Deep Purple

With a body of work spanning seven decades, Deep Purple has helped pioneer and define the hard rock genre while progressively moving into new areas, both keeping their sound fresh and attracting new fans to the legions who have remained loyal since the band’s inception. The celebrated MKII line up of Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Jon Lord and Ritchie Blackmore were responsible for creating many of the defining rock albums of the early 70’s, including “Made In Japan”, universally accepted as one of the most important and influential live albums of all time.

Known as one of the hardest working bands ever, Deep Purple has continued to release No.1 albums and tour globally since forming in 1968, with little rest. In 2007 (almost 40 years after being formed), the band performed 40 dates in France to an award-winning audience, and they continue to spend much of their year on the road selling out arenas across the globe.

In 2022 came the sad news of Steve Morse’s departure due to personal circumstances, but Deep Purple, never a band to let a setback throw them off course, sought out the masterful skills of guitarist Simon McBride and played the year out in style, exciting crowds with new energy and excitement.

Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Don Airey and Simon McBride continued into a string of worldwide shows in 2023 with renewed vitality, continuing to push the boundaries of hard rock to audiences around the globe, proving that Deep Purple is very much here to stay.