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Joe Lynn Turner’s South American dates in November and December have all been cancelled. His official website states that “It’s possible that Joe will do some shows in South America in 2008 so please check back for updates.” Thanks to Gustavo Solinas of the Joe Lynn Turner Argentina Fan Site for the info.
Read more »Blackmore’s Night has cancelled their appearance in Michigan for Friday Oct. 12. Their management confirms that Ritchie is ill. Only the 12th October show is cancelled. So far the rest of the tour is proceeding as planned. We will inform you of any developments as soon as we hear about them. The Frauenthal box office […]
Read more »The Northern Echo has published an interview with Jon Lord, in which he discusses his past with Deep Purple, the difficult decision to leave the band and the story behind Durham Concerto. It was gut-wrenching to leave. It was my band, I was the founder member and the guys were huge buddies of mine. I […]
Read more »On October 7 Jon Lord and Roger Glover joined Paul Mann and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at the Malcolm Arnold Festival to perform Concerto for Group and Orchestra. Doug Anderson was there and took some pictures. Thanks to Doug Anderson for the info.
Read more »An updated version of Gillan’s Inn with additional material from Ian Gillan’s tour last year, previously only available in the UK, has finally been released in North America; read more about it in our Gillan’s Inn feature (http://www.thehighwaystar.com/specials/GillansInn/)
Read more »Another installment of Q&A with Steve Morse has appeared on deeppurple.org. Phrygian dominant scale, tips on changing your point of view, and the reality of keeping your bags packed — read all about it here.
Read more »Durham Concerto by Jon Lord will be performed by the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Mischa Darmev at the Durham Cathedral in England on October 20. Jon will take part in the performance as a soloist playing Hammond. Durham Concerto is a piece of music that Jon had been working on since he left Deep […]
Read more »Blackmore’s Night will release a new live DVD called Paris Moon. Release date has been set November 2 for Germany, November 5 for the rest of Europe and November 6 for USA (the latter presumably in NTSC format). The DVD package will also include an audio CD. Track listing as follows. DVD Format: DUAL LAYER […]
Read more »Glenn Hughes is in Bulgaria and is doing a television blitz. Tonight, September 25, he will be a special guest on the TV show Komicite which will air on September 28 at 21:00. On September 27 he will appear on Slavishow and will perform Mistreated with the in-house band. The show starts at 22:30 on […]
Read more »According to the freshly redesigned deep-purple.com, Roger Glover’s appearance for the Concerto performance at the Malcolm Arnold festival has been confirmed. He will join Jon Lord and an “all star band” on October 7 at the Royal & Derngate Theatre in Northampton, UK.
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