user on 2010-05-05
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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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Posted in 2010-2012 Tours by user on 2010-05-05
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As the band is back on the road in Australia, Brisbane Times has a rather favourable review of the opening night at the Convention & Exhibition Centre, giving it 4 stars out of 5: While it’s clear the band, especially Gillan, Glover and Paice, aren’t getting any younger, the sound was so tight and the […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2010-04-29
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Australian newspaper Herald Sun has published an interview with Ian Gillan. No groundbreaking revelations there, just the same war stories most THS visitors have already heard and read. But it’s good to see the band getting media attention during the tour. We have the freedom. It’s exciting. It’s like you going to the office every […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2010-04-27
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A bunch of tourdates that we had listed for a while, as well as a couple of new ones, have just appeared on the official Deep Purple site and as so are now confirmed. That includes all the Australian dates Singapore and Hong Kong (but not Taiwan) Armenia two of the South African dates (but […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2010-01-20
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It looks like the band will spend this spring (or autumn, depending on how you look at it) in Australia and Far East. Lennard Promotions has just announced the 2010 Deep Purple Australian tour
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Posted in News by Nick on 2010-01-14
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Eagle Vision will release Around The World Live 4DVD set in North America on June 17th. As far as we know, contents will be identical to the European version: DVD1 – Bombay Calling, India 1995 + Live In Seoul, South Korea, 1995 DVD2 – Total Abandon, Australia 1999 DVD3 – Live At The NEC, England […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2008-05-30
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Link to the review of John Lord’s concerto with the APO.
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Posted in Tour Reviews by user on 2008-03-27
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A new box set titled Around The World Live is being prepared for release by Edel. The “Deluxe Edition” 4DVD box set is slated for release in UK on Edel’s subsidiary Eagle Vision on May 19, 2008. As of now, we have no info on availability and release dates in other markets. DEEP PURPLE Around […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2008-02-27
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