Deep Purple and Yes will team up for a North American summer tour.
The trek begins on Aug. 14 in Hollywood, Florida, and concludes on Sept. 8 in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday. you can see the full list of dates below. Deep Purple is in the midst of their 1 More Time tour and simultaneously celebrating 50 years of “Smoke on the Water” (52 years now, to be exact).
The band recently released a super deluxe edition of its landmark album Machine Head, which includes classics such as “Smoke on the Water,” “Highway Star” and “Space Truckin’.” Yes, meanwhile, will deliver a career-spanning set comprising material through their latest album, 2023’s Mirror to the Sky.
The prog legends are also releasing an expanded anniversary box set of their 1994 album Talk next month.A proposed supergroup from the start, Deep Purple was assembled around the talents of classically trained organ player Jon Lord (late of the Artwoods) and guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, a stage and session ace whose resume already included names like Screaming Lord Sutch, the Outlaws and eccentric producer Joe Meek.
After dispensing with original percussionist Chris Curtis and the formative band name of Roundabout, the twosome recruited bassist Nick Simper (of the Flower Pot Men) and singer Rod Evans (of the Maze), who brought with him teenage drummer Ian Paice.
Deep Purple Mk. I recorded three albums, experienced an immediate U.S. breakthrough with their cover of Joe South’s “Hush,” but then seemed in danger of becoming a one-hit wonder due to mounting business, personal and creative issues — all of which brought them to a premature career crossroads.
