Posted on 07/18/2006 2:36:33 PM PDT by Shermy
WESTPORT, CN, USA -- Despite the fighting in Lebanon, English rock band Deep Purple says that it plans to perform at the Baalbek Music Festival outside of Beirut later this year.
A press release from the band confirmed that Deep Purple would indeed honor its July 28 performance near the war-torn city, also promising an immediate makeup date should the festival's promoter choose to cancel the show.
Deep Purple is currently one-quarter of the way through a planned two-year world tour and to date has not canceled a single show, a trend that it hopes to continue.
Ian Gillan, lead singer of the legendary band, said that the band's commitment is driven by the idea that music is the universal language of the world and through its hopes to honor the loyalty of its fans through performing.
"There is a moment that begins on stage, when there are no managers, no journalists, no outside distractions - just the band and the audience," Gillan said in the release. "This is the time when there is an unspoken exchange of energy between the fans and us that words can not describe. That makes all the other parts of the job worth it."
Stargazer was unbelievable live
Never saw it, but I havea double live Rainbow from Germany that Rocks
Thats weird! Say what you will about Ritche, but he is an awesome artist. He looked like he was just holding the guitar and it was playing itself.
""Perfect Strangers" was an Awesome Album"
Oh the best.....................Memories.............
If you open with "Not Responsible" they need to invite a Hezzie leader on stage to do a duet.
Elegant Gypsy is great. Too bad Al went Scientology.
Smoke on the Airport
Holdsworth? Oh now you are just going all out. I saw him in NYC in a club with only about 50 people and that's being generous. Shame he didn't catch on in a bigger way.
Off the top of my head, the band rented a studio in Switzerland in a gambling house that fronted Lake Geneva (I think). There was a fire burned the place to the ground.
Funky and Claude are real people who pulled kids out of the fire.
So with a deadline but no place to record they "ended up at the Grand Hotel" where the Stones assissted them with production.
At least that is how I remember how the story goes.
RJD is older than Ozzy and his voice is still amazing.
Checked on Deep Purple's unofficial site, www.thehighwaystar.com, and lt lists this event as being POSTPONED.
Don't get me wrong,I love the regular DP sound, But Tommy had such a different sound.
The Israeli campaign will prolly be done before another month is out.
I just walked. It was just one block over.>p?They don't call me "cheaps" for nothin!
Loudest band I ever heard, at least until I went to a Blue Oyster Cult concert.
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warning about the Jazz City album though; It's taken from a live radio feed, and the recording quality is just f'n AWFUL!
Well, I have a 33 !
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