Deep Purple To Be Backed By 30-piece Orchestra On North American Tour
Date: Saturday, April 09 @ 13:00:00 UTC
Topic: Band News (tours, comings/goings, etc)


Deep Purple's first North American tour in four years -- which is scheduled to kick off in early June -- will feature classic members Ian Gillan (lead vocals), Roger Glover (bass) and Ian Paice (drums, percussion) along with Steve Morse (guitar) and Don Airey (keyboards). The trek, dubbed "A Night With Deep Purple And The Songs That Built Rock," will see the band performing in each city while backed by a 30-piece symphony orchestra.

For a list of currently confirmed dates, visit www.Deep-Purple.net [or the band's official site at www.deeppurple.com].

When asked during a February 22, 2011 press conference in Mexico City if there are any plans for Deep Purple to record a new studio album soon, the band's vocalist, Ian Gillan, replied, "I guess it's about time, isn't it?! So we're gonna get together and have a writing session quite soon. And if we get excited, then we'll probably have another [album finished and ready for release] shortly after that. We'll see how it goes. But there's no plans. But I think we're getting poked by various connections who would like to see another Deep Purple record. So I think it's about time."

Deep Purple released a live album last year called Space Truckin' Round The World Live 68-76. The two-disc set features rare live recordings from various concerts all over the world, including gigs in Tokyo, Paris and San Diego. The compilation, which features multiple band lineups, also features a detailed history of the group, individual concert details and photos. It was released as part of the 10th anniversary of Purple Records -- the label that handles the band's music.

Deep Purple's 18th studio album, Rapture Of The Deep, was released in November 2005. It is the fourth studio CD from Deep Purple since guitarist Steve Morse joined the band in 1994. It was also the second album to feature veteran keyboardist Don Airey.

Rapture Of The Deep was produced by Mike Bradford, who also worked on the band's previous release, 2003's Bananas.

North American Tour Dates:

June 8, 2011 -- Mortensen Hall At The Bushnell, Hartford, CT
June 10, 2011 -- PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ
June 11, 2011 -- Tropicana, Atlantic City, NJ
June 12, 2011 -- Bethel Performing Arts Center, Bethelwoods, NY
June 14, 2011 -- Beacon Theater, New York, NY
June 15, 2011 -- Beacon Theater, New York, NY
June 17, 2011 -- Fox Theater, Detroit, MI
June 18, 2011 -- Ravinia, Highland Park, IL
June 19, 2011 -- Orpheum, Minneapolis, MN
June 24, 2011 -- Greek Theater, Los Angeles, CA
June 25, 2011 -- Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View, CA

DP are playing in Crete, Cyrpus, Isreal, Turkey, and Greece in May and Germany, Italy, Switzerland, France and Belgium in July.

[Source: Blabbermouth.net, Deep Purple website]



Update: Although not listed on the Deep Purple site, the official fan site (www.deep-purple.net) also includes June 3, Casino Rama, Rama, Ontario, Canada; June 4, Agora, Québec City, Quebec, Canada; June 6, Place des Arts Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, Montréal, Quebec, Canada; June 7, Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre, Boston, MA, US



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