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Glover, Gillan, Paice - Bonn, June 14, 2003 - photo: Manfred Stoffer

Ripening Tour 2003 part 1

Deep Purple had been away since September 2002, when - after a well-deserved holiday and a much-requested trip to the recording studio - they took a quick summer trip round mainland Europe while waiting for the new album Bananas to ripen.
'New old' songs were promised for the tour and we did see the live premier of I'm Alone (the 1971 single b-side), as well as the inclusion of two brand new songs.
Fans were divided between those who applauded the impressive twin-headline bill of DP and boogie rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd - and those who simply think Skynyrd blew an unimaginative Deep Purple set right off the stage! Browse these reviews and judge for yourself.
Once again, Manfred Stoffer and others provided us with exellent photographic evidence of the proceedings.
As always, if you catch a Deep Purple show anywhere, let us know how it was

Rasmus Heide, reviews editor

May	Venue, City, Country	Last updated
27	w/Pavarotti, Parco Novi Sad, Modena, Italy	June 8 w/photos
29	Schwung, Hallen, Roeselare, Belgium	June 8  w/photos
31	Filaforum, Milan, Italy	June 8  w/video
June	Venue, City, Country	Last updated
1	Campo Fiera, Treviso, Italy	July 13 w/photos
3	Stadio Centrale del Tennis, Roma, Italy	June 13
4	Made in Bo, Bologna, Italy	June 17 w/photos
6	Stadio San Vito, Cosenza, Italy	July 13
7	Campo Sportivo Sarroch, Cagliari, Italy	June 17
10	Montforthaus, Feldkirch, Austria	June 19
13	Europahalle, Karlsruhe, Germany	June 19
14	Museumsmeile, Bonn, Germany	June 28 w/photos
15	Hutbergbühne, Kamenz, Germany	July 13 w/photos
17	Parkbuhne, Wuhlheide, Berlin, Germany	June 30 w/photos
18	Richard-Beekmann-Stadion, Bad Arolsen, Germany	June 22
19	Saarlandhalle, Saarbrücken, Germany	June 28
21	Wembley Arena, London, England	July 13 w/photos
22	NEC Arena, Birmingham, England	July 13 w/photos
24	Point Theatre, Dublin, Ireland	July 13 w/photo
25	SECC Hall 3, Glasgow, Scotland	July 13
27	Arrow Classic Rock, Lichtenvoorde, Holland	July 13
28	Münsterlandhalle, Münster, Germany	June 30
29	Le Zenith, Paris, France	July 13
July	Venue, City, Country	Last updated
1	King's Dock, Liverpool, England	July 13 w/photos