[…] Deep Purple was supposed to have confirmed a feature presentation in Merida, Yucatán on Saturday, November 21, but the show was canceled at the last minute due to logistics reasons.
Through a statement on their Facebook page, the Carta Clara Entertainment Center management informed that the tickets for the presentation will be valid for the concert that Deep Purple will offer in Cancun on November 24. Although they also offered reimbursement of the total cost of the ticket.
Don Airey will embark on tour with his band in March 2019. They will be playing the usual circuit of clubs around Central Europe that they’ve been playing every year around that time for several years in a row now. The tour starts on March 8 in Zoetermeer and wraps up on the 24th in Uden, both in Netherlands, in the mean time visiting Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, and Switzerland.
A longer video from the press conference in Mexico City on November 16 (yep, the one with skulls and a gigantic guitar). The picture is potato quality, but hey, we all know what the gentlemen look like. The sound is good. In particular, check out Roger’s brilliant answer to the contentious question of would they ever play with Blackmore again (circa 16:12). Continue Reading »
The band gave an interview to the Mexican TV channel ETIC’S Live prior to the show in Monterrey on November 9. It’s an engaging chat that starts with Don Airey and Roger Glover, with both Ians joining later on for what appears a mini press conference. Continue Reading »
The latest issue (#8-2018) of the Swedish Rock’n’Roll magazine has a 12-page feature on Ian Gillan with lots of pictures.
Other juicy bits include:
Chuck Berry needed a backing band for a gig in 1970, for which Deep Purple helped him out. The band went on stage without knowing the setlist.
Gillan once had a chance to meet his hero Elvis Presley, but was so intimidated that he didn’t go. The rest of the band went, and apparently Elvis was very courteous. Big Ian regrets his decision to stay back to this day.
He also retells the “spaghetti incident” story.
The magazine can be purchased through their online shop (caveat, it’s naturally all in Swedish).
Speaking of spaghetti, issue #6 earlier this year had His Blackness on the cover with another feature inside.
Thanks to our editor emeritus Benny Holmström for the info.
The Ritchie Blackmore Story documentary will be shown on US cable/satellite channel AXS TV on Tuesday, October 23, between 10:00 and 11:15 pm EDT. It will be repeated several times throughout the week, check the schedule for full details. Continue Reading »
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