The 42nd Montreux Jazz Festival will be held on July 4-19 this year. Deep Puple are included in the preliminary festival program announced a couple of weeks ago. The program should be finalized by April 17th. Our boys established a good tradition of coming back to the Lake Geneva shoreline every few years — they’ve […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2008-02-17
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The Kremlin gig from February 11 was broadcasted today, February 15th on Russian ORT Channel 1. Smoke on the Water from Purple’s set was included in the broadcast.
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Posted in Blog by Nick on 2008-02-15
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A new interview with David Coverdale appeared this morning on several sites. He talks mostly about the new album, Good To Be Bad: Would you say that GOOD TO BE BAD is a mixture between your blues roots and a modern attitude? Any other influences? For me it has all the elements, all the ingredients […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2008-02-15
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Deep Purple are confirmed to play in London, UK on July 30 at the ExCeL. This is the venue for the British International Motor Show. Tickets can be ordered at www.seetickets.com and concert tickets include admission to the motor show during the day.
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Posted in News by Nick on 2008-02-15
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New interview with Joe Lynn Turner on Classic Rock Revisited. Quite interesting even if you don’t agree with everything he has to say. He talks about his latest album Second Hand Life, his days in Deep Purple and the prospects of a Rainbow reunion and other things. Here are some tidbits: Jeb: Do you think […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2008-02-15
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Have you been to a concert? Want to share your experiences with other fans? Write a review right here.
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Posted in Tour Reviews, Write your own review by Nick on 2008-02-11
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Whitesnake.com reveals cover art for the new Whitesnake album Good To Be Bad: Thanks to Daniel Bengtsson for the info.
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Posted in News by Nick on 2008-02-09
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DeepPurple.org has an exclusive interview with Don Airey. He talks about his new album A Light in the Sky, Stanley Kubrick, Aurora Borealis, ways to cope with musicians’ stress, and jamming in 7/4. Read the interview here. Thanks to Mike Garrett and Gordon Dale for the info.
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Posted in News by Nick on 2008-02-08
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Since our favourite rumour mistress is on extended vacations on a private exotic island, I’ll have to do the honours of spreading the gossip myself. As we’ve mentioned previously, Deep Purple plays an important role in the bizarre world of Russian politics. This little birdie told me today that the band is about to play […]
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Posted in Blog by Nick on 2008-02-06
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Deep Purple are a hard touring band. They stay on the road sometimes for months non-stop. Sometimes they manage to play concerts across 7 timezones in that many days. As Roger Glover once said: “I will play for free, but I want to be paid for being on the road.” Next week the band embarks […]
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Posted in Blog by Nick on 2008-02-06
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