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Steve Morse Band to tour US

This October Steve Morse Band will tour the East Coast of the United States. We have 13 confirmed dates, starting on October 15 in Maryland and through October 31 in Atlanta. Check our Purple calendar for full listings.

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Blackmore’s Night and OTR announce new tours

Blackmore’s Night management has announced a new United States tour. We have 4 confirmed dates in October with tickets being on sale since yesterday, August 13, and by all accounts going fast. More dates are being promised. On the other side of the pond, Over The Rainbow will start a 2-month trek in early September […]

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Whitesnake cancels US tour

Coverdale’s management has issued the following statement to the media: Unfortunately, last night at the Red Rocks Amphitheater, Denver, Whitesnake had to cut their performance short due to Mr Coverdale experiencing considerable pain in his vocal chords. He was immediately taken to a specialist for examination. The specialist discovered that David was suffering from severe […]

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Venue change in Madrid

The concert on September 15 in Madrid, Spain, has been moved from La Cubierta to Palacio Vistalegre. Both are big modern arenas of similar capacity (10-15,000), so it is likely it has something to do with e.g. hall availability, rather than ticket sales.

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Steve Morse guitar clinics

Steve Morse is doing a series of guitar clinics at the Gutar Center stores in the US. The clinics are sponsored by Ernie Ball / Music Man and are dedicated to their 25th anniversary. The first clinic is on May 25 in Orlando, where Steve will be joined by Dave LaRue. The rest of the […]

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Glenn Hughes joins Rhapsody in Rock

Glenn Hughes has been confirmed as one of the guest artists on this summer’s Rhapsody in Rock tour of Sweden. The tour will do seven shows in Sweden this summer. Other guest artist at the shows will be Albert Lee and LaGaylia Frazier. “Now this really lives up to the name Rhapsody in rock. This […]

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Italian tickets go on sale

TicketOne.it has announced five December dates in Italy: Dec 10: Palaonda, Bolzano Dec 12: PalaLottomatica, Rome Dec 14: PalaEvangelisti, Perugia Dec 15: Paladozza, Bologna Dec 16: Mediolanum Forum, Milan As far as we can understand the original announcement, tickets go on sale tomorrow, April 8. Please note that these dates have not yet been confirmed […]

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Riding on the moonpath – April Fools

This was kept under a tight lid for a while, but with the official announcement now imminent, we were given the green light. Remember, you’ve read it here first. Iron Maiden did a bold move with their Flight 666 project, but let’s face it — Sydney, Tokyo, Los Angeles and Rio are hardly unique places […]

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Snakes and sheds

The North American tour of corporate sheds on both coasts and open air festivals in the Midwest will start on June 26 and work it’s way around the continent until August 11. Please note that the North American dates (nor the new Danish show) have not been confirmed on Whitesnake.com.

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OTR at Sweden Rock

One of the biggest and most prestigious rock festivals in Europe — Sweden Rock Festival — has booked Over The Rainbow to play at the festival this year. The exact date has not been released yet. Sweden Rock 2009 will run June 3rd to 6th at their usual location near Solvesborg in Sweden. Thanks to […]

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