During Deep Purple show on August 12 in Costa Mesa, California, Edgar Winter joined the band on stage to play saxophone on Smoke on the Water. The next day in Ventura Michael Bradford jumped on stage unannounced for the Highway Star and stayed for Smoke on the Water. Steve Morse gestured to Michael to take […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2007-08-14
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Ian Paice will do a drum clinic and a gig in Italy on September 7. He will perform a “Deep Purple Night” with The Perfect Strangers Band at piazza Roma in Castelli (Teramo). Show starts at 21:00 and it’s free entrance. For further information please call 0861979142 or +393385451753. Further updates (if any) will be […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2007-08-12
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Glenn Hughes played and sang with Ken Hensley (ex-Uriah Heep) and his Live Fire band last weekend (Aug 4th) in Gressvik, Norway, as part of the 4th edition of the annual Ken Hensley Summer Party. The concert was sold out and singer Jorn Lande also guested on “Burn”, singing David Coverdale’s parts whilst Hughes sang […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2007-08-08
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Blackmore’s Night performance at the Schloss Gymnich in Germany on August 7 has been cancelled “due to technical problems at the local venue”. We have no information on whether tickets will be refunded, or performance will be rescheduled. Thanks to Carole Stevens at Blackmore Productions for the info.
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Posted in News by Nick on 2007-08-06
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Jon Lord will make a one-off appearance in Hagen, Germany on February 15, 2008. He will perform at the Hagen Stadthalle with a band called DCRS and the Hagen Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Steffen Müller-Gabriel. This concert will take place as a part of a year-long series of “crossover” performances celebrating 100th anniversary of the […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2007-08-03
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While the Highway Star news crew was travelling around Quebec, several items of interest regarding Blackmore’s Night came in. At the moment they are touring Germany. Deutsche Welle TV Euromax will air a Blackmore’s Night special on August 3, including live footage from the performance in Berlin and a new interview. 7:30 PM in German […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2007-08-01
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The second show at the Chicago House of Blues that was scheduled on Monday July 23, is now cancelled, apparently due to low ticket sales. This being an all standing venue with general admission only, tickets will be honoured for the Sunday July 22 performance (or refund issued at the point of purchase). As a […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2007-07-19
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We receive quite a bit of inquiries about the August 13 date. It appears that the gig at the Hudson Theater in San Bernardino, California, is cancelled and another one is scheduled on the same day at the Majestic Ventura Theater in Ventura, California. Tickets for Ventura are on sale through the Ticketmaster. Reports that […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2007-07-14
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Trondheim, Norway. Saturday saw Jon Lord and his entourage move into the city’s Nidaros cathedral in preparation for what looks like another Norwegian Jon Lord extravaganza. The show – which will be his second at the cathedral – will consist of pieces from his solo albums, performed by himself on piano, the Trondheim Soloists (a […]
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Posted in News by Rasmus Heide on 2007-06-30
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Joe Lynn Turner’s latest solo album Second Hand Life will be released in USA on August 28 on Friday Music label (distributed by RYKO). It is currently available in the US for online purchase at the Apple iTunes store, including bonus tracks from the European and Japanese releases. According to JLT management’s press release, the […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2007-06-29
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