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The Dusty Springfield days
Brief interview with Ian Gillan on his Rock Meets Classic tour in Germany. He said that the new album is still on the band’s platter, but no concrete plans, deadlines, or recording dates have been set.
Ian also mentioned US/Canadian dates this summer. Speaking of which, the first one, slightly unconfirmed, July 24 gig in Massachusetts is going on sale March 25. Keep an eye on our calendar.
Thanks to Yvonne for the info.
Unauthorized copying, while sometimes necessary, is never as good as the real thing
Maybe Nevada in August…
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March 18th, 2015 at 00:45Sorry, the headline doesn’t thrill. 😀
March 18th, 2015 at 02:41OK, no excuses this time out. NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE is a MUST PLAY TOWN. When I got to speak to Don Airey and Roger Glover in Biloxi, Don expressed his great desire to play at The Ryman Theater. I whole heartedly agree. Perfect venue for Purple. Saw Foreigner play there a few years back. Incredible acoustics. There are many venues in “Music City” for them to play at. Plus it is where Bob Ezrin lives for GODs SAKE! Another great venue is the Wild Horse Saloon. Saw Ted Nugent, UFO, Foreigner and JLT with Scrap Metal there. Very well received and full house. Also, the band recorded “Now What” there and loved the fact that Music is the main attraction in that town. There is absolutely no excuse for passing up Nashville, TN. ‘this time around’! Hey Tour Manager, are you READING THIS????
Ch-BeerZ
March 19th, 2015 at 00:30Ohio State Fair on Aug 5th.
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/life_and_entertainment/2015/03/19/1-concerts-led-by-trio-of-divas.html
March 19th, 2015 at 11:28Tracy:
tour manager has nothing to do with deciding where the band will be playing. you should bug your local promoters first and foremost. until there’s a suitable offer from a promoter, nothing will happen.
March 20th, 2015 at 00:17BS Nick. Sorry, but according to RG, they depend on the Tour Manager to set up where and when they play. There are no OFFERS. Especially here in the US. The Management has to get off their lazy ARSE and do some planning.
Ch-BeerZ
March 20th, 2015 at 00:22Don’t go around calling what people write BS if you don’t know better. In fact, common courtesy would be not to accuse anyone of talking BS ever. It’s rude.
I don’t know what RG said to you but I bet what he really said was that the band goes to the TM to know where to play next. That’s the tour manager’s job, keep the show on the road and keep things running. The tour manager does not create the gigs. That’s a job between promotors, agenst and management. The tour manager is not the manager.
This explains the touring business pretty well:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour_manager
March 22nd, 2015 at 21:23Really? We are going to split hairs on a terminology issue here? Tour Manager, Promoter, Management, etc. Either way, my point doesn’t change. It still falls on some aspect of the PURPLE MANAGEMENT that I have for a long time called out regarding their Lack Luster Promotion here in the States. Whatever the official title is, my point still stands. Yes, RG has stated that the band has no clue as to what their schedule is and they do look to THS for info. This reiterates my point again. Management of the tour begins in the Purple Camp. They decide to send the band on tour and then they look for venues. Trust me, the venues aren’t knocking on Purple’s door. Management goes and solicits the band to venues and negotiates a deal. It’s that simple. And I will say it again…. they do a crappy job.
As for my BS remark.. Please forgive me for that over the top response. I shouldn’t have used the acronym for Black Sabbath on this Deep Purple (DP) site…. 😉
Now on a positive note to all of this, I notice that in the newly announced Summer US Tour schedule they actually are going to play at the Ryman in Nashville. I guess the “Tour Manager is READING THIS” after all. 😉
Ch-BeerZ
March 24th, 2015 at 04:22Scored tickets to the July 24th gig in Lynn, Massachusetts, USA, with two of my friends! So, that one is most definitely confirmed. Looking forward to seeing my favorite band again!
March 25th, 2015 at 14:52Going back to the interview, Ian stated that maybe by November they will have some new material in the works and maybe even play some LIVE before the album is released. Well, looks like we are waiting for a 2016 Album Release instead of the previous rumor of it happening this year….. 🙁
March 28th, 2015 at 01:22Tracy@ 10- yes I noticed that comment, I remember last time they didn’t play any new material before the albums release, citing the internet as the reason! They toured here in Oz only a few months before it’s release & the set list was 98% MK2 material, the other 2% was Contact Lost if I remember correctly! I may be a little out on that, but it was something like that. It will be interesting if the ‘fear’ of the internet reigns supreme this time around. Cheers.
April 2nd, 2015 at 08:04