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North American tour’s finally happening?
Looks like it. There is no official word yet from the band’s management, but there are 4 North American dates that have surfaced so far with tickets already on sale:
- June 3 – Rama, Ontario (just north of Toronto)
- June 4 – Quebec City
- June 18 – Chicago
- June
2324 – Los Angeles
The band is billed to be playing with an orchestra. They are also booked wo play with various orchestras in July in Europe. So far there’s been no word from the band’s camp as to what exactly this will involve.
In other touring news, we have a bunch of new dates for Black Country Communion, Whitesnake, Blackmore’s Night, Nick Simper and Jon Lord. It’s gonna be a very busy year for the Purple family indeed. Particularly on this side of the pond.
Full details in our calendar.
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Looks like it for sure: a show at L’Agora, in Quebec City (Quebec, Canada) as been officially announced yesterday, for the 4th of June. It will be the first show in four years there!
March 16th, 2011 at 16:58They also supposed to play the Agora in Quebec City, on June 4th.
March 16th, 2011 at 17:12Ticketmaster says the show in Ontario at the 5,000 capacity venue is nearly sold-out already.
March 16th, 2011 at 18:44Well I hope the Casino Rama gig happens as I’ve already purchased my tickets. The tickets only went on sale the other day and it looks like they’re just about sold out already.
March 16th, 2011 at 19:14Rama is as solid as a rock. It will happen – It is a Casino, they always get there acts unless something crazy happens like border problems, sickness, etc..
March 16th, 2011 at 20:47Not sure where I will be sitting but it will probably be 4th to 10th row center… 🙂
Rama has GREAT acoustics and the Rama symphony is solid if not excellent…The crowd is usually lame but otherwise a great place to see a show..
Please come to CT… Long Live the Morse Era!!!
March 16th, 2011 at 20:56no nyc show
March 17th, 2011 at 00:38Please, please, please – hit Indianapolis. I’ll do free pub to get the word out.
March 17th, 2011 at 01:51Any midwestern Purple fans here? In the Illinois/Indiana/Ohio area? 🙂
March 17th, 2011 at 01:53Amen. We had Purple visiting CT (or at least NY) on a very steady basis for a while there….I saw DP at the Hartford Civic Center, at the Bushnell, at the Meadows…plenty of Steve Morse at Toad’s.
March 17th, 2011 at 02:18Hoping they make it to Minnesota, it will be six years in July since they’ve been here, and five years since Ian Gillan performed here during a solo tour!
March 17th, 2011 at 08:24where is “Out Of My Mind” by Gillan Iommi McBrain Newsted…?
March 17th, 2011 at 12:49Vancouver please!!!
March 17th, 2011 at 14:37OK OK OK…. when is the New York Date….?
March 17th, 2011 at 16:05June 23rd in LA, hhmm…. that’s getting close.
March 17th, 2011 at 16:19Yes! The Greek on a June evening is the perfect setting for group and orchestra performance.
March 17th, 2011 at 17:56OK PURPLE….it’s time to finally make to ‘Music City’…NASHVILLE. Tons of venues here to choose from. They don’t call it Music City for nothing.
Maybe they will throw a Teaser song in from the upcoming album to boot…
Finger Crossed.
Cheers
March 17th, 2011 at 20:51It ain’t a *real North American tour ’til it hits Detroit!
March 17th, 2011 at 21:14Why do they need an orchestra for, the band aren’t centre stage anymore. It’s hard to concentrate on the band when they are there. They should forget all this touring and go back to makeing a decent album. Like Perfect Stranger’s,they are capable of makeing something really great .
March 17th, 2011 at 23:42NYC/ LI. come on
March 18th, 2011 at 03:40Well, it’s about time. I bought 2 tickets the second they went on sale for Rama. The seats aren’t great and I’m not crazy about the venue, but I’m glad I’m going! Looking forward to it!
March 18th, 2011 at 12:05I hope they fill all of our wishes, I will drive to Chicago but St. Louis is closer :)…. and they too have a symphony orchestra!
March 18th, 2011 at 17:11Sorry to go off topic but I just noticed somneone on the BBC show ‘Mastermind’ has chosen Deep Purple as a specialised subject.
March 18th, 2011 at 17:25There’s a great little venue near Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania (about 20 miles north of Allentown) called Penn’s Peak that the bands all love to play. Great place to see a show! I would be honored to have Deep Purple perform there and I think they would be surprised and impressed as well.
