Deep Purple has unveiled plans to perform across five UK cities in Nov. 2026. Mammoth and Jayler will open on certain dates. These performances will add another chapter to the band’s legacy, which now stretches past fifty years.
Wolfgang Van Halen leads Mammoth, which will play every stop except the London finale. Jayler — a newer group from the region — joins the complete tour. AEG Presents handles promotion alongside UTA.
Critics praised their 2024 album =1. The release proved they still stand as architects of hard rock and heavy metal, styles they helped build back in the early days.
Their 1970 song “Child In Time” caught fire with younger listeners after Netflix used a reworked version in the Stranger Things trailer. That series sparked fresh attention to their music.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducted them years ago. Their catalog boasts classics like “Smoke On The Water,” “Highway Star,” and the lengthy “Child In Time.”
Deep Purple vocalist Ian Gillan has just 30 percent of his sight left, and the loss won’t improve. “It’s one of those things,” Gillan said, according to Music News. “It makes life mysterious. The hardest thing is working on my laptop. I can’t see anything on the screen unless I use my peripheral vision — I pick up a line by looking at it sideways. But you find a way. You adapt. But it’s achingly tiresome. It takes a long time to do the work.”
Gillan turned 80 this year. He keeps his sense of humor about aging, and he added, “It’s hilarious this growing old thing. It’s a laugh a minute. … I think if I lose my energy, I’m going to stop. I don’t want to be an embarrassment to anyone.”
He pointed out that his writing and abilities remain mental tasks, and they continue improving, along with his collaborations with other musicians.
Deep Purple wrapped up an arena tour in late 2024 that included a date at the O2 Arena in London. The band played their second show of 2025 at the Sport Palace in Tbilisi, Georgia.
The group will headline the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai on Nov. 20 and the Mega Star Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Nov. 23. Shows in Japan are scheduled for April 2026, followed by summer concerts across Europe. You can view the full tour schedule online and buy tickets at Deep Purple’s website.
Deep Purple confessed “We pulled a fast one on our fans.”
Many bands have jumped on the bandwagon of a goodbye, farewell, last time you will see, end of the road, peace out tour.
The Big Good-Bye Bands
Sept 30th 1982 The WHO played the Pontiac Silverdome
The Who has done four or more; Kiss dragged it out until they finally did it. Motley Crue flipped-flopped on their promise to hang it up. Eagles, after hell froze over, took a long goodbye to fans.
Some have many of them, and they make a lot of money with higher-priced tickets and merchandise. Many fans and people in the industry feel it’s a fun way to make lots of money.
Deep Purple Comes Clean About The Whole Idea Of Good-Bye
Deep Purple, which started in the late 1960s, is one of the pioneers of heavy metal and hard rock and roll.
Deep Purple was in town most recently in the MotorCity with YES at the Michigan Lottery Amp theater. They continue touring there, with shows on the East Coast and then in the UK, Netherlands, and Germany.
Lead singer Ian Gillan recently confessed that their 2017 tour, which was supposed to be their final tour, was just a lie to sell concert tickets.
During a recent interview, Gillan said it was a joke in 2017. “Because it was the promoters. And someone said, ‘We’ve got to sell some more tickets’. And it’s the good old standby, the farewell tour. So I said, ‘OK, we’ll call it the ‘goodbye’ tour, but let’s call it ‘the long goodbye,’ and emphasize the word ‘long,’ so it’s an enigmatic phrase.”
The trick worked, and more tickets were sold. Now, seven years later, Gillan says that even today, the band does not intend to quit any time soon.
Aerosmith Was On A Peace Out Farewell Tour
I give Aerosmith a pass on this one, as the tour was getting underway. The band had never said goodbye before, so this one was on the up and up.
Aerosmith has canceled its farewell tour due to lead singer Steven Tyler’s vocal cord injury. However, the band will still get in the studio to make some future magic.
Ted Nugent’s ‘Adios Mofo ’23 Tour’
‘Adios Mofo ’23’ Final Tour.
Ted is still doing shows, just not full-blown-out massive tours.
“The musical dream will continue, but I’m not going on tour anymore because hotels are in jail. [Laughs] A hotel room is a jail for me. Plus, Ted’s hunting dogs miss him when out on the road. Ted also doesn’t charge outrageous sums of money to see a show.
Foreigner’s ‘Historic Farewell Tour’
Foreigner on Stage at Pine Knob during the 94.7 WCSX Anniversary Show on June 15, 2024.
Foreigner will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on October 19, 2024.
Foreigner is still on an open-ended farewell tour that could continue into 2025. The band may also perform occasionally or have residencies after the tour. Mick Jones, the only remaining founding member of the band, has said that he’s comfortable with the decision to retire because the band members have given so much to the band and want to spend more time with their families.
Lou Gramm on stage at WCSX’s Bret Michaels Party Gras
Foreigner Lou Gramm was recently on stage with Bret Michaels’ Parti Gras. I saw this live and must say Lou Gramm’s voice was impressive. No backtracks were needed for this guy, as he hit high notes like the good old days.
List Of Some Of The Most Expensive Records Ever Sold
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Some of The Most Expensive Records Ever Sold will astound you with how much they went for.
Whether you are new to collecting records or a seasoned vinyl hoarder like me, one of the joys of expanding your collection is finding a bargain. Whether that means picking up an album in a sale or digging through the crates in your local charity shop, Salvation Army bins, or garage sale finds, you never know when or where you might uncover something rare.
There is plenty of folklore surrounding the community of record collectors—tales of “Holy Grail” discoveries that often motivate music enthusiasts to keep digging.
One Really Rare Find Was Here In Michigan
Denise and Dan Zieja have a vast record collection, which is an understatement. Good friends of mine have more than one incredible story from the local record store Melodies & Memories in Eastpoint, MI.
One treasure came as a test pressing from an artist-turned-producer named Frank Wilson.
Only 250 demo copies of this single by Motown soul singer and producer Frank Wilson were ever pressed, and only around five are reported to have survived when Motown boss Berry Gordy destroyed the rest.
Stories about the reason for their destruction vary. Still, rumor has it that Gordy wasn’t too happy about the prospect of one of his best producers launching a singing career, ordering the demos to be trashed, and dating his daughter, maybe?
It’s also said that Wilson felt the same way and decided against releasing the single, but either way, a handful slipped through the net, and the exact number of surviving copies isn’t known for sure. Gordy is said to possess one of them.
Several decades later, an incredibly rare test pressing of “Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)” ended up in the hands of Dan & Denise Zieja,
“Everybody wanted to know about it, but we always knew that it had to stay in Detroit, that it had to stay where it belongs,” Denise Zieja said. “I got offers from all over the world, including here at home, from Third Man Records owner Jack White.
Jack White Gets A Rare Record
When Jack White a known vinyl collector learned about the existence of the rare Frank Wilson recording he expressed interest in purchasing it from the family.
White officially acquired the 45 single, and on Record Store Day at Third Man Records in Detroit’s Cass Corridor, they also pressed a limited amount of copies of the single on purple vinyl.
Born in Mt Clemens, Screamin’ Scott has been a part of the Detroit airwaves for 30-plus years. With 40 years of experience in radio. When he’s not out on the streets for WCSX, you can find him devoting time to local charities with his, “Screamin Angels”; and for 16 years with Rock 4 Tots charity. And last 10 years with his local band, “Chit!.” Screamin Scott likes to write about nostalgic Detroit area memories, classic rock, and local metro Detroit topics.
