Casino – best place around
The Hampton Beach Casino is a great place to see bands, small, reserved seating and located in a kind of time warp, along the Hampton Beach scene of Skeeball, Pinball and Fried dough… the best of...
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The concert experience started as my brother and I pulled in to park at the Casino Ballroom in Hampton beach. A rain shower was just ending and a rainbow was spotted over the hall.
View ArticleInimitably Purple, they make you forget and enjoy
Hampton: Deep Purple’s perfect record continues. I’ve never been disappointed with a Deep Purple show and I’m glad to say this tour is no exception. The opening act was The Gary Hoey Band.
View ArticleNo reason to quit!
Costa Mesa: The triple bill of Deep Purple / Blue Oyster Cult / Edgar Winter played in Orange County at the Pacific Amphitheatre. Lucky for me as it’s only 1/2 a mile from my apartment!
View ArticleSmooth rockin’ under the stars
Deep Purple roared back into Southern California after nearly two years and sounded fantastic as always with a non-stop performance. This was the first time they had played the recently reopened...
View ArticleSmoking with Edgar
Costa Mesa: One of my all time favorite bands is back, touring in support of their new cd Rapture of The Deep. The cd has been out well over a year and they were supposed to tour last year.
View ArticleA Deep Purple shade of hard rock
At Bethlehem’s Musikfest Ian Gillan and friends proved they are still relevant today with a high-energy, musically solid performance – writes The Morning Call. Keywords: USA
View ArticleVenturing in Ventura
Just got back from seeing Purple for the second night in a row, this time at the Ventura Theater, 100 or so miles up the West Coast from their gig the previous night.
View ArticleOne hell of a show
Hampton: The band did not differ from their previous sets at other recent shows. The crowd was enthusiastic and appreciative. I finally got to meet the greatest band ever and what nice people they are.
View ArticleDeep Purple deliver taste of nostalgia
Deep Purple gave the animated crowd a solid and strong performance that was a credit to the influential troupe’s legacy – writes The OC Register. Keywords: CA, USA
View ArticleGillan on a low note
The opener Blue Oyster Cult was abysmal. This was the worst band I have ever seen in 40 years of gigging. Why does a band with no fire and the talent level of a bar band have a name that has people gaga?
View ArticleWe ended up at the grand old theatre
Ventura: This was a show that had originally been scheduled at the Hudson Theatre in San Bernardino, which is 100 miles east of Ventura. The Ventura Theatre is old and grand, much like its headliner.
View ArticleWatson for Purple at Frisco
All in all, a pretty good show. The sound didn’t really grab me right off the bat. First four songs were kept a little brief as they really did play a long set.
View ArticlePurple maxed out the fun in Frisco
Seeing a DP show is such a special experience, that I find it hard to express myself without using the same words (marvelous, amazing, wonderful) that I have used before… so I’ll try to avoid those words.
View ArticleA band ON!
A band ON! San Francisco: To begin, this was the 8th time I’ve seen Deep Purple in concert. 3 times with MKII, 2 times with MKIII, and 3 times with MKVIII.
View ArticleBeyond expectations
Phoenix: Yeah! Everything I expected from the band and more! I am a 40 year old who used to listen to my big brothers 8-tracks, been rockin for a long time, been to many concerts.
View ArticleConviction, passion & pleasure
San Francisco: With all the talk about song lists, and, what should be on it or off it, August 15th, 2007 brought this lad back to what really matters – Deep Purple on stage lovin’ life and the music...
View ArticleExclusive club show in Aspen
This show was announced with less than weeks noticed and was booked at a venue that maxed out around 425. The unofficial word from an employee the following day was the crowd reached over half capacity.
View ArticleThere’s fire in this guy
Denver: After the local band was finished, it was nice to see a big stage with no monitors. This is especially appealing to someone who was right up front like I was.
View ArticleLick stealer high in Denver
Last night, while visiting in Denver, Colorado USA I had the time of my life rockin’ with Ian, Ian, Roger, Don and the almighty Steve (I tell you, that guy’s smile is contagious and I am a GUY).
View ArticleAn intimate experience
San Diego: It took five years to see Deep Purple back in San Diego again (I would prefer to live in France, you know why), last time was in 2002 at the Coors Amphitheatre with Scorpions and Dio.
View ArticleSupporting Purple at Vegas
The Hard Rock Hotel’s “The Joint” was the venue in Las Vegas. My wife and I flew from Seattle, WA and met up with a friend from Great Falls, Montana here in Las Vegas.
View ArticleGreat turnout at Ventura
The song list was the same as the previous review, but I don’t remember them doing The Battle Rages On. (could have been the beer though). I have been to this venue at least 20 times, and have never...
View ArticleSpecial place in a Texan heart
San Antonio: The Majestic was about 3/4’s full but roudy and still amazed at the age spread to see the boys. The show was fantastic! I have self-christened myself to be the number 1 fan from Texas...
View ArticleEnd of tour volume
Saturday night the boys of Deep Purple ended the U.S. leg of their 2007 “Rapture of the Deep” tour at the Dallas House of Blues. The venue was a smaller auditorium that held 1625 people.
