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How Ritchie Blackmore Ended His First Tenure With Deep Purple

The balance of power within the world of heavy rock underwent a major shift on April 7, 1975, when guitarist Ritchie Blackmore ended his initial stint as a member of Deep Purple . Not that anyone — except maybe Blackmore himself — was fully aware of any of this on that night.

The members of Deep Purple's Mk. III lineup – Blackmore, singer David Coverdale , organist Jon Lord , bassist  Glenn Hughes  and drummer Ian Paice – were more preoccupied with maintaining their sanity at the end of yet another grueling album-tour cycle. This time, they were appearing in support of the previous year’s Stormbringer , which was lukewarmly received by fans.

The album had stirred the already-fragile emotions of the group, as new members Hughes and Coverdale began exerting their songwriting personalities, rubbing Blackmore the wrong way with their passion for American funk and soul music. Neither appealed to Deep Purple’s resident songwriter.

Petty musical differences were really just a catalyst behind the deeper wanderlust affecting Blackmore after nearly a decade and nine studio albums with the band. Feeling the need for, as he put it, “some fresh air,” Blackmore took advantage of a few days off during Deep Purple’s U.S. tour that fall to book some studio time in Los Angeles with singer Ronnie James Dio and his band Elf.

At first, Blackmore was planning to just record a solo version of “Black Sheep of the Family” by the British prog band Quatermass – a song which his Purple bandmates had rejected during the Stormbringer sessions — until things began to click. Dio also co-wrote the b-side, “Sixteenth Century Greensleeves,” and Blackmore started to have other ideas.

So, even before Deep Purple resumed their touring activities across Europe in March 1975, Blackmore had already whisked Dio and Elf members Gary Driscoll (drummer), Craig Gruber (bassist) and Mickey Lee Soule (keyboardist) into the Musicland Studios at Hamburg to record the debut album from a new group to be called Rainbow .

Still the rest of Deep Purple failed to grasp the seriousness of their guitarist's plan of escape while their touring machine trudged across continental Europe, mired in drug abuse, ego battles and sheer exhaustion. As the stage lights darkened and the audience dispersed from Paris’ Palais des Sports following Deep Purple’s performance on April 7, the chapter closed on Blackmore’s historic run at the helm of the legendary band. And with it, Rainbow’s birth could be formally announced.

Fortunately, Deep Purple's third-to-last concert with Blackmore had been captured for posterity, and later emerged as Graz '75 to give fans a belated glimpse into the Mk. III's mid-'70s European dates.

Unfortunately, the band faced a brief, troubled afterlife following Blackmore's exit. Deep Purple partnered with guitarist Tommy Bolin for the fan-polarizing Come Taste the Band LP, while Blackmore sped off toward nearly a decade of continued acclaim with Rainbow.

In 1984, he finally agreed to join his old band for the Mk. II lineup’s triumphant reunion on Perfect Strangers . And as always, it was done entirely on Blackmore’s terms.

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Deep Purple Concerts 1970s

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January 5, 1970 Anciennes, Paris, FRA

January 6, 1970 Assembly Hall, Worthing, ENG

January 10, 1970 Reading University, Reading, ENG

January 19, 1970 Civic Hall, Dunstable, ENG

January 21, 1970 Big Apple Club, Munich, GER

January 23, 1970 University of Lancaster, Lancaster, ENG

January 30, 1970 Royal Albert Hall, London, ENG

January 31, 1970 Lawns Centre, Cottenham, ENG

February 6, 1970 Technical College, Waltham Forest, ENG

February 7, 1970 Leicester University Union Hall, Leicester, ENG

February 8, 1970 Mothers, Birmingham, ENG

February 13, 1970 Cardiff University, Cardiff, WAL

February 14, 1970 Free Trade Hall, Manchester, ENG

February 15, 1970 Boat Club, Nottingham, ENG

February 16, 1970 Kings Head, Romford, ENG

February 19, 1970 BBC Studios, London, ENG

February 20, 1970 Civic Hall, Preston, ENG

February 21, 1970 St. Mary's College, Twickenham, ENG

February 22, 1970 Greyhound, Croydon, ENG

February 24, 1970 Imperial College, London, ENG

February 25, 1970 Bristol University, Bristol, ENG

February 27, 1970 Leeds Polytechnic, Leeds, ENG

February 28, 1970 Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, ENG

March 4, 1970 Volkshaus, Zurich, SUI

March 6, 1970 St. Jakob Sporthalle, Basel, SUI

March 7, 1970 SUI

March 13, 1970 Winter Gardens, Blackpool, ENG

March 14, 1970 Winter Gardens, Weston Super Mare, ENG

March 15, 1970 Wake Arms, Epping, ENG

March 17, 1970 Exeter University, Exeter, ENG

March 20, 1970 Odeon, Edinburgh, SCOT

March 21, 1970 Caird Hall, Dundee, SCOT

March 22, 1970 Kinema Ballroom, Dunfermline, SCOT

March 23, 1970 Music Hall, Aberdeen, SCOT

March 24, 1970 Electric Garden, Glasgow, SCOT

March 25, 1970 Town Hall, Hamilton, SCOT

March 28, 1970 Roundhouse, Dagenham, ENG

March 30, 1970 Sportpalast, Berlin, GER

April 4, 1970 Mulheim Sporthalle, Cologne, GER

April 6, 1970 Konzerthaus, Vienna, AUT

April 11, 1970 Central Hall, Chatham, ENG (supported by Genesis)

April 18, 1970 Technical College, Ewell, ENG

April 24, 1970 Kings Hall, Stoke, ENG (supported by Jigsaw)

May 1, 1970 Art College, Bath, ENG

May 9, 1970 Roundhouse, Dagenham, ENG

May 11, 1970 De Montfort Hall, Leicester, ENG

May 15, 1970 Chelmsford, ENG

May 16, 1970 Town Hall, Birmingham, ENG

May 17, 1970 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG

May 18, 1970 Civic Hall, Dunstable, ENG

May 25, 1970 Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, ENG May 28, 1970 Ostseehalle, Kiel, GER

May 29, 1970 Neue Welt, Berlin, GER

May 30, 1970 Circus Krone, Munich, GER (Postponed)

June 1, 1970 Dusseldorf, GER

June 2, 1970 Musikhalle, Hamburg, GER

June 4, 1970 Bedford Town Football Ground, Bedford, ENG

June 7, 1970 Eisstadion, Munich, GER

June 8, 1970 St. Jakob Sporthalle, Basel, SUI

June 9, 1970 Cologne, GER

June 12, 1970 Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, ENG

June 14, 1970 Fairfield Hall, Croydon, ENG

June 16, 1970 Jesus College, Cambridge, ENG

June 19, 1970 John Dalton College, Manchester, ENG

June 20, 1970 University College, Oxford, ENG

June 21, 1970 Radstadion, Frankfurt, GER

July 4, 1970 Bedford Town Football Ground, Bedford, ENG

July 5, 1970 Lyceum, London, ENG

July 10, 1970 Stadium ALEV, ?, GER

July 10, 1970 Hauptstadion, Aachen, GER ( Aachen Open Air Pop Festival )

July 12, 1970 Eissportstadion, Munich, GER ( Euro Pop '70 A-Z Musik Festival )

July 31, 1970 Mayfair, Newcastle, ENG (supported by Daddy Longlegs)

August 1, 1970 Chateau De Saint-Pons, Aix-en-Provence, FRA ( Progressive Music Festival 1970 )

August 9, 1970 Plumpton, ENG (National Jazz & Blues Festival)

August ?, 1970 Houston, TX

August ?, 1970 Albuquerque, NM

August ?, 1970 Salt Lake City, UT

August 15, 1970 Island Grove, Greeley, CO (supporting Eric Burdon & War, with Sugarloaf & Last Nickel)

August 25, 1970 Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA

August 28, 1970 Jam Factory, San Antonio, TX

August 30, 1970 Civic Center, Pasadena, CA

September 6, 1970 Arras, FRA

September 25, 1970 Odeon, Romford, ENG

September 26, 1970 St. Georges Hall, Liverpool, ENG (supported by Quatermass)

