Deep Purple announce new album ‘Splat!’ ahead of huge 2026 world tour

Deep Purple have announced their new album ‘Splat!’, with a world tour to follow later in the year.

The legendary rock band, led by Ian Gillan, will release their 24th studio record, and their follow-up to 2024’s ‘=1’, on July 3 via earMUSIC, and you can pre-order/pre-save your copy here.

‘Splat!’ sees Deep Purple reuniting with the celebrated producer Bob Ezrin (KISS, Pink Floyd, Lou Reed), and it has been described as one of the group’s heaviest albums in several years, with the tracks having been laid down live in the studio.

Gillan has said: “Where we are now with this incarnation of Deep Purple feels very much like a very ‘now’ version of Deep Purple as it was in the seventies.”

“I have to say, now we are very much back in with material that is compatible with ‘Highway Star’, ‘Smoke on the Water’, ‘Lazy’ – the dynamics, the balance, and the fun of the music we made from ‘69 to ‘73. Deep Purple is in a great place right now.”

‘Splat!’ will be released as a 2LP gatefold 180g boxset, complete with 12-page booklet, a CD digisleeve, three exclusive 10” vinyl records featuring live recordings from their 2024 tour and an exclusive 7” featuring bonus track ‘GUINNESIS’.

Deep Purple – Splat! tracklist: 

Deep Purple are also heading out on an extensive 86-date world tour later this year, including a huge show at London’s Royal Albert Hall on November 25. Tickets are on sale now and you can find yours here (UK/Europe) and here (North America).

Deep Purple will play: 

JUNE 
11 – Espoo, Finland – Espoo Metro Arena 
12 – Tampere, Finland – Nokia Arena 
14 – Kristiansand, Norway – Dirty Old Town Live – Odderoya Amfi 
18 – Clisson, France – Hellfest  
20 – Meppen, Germany – Emsland Open Air 
24 – Mönchengladbach, Germany – SparkassenPark 
27 – Coburg, Germany – HUK Coburg Open Air, Schlossplatz 
28 – Ulm, Germany – Klosterhof Wiblingen 

JULY 
02 – Vigo, Spain – Conciertos de Castrelos, Auditorio Castrelos 
04 – Gredos, Ávila, Spain – Músicos en la Naturaleza 
05 – Pamplona, Spain – Navarra Arena 
07 – Valencia, Spain – Jardines de Viveros 
09 – Marbella, Spain – Starlite 
10 – Cádiz, Spain – Tío Pepe 
13 – Montreux, Switzerland – Montreux Jazz Festival 
16 – Pisa, Italy – Pisa Summer Knights – Piazza Dei Cavalieri 
17 – Este, Italy – Este Music Festival – Castello Carrarese 
19 – Munich, Germany – Tollwood Festival 

AUGUST 
04 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater 
06 – Memphis, TN – Memphis Botanic Garden 
08 – Clearwater, FL – The BayCare Sound 
09 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Casino 
12 – Wantagh, NY – Jones Beach Theater 
13 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center 
15 – Halifax, NS – Scotiabank Centre 
17 – Laval, QC – Place Bell 
18 – Toronto, ON – RBC Amphitheatre 
19 – Ottawa, ON – Canadian Tire Centre 
21 – Detroit, MI – Pine Knob 
22 – Salamanca, NY – Seneca Allegany Casino 
24 – Indianapolis, IN – Everwise Amphitheatre 
25 – Highland Park, IL – Ravinia 
27 – Prior Lake, MN – Mystic Lake Casino 
29 – Winnipeg, MB – Canada Life Centre 
31 – Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome 

SEPTEMBER 
02 – Abbotsford, BC – Abbotsford Centre 
04 – Lincoln, CA – Thunder Valley 
05 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre 
06 – Highland, CA – Yaamava Theatre 
08 – Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre 
10 – Las Vegas, NV – Planet Hollywood 
11 – Long Beach, CA – Long Beach Amphitheater 
12 – Sparks, NV – Nugget Event Center 
29 – Sofia, Bulgaria – 8888 Arena 

OCTOBER 
01 – Cluj, Romania – BT Arena 
02 – Budapest, Hungary – Laszlo Papp Arena 
04 – Bratislava, Slovakia – Tipos Arena 
05 – Vienna, Austria – Stadthalle 
07 – Prague, Czechia – O2 Arena 
08 – Lodz, Poland – Atlas Arena 
10 – Belgrade, Serbia – Stark Arena 
11 – Skopje, North Macedonia – Boris Trajkovski Arena 
13 – Athens, Greece – Telekom Centre Arena 
16 – Zurich, Switzerland – Hallenstadion 
17 – Milan, Italy – Unipol Forum 
19 – Barcelona, Spain – Sant Jordi Club 
20 – Madrid, Spain – Movistar Arena 
22 – Paris, France – Adidas Arena 
23 – Antwerp, Belgium – Lotto Arena 
25 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Royal Arena 
26 – Stockholm, Sweden – Avicii Arena 
28 – Oslo, Norway – Spektrum Arena 
29 – Gothenburg, Sweden – Scandinavium 
31 – Leipzig, Germany – QI Arena 

NOVEMBER 
01 – Hamburg, Germany – Sporthalle 
03 – Dortmund, Germany – Westfalenhalle 
04 – Berlin, Germany – Uber Arena 
06 – Frankfurt, Germany – Festhalle 
07 – Nuremberg, Germany – Arena 
09 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ziggo Dome 
10 – Strasbourg, France – Zénith 
12 – Bordeaux, France – Arkéa Arena 
13 – Nantes, France – Zénith 
15 – Lyon, France – LDLC Arena 
18 – Newcastle, UK – Utilita Arena 
19 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro 
21 – Birmingham, UK – BP Pulse Arena 
22 – Manchester, UK – AO Arena 
24 – London, UK – Eventim Apollo 
25 – London, UK – Royal Albert Hall 

DECEMBER 
05 – São Paulo, Brazil – Suhai Hall 
08 – Santiago, Chile – Movistar Arena 
10 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – Movistar Arena 
13 – Monterrey, MX – Arena Monterrey 
16 – Guadalajara, MX – Arena Guadalajara 
19 – Mexico City, MX – Estadio Fray Nano

Last year, Gillan revealed he was losing his eyesight and said that retirement was “not far off”. “It’s one of those things. I’ve only got 30 per cent vision,” he said. “That won’t get better. 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.”

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