Glenn Hughes, former bassist and singer of DEEP PURPLE, known to millions as the "voice of rock," Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee, and the current frontman for rock super group BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, has announced that he will perform DEEP PURPLE-only material with his "Classic Deep Purple Live" nationwide U.S. tour in August-September 2018.
The tour promises to be dynamic, a turn-back-the-clocks, two-hour live extravaganza homage to his tenure in MK 3 and MK 4 incarnations of DEEP PURPLE — one of music history's most seminal and influential rock and roll groups.
Comments Hughes: "I'm excited to be touring the 'Classic Deep Purple Live' in the U.S. late this summer. I first toured 'Classic Deep Purple Live' in Australia and New Zealand last year and it went down like a storm. We're also touring the show throughout South America in April, and international festivals throughout the summer. By the time we tour the U.S., then the U.K. in October, we'll be on fire."
As well as Glenn on lead vocals and bass guitar, the touring band also features Søren Andersen (guitar), Jesper Bo Hansen (keyboards) and Fer Escobedo (drums).
A second leg of the USA tour will added soon, with further shows throughout November and December.
Tour dates:
Aug. 25 - NYCB Theatre - Westbury, NY
Aug. 26 - Space Ballroom – Hamden, C
Aug. 28 - The Stone Pony – Asbury Park, NJ
Aug. 29 - Sony Hall - New York, NY
Aug. 31 - The Queen – Wilmington, DE
Sep. 01 - Chameleon Club - Lancaster, PA
Sep. 04 - Rams Head On Stage – Annapolis, MD
Sep. 05 - Jergels - Warrendale, PA
Sep. 07 - The Keswick Theatre - Glenside, PA
Sep. 08 - Penn's Peak - Jim Thorpe, PA
Sep. 11 - The Chance Theater - Poughkeepsie, NY
Sep. 13 - Arcada Theatre - Saint Charles, IL
Sep. 16 - House of Blues – Cleveland, OH
Sep. 18 - Tupelo Music Hall - Derry, NH
Sep. 19 - The Wilbur - Boston, MA
Sep. 21 - Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel - Providence, RI
Sep. 22 - Tarrytown Music Hall – Tarrytown, NY
[Edited on 4/6/2018 by jszfunk]
Everyone has a plan, till you get punched in the face,
When the words Classic Deep Purple are used I think of the Made in Japan lineup of the band.
Looked up a set list from this tour , and I assumed it was gonna be something of this nature from when he was in DP years ago. Revolved mostly around the three albums he was on and a few from Mach II
https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/glenn-hughes/2018/kulturhuset-viften-rodovre-denmark-53ecb311.html
4/4/2018 Kulturhuset Viften, Rødovre, Denmark
1.Stormbringer
2.Might Just Take Your Life
3. Sail Away
4. Mistreated
5.You Fool No One
6.This Time Around
7. Holy Man
8.Gettin' Tighter
9.Smoke on the Water / Georgia on My Mind
10.You Keep on Moving
Encore:
11.Burn
12.Highway Star
[Edited on 4/6/2018 by jszfunk]
Everyone has a plan, till you get punched in the face,
Ritchie Blackmore has confirmed to Billboard that he invited Glenn Hughes to be part of the new RAINBOW lineup before the group's comeback two years ago. "Through a mutual friend, a conversation came up saying it would be good to have him in the band," Ritchie recalled. "I said, 'Would he be up for being just the bass player and we would have another singer singing?' My mutual friend said, 'Of course! I've spoken to him and he's up for it.' I said, 'Fine — as long as he knows he isn't the singer, that's great.' Fast forward to day before rehearsals and we contacted Glenn to see when he was going to fly in, and he wasn't aware that he wasn't going to be the lead singer at all. So I understood his situation and I told him we would have to get someone else, and he was fine. We ended it amicably before it even started."
Hughes told Hardrock Haven in 2016 that Blackmore originally asked him to be part of the RAINBOW comeback but that he declined. "I said no because [Ritchie] wanted to, funny enough, he wanted to use an unknown singer, and I said, 'It's not me. It's not me to do that,'" he explained. "I very eloquently said, 'No, thank you. I really would like to see you, but I can't do this at the point where I am right now.'"
In a 2017 interview with Metal Express Radio, Hughes said about Blackmore's decision to bring back RAINBOW for the first time in 20 years, featuring a brand new lineup that included the Chilean-born, Spanish-based Ronnie Romero: "I wasn't really sure. I'm glad he came back for his own sake, and, obviously, he wanted to make some electric rock music again after so long away. It's been 20-something years. It was his choice and his choice who he had playing with him. I wished him all the best and have nothing but total respect for him and he knows that. I hope he continues along the road he's on as his fans want more electric shows from him."
He added: "All I want for Ritchie is happiness. Although I don't see him very often I still have good memories of him and it's all good between us."
Asked if he has seen any footage of Romero performing classic RAINBOW songs that were originally sung by his close friend, the great, late Ronnie James Dio, Hughes said: "I did. Singing Ronnie's [James Dio] songs needs a special kind of singer and I think the young chap did a reasonably good job and I think Ritchie may well have found the guy for him. He was certainly a good fit for RAINBOW."
Hughes was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2016 along with fellow DEEP PURPLE members Blackmore, David Coverdale, Jon Lord, Rod Evans, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover and Ian Paice.
Everyone has a plan, till you get punched in the face,