October 2, 1970 UWIST, Cardiff, WAL

October 3, 1970 Southampton University, Southampton, ENG

October 6, 1970 Leeds University, Leeds, ENG

October 10, 1970 Sheffield University, Sheffield, ENG

October 12, 1970 Tiffanys, Edinburgh, SCOT

October 13, 1970 Electric Garden, Glasgow, SCOT

October 14, 1970 Concert Hall, Aberdeen, SCOT

October 15, 1970 Caird Hall, Dundee, SCOT

October 16, 1970 Top Rank, Sunderland, ENG

October 17, 1970 Manchester University, Manchester, ENG

October 25, 1970 Lyon, FRA

October 26, 1970 Chambery, FRA

October 27, 1970 Sochaux, FRA

October 28, 1970 Mulhouse, FRA

October 30, 1970 Le Havre, FRA

November 1, 1970 Olympia, Paris, FRA

November 2, 1970 Elbeuf, FRA

November 3, 1970 Brest, FRA

November 6, 1970 Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, ENG

November 7, 1970 Dreamland, Margate, ENG

November 11, 1970 Njordhallen, Oslo, NOR

November 12, 1970 Konserthus, Stockholm, SWE

November 14, 1970 KB Hallen, Copenhagen, DEN

November 15, 1970 Konserthuset, Gothenburg, SWE

November 21, 1970 University College, London, ENG

November 22, 1970 Fairfield Hall, Croydon, ENG

November 23, 1970 Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, ENG (Cancelled)

November 27, 1970 Stadthalle, Offenbach, GER

November 28, 1970 Neue Universitat, Heidelberg, GER

November 29, 1970 Rheinhalle, Dusseldorf, GER

November 30, 1970 Mercatorhalle, Duisburg, GER

December 1, 1970 Messehalle, Hannover, GER

December 2-3, 1970 Planten Und Blomen Halle, Hamburg, GER

December 4, 1970 Munsterlandhalle, Munster, GER

December 5, 1970 Circus Krone-Bau, Munich, GER (supported by Ashton, Gardner & Dyke & Lieber)

December 6, 1970 Saarlandhalle, Saarbrucken, GER

December 7, 1970 Meistersingerhalle, Nurnberg, GER

December 8, 1970 Schutzenhalle, Ludenscheid, GER

December 9, 1970 Stadthalle, Wuppertal, GER

December 11, 1970 Huttenhalle, Wurzburg, GER

December 12, 1970 Sporthalle, Stuttgart, GER

January 1, 1971 Rotterdam, NED

January 2, 1971 Rai, Amsterdam, NED January 29, 1971 Town Hall, Leeds, ENG January 30, 1971 Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, ENG February 1, 1971 Royal Albert Hall, London, ENG February 5, 1971 ABC, Hull, ENG February 6, 1971 City Hall, Sheffield, ENG February 7, 1971 Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, ENG February 8, 1971 Guildhall, Southampton, ENG February 9, 1971 Guildhall, Portsmouth, ENG February 12, 1971 Town Hall, Birmingham, ENG February 13, 1971 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG February 14, 1971 Plymouth, ENG February 19, 1971 Belle Vue Kings Hall, Manchester, ENG February 20, 1971 City Hall, Newcastle, ENG February 21, 1971 Coventry Theatre, Coventry, ENG February 22, 1971 Orchid, Purley, ENG February 25, 1971 De Montfort Hall, Leicester, ENG February 27, 1971 Big Apple, Brighton, ENG March 5, 1971 Greens Playhouse, Glasgow, SCOT March 6, 1971 Empire Theatre, Edinburgh, SCOT March 7, 1971 Caird Hall, Dundee, SCOT March 8, 1971 Music Hall, Aberdeen, SCOT April 7, 1971 Wesser Ems Halle, Oldenburg, GER April 8, 1971 Grugahalle, Essen, GER April 10, 1971 Stadthalle, Offenbach, GER April 11, 1971 Planten un Blomen, Hamburg, GER April 16-17, 1971 Casino, Montreux, SUI April 19, 1971 Brussels, BEL April 22, 1971 Konserthus, Stockholm, SWE April 24, 1971 Vejlby-Risskov Hallen, Arhus, DEN April 26, 1971 Njordhallen, Oslo, NOR April 28, 1971 Roundhouse, London, ENG (Camden Arts Festival) May 7, 1971 Beatty Park Aquatic Centre, Perth, AUS May 8, 1971 Apollo Stadium, Adelaide, AUS May 9, 1971 Randwick Stadium, Sydney, AUS May 10, 1971 Festival Hall, Brisbane, AUS May 11, 1971 Festival Hall, Melbourne, AUS May 21, 1971 Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, GER May 26, 1971 La Paleur, Rome, ITY May 27, 1971 Palasport, Bologna, ITY (2 shows) May 29, 1971 Zurich, SUI June 6, 1971 Luxembourg, LUX June 18, 1971 Laugardalsholl, Reykjavik, ICE June 24, 1971 Birmingham, ENG June 25, 1971 Mayfair Ballroom, Newcastle, ENG (supported by Quiver) July 2, 1971 St. Lawrence Market, Toronto, ON July 3, 1971 Gilligan's, Buffalo, NY July 4, 1971 Overton Park, Memphis, TN July 6, 1971 Forum, Hamilton, ON July 7, 1971 Wonderland Gardens, London, ON July 8, 1971 Philharmonic Hall, New York City, NY July 9, 1971 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA (supporting The Faces) July 10, 1971 Public Auditorium, Cleveland, OH (supporting The Faces) July 11, 1971 Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN (supporting The Faces) July 14, 1971 Bruce Hall Auditorium, Milwaukee, WI (supporting The Faces) July 16, 1971 Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, PA (supporting The Faces) July 17, 1971 Hara Arena, Dayton, OH (supporting The Faces) July 18, 1971 Sports Arena, Toledo, OH (supporting The Faces) July 20, 1971 Kinetic Circus Playground, Chicago, IL (supporting The Faces) July 21, 1971 Auditorium Theater, Chicago, IL (supporting The Faces) July 23, 1971 Pirates World Amusement Park, Dania, FL (supporting The Faces) July 24, 1971 Sports Stadium, Orlando, FL (supporting The Faces) July 25, 1971 Warehouse, New Orleans, LA (supporting The Faces) July 27, 1971 Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, TX (supporting The Faces) July 28, 1971 Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, TX (supporting The Faces) July 29, 1971 Sgt. Pepper, Wichita, KA (supporting The Faces) July 30, 1971 Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA (supporting The Faces) July 31, 1971 Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, UT (supporting The Faces) September 1, 1971 Messehalle, Berlin, GER September 4, 1971 Stadthalle, Vienna, AUT September 5, 1971 Stadthalle, Speyer, GER September 13, 1971 Guildhall, Portsmouth, ENG September 19, 1971 De Montfort Hall, Leicester, ENG September 22, 1971 Free Trade Hall, Manchester, ENG September 23, 1971 Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, ENG September 24, 1971 Greens Playhouse, Glasgow, SCOT September 25, 1971 Empire Theatre, Edinburgh, SCOT September 26, 1971 City Hall, Newcastle, ENG September 29, 1971 Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, ENG September 30, 1971 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG October 4, 1971 Royal Albert Hall, London, ENG October 5, 1971 City Hall, Sheffield, ENG October 10, 1971 Coventry Theatre, Coventry, ENG October 11, 1971 Guildhall, Southampton, ENG October 22, 1971 Felt Forum, New York City, NY October 23, 1971 Williamsburg, VA October 24, 1971 Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL

November 9, 1971 Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, PA (Cancelled, replaced by Poco, supported by Fleetwood Mac & Colisseum)

