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Putting the band back together

Blabbermouth has some quotes from Glenn Hughes’ appearance on the Trunk Nation radio show aired on SiriusXM on August 8. He spoke about the state of Black Country Communion, their new album and prospects for touring. I was in the studio last week completing vocals. And Joe was there with me last Wednesday before I […]

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Age is a number

Speaking of Glenn, Metal Rules has an interview with him prepared during his recent visit to Finland. On this tour, you’re only playing classic Deep Purple stuff, but when will we see a tour where you’re playing songs from your entire career? You’re asking me extremely important questions, so I’m going to answer them appropriately. […]

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Glenn Hughes on THAT Rocks!

Glenn Hughes will be a guest on THAT Rocks! podcast hosted by Eddie Trunk, Don Jamieson and Jim Florentine. The show will be streamed live worldwide on YouTube on Thursday, August 3, 2023 at 22:00 UTC, as well as available there for watching later.

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An exercise in undiluted musical excess

Metaltalk has an illustrated review of Glenn Hughes doing his Deep Purple set at the Maid of Stone Festival on July 22: Maid Of Stone – Saturday. By the time the Headliner, Glenn Hughes, arrived, we had stopped caring about the rain and the weather. Many had since departed, yet those who stayed to the […]

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Down to the crypt with ouija board

Glenn Hughes appeared on the Rockonteurs podcast hosted by Gary Kemp (of Spandau Ballet fame) and session bassist extraordinaire Guy Pratt. That happened on or around June 27, 2023. Listen to this rather interesting conversation

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Twenty-one and life is beautiful

Glenn Hughes was a guest on Bulgaria’s Z-Rock radio (his gig in Sofia was on June 24th, and he mentions it as being “tomorrow”). Glenn reminisces about writing and recording Burn, leaving Trapeze and joining Purple, working with Blackmore, meeting Coverdale and the prospects of collaborating with him again. On the last issue, in particular, […]

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BCCV in the works

[Updated] Black Country Communion has been resurrected. Glenn Hughes, Joe Bonamassa, Derek Sherinian, and Jason Bonham are working on their fifth album right now, at the Sunset Studios in Los Angeles.

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Glenn and Yngwie to tour US

Glenn Hughes will take his ‘Celebrating 50th anniversary of Burn‘ to the United States. The tour will start on August 16 in New Jersey and stretch into late September. The opening night in NJ and the Dallas show will be just Glenn and his band, while the rest of the tour is a double bill […]

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You can’t hold him

Fans of Mark 3, rejoice! Glenn Hughes has opened his 50th anniversary of Burn tour with a couple of shows in Gothenburg, Sweden. Here is a video from the concert on May 6, 2023.

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Celebrating Burn in the UK

Glenn Hughes will continue his 50th anniversary of Burn tour with 11 dates in the UK in October. The tour starts on October 10 in Holmfirth and wraps up on the 29th at the Manchester Academy. Soren Andersen on guitar, Ash Sheehan on drums, and Bob Fridzema on keyboards will round up the band. Special […]

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