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Trick-or-treat in Bucharest

This year Deep Purple have spend the All Hallows Eve in the Land of Dracula, trick-or-treating in front of 15,000 people. Metalhead.ro has pictures from the event. Merry Oidhche Shamhna! Thanks to Emil Ionescu for the info.

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Pizza and Paicey

Ian Paice will play a gig in Italy in December with a band called Made. The particulars we have received from the promoters are as following: Date: December 6, 2007 Venue: Discoteca “Le Blanc”, Lungomare Adriatico, Sottomarina (Venezia) Tickets: 15 Euro, with dinner (pizza): 30 Euro For more information and to book tickets call +39 […]

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– One heck of a cathedral!

On Saturday Jon Lord and the Liverpool Philharmonics premiered his Durham Concerto at Durham Cathedral. In a TV interview the day before the show, Lord called his latest venue ‘One heck of a cathedral’ and went on to expand on how he wrote the new Durham Concerto – and how Deep Purple became the loudest […]

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(The rest of) Blackmore’s Night tour proceeding as planned

In the wake of two cancelled shows Blackmore’s Night management has posted the following update on www.blackmoresnight.com: We are happy to announce that everyone in Blackmore’s Night is feeling well and the performances will go on as scheduled. Follow-up was also issued via email: Greetings M’Lords and Ladies — Latest update on Blackmore’s Night tickets […]

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Blackmore’s Night October 14 gig cancelled

It looks like Ritchie’s illness proved to be difficult to cure. October 14 gig in Kent, Ohio, was cancelled as well. At this point we have no information if the appearance will be rescheduled or if it’s cancelled for good, and how to obtain a refund in either case. Thanks to Kevin Dixon for the […]

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JLT South American tour postponed

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.

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Blackmore’s Night October 12 gig cancelled

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 […]

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DeepPurple.org rolls out their Fan Experience program

The new Deep Purple fan site has unveiled their Deep Purple Fan Experience packages, being offered for many of the upcoming European tour stops coming this November. Here’s the official announcement: Deep Purple Fan Experience Packages NOW AVAILABLE on DeepPurple.org! Have tickets to an upcoming Deep Purple show? Want to have the ultimate concert experience? […]

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Glenn Hughes TV appearances in Bulgaria

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 […]

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Roger Glover confirmed for Concerto performance

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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