Deep Purple have announced they will play the whole of their classic Machine Head album on their upcoming British tour, commemorating the 35th anniversary of this landmark release.
Machine Head was released in April 1972 – the year of Watergate, Red Rum winning the National, Warhol creating his Mao image, the release of the first video game from Atari and the birth of one Marshall Mathers – but real rock fans remember it for Purple’s epoch-defining album.
Boasting stone-cold Purple classics, Machine Head opens with the blistering Highway Star. Maybe I’m A Leo, Pictures Of Home and Never Before follow hot on its heels. The most famous riff in rock opens the fifth track Smoke On The Water before the signature keyboards kick off the punultimate cut, Lazy. The raucous rock romp that is Space Truckin’ closes the set in fine style.
Purple’s April tour offers the chance to see one of the world’s finest acts playing their magnum opus – and a whole host of other classic songs – and also boasts Thin Lizzy and Styx on the same bill.
Credit Card Hotline 0870 400 0688 (subject to booking fee) or buy tickets online here.
The DP dates are as follows:
APRIL 2007
SAT 21 NEWCASTLE METRO RADIO ARENA
SUN 22 MANCHESTER MEN ARENA
TUE 24 NOTTINGHAM ARENA
WED 25 CARDIFF INTERNATIONAL ARENA
FRI 27 BOURNEMOUTH BIC
SAT 28 LONDON WEMBLEY ARENA
SUN 29 BRIGHTON CENTRE
MAY 2007
TUE 1 GLASGOW CLYDE AUDITORIUM
WED 2 SHEFFIELD HALLAM FM ARENA
THU 3 BIRMINGHAM NEC
Machine Head was released in April 1972 – the year of Watergate, Red Rum winning the National, Warhol creating his Mao image, the release of the first video game from Atari and the birth of one Marshall Mathers – but real rock fans remember it for Purple’s epoch-defining album.
Boasting stone-cold Purple classics, Machine Head opens with the blistering Highway Star. Maybe I’m A Leo, Pictures Of Home and Never Before follow hot on its heels. The most famous riff in rock opens the fifth track Smoke On The Water before the signature keyboards kick off the punultimate cut, Lazy. The raucous rock romp that is Space Truckin’ closes the set in fine style.
Purple’s April tour offers the chance to see one of the world’s finest acts playing their magnum opus – and a whole host of other classic songs – and also boasts Thin Lizzy and Styx on the same bill.
Credit Card Hotline 0870 400 0688 (subject to booking fee) or buy tickets online here.
The DP dates are as follows:
APRIL 2007
SAT 21 NEWCASTLE METRO RADIO ARENA
SUN 22 MANCHESTER MEN ARENA
TUE 24 NOTTINGHAM ARENA
WED 25 CARDIFF INTERNATIONAL ARENA
FRI 27 BOURNEMOUTH BIC
SAT 28 LONDON WEMBLEY ARENA
SUN 29 BRIGHTON CENTRE
MAY 2007
TUE 1 GLASGOW CLYDE AUDITORIUM
WED 2 SHEFFIELD HALLAM FM ARENA
THU 3 BIRMINGHAM NEC
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