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Kansas date added

Another date has been added to the Deep Purple US tour this summer: August 8 at the Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, KS (near Wichita). The arena is located on the premises of Kansas Star Casino. Ticket presale for the Lucky Star Players Club started today, with on sale to general public on June 6. […]

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Another NJ show added

Another show has been added to the Deep Purple summer calendar: they will perform at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, NJ, on July 29. Tickets are on sale (albeit ticketing agency site appears to be down for the moment).

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US dates confirmed

[Updated with presale info] We now have 15 confirmed dates for this summer Deep Purple US tour, plus one very unconfirmed Canadian one. The tour will start on July 14 in Lewiston, NY, and finish on August 16 in Saratoga, CA.

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US press roundup

Several items appeared in the US press in the last few days that didn’t seem significant enough to warrant separate posts. ABC News Radio has an interview with Steve Morse promoting the tour. There is a generally positive, if superficial review of the opening night of the tour in Scottsdale, Arizona, at AXS.com. VC Star […]

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California Breed add US dates

California Breed has added a string of dates in the US starting October 7 in Bethlehem, PA, and finishing on the 26th in LA. This side of the pond they will be supporting Alter Bridge. Tickets for most shows go on sale July 18. Full details in our calendar. Thanks to Daniel Bengtsson for the […]

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Hughes on That Metal Show

Glenn Hughes will be the guest on an upcoming episode of US cable That Metal Show. He will be joining them via their “Metal Modem” segment. The episode will premiere on VH1 Classic on Saturday, March 15 at 10pm EDT and will be repeated throughout the following week. Thanks to GlennHughes.com and Tracy Heyder for […]

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North American dates announced

Thames Talent has announced the North American tour schedule for August this year. The grand tour of county fairs and casinos will start on August 5 in Ventura, California, and finish on August 31 in Hollywood, Florida. Full details in our calendar. Apart from the Casino Rama show there is no ticket information at this […]

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Yet another box set

Not to be outdone by boutique labels, Warner will be releasing in the US its own box set, via Rhino records. The 10-CD set is titled The Complete Albums: 1970-1976 and contains all studio albums from In Rock to Come Taste the Band, plus Concerto for Group and Orchestra, Made in Japan and Made in […]

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Now what?! charts summary

This list is being continuously updated. Progress of the album in charts around the world is neatly summarized here. The first week of Now what?! out in the wild is over and the first official chart positions accounting for both online and offline sales are in. Germany: #1 first week, #5 second, #12 third, #22 […]

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Morse + Satriani on tour

Not to distract you all from the enjoyment of the new album, but it was announced today that Steve Morse with his band will be supporting Joe Satriani on the latter’s upcoming tour of the United States. (Or shall we say it’s a double bill of family guitar extravagaza?) The tour will start on August […]

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