Classic British rockers Deep Purple perform hits such as "Smoke on the Water" and "Hush" at the Mayo Performing Arts Center on Sunday, August 24 at 8 pm. Tickets are $69-159.
With an ever-increasing fan base, it's no wonder Deep Purple operates on fresh cycles of adrenalin. No resting on yesteryear. Deep Purple has released four studio albums since 1996, but that total is augmented by an abundance of solo work and special projects from all five band members.
Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Steve Morse and Don Airey, Mark VIII of the band continue to travel the scope of hard rock - the textures and nuances of recent works are anything but thudding retreads. If you set a random play setting for the band's entire catalogue, the result is one of the finest musical outputs to grace rock music. The latter-year Purple has moved progressively into new areas, piquing fans' interest who were not born when the mighty Purple machine ruled the music world's money trees. Their holy grail of In Rock (1970) Machine Head (1972) and Made In Japan released in 1973 catapulted Deep Purple to the top in concert grosses and album sales around the world. "Smoke On The Water" ascended to mega-status - simply a perfect track.Videos