Here are the setlists for the first 4 dates of the UK tour. Support was a Czech Folk/Renaissance band Gothien. Reading show was cut short and even was on a brink of cancellation due to tensions between Blackmore and promoter/venue. Too bad that it happens, as it’s none of the audience’s fault and they are […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2007-06-19
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Back in 1989, Joe Lynn Turner and Yngwie Malmsteen played over a dozen sold out shows in Leningrad and Moscow in Russia. Seventeen years later, the two were invited back to Russia’s capital by the Prime Minister for a performance for his cabinet and staff on Russian Independence Day (June 12). It was an private […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2007-06-15
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Montreal radio station CHOM 99.7 will feature music of Deep Purple and an interview with Ian Gillan tonight, June 13 at 10pm . Thanks to Gary Poronovich for the info.
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Posted in News by Nick on 2007-06-13
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Ian Paice will be doing several gigs in June: June 9 – Agriturismo Amicizia, Cassano Murge (Bari), Italy, with Deeper June 16 – Festa d’Estate, Vascon (Treviso), Italy, with Tolo Marton June 22 – Open Air Montecarasso, Canton Ticino, Switzerland, with Matt Filippini Band and special guest Neil Otupacca (ex Gotthard) June 28 – Cortile […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2007-06-06
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In his latest message to the fans, Roger talks about his daughter Gillian’s new album (it’s out now), proper spelling, security at the gigs, MySpace squatters, and Finnish postal stamps, among other things. Go get a few points.
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Posted in News by Nick on 2007-05-29
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Ian Gillan talked to an internet radio station ROCK 247 Online on May 6. Ian joined the Classic Rock Show to talk about his career, and discuss the newly-available remasters of his albums with The Ian Gillan Band and Gillan. He also touched upon how the idea of playing machine Head on the UK tour […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2007-05-28
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“All my favourite drummers are dead.” Paicey makes no secret that he grew up on the music of classic Big Band drummers such as Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa, who had a tremendous influence on his style. Buddy Rich would have celebrated his 90th birthday on September 30th, and 2007 also marks 20 years since […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2007-05-28
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Champaine and caviar, (the appearances of) Electromagnetic Compatibility, the wasted time during “travel days”, and dodging flying beers: read all about it in the current issue of Steve Morse’s notes from the road.
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Posted in News by Nick on 2007-05-28
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Caramba reports that Ian Gillan has signed up to do a concert in Thessaloniki, Greece on Saturday 30th June (although the orchestra’s site says June 29th) with the Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra. The venue is an open-air theatre called Theatro Gis. It seats 4.500 and is at a beautiful spot in the north part of […]
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Posted in News by Svante Axbacke on 2007-05-24
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Photo: Jim Corrigan Hereford Times has more details on the Jon Lord’s May 11 performance of From Darkness to Light: Composer and former Deep Purple musician Jon Lord was in Hereford to see more than 400 schoolchildren joining together in a performance of his new work From Darkness to Light in Hereford Cathedral. The work […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2007-05-19
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