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An update from Ian Gillan was posted today, November 7, 2026: Dear friends, I had a procedure yesterday which was successful. I now have to rest, in order to make a complete recovery and ensure that I’m as fit as can be before getting back to work. Thanks everybody for your patience and understanding. I […]
Read more »This was just posted on Deep Purple’s official socials. We wish Ian a speedy recovery! With great disappointment, Deep Purple must announce that they are unable to perform as scheduled tonight at the QI Arena (Leipzig) and tomorrow evening at the Sporthalle (Hamburg). This comes as a result of a medical emergency involving Ian Gillan, […]
Read more »Ian Gillan is scheduled to appear on British TV channel NOW Rock this Sunday, October 18, 2026, between 1:00 PM and 3:30 PM. Perhaps that either won’t happen in person, or his bits will be pre-recorded, as he will be busy travelling from Milan to Barcelona at the time, but that’s just a guess. The […]
Read more »Another interview that Ian Gillan did during the last lull of touring, promoting his Talking Gib’rish spoken word tour. This one was done by Louise Penn for her blog LouReviews, and announced in our forum. What’s one thing you regret doing, and one thing you regret not doing? Shooting a blackbird when I was a […]
Read more »In this new interview with The Chap Ian Gillan discusses the Hounslow Heath, Terry-Thomas‘ inheritance, dress codes, hairstyles, music styles, wireless apartheid, and skinny dipping, among other things. Do you prefer the term heavy rock or hard rock for Deep Purple? If you want to pick a genre, then I would prefer hard rock. Only […]
Read more »Longtime Ian Gillan’s collaborator Michael Lee Jackson (Gillan’s Inn, Live in Anaheim, WhoCares) is being inducted into The Buffalo Music Hall of Fame, class of 2026. The induction ceremony will be held tonight, October 7, with a gala concert to follow on October 8. There’s even deeper trainspotting going on here: Michael will share the […]
Read more »Ian Gillan has appeared on British TV again, and this time around it went way better, thanks to great rapport with the host with a clue. In between tours, after the US tour and right before the European leg, Deep Purple’s icon Ian Gillan, made a stop to chat with Angela Rippon at the London’s […]
Read more »Gillan has also recently appeared on The Strange Brew Podcast. In the fairly short (for these days) interview, a lot of ground has been covered — from his upcoming Talking Gib’rish tour to the Javelins, and many things in between.
Read more »Yesterday, September 25, 2026, Ian Gillan has his ‘Mr. Grover, Mr. Gillian’ moment on the national TV in UK. He appeared for a brief interview on the prime time news program. We’ll try to forgive them, for they obviously don’t know what they are doing (and, as per bloody usual, sound like strapped for time). […]
Read more »Deep Purple are resuming the Splat! tour on September 29 in Sofia, Bulgaria, and Ian Gillan spoke to an outfit from that country called Z-Rock. We talk about Deep Purple’s new music, inspiration, and the secret behind creating songs that continue to find new fans generations later. Ian Gillan also looks back at some of […]
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