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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 […]
Read more »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 […]
Read more »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 […]
Read more »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 […]
Read more »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 […]
Read more »BBC has announced that Don Airey will appear on the Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show on October 9. The show broadcasts between 21:00 and midnight on BBC Radio 6 and online, and will be available for online listening for 7 days after that. Update [Oct 6]: The interview with Don was recorded last night and, […]
Read more »British newpaper Birmingham Post has published an interview they did with Steve Morse: Any news of a new Deep Purple album? We’re always trying to get started, but these tours keep popping up. Recording is very nearly a volunteer endeavour, and touring pays most of the bills. Despite that, as a group we are committed […]
Read more »Big Ian teamed up with Steve Morris some time ago and they have recorded an unplugged session for UK’s Absolute Radio.
Read more »Ian Gillan did an interview with BBC Radio Gloucestershire where he talks about self-discipline in the studio, the bad old days in swinging London and the role of accountants in Deep Purple’s history, among other things. The interview is 12 minutes long. You can listen to it online from the BBC (or if it doesn’t […]
Read more »Both Jon Lord and Glenn Hughes are confirmed to appear at the ChildLine Rocks 2009, which will be held on June 1 at the indigO2 in London. Last year’s Childline Rocks have seen the first appearance of Glenn Hughes and Ian Paice together on stage since 1976. ChildLine Rocks is an annual rock concert to […]
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