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Pandemic strikes The Daisies again.

The Dead Daisies have announced that the ill fated European tour, already postponed several times, have now been postponed again due to the new round of pandemic restrictions. With the latest state of play concerning Covid 19 and how it is escalating travel, border and venue restrictions, we have had to look again at the […]

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It ain’t over yet

Tonight (Dec 5, 2021) show of Ian Paice and Neil Murray with Purpendicular in Kehl, Germany, will be the last one for a while. The remaining dates of the December leg have been cancelled with a possibility of further rescheduling. Yes, due to the damn pandemic. Thanks to Robert Walsh for the info.

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Hellfest cancelled

In what may very well be a sign of things to come, Hellfest organizers have announced that the 2021 festival has been cancelled. This follows the last year cancellation due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Last year tickets were promised to be accepted for this year event and most of the bands from the last […]

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Disappointed? Yes. Unexpected? No.

The Dead Daisies have finally pulled the plug on their European tour this summer: Hey everyone, We’ve hung in there as long as we can but sadly we will need to postpone the upcoming June/July European Summer Tour. As you’re all aware, things change daily and our priority is always to keep the entire Daisies […]

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Gekaufte Karten bleiben gültig

Just as we’ve anticipated, the summer Deep Purple European tour is being rebooked for roughly the same dates in 2021. We have 12 dates already confirmed, with the rest still pending. The German promoter KBB also explicitly promises that tickets purchased for the original 2020 dates will be valid for the rescheduled shows. We expect […]

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All German dates postponed

[Updated] German promoter KBK has announced that all Deep Purple shows organized by them and scheduled for 2020 in the country — and that includes even the three October dates — have been postponed until further notice due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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Tough times ahead

As many European governments have now banned mass gatherings until at least the end of August, the whole summer tour schedule is now in jeopardy. Hellfest, Graspop, Clam Live, and Lovely Days festivals are now officially cancelled, with a whole bunch of others (we predict) to follow in the coming days. Worse, there are indications […]

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Moscow cancelled

The Dreaded Lurgy took the first bite out of Deep Purple’s touring schedule — the opening night of the tour in Moscow on May 31 has been cancelled. Refund for the tickets will be available between May 1 and June 30 at the point of purchase. VIP upgrade ticket holders will be contacted directly.

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It’s not just the virus

David Coverdale announced today that all remaining Whitesnake tours for 2020 — the mainland Europe, the UK, and the double header with Sammy Hagar in the US — are now cancelled.

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Virus bites the ‘snake

The ill-fated Whitesnake Japanese tour, that has already been rescheduled for March from October 2019, is now postponed until further notice due to “the ongoing threat of the Coronavirus”. We regret to announce that WHITESNAKE’S Japan Tour which had been scheduled for March has been unavoidably postponed due to the ongoing threat of the Coronavirus. […]

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