Deep Purple are one of the most iconic and recognisable rock bands of the 20th century. And the British stars have just confirmed they'll be going on tour in the UK next year, playing some enormous ...

Legendary rock band Deep Purple has announces a Newcastle Utilita Arena date for their 2026 UK tour. It has been announced today that, on November 18, 2026, the global music greats will be making ...

Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan has revealed he is losing his eyesight and has said retirement is “not far off”. The legendary singer, 80, last played a full run of shows with the band in November ...

David Coverdale is finally retiring from performing at the age of 74 after half a century of making music. The Whitesnake front man who was also lead singer for Deep Purple from 1973 to 1976 shared ...

Japan’s first female Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is a metalhead. She grew up listening to tracks from iconic bands like Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Iron Maiden, and Riot, and even played keyboard ...

Japan's "Iron Lady" listens to… Iron Maiden? The country's parliament elected veteran ultraconservative lawmaker Sanae Takaichi to serve as the next prime minister on Tuesday, making her the first ...

Burn bans have been issued up and down the Louisiana/Texas border, except in Calcasieu and the coastal Cameron Parish. Several nearby parishes, such as Acadia and Vermilion, recently issued their own ...

In 1973, one of the biggest rock bands in the world took a huge gamble by replacing their lead singer with a complete unknown. The band was Deep Purple. The outgoing singer was Ian Gillan. And the raw ...

In 1973, bassist and lead vocalist Glenn Hughes joined one of the biggest bands in the world – but he never saw it coming. “I had no idea they were checking me out,” Hughes tells MusicRadar. “They ...

Who doesn't love the sight (and sounds) of beautiful hummingbirds wandering about from flower to flower in their yard and feeding on nectar as if magically suspended mid-air? While you sit and take in ...