Deep Purple to tour North America for first time in 4 years

Wed, 30 Mar 2011

Deep Purple are set to tour North America for the first time in four years backed by a 30-piece symphony orchestra. The tour dubbed 'A Night With Deep Purple And The Songs That Built Rock'  is scheduled to kick off in early June.

The celebrated band will perform in every city, apart from San Francisco. Ironically, one thing the band will avoid is performing anything from the 1969 album 'Concerto For Group And Orchestra.'

When asked during a recent press conference in Mexico City if there are any plans to record a new studio album, vocalist Ian Gillan replied, "I guess it's about time, isn't it?! So we're gonna get together and have a writing session quite soon. And if we get excited, then we'll probably have another [album finished and ready for release] shortly after that. We'll see how it goes. But there's no plans. But I think we're getting poked by various connections who would like to see another Deep Purple record. So I think it's about time."

For tour dates and more details click here to visit their official website.

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