View ArticleStill a vital band
Since reviews from fan sites and media alike have generally been favourable (if not glowing at times) I wasn’t too worried about this show, but still and all I hadn’t seen the band live since 1996 and...
View ArticlePurpendicular waltz in Texas
The August 23rd and 24th 2007 shows in San Antonio and Houston make shows 12 and 13 for me since first seeing the band in Dallas in 1985. The band continues to be in fantastic form, having fun and...
View ArticleFive shooters in Dallas
25 August 2007 — The last stop of Deep Purple´s 2007 North American Tour. This is what I love so much about this band. They were on! Of course, I arrived 6-hours early (no chance of being late that...
View ArticleEnd of tour energy
Performance energy peaked in Dallas. It was clear that they gave it all for the final show of the North American Tour. No sound problems here. Good job Dallas, for feeding their energy.
View ArticleSold out in Bulgaria
Great concert in Sofia, Bulgaria and I can give you setlist and some pictures: 01. Pictures Of Home 02. Things I Never Said 03. Into The Fire 04. Strange Kind Of Woman 05.
View ArticleBucharest gallery & video
Check out Metal Head Romania’s photos from the Bucharest concert. And Metal Head Romania’s video from Bucharest: Thanks to Morrison. Keywords: Romania
View ArticleTripple up in Sarajevo, Budapest and Graz
My friend, Dave, and I travelled from the US to the Sarajevo, Budapest, and Graz shows. They were all excellent, of course, and I see no need to rave about the band’s performance at each because they...
View ArticleStage jumpers in Split
The Gripe Sportshall was filled with audience, there are very little empty spaces left inside, by my judgement there was about 5, 500-6, 000 people attended at show tonight, but it’s very difficult to...
View ArticleLoose in Varese
Setlist: Pictures of home Things I’ve never said Into the fire Strange Kind of woman Rapture of the Deep Mary Long Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye Contact Lost guitar solo – Guitar Parade Well Dressed Guitar The...
View ArticleVarese loose my strings
What a show! Highest point over all: Loosen my strings! Finally the band follow the fan request: we want more Morse-era Purple songs! The lowest point: The battles rages on: could be erased without...
View ArticleFiddling in Graz
The only DP concert in Austria this year, so my wife and I went to Graz (for me it was the 14th time to see DP). Sound was good and it was not as loud as they played in former days (but that’s OK).
View ArticleEmphatic in Sofia
All photos are (c) Bulphoto 2007. The concert in Sofia was held in the Festival Hall (Zala Festivalna) in front of a crowd of 7.500 enthusiastic fans representatives of three generations.
View ArticleSarajevo eventually
Since 1975 I wanted to see this best band in rock. On november 3 2007, my dream came true. Thanks guys for unbelieveable and superb moments for me and other huge fans from Bosnia.
View ArticleVarese: Same same and fantastic
The ‘same’ great show. The audience was hot, the music was loud and powerful, the band was OK. They can play everything. Very good the four-tracks-four beginning. Mary Long, Perfect Strangers and Smoke...
View ArticleLiege: magic, amazing, energetic
I’m a fan of DP since the early 70’s. I saw them a lot of times, nearly all the ‘mk’s’. I went to the concert in Liege, at a place called Country Hall, with my son (19 years old).
View ArticleLe Havre: Slap happy thrice
Third date in Normandy for the band after Caen and Rouen and I was there again! In front of a cold audience, the band made a real ‘tour de force’. Ian Gillan screamed like a possessed man on Into the...
View ArticleHappy times in Angers
I’d already seen Purple in Rennes last year, but a colleague of mine missed the show – he was at a conference on the other side of the Atlantic. But this year Purple came to France *after* the...
View ArticleSetlist surprise Angers
Another great two hours show in front of a sold out crowd. I’ve had the pleasure to see the band for the third time in one year and the last show was the best show.
View ArticlePurple reunite with the French
Seeing Purple in 2007, after losing track for almost 15 years, is a unique experience. Last time I saw them was February 1991 — was that Deep Purple? — all I can recall was the opening number, Burn —...
View ArticleThe time of our lives in Liége
Johan and I arrived at 7 pm after a 3 hours drive (we got a ¾ hour traffic jam around Brussel). There were quite a lot of people; although when ordering a drink at the bar we did not have to wait.
View ArticleDarth invades final French date
Very good, rather funny performance in Besançon. It was the final show of the French Tour. The show began half an hour before the previous time, and the set list was a little shorter than for the...
View ArticleOlympic ecstacy in Paris
11 years after recording their famous live album “At the Olympia” Deep Purple came back to the most famous Parisian club for a brilliant sold-out show, without Jon Lord this time but introducing Don...
View ArticleFeels like making love
I went to Besancon for Deep Purple’s concert with my 14 year old boy who plays guitar. It was a fantastic moment I will remember all my life. I first saw Deep Purple a long time ago and they are still...
View ArticleHighway Star drives Le Man
Carrying on the Rapture of the deep world tour Deep Purple’s 34th show in France (in less than two years) took place in Le Mans, world-famous place of the 24 hrs car and motorcycle races: actually...
View ArticlePurple secrets in Zürich
Christmas came early this year … What would you think, if you get an sms telling you Deep Purple is doing a private gig tomorrow night and you’re kindly invited to it?
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