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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