As the Glenn Hughes Band have started an extensive tour of the UK, which will take them to every nook and cranny of the country, they have posted part 1 of the tour diary. We hope parts 2, 3, and so on will follow. Enjoy!
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Posted in Blog by Nick on 2010-09-26
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On Sunday, September 19, between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Nicky Horne will be joined in the Planet Rock‘s studio by three members of Black Country Communion — Joe Bonamassa, Glenn Hughes, and Jason Bonham. The band will be coming straight from the rehearsal studios for this two hour exclusive in studio chat. Nicky will […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2010-09-17
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There will be a Deep Purple special tonight, Sunday, August 29th, on Get Ready To Rock radio at 9:00 p.m. GMT. You can listen to Get Ready To Rock online through their player or directly from http://freedom.wavestreamer.com:6424/ (MP3 stream, you might need to copy and paste the link to your favourite player). We apologise for […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2010-08-29
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Here is a summary of the recent developments on the touring fronts of Purple family. Deep Purple‘s appearance at a Russian festival on June 12 has now been confirmed. They have also a new Italian open air tour pencilled in for July, which is still being shaped up and for now remains unconfirmed by the […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2010-04-13
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Last weekend BBC Channel 4 have aired a documentary called Heavy Metal Britannia that covers the earlier history of development of the hard and heavy music on the island, from You Really Got Me to The Number Of The Beast. A number of key figures of the era recall their first hand memories, including our […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2010-03-09
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Birmingham show on November 13th received quite a favourable coverage in the local press. Debbie Bennett writes in the Express & Star: …On the third night of the band’s UK tour, 64-year-old barefoot frontman Ian Gillan belted out hits and rarities at the LG Arena last night and was loving every minute of it. The […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2009-11-19
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In the anticipation of the Birmingham and London dates, Times Online has published a brilliantly eloquent piece on Deep Purple that surely will resonate in one a many hearts: The exact date has long been wiped from the memory’s hard drive, but I can say with absolute certainty that it was a February evening in […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2009-11-18
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Deep Purple threw in a setlist surprise last night in Manchester on the first date of the 65,535th leg of their European tour: 1 Intro/Highway Star 2 Things I Never Said 3 Wrong Man 4 Strange Kind Of Woman 5 Wasted Sunsets 6 Rapture Of The Deep 7 Fireball 8 Contact Lost/Steve Morse solo 9 […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2009-11-11
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British newspaper Express & Star has published an interview with Ian Gillan where he takes potshots at showbiz in his home country: We’d play almost anywhere. But the climate in the UK is not friendly. Nothing wrong with the fans, they’re brilliant, and I’m looking forward to these shows in November. The band is hot […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2009-11-07
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Planet Rock will be running a contest between October 12th and 26th: How do you fancy seeing Deep Purple live? OK, how do you fancy watching the gig from the stage? Now, how do you fancy sitting next to Ian Paice’s drumkit for the duration of the show? We thought so. From Monday 12 October […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2009-10-10
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