January 5, 1972 Hamburg, GER January 13, 1972 Sportatorium, Hollywood, FL January 14, 1972 Curtis Hixon Arena, Tampa, FL January 15, 1972 Clemson College, Clemson, SC January 16, 1972 Cumberland, Fayetteville, NC January 17, 1972 Buffalo, NY January 19, 1972 Ford Auditorium, Detroit, MI January 20, 1972 Forum, Montreal, QC January 21, 1972 Met Center, Bloomington, IN January 22-23, 1972 Auditorium Theater, Chicago, IL January 24, 1972 Kiel Stadium, St. Louis, MO January 26, 1972 Wichita, KS January 27, 1972 Long Beach Arena, Los Angeles, CA January 28, 1972 Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino, CA January 29, 1972 San Jose, CA January 31, 1972 Boise, ID February ?, 1972 GER February 7, 1972 Munsterlandhalle, Munster, GER February 9, 1972 Niedersachsenhalle, Hannover, GER February 10, 1972 Boblingen Sporthalle, Stuttgart, GER February 12, 1972 Grugahalle, Essen, GER February 19, 1972 Roundhouse, Dagenham, ENG February 20, 1972 Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, ENG February 22, 1972 Orchid, Purley, ENG February 26, 1972 Messuhalli, Helsinki, FIN February 29, 1972 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, SWE March 1, 1972 KB Hallen, Copenhagen, DEN March 3, 1972 Fyns Forum, Odense, DEN March 4, 1972 Vejlby-Risskov Hallen, Arhus, DEN March 9, 1972 Paris Theatre, London, ENG March 12, 1972 Fairfield Hall, Croydon, ENG March 17, 1972 Kansas City, MO March 18, 1972 Municipal Auditorium, Austin, TX March 19, 1972 Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, TX (supported by Buddy Miles) March 20, 1972 Oklahama City, OK March 23, 1972 Huntsville, AL March 24, 1972 West Palm Beach, FL March 25, 1972 Jacksonville, MS March 26, 1972 Charlotte, NC March 28-29, 1972 Ritz Theater, Staten Island, NY March 31, 1972 Flint, MI (No Blackmore) April 6, 1972 Colisee de Quebec, Quebec City, QC

May 25, 1972 Ford Auditorium, Detroit, MI (supported bu Bull Angus)

May 26, 1972 Dayton, OH May 28, 1972 Public Hall, Cleveland, OH May 30, 1972 Edmonton Gardens, Edmonton, AB June 2-3, 1972 Winterland, San Francisco, CA (with Malo, Black Oak Arkansas & Bull Angus) June 5, 1972 Bakersfield, CA June 6, 1972 Convention Center, Anaheim, CA June 19, 1972 Reykjavik, ICE June 30-July 1, 1972 Rainbow, London, ENG July 6, 1972 Armory, Salem, OR July 7, 1972 Spokane, WA July 8, 1972 Seattle, WA July 9, 1972 Vancouver, BC July 11, 1972 Providence, RI July 12, 1972 Boston, MA July 14, 1972 Spring Auditorium, West Palm Beach, FL July 15, 1972 Charleston, NC July 17, 1972 Atlanta, GA July 18, 1972 Mobile, AL July 19, 1972 Detroit, MI August 15-16, 1972 Koseinenkin Hall, Osaka, JPN August 17, 1972 Budokan, Tokyo, JPN

August 22, 1972 Capitol Theater, Passaic, NJ (Supported by Fleetwood Mac, Elf & Curved Air)

August 24, 1972 Sunshine Inn, Asbury Park, NJ (Supported by Silverhead)

August 24, 1972 Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, PA (Supported by Fleetwood Mac & Silverhead)??

August 25, 1972 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA (KQV Summer Festival of Rock, Supported by Fleetwood Mac & Silverhead)

August 26, 1972 Long Island Arena, Commack, NY (Concert was postponed to September 2nd. Supported by Fleetwood Mac, Silverhead & Elf with Ronnie James Dio)

August 27, 1972 Veteran's Memorial Coliseum, Jacksonville, FL (supported by Fleetwood Mac & Elf with Ronnie James Dio)

August 28-29, 1972 Municipal Auditorum, Atlanta, GA (supported by Fleetwood Mac & Elf with Ronnie James Dio)

August 30, 1972 Gaelic Park, Bronx, NY (Concert was postponed to August 31st. Supporting Deep Purple, with Silverhead & Elf with Ronnie James Dio)

August 31, 1972 Gaelic Park, Bronx, NY (Concert was rescheduled from August 30th. Supported by Fleetwood Mac, Silverhead & Elf with Ronnie James Dio)

September 1, 1972 Norfolk VA

September 2, 1972 Long Island Arena, Commack, NY (Concert was rescheduled from August 26th. Supported by Fleetwood Mac, Silverhead & Elf with Ronnie James Dio)

September 3, 1972 Empire Dragway, Leicester, NY ("A Change Of Season On Labor Day" with Fleetwood Mac, Silverhead, Elf, Nazareth, Buddy Miles & Ginger Baker)

September 13, 1972 Guildhall, Southampton, ENG

September 14, 1972 De Montfort Hall, Leicester, ENG

September 15, 1972 Dome, Brighton, ENG

September 16, 1972 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG

September 17, 1972 Coventry Theatre, Coventry, ENG

September 19, 1972 Guildhall, Portsmouth, ENG

September 21, 1972 Caird Hall, Dundee, SCOT

September 22, 1972 Green's Playhouse, Glasgow, SCOT

September 23, 1972 Empire Theatre, Edinburgh, SCOT

September 24, 1972 City Hall, Newcastle, ENG

September 25, 1972 Free Trade Hall, Manchester, ENG

September 28, 1972 City Hall, Sheffield, ENG

September 29, 1972 Town Hall, Leeds, ENG

September 30, 1972 Brixton Sundown, London, ENG

October 2, 1972 Town Hall, Birmingham, ENG

October 6, 1972 Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, ENG

October 8, 1972 Fairfield Hall, Croydon, ENG

October 15, 1972 Palais De Verre, Paris, FRA

October 16, 1972 Olympia, Paris, FRA

November 6, 1972 Coliseum, Quebec, QC

November 7, 1972 Forum, Montreal, QC

November 9, 1972 Syracuse, NY (supported by Fleetwood Mac & Elf with Ronnie James Dio)

November 10, 1972 Hersheypark Arena, Hershey, PA (supported by Fleetwood Mac & Elf with Ronnie James Dio)

November 11, 1972 Palace Theatre, Waterbury, CT (supported by Fleetwood Mac & Elf with Ronnie James Dio)

November 12, 1972 Williamsburg, VA (supported by Fleetwood Mac & Elf with Ronnie James Dio)

November 17, 1972 International Amphitheatre, Chicago, IL (supported by Fleetwood Mac & Elf with Ronnie James Dio)

November 18, 1972 Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO (supported by Fleetwood Mac & Elf with Ronnie James Dio)

November 19, 1972 Minneapolis, MN (supported by Fleetwood Mac & Elf with Ronnie James Dio)

November 22, 1972 Tulsa, OK (supported by Fleetwood Mac & Elf with Ronnie James Dio)

November 23, 1972 Oklahoma City, OK (supported by Fleetwood Mac & Elf with Ronnie James Dio)

November 24, 1972 Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, TX

November 25, 1972 Sam Houston Coliseum Houston, TX (supported by Fleetwood Mac & Elf with Ronnie James Dio)

November 26, 1972 Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, TX (supported by Fleetwood Mac & Elf with Ronnie James Dio)

November 29, 1972 Memorial Auditorium, Kansas City, MO

December 1, 1972 Veterans Memorial Hall, Des Moines, IA (supported by Fleetwood Mac & Elf with Ronnie James Dio)

December 2, 1972 State Fairgrounds Coliseum, Indianapolis, IN (supported by Fleetwood Mac & Dick Heckstall-Smith)

December 3, 1972 Metropolitan Sports Arena, Bloomington, MN (supported by Fleetwood Mac & Elf with Ronnie James Dio)

December 6, 1972 Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO (supported by Fleetwood Mac & Elf with Ronnie James Dio)

December 7, 1972 Hara Arena, Dayton, OH (supported by Fleetwood Mac & Blue Oyster Cult)

