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Dixie Dregs reunion and Rainbow goes east
Dixie Dregs will tour the States in March, reuniting the lineup that recorded their first major label album — the 1977 Free Fall — Steve Morse and Rod Morgenstein will be joined by Allen Sloan, Steve Davidowski, and Andy West. 8 dates in total have been announced so far, starting with Atlanta on March 3, 2018 (and already sold out), and finishing on March 24 in Chicago. The tour is billed as The Dawn of The Dregs.
Blackmore camp has announced two Rainbow dates in Russia: April 8 in Moscow and 11th in St. Petersburg. Judging by the promo picture of the band, the lineup is apparently the same as 2016 and 2017 shows.
Full details for the upcoming shows are in our calendar.
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October 14th, 2017 at 21:46Yes! So glad that the Dregs will be touring again! And with the original lineup too! Sadly T Lavitz is not around anymore, but I’m sure Davidowski is up to the task. This is truly great news, and I’m very happy despite not even living in the US!
October 14th, 2017 at 22:10This must be the longest lasting Rainbow line-up ever!
October 14th, 2017 at 22:59Pretty cool group shot of Rainbow.
October 14th, 2017 at 23:36The punters hereabouts are losing interest… I know, let’s head over the rainbow to Russia… there’s likely to be strong sales there…
October 15th, 2017 at 00:34Got tickets!
October 15th, 2017 at 07:30Check out http://www.dixiedregs.com/tour and http://www.facebook.com/TheDixieDregs
And I have a nice new Dixie Dtegs promo photo if you want to add it to this post!
October 15th, 2017 at 17:14Check out http://www.dixiedregs.com and http://www.facebook.com/TheDixieDregs. And maybe THS would like to add this nice new Dixie Dregs promo photo to the website post!
October 15th, 2017 at 17:18Nice to see the original Dregs getting back together. I have the live from Montreux concert dvd from the late 70′. I think it is T Lavitz on keys although the name Matt Parish is springing to mind for some reason, i will have to dig it out again! Introduction from the late Claude Nobs! Sensational concert & so well recorded & filmed & Morse playing that Telecaster. Brilliant! Andy West, what a bass guitarist he is! Happy Days indeed!
October 16th, 2017 at 10:30Nice to see Candice in Jeans !! 🙂
October 16th, 2017 at 15:36Cannot say it enough, any Purple fan/supporter here in The States should make an effort to see these cats. And with that, a better appreciation of Maestro Morse outside Purple Tech. Town Hall and Scottish Rite Auditorium ducats secured as quick as they went on sale….
Peace,
Ted
October 17th, 2017 at 13:49I saw the Dregs in the early 90’s, if you get the chance, you should go.
October 18th, 2017 at 00:10Steve’s work with the Dregs was outstanding!! They were big here in the Midwest!
October 18th, 2017 at 11:04DP no dates in 2018 ?!
October 24th, 2017 at 04:26DP are retired …
LLRnR
kraatzy
October 28th, 2017 at 08:01… retiered since Blackmore left …
LLRnR
kraatzy
October 29th, 2017 at 08:33@15 & 16 kraatzy,
DP alive and kicking ass and hopefully retirement is a few years away.
You Blacker backers crack me up with such wild myopia.
Peace,
October 30th, 2017 at 13:02Ted :>