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It looks like the band has developed a great relationship with French and Italian promoters. This November they will be returning to France for the fourth time in less than 12 months with an 11-date tour (plus another date in Belgium). A little bird told us recently that another tour of Italy might also be […]
Read more »Norwegian singer Jorn Lande will join Jon Lord onstage at the Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim, Norway next Sunday July 1. A gifted vocalist with numerous projects in his own right, Jorn Lande was previously linked to the Purple family via Micky Moody and Bernie Marsden’s The Snakes. See more at jornlande.com. Jon Lord first performed […]
Read more »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 […]
Read more »Tourdates for the North American tour have been confirmed by Deep Purple’s management. The tour will start on July 12 in Atlanta, and proceed to Midwest, via Canada to East Coast, resume on August 12 in California, work it’s way to Texas and conclude in Dallas on August 25. Check our tourdates page for complete […]
Read more »Tommy Shaw of Styx guested on Smoke on the Water at the Wembley Arena and posted his impressions on styxworld.com: Before I knew it, I was heading for the stage again to sit in with Deep Purple. It was sweet to see all our people watching from the wings. I waited for the last notes […]
Read more »On April 21 Deep Purple have performed in Newcastle and, as previously announced for this tour, incorporated Machine Head in it’s entirety in the later part or the set. The gig got mixed reviews from the die-hard fan crown. According to the early reports, the next day in Manchester band decided to revert to the […]
Read more »Continuing the Deep Purple month, Planet Rock is giving away 3 pairs of tickets to see Deep Purple live at London Wembley Arena on Saturday 28th April. But you’ll have to be quick though, the “competition” closes at midnight on Wednesday 25th April. Now this one looks like real fun. Identify small fragments of 30 […]
Read more »Deep Purple North American tourdates started appearing on Pollstar. Although until anything is confirmed by the band’s management and posted on the official site, it is still on the shaky grounds, Pollstar draws it’s information from an industry wide database populated by announcements from promoters and booking agents. So the negotiations must be progressing. The […]
Read more »As you probably have already heard, following the gig at the Radio City Music Hall on March 30th, Ronnie James Dio has announced that he is quitting Heaven and Hell tour for undisclosed reasons. Apparently Tony Iommi wants to fulfil the band’s extensive US and European touring commitments in April/May/June. He has asked Ian Gillan […]
Read more »getreadytoROCK is running a competition to win a couple of tickets for any show (except Bornemouth and Glasgow) of the upcoming Deep Purple UK tour. The competition includes one unbelievably difficult question, for which I’m sure none of our readers know the answer. It runs until April 15. Enter here. UPDATE (March 30): Once you’re […]
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