December 8, 1972 IMA Auditorium, Flint, MI (supported by Fleetwood Mac & Blue Oyster Cult)

December 9, 1972 IMA Auditorium, Alexandria, VA (supported by Fleetwood Mac & Elf with Ronnie James Dio)

December 10, 1972 Civic Centre, Salem, VA (supported by Fleetwood Mac & Elf with Ronnie James Dio)

December 12, 1972 Municipal Auditorium, Birmingham, AL (supported by Fleetwood Mac & Dick Heckstall-Smith)

December 13, 1972 Barton Coliseum, Little Rock, AK (supported by Fleetwood Mac & Elf with Ronnie James Dio)

December 14, 1972 Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN (supported by Fleetwood Mac & Dick Heckstall-Smith)

December 16, 1972 Pirates World, Dania, FL (supported by Fleetwood Mac & Dick Heckstall-Smith)

January 16, 1973 Sportpalast, Berlin, GER January 17, 1973 Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg, GER January 19, 1973 Messehalle, Nurnburg, GER January 20, 1973 Festhalle, Frankfurt, GER January 21, 1973 Olympiahalle, Munich, GER January 23, 1973 Munsterland Halle, Munster, GER January 24, 1973 Grugahalle, Essen, GER January 26, 1973 Ortenauhalle, Offenburg, GER January 27, 1973 Sporthalle, Cologne, GER January 28, 1973 Rai, Amsterdam, NED February 3, 1973 Vejlby-Risskov Hallen, Arhus, DEN February 4, 1973 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, SWE February 5, 1973 Konserthus, Stockholm, SWE February 8, 1973 Fyns Forum, Odense, DEN February 10, 1973 KB Hallen, Copenhagen, DEN February 16, 1973 Rainbow, London, ENG February 19, 1973 Free Trade Hall, Manchester, ENG February 20, 1973 City Hall, Sheffield, ENG February 21, 1973 Town Hall, Birmingham, ENG February 23, 1973 Guildhall, Portsmouth, ENG February 24, 1973 Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, ENG February 25, 1973 Coventry Theatre, Coventry, ENG February 27, 1973 City Hall, Newcastle, ENG February 28, 1973 Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, ENG March 5, 1973 Bologna, ITY March 6, 1973 Palasport, Napoli, ITY March 10, 1973 Palasport, Rome, ITY March 11, 1973 Palasport, Genova, ITY March 14, 1973 Stadthalle, Vienna, AUT March 16, 1973 Palais Des Sports, Lyon, FRA March 17, 1973 Palais Des Sports, St. Ouen, FRA March 18, 1973 Hallenstadion, Zurich, SUI March 19, 1973 Linz, AUT March 20, 1973 Vorst Nationaal, Brussels, BEL

April 12, 1973 Selland Arena, Fresno, CA (supported by Fleetwood Mac & Rory Gallagher)

April 13, 1973 Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino, CA (supported by Fleetwood Mac & Rory Gallagher)

April 14, 1973 Sports Arena, San Diego, CA (supported by Fleetwood Mac & Rory Gallagher)

April 15, 1973 Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA (supported by Fleetwood Mac & Rory Gallagher)

April 17, 1973 Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, UT (supported by Fleetwood Mac & Rory Gallagher)

April 18, 1973 Stampede Corale, Calgary, AB (supported by Fleetwood Mac & Rory Gallagher)

April 20, 1973 Edmonton Gardens, Edmonton, AB (supported by Fleetwood Mac & Rory Gallagher)

April 22, 1973 PNE Agrodome, Vancouver, BC (supported by Fleetwood Mac & Rory Gallagher)

April 23, 1973 Idaho State Fairgrounds, Boise, ID (supported by Fleetwood Mac & Rory Gallagher)

April 25, 1973 Civic Plaza, Phoenix, AZ (supported by Fleetwood Mac & Rory Gallagher)

April 26, 1973 Convention Center, Tucson, AZ (supported by Fleetwood Mac & Rory Gallagher)

April 27, 1973 Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV (Cancelled, DP failed to show. Supported by Fleetwood Mac & Rory Gallagher)

April 28, 1973 Oakland Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, CA (supported by Fleetwood Mac & Rory Gallagher)

April 29, 1973 Ellis Auditorium, Memphis, TN (Unconfirmed)

April 30, 1973 Coliseum, El Paso, TX (supported by Fleetwood Mac & Rory Gallagher)

May 1, 1973 Civic Center, Alburquerque, NM (supported by Fleetwood Mac & Rory Gallagher)

May 2-3, 1973 Coliseum, Denver, CO (supported by Fleetwood Mac & Rory Gallagher)

May 4, 1973 Pershing Municipal Auditorium, Lincoln, NE (supported by Fleetwood Mac & Rory Gallagher)

May 5, 1973 Henry Levitt Arena, Wichita, KS (supported by Fleetwood Mac & Rory Gallagher)

May 6, 1973 University of Missouri Hearnes Center, Columbia, MO (supported by Fleetwood Mac & Rory Gallagher)

May 7, 1973 KCC Abraham Lincoln Gym, Kankakee, IL (supported by Fleetwood Mac & Rory Gallagher)

May 8, 1973 Duluth Arena, Minneapolis, MN (supported by Fleetwood Mac & Rory Gallagher)

May 9, 1973 Dane County Coliseum, Madison, WI (supported by Fleetwood Mac & Flock)

May 23, 1973 Civic Center, Providence, RI

May 24, 1973 Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA

May 25, 1973 Civic Center, Baltimore, MD

May 26-27, 1973 Felt Forum, New York City, NY (supported by Rory Gallagher)

May 29, 1973 Hofstra University, New York City, NY May 30, 1973 Felt Forum, New York City, NY May 31, 1973 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA June 1, 1973 Veterans Coliseum, New Haven, CT June 3, 1973 Allentown Fairgrounds, Allentown, PA June 5-6, 1973 Amphitheater, Chicago, IL June 7, 1973 Cloverleaf Speedway, Cleveland, OH June 8, 1973 Roberts Municipal Stadium, Evansville, OH June 10, 1973 Milwaukee Arena, Milwaukee, WI June 11, 1973 Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI June 15, 1973 Jacksonville, FL June 16, 1973 Tampa, FL June 17, 1973 International Raceway, West Palm Beach, FL June 18, 1973 Omni, Atlanta, GA June 19, 1973 Honolulu, HI June 23, 1973 Shiei Taikukan Hall, Hiroshima, JPN June 24, 1973 Shikokaido Hall, Nagoya, JPN June 25, 1973 Budokan, Tokyo, JPN June 27 & 29, 1973 Koseinenkin Hall, Osaka, JPN

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December 8, 1973 Arhus Hallen, Arhus, DEN (Cancelled) December 9, 1973 KB Hallen, Copenhagen, DEN December 11, 1973 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, SWE December 14, 1973 Vorst Nationaal, Brussels, BEL December 16, 1973 Festhalle, Frankfurt, GER

January 20, 1974 Olympia, Paris, FRA January 22, 1974 Strasbourg, FRA January 23, 1974 Bescanon, FRA January 25, 1974 Sindelfingen Messehalle, Stuttgart, GER January 26, 1974 Philipshalle, Dusseldorf, GER February 10, 1974 Forum, Los Angeles, CA February 11, 1974 Long Beach Auditorium, Long Beach, CA (Postponed until February 27th) February 27, 1974 Long Beach Auditorium, Long Beach, CA (Rescheduled from February 11th) March 3-4, 1974 Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI March 5, 1974 War Memorial, Buffalo, NY March 6, 1974 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA March 8, 1974 Capitol Center, Washington, DC March 9, 1974 Cumberland County Coliseum, Fayetteville, NC March 10, 1974 Coliseum, Charlotte, NC March 11, 1974 Omni, Atlanta, GA March 13, 1974 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY March 14, 1974 Coliseum, New Haven, CT March 15, 1974 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA March 17, 1974 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY March 18, 1974 War Memorial, Syracuse, NY March 19, 1974 Gardens Theatre, Boston, MA March 20, 1974 Civic Centre, Providence, RI March 22, 1974 University Arena, Dayton, OH March 23, 1974 Fairground, Madison, WI March 24-25, 1974 Amphitheatre, Chicago, IL March 28, 1974 Coliseum, El Paso, TX March 30, 1974 Tarant County Center, Fort Worth, TX March 31, 1974 Civic Centre, Amarillo, TX April 3-4, 1974 Municipal Auditorium, Denver, CO

