Deep Purple: Last News

Deep Purple have announced details of a new arena tour, set to take place across the UK later this year. Find ticket details below.Called the ‘One More Time’ tour, the dates comprise five shows across the country, and will see Ian Gillan and co.

Deep Purple have shared their new single ‘Lazy Sod’ – listen below.The release of the Bob Ezrin-produced track marks the third single the band have shared from the upcoming album ‘=1’, following ‘Portable Door’ and ‘Pictures of You’.The album arrives on July 19 via earMUSIC, and will be the band’s first full-length release since 2021, when they dropped the covers album ‘Turning To Crime’, and the first LP of original material since 2020’s ‘Whoosh!’.On their official website, they shared the unlikely inspiration behind the song’s name. Frontman Ian Gillan explained: “Recently, a young journalist asked me how many songs I had written in my life.

Deep Purple – past and present – have spoken about an incident with the Swiss police while they were recording their now-iconic hit ‘Smoke on the Water’.Speaking to Classic Rock Magazine per Music News, founding drummer and longtime member Ian Paice revealed that while the band were jamming to the track in Switzerland, they experienced a “pretty hostile” situation with the local authorities.The band were jamming in a mobile unit in Switzerland in 1971 after the Montreux Casino had been burned down by a fan with a flare gun. The Swiss police reportedly began knocking on the band’s door as they were creating “a hell of a racket”.Paice revealed: “There was no sound-proofing and we were recording at night.

Deep Purple guitarist Steve Morse has officially quit the band to care for his wife, Janine, who has aggressive cancer.Morse confirmed in March that he’d be temporarily stepping away from live duties. “At this point, there are so many possible complications and unknowns, that whatever time we have left in our lives, I simply must be there with her,” he said in a statement.However, he claimed at the time that he was “not leaving the band” and told fans he hoped to “re-join the tour” at some point.

Deep Purple‘s Steve Morse has announced that he will be temporarily stepping away from live duties with the band.The legendary rockers were back on stage in February, where they kicked off their 2022 dates with three shows in Florida. They’re due to head to Europe in May, June and July, with dates at festivals including Hellfest in France and Stimmen Festival in Germany.In a statement posted on Facebook, the band confirmed that Morse will be taking a break, with Simon McBride replacing the guitarist for any upcoming dates.