Deep Purple’s Ian Gillan has revealed that he will be performing some of the band’s songs during a Spanish tour with the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Notably, the orchestra are also planning to perform songs by Queen, Pink Floyd, AC/DC, and Metallica. Tour Dates: 11/11 Zaragoza, SPA – Principe Felipe Arena 11/12 Barcelona, SPA – Pabellón…
Deep Purple’s Steve Morse has officially announced his departure from the band. The guitarist is exiting the group to care for his wife, who is sadly battling cancer. The band issued the following statement: “Deep Purple announces that Steve Morse will be stepping back from the band, having been its guitarist for more than a…
Deep Purple guitarist Steve Morse has announced that he will be “taking a temporary hiatus” from the band’s live shows to be home with his wife, who is sadly battling cancer. During his absence, Simon McBride will fill in. Morse commented: “Hello, everybody. I’ve just done a few gigs with the band, after years (!?)…
Deep Purple have shared a video for a “German TV rehearsal take” of their cover of Love’s “7 And 7 Is.” The group commented: “This is a previously unreleased version, recorded in November 2021 during a promotional and press tour of Germany for the latest album – ‘Turning To Crime’. It was during this same…
Round Hill Music have acquired the rights to David Coverdale’s catalog. The deal includes solo material, as well as music from Whitesnake and Deep Purple. Blabbermouth shared more details on the deal: “Round Hill Music has acquired the music publishing, master rights and master rights royalties for, and entered into a long-term administration agreement for…
Deep Purple have premiered a new video for their cover of Huey “Piano” Smith’s “Rockin’ Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu.” This track is from the band’s new covers album “Turning To Crime,” which will be released on November 26. Keyboardist Don Airey commented: “I’m supposed to say it’s a song I always wanted to…
Singer Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden), bassist Roger Glover (Deep Purple), guitarist Kaitner Z Doka (Jon Lord, Ian Paice, Don Airey), and drummer Bernhard Welz (Jon Lord, Don Airey) recently joined forces to perform Jon Lord’s “Concerto For Group And Orchestra” during a special show in Győr, Hungary. Fan-filmed footage from the event, which also featured…
Deep Purple have premiered a new video for their cover of Fleetwood Mac’s “Oh Well.” This track is from the band’s new covers album “Turning To Crime,” which will be released on November 26. Roger Glover commented: “Everyone knows ‘Oh Well’ is a great song. Steve [Morse] did the demo for that one. You never…
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