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BBC Radio 2 Deep Purple day

Between the Copenhagen and London Radio shows this week, BBC Radio2 will be hosting a ‘Deep Purple’ day. Details are as follows:

Radio 2 is streamed in the clear worldwide.

Thursday 16th November
0900-1200
https://www.bbc.co.uk/schedules/p00fzl8v/2017/11/16
Live session in the Ken Bruce show

1700-1900
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09dwcdc
Ian Gillan is guest on Simon Mayo show

2000-2200
Purple live in concert
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09dwcdf
Also in vision via the BBC Red Button for UK audiences.
available on BBC iPlayer for thirty days after.

Radio 2 schedule for the day
https://www.bbc.co.uk/schedules/p00fzl8v/2017/11/16

Posted in News by The Spanish Archer on 2017-11-10
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All I Got is You

All I Got is You got its live premiere in Stockholm on November 6. Here is a recording, and in pretty good quality too (if a little bass heavy on the sound):

Thanks to Björn Sandström for the video.

Posted in Blog by Nick on 2017-11-08
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First date for the 2018 leg(s) of the Long Goodbye Tour has surfaced — Deep Purple are slated to play in Kraków, Poland, on July 1. Tickets are going on sale November 3 trough a variety of outlets: www.ebilet.pl, www.eventim.pl, www.ticketpro.pl, www.biletin.pl (hooray to the competition).

Keep your eye peeled for the other dates that are surely to follow and be sure to drop us a line when you spot them.

Posted in News by Nick on 2017-10-31
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Rainbow photo book out in Japan

A new Rainbow photo book is coming out in Japan. It is quite a hefty volume at 288 pages and promises a wealth of pictures from the band’s Japanese tours from 1976 to 1984, many of them previously unpublished. The pictures were taken for the Music Life and Young Guitar magazines. The promo blurb mentions that the book is being published in the hopes of enticing a certain guitar player to tour Japan with his current lineup.

Anyhow, at ￥2,592 (about $23/€20/£17) + delivery charges, it’s not all that bad. It is also already a #1 bestseller in the ‘Foreign Rock & Pops Music’ books category on Japanese Amazon.

Publication date is set for December 14.

Thanks to Akemi Ono for the info.

Posted in News by Nick on 2017-10-31
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Antoine (Fats) Domino RIP

So sad to hear of his passing. Sad, for several reasons… when a hero dies, of course, one thinks first of the person and his family and the sorrow about it all, followed with the wider recognition of the rich legacy he left behind. But linked with that, somehow there is grieving for one’s own lost childhood.

Head over to RGs official website to read the complete post

Posted in Blog by Andreas Thul on 2017-10-29
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Roger Glover at SWR1 Mainz, Germany

After the release of “inFinite”, the newest record of Deep Purple, BassplayerRoger Glover had time to visit german Radiostation SWR1 having an exclusive Bass2Bass-Talk with Thomas “Chuck” Tscheschner, german bassplayer and editor at SWR1 in Mainz.

Head over to RGs official website for the english version of the radio interview.

Posted in Blog by Andreas Thul on 2017-10-15
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Dixie Dregs reunion and Rainbow goes east

Dixie Dregs will tour the States in March, reuniting the lineup that recorded their first major label album — the 1977 Free Fall — Steve Morse and Rod Morgenstein will be joined by Allen Sloan, Steve Davidowski, and Andy West. 8 dates in total have been announced so far, starting with Atlanta on March 3, 2018 (and already sold out), and finishing on March 24 in Chicago. The tour is billed as The Dawn of The Dregs.

Blackmore camp has announced two Rainbow dates in Russia: April 8 in Moscow and 11th in St. Petersburg. Judging by the promo picture of the band, the lineup is apparently the same as 2016 and 2017 shows.

Full details for the upcoming shows are in our calendar.

Posted in News by Nick on 2017-10-14
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Sixth Jon Lord memorial show in Warsaw

The sixth Jon Lord memorial concert will be held in Warsaw, Poland, on October 26. This year Doogie White will be a special guest of the event. He will be joined on stage by a variety of local musicians, including Polish heavy metal band Turbo and keyboard player Andrzej Zieliński from Skaldowie.

This will be a charity event — proceeds will go to the benefit of Antek Pańczyk, a 6 year old boy with spinal muscular atrophy. His dad will also perform on stage.

What: VI Jon Lord memorial concert
When: October 26, 2017, at 20:00
Where: Klub Proxima, ul. Żwirki i Wigury 99, 00-001 Warszawa, Poland
Tickets: ticketpro.pl and ebilet.pl.

And once you are at it, be sure to check out Child in Time from the last year event with Tomek Struszczyk on the vocals:

Thanks to Łukasz Jakubowicz for the info.

Posted in Blog by Nick on 2017-10-09
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Surprising new show added…

On Thursday 16 November, Radio 2’s Jo Whiley will welcome Deep Purple into the BBC Radio Theatre for a very special In Concert performance!

Tickets will be drawn at random, to UK residents only, and Photo ID will be required!

Full details here

Posted in News by The Spanish Archer on 2017-10-06
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Did you get first dips on new The Surprising video?

If you cannot view Deep Purple’s new video for The Surprising, you probably don’t live in the United States, Germany, France, Italy or Switzerland.

These countries have been given first dips on the video together with prominent media coverage earlier today, October 4.

In Germany, Stern were able to show The Surprising video exclusively to their readers, while in France, Italy, the United States and Switzerland other media did the same.

Ultimate Classic Rock, USA
Le Matin, Switzerland
Le Parisien, France
Virgin Radio, Italy

On October 5, the new video will be made available for everybody to watch in every territory.

This is all part of Deep Purple’s record label earMUSIC’s concerted effort at garnering as much attention as possible for three new releases: the 2CD Gold Edition of the InFinite album, the stand alone Blu-ray edition of the From Here to InFinite documentary and the 3LP vinyl The inFinite Live Recordings, Pt. 1. Read more details.

This time earMUSIC has created an animated cartoon video showing Deep Purple looking forward while honouring their past. In the video, the band’s studio albums are all represented, and you’re challenged to spot them all as the video plays. But is one album missing? See for yourself when the video is released in your country.

Posted in Blog, News by Rasmus Heide on 2017-10-04
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