April 6, 1974 Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario, CA ( California Jam , Co-headling with Emerson Lake & Palmer)

April 7, 1974 Big Surf Arena, Phoenix, AZ

April 9, 1974 Sports Arena, San Diego, CA

April 18, 1974 Caird Hall, Dundee, SCOT

April 19, 1974 Odeon, Edinburgh, SCOT

April 21-22, 1974 Apollo, Glasgow, SCOT

April 29, 1974 Amsterdam, NED

May 1, 1974 Amsterdam, NED

May 4, 1974 Odeon, Birmingham, ENG

May 5, 1974 Guildhall, Preston, ENG

May 6, 1974 City Hall, Sheffield, ENG

May 7, 1974 Trentham Gardens, Stoke, ENG

May 9, 1974 Hammersmith Odeon, London, ENG

May 10-11, 1974 Theatre Royal, Norwich, ENG

May 12, 1974 Lewisham Odeon, London, ENG

May 14, 1974 Odeon, Newcastle, ENG

May 15, 1974 Belle Vue Kings Hall, Manchester, ENG

May 18, 1974 Gaumont, Southampton, ENG

May 19, 1974 Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, ENG

May 20, 1974 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG

May 22, 1974 Kilburn State Gaumont, London, ENG

May 23, 1974 Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, WAL

May 24, 1974 Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, ENG

May 26, 1974 Capitol Theatre, Cardiff, WAL

May 28, 1974 Coventry Theatre, Coventry, ENG

June 27, 1974 Kursaal, Southend, ENG

July 27, 1974 Autodromo di Santamonica, Rimini, ITY (Cancelled. Santa Monica Rock Festival )

August 24, 1974 Orange Bowl, Miami, FL

August 26, 1974 Dillon Stadium, Hartford, CT

August 28, 1974 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO

August 30, 1974 Astrodome, Houston, TX

September 18, 1974 Stadthalle, Bremen, GER

September 19, 1974 Messehalle, Nurnberg, GER

September 20, 1974 Olympiahalle, Munich, GER

September 21, 1974 Grugahalle, Essen, GER

September 22, 1974 Wesser Ems Halle, Oldenburg, GER

September 24, 1974 Munsterlandhalle, Munster, GER

September 25, 1974 Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, GER

September 27, 1974 Rhein Neckar Halle, Heidelberg, GER

September 28, 1974 Tauberfrankenhalle, Wurzburg, GER

September 29, 1974 Festhalle, Berne, SUI

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November 13, 1974 Cow Palace, San Fransisco, CA

November 15, 1974 Paramount, Portland, OR

November 15, 1974 Columbia, SC ??

November 16, 1974 Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, WA

November 17, 1974 Agrodome, Vancouver, BC

November 20, 1974 Long Beach Arena, Los Angeles, CA

November 21, 1974 Selland Arena, Fresno, CA

November 29, 1974 Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI

December 1, 1974 Cincinnati, OH

December 2, 1974 Indianapolis, IN

December 3, 1974 Kiel Convention Hall, St. Louis, MO

December 5, 1974 International Amphitheater, Chicago, IL

December 6, 1974 Coliseum, Cleveland, OH

December 9, 1974 Met Center, Bloomington, MN

December 11, 1974 Mecca Arena, Milwaukee, WI

December 14, 1974 Coliseum, Jacksonville, FL

December 17, 1974 Norfolk, VA

January 25, 1975 Melbourne, AUS (Sunbury Festival) March 16, 1975 Pioneer Hall, Belgrade, YUG March 17, 1975 Sportshalle, Zagreb, YUG March 20, 1975 Brondby Hallen, Copenhagen, DEN March 21, 1975 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, SWE March 23, 1975 Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, GER March 25, 1975 Boblingen Sporthalle, Stuttgart, GER March 27, 1975 Friedrich Ebert Halle, Ludwigshafen, GER March 29, 1975 Sporthalle, Cologne, GER March 30, 1975 Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg, GER April 3, 1975 Liebenauhalle. Graz, AUT April 5, 1975 Saarlandhalle, Saarbrucken, GER April 7, 1975 Palais Des Sports, Paris, FRA

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November 2, 1975 Honolulu, HI November 13, 1975 Western Springs Stadium, Auckland, NZ November 17, 1975 Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch, NZ November 19-21, 1975 Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, AUS November 25-26, 1975 Festival Hall, Melbourne, AUS November 27, 1975 Memorial Drive, Adelaide, AUS November 29, 1975 Perth, AUS December 4-5, 1975 National Exhibition Auditorium, Jakarta, INDO December 8, 1975 Shikokaido Hall, Nagoya, JPN December 11, 1975 Koseinenkin Hall, Osaka, JPN December 12, 1975 Kyudenkinen Gymnasium, Fukuoka, JPN December 15, 1975 Budokan Hall, Tokyo, JPN December 19, 1975 Hong Kong (Cancelled)

Janruary 14, 1976 Fayetteville Arena, Fort Bragg, NC Janruary 15, 1976 Capital Centre, Largo, MD Janruary 16, 1976 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA Janruary 18, 1976 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA Janruary 19, 1976 Civic Centre, Providence, RI Janruary 22-23, 1976 Radio City Music Hall, New York City, NY Janruary 24, 1976 Music Hall, Boston, MA Janruary 26, 1976 Civic Centre, Springfield, MA Janruary 27, 1976 Park Arena, Hershey, PA Janruary 28, 1976 War Memorial, Rochester, NY Janruary 30, 1976 Coliseum, Greensborough, NC Janruary 31, 1976 Freedom Hall, Johnson City, TN February 1, 1976 St. Johns Arena, Columbus, OH February 3, 1976 Civic Arena, Atlanta, GA February 4, 1976 Civic Centre, Birmingham, AL February 6, 1976 Civic Centre, Lakeland, FL February 8, 1976 Jai Alli Sportorium, Miami, FL February 11, 1976 Illinois State University Horton Field House, Bloomington, IL February 12, 1976 Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI February 13, 1976 Hara Arena, Dayton, OH February 14, 1976 Chicago, IL February 15, 1976 Dane County Coliseum, Madison, WI February 17, 1976 Myriad Centre, Oklahoma City, OK February 18, 1976 Convention Center, San Antonio, TX February 19, 1976 Taylor County Coliseum, Abilene, TX February 21, 1976 Tarant County Convention Center, Fort Worth, TX February 22, 1976 Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, TX February 24, 1976 Cow Palace, El Paso, TX February 27, 1976 Long Beach Arena, Los Angeles, CA February 28, 1976 Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino, CA February 29, 1976 Tempe Stadium, Tempe, AZ March 2, 1976 Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, UT March 4, 1976 Auditorium Arena, Denver, CO March 11, 1976 Granby Hall, Leicester, ENG March 12-13, 1976 Empire Pool, Wembley, ENG March 14, 1976 Apollo, Glasgow, SCOT March 15, 1976 Empire Theatre, Liverpool, ENG

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Tragic Details About Deep Purple

All the hallmarks of tragedy — danger, destruction, and chaos — were present in the real-life event that Deep Purple would use as fodder to make its best-known song, the 1971 classic rock staple "Smoke on the Water." The band, having arrived in the Swiss resort town of Montreux to record an album, witnessed the central casino complex burn to the ground as the result of a flare gun shot off during a concert by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. Amidst the mad dash for the exits and subsequent chaos, nobody died, but it was a haunting, core experience for Deep Purple.

The Montreux casino incident wouldn't register as a full-on tragedy for the band, but that didn't mean they always escaped trauma that would alter their lives. As the years wore on, members of Deep Purple would continue to experience the worst of life while trying to churn out hard rock standards like "Hush," "Woman from Tokyo," and "Kentucky Woman." 

