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American cable channel VH1 Classic will feature Deep Purple in one of the upcoming episodes of the Behind The Music Remastered shows. The episode is scheduled for broadcast on April 27th at 9 PM ET/PT. The blurb: Deep Purple were true rock n’ roll: outrageous, bold, daring. Despite their limited success with the American mainstream, […]
Read more »The two Blackmore’s Night shows that had to be postponed due to hurricane Sandy have now been rescheduled for December 9 in Wilmington, Delaware, and December 12 in New York City. Original tickets are valid for the new dates.
Read more »WhoCares charity compilation was released stateside on August 28. After selling just 700 copies in the first week of release, it nevertheless managed to land on the Top New Artist (a.k.a. Heartseekers) Albums chart at No. 52. The chart lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared […]
Read more »The WhoCares 2CD compilation album will be released in North America on August 28th via Eagle Rock Entertainment. Tony Iommi writes on his website: Many thanks to everyone who bought the WhoCares single or album, we’ve heard from our buddy in Armenia that construction work on the school will start on August 15th! This is […]
Read more »On August 16 Eagle Rock Entertainment will release on CD 4 historical Purple live albums: In Concert 1970/1972, Scandinavian Nights, Live in London and Mk.III The Final Concerts. Out of those, Live in London will be available domestically in North America for the first time. In Concert 1970/1972 and Scandinavian Nights were released on Spitfire […]
Read more »Following Deep Purple On Their Last 3 US Shows On “The Songs That Built Rock Tour” 2011 Deep Purple Live At The Palms, Las Vegas, NV June 23, 2011 Deep Purple missed the Northwestern United States again this tour. Living in Seattle, WA means if you want to see a show, you will have to […]
Read more »Date: 2011-06-24 Venue: Greek Theater, Los Angeles, USA June 24th saw the return of Purple to Southern California for the first time in nearly four years. This was my seventh time seeing them and third in this venue. They really come alive on this particular stage. It was by far the best performance I have […]
Read more »Date: 2011-06-23 Venue: Pearl Theatre, Las Vegas, USA A June day in Las Vegas, Neveda. 108f. Walk to the site of the show. Only 4km. Stopped and picked up 2 bottles of water. 1 liter each. 45 minutes later I have reached the Pearl Theatre. Only a few ounces left in my second bottle. Too […]
Read more »Date: 2011-06-08 Venue: Bushnell Theatre, Hartford, CT, USA I’ve been reading a lot of negative comments regarding the US tour. Well, I’ll tell you this my fellow dp friends/fans. These guys put on one of the best performances I have seen. And I’ve seen DP with the banjo player and with Steve several times. The […]
Read more »Date: 2011-06-18 Venue: Ravinia Festival Highland Park, Illinois, United States Me and my wife ventured on a 9 hour trek to see our heroes. We stayed a few miles away from the Park, in the Marriot Courtyard Hotel. They offered a shuttle service to and from the event for the Hotel Guests. Upon climbing aboard […]
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