March 18th, 2011 at 18:29It appears DP will be playing the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ. Announcement on Tues.
March 18th, 2011 at 19:57Detroit is a must,
we may be down….
but we’re not out….
Im not sure we even have a symphony orchestra in this town currently but we can pull one together from Dearborn if needed
March 18th, 2011 at 23:06#14 They play Bethel Woods on June 12:
March 19th, 2011 at 00:18http://www.bethelwoodscenter.org/bwevents/events.aspx
Are you joking? where’s House(s) Of Blues? nowhere. DEEP PURPLE plays quite large arenas this time, this makes me happy 🙂 15,000 capacity amphiteater for New York, 17,000 capacity – for New Jersey… Yeaoooouw!
Ontario show (5,000 tickets) seems to be nearly sold out, add the second one. Time to bring the North American market back 🙂
March 19th, 2011 at 08:05Indianapolis?hmmmm,I think so………….:)
March 21st, 2011 at 02:50Come back to Calgary Alberta!
March 21st, 2011 at 22:59Atlantic City- Tropicana Showroom- June 11 (tix on sale 4/2)
March 22nd, 2011 at 19:19Beacon Theatre, NYC- June 14
Beacon Theatre, NYC- June 15 also
March 23rd, 2011 at 13:39Montreal – June 6th.
March 23rd, 2011 at 13:57Oh great more east coast shows, never mind the fact that they’ve played in the Calgary area twice over almost 30 years (and not since 03)
March 24th, 2011 at 20:01Is Boston show confirmed and is there an onsale date for tickets yet?
March 25th, 2011 at 16:28Tickets acquired for Los Angeles show. YES!
March 25th, 2011 at 16:33The Bushnell, Hartford CT..June 9th…I’m there!! Long live the Morse Era!!
March 25th, 2011 at 18:15please play South Florida, I need a Purple Fix !
March 25th, 2011 at 20:43Check that..It’s June 8th Hartford, CT
March 26th, 2011 at 00:09Hey guys, How about Baltimore, Maryland? Somebody Stole My Guitar!
March 26th, 2011 at 13:014 shows in NJ / NY?
Do they still have the clout to pull that off?
March 27th, 2011 at 03:27Beacon Theatre tickets on-sale now… Come on people, get your tickets..If we don’t show some strong USA support, they won’t come back!
March 28th, 2011 at 15:468.5 hours away is the closest they are showing so far from here.
Come on Boyz, it’s time you make it to MUSIC CITY. Nashville, Tennessee. When was the last time you did that? DECADES?
Sure would like to see the Final Tour, but your gonna have to come a little closer than that.
Cheers
March 30th, 2011 at 00:48Saint Paul, Minnesota June 19th, tickets go on sale April 9th. Can’t Wait!
April 4th, 2011 at 11:17Purpendicular Purple was one of old‐time favorite band for an elderly rock fans.
April 9th, 2011 at 12:26Morse Airey Purple seems not to be shiny rock band, and they’re touring small rock clubs.
Unfortunately, “Rapture of the Deep” failed to measure up to the commercial success on the USA. .
Do they still belong to minor record label “Edel or Eagle Rock Entertainment”?
So eagerly purple fans maybe unhappy.
Glenn Hughes “Black County Communion” easily defeated current Purple.
Whitesnake’s new album “Forevermore” is enjoying mega big success over the worldwide.
Fortunately, Blackmore’s Night gets worldwide major deal with “Universal Records”, after “Secret Voyage” achieved modest success with New Age fans. BN’s previous albums are popular in Germany and Russia.
Its blonde people appear to be different from the cynical British or French.
Moreover, lyricist Roger Glover (of mustache and hat) is planning to release his new solo album entitled “If Life Was Easy”, which was recording in 2007. The record label is still uncertain.
Perhaps BN’s stupid imitation, Angelfire project doesn’t receive public favor, as well as Living Loud.
Ian Gillan’s hobby-like solo album wouldn’t also hit, as well as previous release.
By the way, Michael Lee Jackson is still Gillan’s backing guitarist?
childlike face’s Joe Lynn Turner’s melodic vocals has gone to the weakest because he absorbed some drug.
He can no longer sing hard rocking songs.
Good luck
Long Live the Morse Era!
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May 12th, 2011 at 20:30