Ian Paice lost a portion of his lung when he was a child

‌For years, a bizarre urban legend circulated about founding Deep Purple member Ian Paice — that he had one lung, with doctors surgically removing the other as a result of childhood medical calamity. The rumor persisted in part due to Paice's habit of performing shirtless, allowing fans a glimpse at a large chest scar. The part about a complete lung removal is false; the part about childhood medical trauma is true.

"I have more than one lung. I do not have two lungs. I don't have two complete lungs," Paice explained to Deep Purple Hub (via Deep Purple Fan Forum ). In 1954, 6-year-old Paice moved to the United Kingdom with his British parents, having previously lived in Germany due to his father's work post-World War II. "In Germany we were living in a very nice centrally heated apartment, and living very well. When we came back to England we came back to the reality of post-war Britain which was basically bust and broke, and we went to a house where there was no central heating and it was cold and drafty," he said. As a result, Paice developed pneumonia, which worsened to the point where he was diagnosed with tuberculosis — not an easily treatable disease in the 1950s. A resulting surgery took away the infected parts of his left lung, including its lower lobes, and gave him his recognizable scar.

Nick Simper survived a car accident that a bandmate didn't

The original bassist in the foundational Deep Purple lineup in the late 1960s was Nick Simper. His playing can be heard on some of the band's biggest hits, including "Kentucky Woman" and "Hush," and he co-wrote "Wring That Neck." Deep Purple was a prominent but ultimately brief stop in Simper's career, which would also include stints with the Renegades, the Regents, Warhorse, and Fandango. Before he helped form Deep Purple, he played bass for Johnny Kidd and the Pirates. That group, which wore elaborate pirate costumes onstage, started up in the late 1950s and got to the top of the U.K. pop chart or close to it with hits like "Shakin' All Over" and "I'll Never Get Over You."

After some lineup changes and commercial faltering, frontman Johnny Kidd attempted to reboot the band in 1966 as the New Pirates. Simper came on board for that incarnation, but it wouldn't come to pass due to a fatal car accident. In the early morning hours of October 8, 1966, Kidd's car was struck by another vehicle. The at-fault driver was seriously injured, and his passenger was killed. The 30-year-old Kidd also died, with Simper surviving, sustaining a broken arm, broken nose, and superficial injuries. "I sank into deep depression with the date of October 8th 1966 burned deep into my memory," Simper wrote on his website . 

Deep Purple's bodyguard died in a violent and mysterious way

Deep Purple toured Asia and Oceania in 1975, and after shows in Hawaii and Australia, the band entertained a request from a concert promoter in Indonesia to squeeze in a Jakarta stop in December. Told they'd play one show at a small theater, Deep Purple discovered they had been booked to play two concerts at Senyan Sports Stadium. About 100,000 came to see the first show, and based on gate receipts, tour manager Rob Cooksey figured that the band earned $750,000. Having received an $11,000 payment, Cooksey confronted the promoter and his cohort. "It started off quite pleasantly and then developed into an argument," Cooksey said in "Deep Purple: The Illustrated Biography," by Chris Charlesworth (via Classic Rock ). "Very soon after that there was an incident."

Deep Purple bodyguard Patsy Collins somehow entered an open elevator shaft and fell down six stories. "He fell through these central heating and pipes and water ducts right through into the basement but it didn't kill him instantly," Cooksey recalled. Collins, brutally injured, forced himself into a bus and talked his way into a ride to a hospital, where he died. It remains unclear if Collins' fall was an accident or murder, although Cooksey believes the latter.

Police arrested Cooksey and band member Glenn Hughes, accusing them of murdering Collins. While Hughes was released in time to perform the second show, Cooksey was jailed overnight. The band was essentially forced the play the second show at gunpoint. In the end, the band was swindled, including having to pay bribes to even be able to leave the country. 

A 1975 Deep Purple show ended with army dogs attacking fans

In the 1960s, Suharto led a military coup in Indonesia, installed himself as dictator, and then executed hundreds of thousands of suspected communists. When Deep Purple arrived in Jakarta in December 1975, Indonesian troops had just invaded nearby Timor, and terrorists had attacked the Indonesian consulate in Amsterdam. Counter to all the extreme political tension and fear were the thousands of fans who lined the streets to greet Deep Purple, the first Western rock band to play Jakarta. 

The first Deep Purple concert was a harbinger of things to come, with a backstage dispute over money leading to the death of the band's bodyguard. But the second show, into which Deep Purple was coerced into doing, ended in violent chaos. The fans, mostly teenagers and young adults, got a little too rowdy over the loud, heavy, and frenetic rock music. Stadium security — members of Suharto's military — responded by setting trained Dobermans into the audience, urging and ordering them to attack, all while brandishing machine guns and flamethrowers. "I saw children being torn apart by dogs," Deep Purple singer and bassist Glenn Hughes told POP (via The Limited Times ). "I am sure there were deaths." He later told the Houston Press that the band was only able to fly out of Jakarta after the concerts thanks to bribes. "It was just the worst. And they wanted more money on the plane before we could go," he said. "Machetes were drawn."

Tommy Bolin died from a drug overdose

Deep Purple lost its founding guitarist when Ritchie Blackmore departed the band in 1974. Singer David Coverdale recommended a replacement: Iowa-born guitarist Tommy Bolin, who had played on Billy Cobham's "Spectrum" LP. He passed the audition and would play on Deep Purple's 1975 album "Come Taste the Band."

Bolin's tenure in Deep Purple would end quickly and tragically. On December 3, 1976, Bolin played a solo show in Miami and then engaged in a night of drinking with his roadies at a bar and the hotel rooms of various members of the party. According to a timeline in Tallahassee Democrat shortly after his death, Bolin decided to go to sleep around 2 a.m. the following morning, but around 3 a.m., girlfriend Valoria Monzeglio found Bolin on the bathroom floor of their shared hotel room. (She'd later report that Bolin had taken a fall and struck his head, but no damage consistent with that would show up in an autopsy.) Two roadies carried Bolin back to his bed, and just before 8 a.m., the guitarist was discovered unresponsive. Emergency medical personnel arrived and were unable to revive Bolin.

After conducting an autopsy, and noting bruising on Bolin's arm consistent with those of an intravenous drug user, authorities speculated that Bolin had engaged in two days of drug use, likely heroin. His urine tested positive for morphine, cocaine, alcohol, and lidocaine, with the death officially attributed to over-intoxication via multiple substances. Bolin was 25 years old.

Disease, hospitalizations, and death surround Deep Purple's replacement guitarists

In 1970, Deep Purple was set to play a show in San Antonio, and in preparation, every band member received a flu shot. Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore had an adverse reaction that made him so sick he couldn't go on stage. Promoter Joe Miller recommended a replacement: a local musician he managed named Christopher Cross. That's the same Christopher Cross who, a decade later, would win the four major awards at the Grammys with his ultra-soft-rocking debut album.

Two years later, Blackmore once more fell ill, but far more seriously with a communicable disease. "I had hepatitis and was in the hospital for a couple of months," he told The Guardian . Unable to tour or perform most of his usual Deep Purple duties for that period of time, Randy California filled in for Blackmore on guitar. A collaborator of Jimi Hendrix and frontman for the psychedelic rock group Spirit, California's real last name was Wolf; Hendrix nicknamed the guitarist after his home state. While swimming on a beach on the Hawaiian island of Molokai over the 1997 New Year's holiday, an unexpected and massive wave pulled California and his 12-year-old son underwater. California rescued his son, breaking him free of the riptide, before he was swept into the ocean. His body was never found. The guitarist was 45 years old.

The band had a personal connection to a NASA tragedy

Kalpana Chawla was a massive fan of Deep Purple's music, and when she served as a mission specialist on a 2003 flight on NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia, she brought along two Deep Purple CDs: "Machine Head" and "Purpendicular." Her daily wakeup song in space was the "Machine Head" cut "Space Truckin,'" and during the mission, Chawla emailed with members of Deep Purple.

