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No reunion in Montreux

A Billboard magazine interview with Montreux Jazz Festival founder Claude Nobs started a rumour that there was a possibility of a one-off reunion of Deep Purple’s classic Mk. II line-up featuring Ritchie Blackmore and Jon Lord. Everyone involved are now denying this. Here is a comment from Roger Glover: We are NOT looking for Ritchie […]

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Nobs hope for Blackmore in Montreux

Billboard did an interview with Claude Nobs (founder of Montreux Jazz Festival etc) earlier this spring. During the interview, Billboard mention that Deep Purple are closing the festival this year, to which Claude Nobs reply: “It is going to be a special evening. I don’t know who they are going to invite. I hope Ritchie […]

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Steve Morse and Joe Satriani

Former Deep Purple guitarist (1993 – 94) Joe Satriani did a concert in Orlando, FL, USA last friday. During the encore (around 30 min), Eric Johnson and Steve Morse came up on stage and did “Red House” and “Going Down”. Thanks to Joe Satriani for the information

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Ian Gillan on the Radio

Ian Gillan will talk about his new solo album, “Gillan’s Inn“, with Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden) on his “Rock Show”. It’s on BBC 6 music radio on Saturday 15, between 21.00 and 00.00 (U.K. Time). You can listen live on the internet. For more info check here.

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Airey and Paice in Frankfurt

At the upcoming ProLight+Sound show in Frankfurt, Germany, Ian Paice and Don Airey will be playing live in the ProLounge on March 31, and April 1, at both 11:30 am and 4:00 pm together with Thomas Blug. Every day of the show at 3.00 pm, there will be a “meet-and-greet” event with Don and Ian […]

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Purple on German TV

Deep Purple will appear on the German TV station RTL at 20.15 (GMT+1) tonight. The show is called "Die ultimative Chart Show, Die erfolgreichsten Rockstars aller Zeiten" Thanks to Joerg Reichert for the information.

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Gillan on Norwegian Radio

Norwegian radio, Kanal 24, will broadcast the classic rock show, "Grasonen", on friday, which will feature an interview with Ian Gillan. Thanks to Atle for the information.

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Ian Gillan on the Radio

Ian Gillan will guesting the US radio station, Rockline, the 5 of April. You can listen live over the internet at KGON or at WKLR. The broadcast is between 8.30 – 10.00 pm pacific time. Thanks to Rockline for the information.

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Deep Purple on the Radio

On Saturday (at 18.00, local time), the Czech radiostation, “Radio Hey”, will broadcast interviews with Don Airey and Ian Gillan, done in Brno, Czech recently. For more info, check here. Thanks to Sebastian Adam for the information.

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Deep Purple on German TV

Deep Purple can been seen live tomorrow on German TV. First at Früstücksfernsehen (Sat 1) sometime between 06.00 – 09.00 and later at Leute Heute (ZDF) between 17.45 – 18.00. Thanks to Sat 1 and ZDF for the information.

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