Ritchie Blackmore was out, US hotshot Tommy Bolin was in and Deep Purple’s Mk IV line-up were about to make the most ...

With this scrupulously engineered show, Deep Purple once again proved themselves to be the quintessential prog-adjacent hard rock band, writes Paul Whitelaw ...

Ritchie Blackmore was always excited to hear new music, and there was one band so good they stunned him into silence.

Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan has said seeing the “undiluted culture” of Japan while on tour in the early 1970s made him see ...

They were that good. While most bands of their generation seem content to sit on their laurels and live off their past ...

Turns out, though, that Deep Purple were built to last. In fact, this year sees the venerable stagers embrace both the past ...

For a group that's so well known as a '70s heavy metal powerhouse, the band doesn't have a whole lot going for it. Deep Purple has seen significant changes in its line-up, to the extent that the ...

Hard rock pioneers Deep Purple are about to embark upon a five-date UK arena tour to coincide with the release of their 23rd ...

One of the most influential bands of all time, Deep Purple, has received rave reviews from fans and critics worldwide on ...

MADRID, SPAIN - JUNE 13: Roger Glover, Ian Gillan and Simon McBride of the English rock band Deep ... [+] Purple perform in concert during Alma Festival on June 13, 2024 in Madrid, Spain.

Many rock groups have collapsed or lost members over the years due to in-fighting and legendary slanging matches, and Deep Purple were certainly no strangers to this situation. At the heart of this ...

Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Don Airey and Simon McBride are currently in the midst of a massive tour of arenas across the UK. They’ve only got one London date in the diary – here’s everything ...