With the 16-day mission coming to an end, Columbia returned to Earth on February 1, 2003. Catastrophic technical difficulties caused the spacecraft to split apart when it entered the Earth's atmosphere — investigations would later uncover a hole on the left wing that had allowed gasses into the shuttle, causing first sensor failure and then a breakdown of all equipment, after a piece of loosened material struck that wing during launch. All seven crew members onboard Columbia died instantly.

Within an hour of hearing the news about Columbia, and Chawla, Deep Purple composed a song in tribute to the astronaut called "Contact Lost," which became the concluding track on the band's 2003 album "Bananas." "This is a musical version of grieving," vocalist Ian Gillan told The Record . "And it's an important tribute. It's very special because it recognizes great heroes, those people who gave their lives in the interest of pioneering work." Guitarist Steve Morse donated his songwriting royalties to the families of the deceased Columbia astronauts.

Ian Paice had a stroke

During a summer 2016 concert tour, Deep Purple abruptly and without reason canceled several scheduled gigs in Denmark and Sweden. Days later, the band's drummer, Ian Paice, released a statement on the Deep Purple website offering an explanation in order "to stop all the speculation and rumours," he said (via Entertainment Weekly ).

The 67-year-old drummer said that it was all his fault, and that the cancellations were due to a serious medical issue. He woke up one morning unable to feel his right side and without the ability to move his right hand. Paice sought treatment at a hospital in Stockholm where doctors diagnosed him with a transient ischemic attack — a small stroke that could be a warning sign of further and more serious medical issues. Scans didn't reveal any damage, but Paice felt the effects for a while, such as a stinging in his right hand and numbness in parts of his face. He'd make a full recovery and will have to take medication for the rest of his life, but he was able to return to drumming after missing his first Deep Purple concerts since 1968.

Jon Lord died from a heart ailment after a cancer diagnosis

Jon Lord was a founding and nearly continuous member of Deep Purple. He played keyboards and organ and composed music for the band from its formation in 1968 until 1976, and then again when it reunited, from 1984 to 2002. On August 9, 2011, the musician posted a stark message on his website . "I would like all my friends, followers, fans, and fellow travelers to know that I am fighting cancer and will therefore be taking a break from performing while getting the treatment and cure," he wrote, of what was officially a pancreatic cancer diagnosis. "I fully expect to be back in good shape next year."

Lord wouldn't ever fully return to music. Less than a year later, in July 2012, he died, officially from a pulmonary embolism, while undergoing ongoing treatments for cancer at the London Clinic. Lord had just marked his 71st birthday in June.

Steve Morse left Deep Purple to care for his wife

Steve Morse left one classic rock band, Kansas , and in 1994, joined another Deep Purple. He'd spend nearly three decades playing guitar for Deep Purple. In March 2022, weeks after playing a few gigs, the band announced by a statement on its Facebook page that Morse would take a leave of absence from performing and touring but would maintain his position as an official part of Deep Purple. The statement described the reason for the sudden absence as a "family matter," which Morse wrote an addendum explaining just what was going on. "My dear wife Janine is currently battling cancer," he said. "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."

Less than four months later, with his wife still coping with a serious medical situation, Morse made his temporary exit a permanent one. "We are learning to accept stage 4 aggressive cancer and chemo treatment for the rest of her life," Morse wrote on Deep Purple's Facebook page in July 2022. "We both miss being at shows, but I simply couldn't commit to long, or far away tours, since things can change so quickly at home." Morse gave the rest of his band his blessing to allow his replacement, Simon McBride, to become Deep Purple's full-time guitarist.

The tragic marriage of Deep Purple's Ian Gillan

While making the 1982 album "Magic" for his solo project Gillan, Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan met a woman named Bron, part of a collective of backing singers called the Cucumbers. The two connected over stress and heartbreak. "At the time in question, B was going through a divorce, and I was in a pretty low period of my life," he wrote in "Ian Gillan: The Autobiography of Deep Purple's Lead Singer." Ian and Bron Gillan married in 1984.

Bron Gillan was diagnosed with a heart ailment, and in 1991, she underwent a serious surgery. To mark the event and channel his feelings Ian dedicated his solo song "Don't Hold Me Back" to Bron. "It was about my wife and her heart operation, you know?" he told Something Else Reviews . "She was in hospital at the time, and 'we're breaking into your open heart.'"

In November 2022, Bron Gillan died at the age of 67 in Exeter Hospital in the U.K. Ian Gillan couldn't immediately confirm or acknowledge the news of the death of his wife of 38 years. "It's taken some weeks until I could find the words to dignify her publicity," he wrote on his website  in January 2023. "I'm pulling the arrow from my eye whilst trying to follow the light and, getting back on my feet whilst struggling to walk with half of me missing."

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Deep Purple announces 2024 tour with Yes. Get tickets today

In 1972, Deep Purple released the iconic “Smoke On The Water.”

Now, 52 years (!) later, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers will celebrate their mega hit on their ‘1 More Time Tour’ with fellow Rock Hall inductees Yes all summer long.

Along the way, Ian Gillan and co. are scheduled to make five New York and New Jersey stops.

First, the heavy hitmakers drop into Camden, NJ’s Freedom Mortgage Pavilion on Friday, Aug. 30.

After that, the London natives swoop into Holmdel, NJ’s PNC Bank Arts Center on Aug. 31, Wantagh, NY’s Jones Beach Theater on Sept. 1 and Saratoga Springs, NY’s Saratoga Performing Arts Center on Sept. 4.

Deep Purple closes their NY run at Bethel’s Bethel Woods Center For The Arts on Sept. 6.

For fans that can’t wait to rock out to “Hush,” “Highway Star,” “Space Truckin'” — and of course “Smoke On The Water” — tickets for all North American concerts can be picked up as soon as today.

Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Friday, April 12, fans who want to ensure they have tickets ahead of time can purchase on sites like Vivid Seats before tickets are officially on sale.

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They have a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and will be delivered before the event.

A complete calendar including all North American tour dates, venues and links to buy tickets can be found below.

The band closed the North American leg of their 2023 tour in Orlando on Feb. 21.

According to Set List FM , here’s what Deep Purple performed — including guitar, keyboard and bass solos — that evening:

01.) “Highway Star”

02.) “Pictures of Home”

03.) “No Need to Shout”

04.) “Nothing at All”

05.) “Guitar Solo”

06.) “Uncommon Man”

07.) “Lazy”

08.) “When a Blind Man Cries”

09.) “Anya”

10.) “Keyboard Solo”

11.) “Perfect Strangers”

12.) “Space Truckin'”

13.) “Smoke on the Water”

14.) “Hush” (Joe South cover)

15.) “Bass Solo”

16.) “Black Night”

Being together for 56 years doesn’t mean Deep Purple doesn’t have more to give to the world.

In 2022, the band reached deep into their archives and dug out “ Extras: The Infinite B Sides and Bonus Songs”  which is a must for any Purple superfan.

However, what we found most interesting was the band’s latest record of original music, 2021’s bluesy, New Orleans-y  “Turning To Crime.”

Featuring epic rock (“7 and 7 Is”) as well as lively party startin’ tunes (“Rockin’ Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu”) and covers from B.B. King (“Let the Good Times Roll”) and Cream (“White Room”), the album is certainly a departure from the hard rockers’ heavy fare they’re famous for.

Still, for our money, the best track on the record is the Southern-fried rock and roll number “Oh Well.”

We’ve been listening to it on repeat all day.

You can hear the jubilant  “Turning To Crime” album in its entirety here .

After over 50 years together — they formed in 1968 — the core of Deep Purple remains the same.

Should you attend a show, here’s who you’ll likely see take the stage:

Ian Gillan lead vocals, harmonica, percussion (1969–1973, 1984–1989, 1992–present)

Roger Glover bass, keyboards, occasional backing vocals (1969–1973, 1984–present)

Ian Paice drums (1968–1976, 1984–present)

Don Airey keyboards (2002–present)

Simon McBride guitars, backing vocals (2022–present)

This tour is a twofer.

