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Gillan in Heaven and Hell – April Fools
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 to step in for Dio if they rename the project Born Again.
Gillan, when caught backstage after the show in Limoges, confirmed that he had spoken to Tony and said he has to “think it over”, but he’ll probably do it if the schedule doesn’t clash with Deep Purple’s – and there’s no dry ice on stage.
Let’s see what does this boil down to (provided all the lawyers and managers can come to an agreement as well). Deep Purple are on tour in UK from April 21 to May 3, then on to the continent until May 27, practically non-stop. Which rules out the Born Again US tour. But at the moment it looks like Ian Gillan is available for the European dates in June.
Brace yourself, I like the smell of deja vu in the morning. It really was a meeting, the bottle took a beating. Ladies of the manor watched me climb into my car…
Thanks to Hubert Jesslilt for the info.
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He He april fool!!
April 1st, 2007 at 02:47That´s a fun story(and also kind of clever constructed), certainly better than some of the previous years(especially those that came out of the Blackmore Internet camp), would be cool if it actually was true but even on other dates of the year we couldn´t even read about IG performing Trashed on the Gillan´s Inn tour.
But good idea nontheless, much better than yet another story of a confirmed DPMKII Reunion, that wouldn´t even work on days that don´t open the year´s second quarter. 😉
April 1st, 2007 at 03:20ooooh . I needed some minutes to understand this break-through-message in all it’s glory.
The day after March 30th. seemed to become a historical date for DP and Sab Fans all over the world.
After all this I feel like born again in heaven and hell.
And if Dio will come back on April, 2nd I will know, that still the mob rules.
Karl-Heinz
April 1st, 2007 at 05:26I realy hope this is happening.
The line will be very power ful,
if not i hope that gillan turnes up on on of ther showes
KEEP IT WARM
FRANK
April 1st, 2007 at 07:37A Perfect Strange 1st April joke.
April 1st, 2007 at 07:38DOH! I was caught out! Dammit.
April 1st, 2007 at 07:44A PERFECT STRANGE 1st April Joke
LISTEN, LEARN, READ ON and tell it EMERETTA, OUR LADY. Don´t forget KENTUCKY WOMAN, WOMAN FROM TOKYO and STRANGE KIND OF WOMAN and all the other PERFECT STRANGERS. Let them all know: It´s APRIL the 1st!
April 1st, 2007 at 08:11See you all at ROSA`S CANTINA where SOMEBODY STOLE MY GUITAR all things are BANANAS. After that get in your car and BURN down to the HOUSE OF THE BLUE LIGHT where THE BATTLE RAGES ON and NOBODY`S PERFECT. There we are not SLAVES AND MASTERS.
IN ROCK we live forever!
ABANDON!
is this spinal tap 2
April 1st, 2007 at 10:27Happy April!!!!! 😀
April 1st, 2007 at 11:19seems this joke is widely circulated.heres the similar story on sabbath website..http://black-sabbath.com/news/index.html
April 1st, 2007 at 11:44APRIL FOOL!!!
April 1st, 2007 at 12:55Almost had us there. My mate called me all frantic-like, ‘cuz we’re holding H&H tickets for their Chi-town gig 5/5!
Rock on H.S.!!!!! \m/ ^_^ \m/
Great! And I’m the new drummer in Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow.
April 1st, 2007 at 13:43I heard who Ozzy will be the singer for the rest of the tour.
April 1st, 2007 at 16:23don’t leave purple for that digital bitch, IAN!
April 1st, 2007 at 17:34you’re gonna kill your voice, for sure
you were so good on the last french tour, so please, give us some purple screams again
– too cool!
April 1st, 2007 at 18:08It’s true. I’ve talked to Ian myself!
April 1st, 2007 at 19:32God knows how Ian Gillan could do it but if he did the guy will be in the history books as the hardest working singer on the planet at the age of 61 please let me have some of the tablets he is on.
April 1st, 2007 at 20:58OMG! I was caught out! Gimme some medicine… oohhhmm 😀
April 1st, 2007 at 21:36Oh boy, this is not the type of 1st April fun that I appreciate…because I thought the idea as such would be really, really cool, until, see above, I remembered what date it is. I did like Black Sabbath with Ian Gillan, so a slight heartbreak mixes up with the fun as far as I’m concerned. And by the way, if that really were to happen, we also needed Bev Bevan in the place of Vinnie Appice! But alas…
April 1st, 2007 at 21:46What the hell!!! This makes no sence at all!! People have been waiting for 15 yrs to see dio with sabbath and have been running to get tickets and your telling me all of sudden dio leaves and all of the sudden fans are just going accept Ian singing with the band when they waited “15 yrs” to see dio sing with them. yeah right!! all the money invested with promoters and managers with h & h project. NO WAY!! NICE TRY!! This would only make sense at another time and place. Ian stay with deep purple so I can see you tour with them this year.
April 2nd, 2007 at 01:09Ian Gillan is Deep Purple singer. This is 1 april joke.
April 2nd, 2007 at 08:20Gillan is too gret and old for hevy metal.
Ian Gillan is Deep Purple singer. This is 1 April joke.
April 2nd, 2007 at 11:22Gillan is too great and old for heavy metal.
And I was sitting there this past Friday evening @ Radio City Music Hall thinking just this, that how great it would be for a ” Born Again ” follow up and Reunion tour!
Some April Fool…some people are just soo cruel :(!!!
April 2nd, 2007 at 14:08hey, where the f*@k is Dave Donato? hehe
April 2nd, 2007 at 15:18Or maybe a “Seventh Star” reunion with Glenn Hughes (Caution! Irony!) He would be available for just any reunion, wouldn’t he?
April 2nd, 2007 at 18:31Ha! Ha! But stranger things have happened you know………
April 3rd, 2007 at 18:28Is it too late for Ray Gillen……. erm, oh sorry!!
April 4th, 2007 at 13:37ehm… I have the ultimate solution: Kelly Osbourne with Black Sabbath!
April 5th, 2007 at 08:02Hilarious,but god forbid!
I still try to recover from that godawful and unholy alliance……..please age gracefully Ian….no more fuckups!!All the best!!
April 6th, 2007 at 15:21Me too I was caught out! But I hope It shall be real: I dream it.
April 7th, 2007 at 15:47With all do respect to Ian , joke or not. He doesn’t have the chops to sing sabbath stuff anymore. Especially after hearing him murder “wasted sunsets” on his Gillian tour. Quit smoking, stop drinking, or lower the keys.
May 4th, 2007 at 19:22I love the guy , but let’s be realistic, It ain’t never gonna happen.
bill