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Sold out in Nantes

The gig was sold out in front of 6.000 people. A great rock show Set list (in this order) Picture of home Things I never said Strange kind of woman Rapture of the deep Fireball Into the fire Steve Morse solo Well dressed guitar When a blind man cries Lazy The battle rages on Don […]

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Purple fire in Rouen

On a cold pre-spring night in Normandy, Deep Purple put the fire into our hearts. Pictures of Home smashed the audience with its drum attack. Hilarious moment when Ian Gillan took the wrong tuned harmonica during the solo in Lazy. I’ve expected so long to hear The Battle Rages On in the Rapture of the […]

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Globetrotting in France

From Harlem in the Netherlands we flew to Rennes to see our great Deep Purple. When we walked on Friday evening around the Rennes city we saw a bill bord on front off the Virgin Megastore. We were very very lucky when we read that on Saterday at 13.30 pm Deep Purple came in the […]

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Cournon: True professionals

I went to the Deep Purple concert in France at the Zenith in Clermont Ferrand and had the most amazing experience, watching what can only be called true professionals. The music was the best I had ever heard, and full compliments to the most incredible signing voice. I always thought the group were incredible on […]

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French enthusiasm Toulouse

Last thursday, I held my 35th birthday at my thirteenth gig of the Deep, in the Zenith of Toulouse and fourteenth in the Musik Halle in Rennes (South & North-West of France). “Crazy!” as said Paicey, You ‘right mate! I’m mad about that music… During the day the band came in town for some signatures, […]

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Toulouse: Thanks for the love

Just back from Toulouse were the gods of rock & roll played last night. For the last 13 years IAN G., ROGER G., IAN P., STEVE M. & DON A. worked very hard to rebuild DP from the ashes left by RITCHIE B. (I didn’t want to mention him but…). I think last night the […]

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Innovative & wonderful – Paris

Deep Purple came and brought the magic on this cold winter Tuesday in Paris. Just before 9 pm, the lights turned out, and on the big screens, we can see the five guys coming out of a big case and going on stage getting the enthusiasm of the audience. The classical ‘Pictures of Home’ opens […]

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What an Eiffel! – Paris

What a fantastic show! This was a treat and a half for me. On my 47th birthday we flew into Paris on a cold afternoon, quick trip up the Eiffel Tower back to the hotel for a quick change and on to the Zenith, great auditorium, difficult to walk to! We arrived at around 8.45 […]

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Lyon: For the French readers

Check out a couple of Lyon reviews (in French).

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Photos from Lyon

2006-01-19 Halle Tony Garnier, Lyon, France

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