Joining Deep Purple on the road are fellow Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Yes.

The long-running prog band is known for their hits like “Owner of A Lonely Heart,” “Roundabout,” “I’ve Seen All Good People” and many, many more.

If you want to dive into their deep catalog, you can find all of Yes’ music here .

It’s hard to believe the ’60s were over 50 years ago now.

Still, many acts that defined the sound of the groundbreaking musical era are still kicking it and on the road this year.

Here are just five of our favorite acts that have been rocking out since Nixon was in office that you can see live in the next few months.

•  Rolling Stones

•  Robert Plant with Allison Krauss

•  Bob Dylan with Willie Nelson

•  Ringo Starr

•  Graham Nash

Need even more classic rock in your life? We’ve got you covered. Check out our list of the  52 biggest classic rockers on tour in 2024 here to find out.

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Deep Purple and Yes join forces for North American tour

Deep Purple's One More Time tour will hit North America this summer, and prog legends Yes are on board

Deep Purple have announced that their ongoing One More Time tour will hit North American shores in August, with prog legends Yes completing the bill. The run of shows kicks off at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, FL, on August 14, and wraps up on September 8 at The Pavilion At Montage Mountain in Scranton, PA. No West Coast dates have yet been announced.  

The new dates come in addition to the previously announced UK tour, which hits the Resorts World Arena in Birmingham on November 4, and visits London, Leeds and Manchester before wrapping up at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow on November 10. Full dates below.  

Deep Purple were scheduled to play a series of shows in Australia later this month as part of the touring Pandemonium festival, but their appearances have been cancelled after organisers reduced the size of the touring package, with fans of Placebo , the Dead Kennedys and Gang Of Four also losing out.

"Deep Purple never wants to disappoint, and so this is a difficult piece of news for us to share with our fans," said the band in a statement. "Deep Purple hopes to return to Australia very soon."

Presale tickets for the US shows will be available from April 10am local, with the general on-sale beginning on Friday, April 12 at the same time.

Deep Purple: One More Time tour 2024

May 01: Singapore Fort Canning Park, Singapore

Jun 13: Madrid, Parque Tierno Galván, Spain Jun 15: Bilbao Arena, Spain Jun 17: Toulouse Metropole, France Jun 20: Grenchen Airport, Switzerland Jun 22: Nancy Open Air Amphitheatre, France Jun 23: Dessel Graspop Metal Meeting, Belgium Jun 25: Istanbul Kucukciftlikpark, Turkey Jul 04: Cognac Blues Passions, France Jul 10: Rome Cavea Auditorium, Italy Jul 11: Marostica Piazza Castello, Italy Jul 13: Belgrade Tašmajdan Stadium, Serbia Jul 14: Chirpan Midalidare Estate, Bulgaria Jul 16: Innsbruck Olympiahalle, Austria Jul 18: Salem Schloss (Castle Grounds), Germany Jul 19: Dresdenn Elbufer, Germany Jul 21: Winterbach Zeltspektakel, Germany Jul 28: Gignac En Quecy, France Jul 30: Orange Positiv Festival, France Aug 02: Notodden Blues Festival, Norway Aug 03: Bergen Calling, Norway Aug 05: Furuvik Amusement Park, Sweden Aug 06: Stockholm Grona Lund Amusement Park, Sweden Aug 14: Hollywood Hard Rock Live, FL Aug 15: Tampa Seminole Hard Rock Event Center, FL Aug 17: The Woodlands The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, TX Aug 18: Durant Choctaw Casino Grand Theatre, OK Aug 19: Forth Worth Dickies Arena, TX Aug 21: Cincinnati PNC Pavilion At Riverbend Music Center, OH Aug 22: Sterling Heights Amphitheatre At Freedom Hill, MI Aug 23: Tinley Park Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, IL Aug 25: Toronto Budweiser Stage, ON Aug 27: Montreal Bell Centre, QC Aug 28: Gilford Banknh Pavilion, NH Aug 30: Camden Freedom Mortgage Pavilion, NJ Aug 31: Holmdel PNC Bank Arts Center, NJ Sep 01: Wantagh Northwell Health At Jones Beach Theater, NY Sep 03: Bridgeport Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater, CT Sep 04: Saratoga Springs Broadview Stage At Spac, NY Sep 06: Bethel Bethel Woods Center For The Arts, NY Sep 07: Bristow Jiffy Lube Live, VA Sep 08: Scranton The Pavilion At Montage Mountain, PA

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DEEP PURPLE Announces Summer 2024 U.S. Tour With YES

DEEP PURPLE , one of Britain's most influential bands, today announced "=1 More Time Tour" of the U.S., to celebrate over 50 years of "Smoke On The Water" .

They will be shaking the walls of North American amphitheaters this summer with an explosive lineup of unforgettable hits taken from their repertoire of rock, spanning half a century. Joining DEEP PURPLE on their tour is YES , making each stop an unmissable event for rock fans everywhere.

Fronted by the legendary Ian Gillan , whose vocals have defined generations and accompanied by the masterful bassist Roger Glover , the powerhouse drummer Ian Paice , the maestro on keyboards Don Airey , and the sensational guitarist Simon McBride , DEEP PURPLE guarantees a musical journey like no other. Since joining the band in 2022, McBride has already played to DEEP PURPLE audiences totaling more than half a million people.

Selling over 100 million records and laying the ground for hard rock and metal, the band continue to tour arenas the world over and release hit albums. Their last studio album, 2020's "Whoosh!" , was their highest charting in 46 years, making No. 4 in U.K. album charts.

Combining "Now WHAT?!" (2013) and "Infinite" (2017) and "Whoosh" (2020), DEEP PURPLE returned as one of the best-selling hard rock bands around, with sales exceeding one million copies.

They have been touring the globe consistently since forming in 1968, travelling through rock genres and line ups to become a British institution. A measure of their influence can be seen in their fans, who count Bruce Dickinson of IRON MAIDEN and METALLICA among their most ardent numbers.

Hit songs "Hush" , "Black Night" , "Speed King" , "Fireball" and "Smoke On The Water" helped define heavy rock, riffs and all. They remain true to the band's origins and their ever-forging future.

Tickets will go on sale beginning with a presale on Wednesday, April 10 at 10 a.m. VIP packages will go on sale on Wednesday, April 10 at 10 a.m. The general on-sale begins on Friday, April 12 at 10 a.m.

Tour dates:

August 14 - Hollywood, FL - Hard Rock Live August 15 - Tampa, FL - Seminole Hard Rock Event Center August 17 - The Woodlands, TX - The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion August 18 - Durant, OK - Choctaw Casino - Grand Theatre August 19 - Forth Worth, TX - Dickies Arena August 21 - Cincinnati, OH - PNC Pavilion At Riverbend Music Center August 22 - Sterling Heights, MI - Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre At Freedom Hill August 23 - Tinley Park, IL - Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre August 25 - Toronto, ON - Budweiser Stage August 27 - Montreal, QC Bell Centre August 28 - Gilford, NH - Banknh Pavilion 30 - Camden, NJ - Freedom Mortgage Pavilion August 31 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center September 1 - Wantagh, NY - Northwell Health At Jones Beach Theater September 3 - Bridgeport, CT - Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater September 4 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Broadview Stage At Spac September 6 - Bethel, NY - Bethel Woods Center For The Arts September 7 - Bristow, VA - Jiffy Lube Live September 8 - Scranton, PA - The Pavilion At Montage Mountain

DEEP PURPLE was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in April 2016.

In July 2022, guitarist Steve Morse officially left PURPLE to care for his wife, Janine , who was battling cancer. He has since been replaced by McBride .

DEEP PURPLE 's latest album, "Turning To Crime" , came out in November 2021 via earMUSIC . The LP contains DEEP PURPLE 's versions of great rock classics and musical jewels — including songs originally recorded by Bob Dylan , FLEETWOOD MAC , Bob Seger , CREAM and THE YARDBIRDS — carefully chosen by each member of the band.

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