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Seeing Deep Purple for the nth time since the age of 15 (I am 52 now!) never diminishes in excitement. And this year’s NEC show was no less a scintillating experience. Also living part-time in the USA I was not unfamiliar with Styx, who must be my favourite USA band. So, to have my favourite […]
Read more »Every tour has to end, and this to me has been the best tour since Purpendicular at the Reading Rivermeade. That was the first time I was confronted by Steve Morse on guitar. And today? Steve is the Deep Purple guitarist, and Don is the Deep Purple keyboard player, both gems in their own right. […]
Read more »So, off to Birmingham for the last night of the UK Tour. After Cardiff, could I expect any bonuses? Well, the first was that I had a seat and so didn´t have to endure Lizzy and Styx. Downside – it was the NEC and this damn building seems to leach sound and atmosphere from any […]
Read more »My name is Jennifer Brown. I am 22 years old. I went to the concert in Newcastle Arena on 21st April. I have never seen Deep Purple before and was not expecting to enjoy it, however the set was fabulous and not what I expected! [That´s the spirit, expect nothing and be thoroughly surprised. 😉 […]
Read more »My good lady and myself turned up really wondering what sort of night was in store for us – we were not to be disappointed! Thin Lizzy on at 7pm … Great to hear the old standards but they were a little “thin” and never really seemed to get the crowd on their side – […]
Read more »Thin Lizzy… Nuff said… Styx, excellent band but misunderstood by most. I thought Purple looked a bit tired at first, but they soon found the groove. Gillan was usually entertaining, but I was dissapointed by the lack of Rapture material. It seemed like a fan’s choice of set. The Battle Rages On was good and […]
Read more »A great time was had at Brighton on Sunday night. All three bands were superb with the best being of course Deep Purple! They and the sound were so good that it (almost) didn’t matter that they played for only 90 minutes. I say almost because although having three name bands on the bill made […]
Read more »This was a show I was particularly looking forward to, not just because it was Purple, but because it was Thin Lizzy as well. It was my 7th Purple gig, the last one being in Bristol in 2002 – and that particular show has been amazing. Could they better it? THIN LIZZY – Brilliant. Played […]
Read more »Thin Lizzy were good but couldn’t seem to get the crowd going. Are they the tribute band some have suggested? With Sykes and Gorham having been in Lizzy and written many of the songs, I don’t think so. Styx grew on me. Aurally they were excellent, a real surprise. Visually they out-Darknessed the Darkness with […]
Read more »First time seeing Deep Purple for me and I am not their biggest fan – but I have been to some decent concerts so I thought I’d add my review in. Got there for around 6.50. I think it was around this time that Thin Lizzy were on, but they were already playing when I […]
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