Deep Purple to Tour America

This Summer, Deep Purple will embark on a major North American tour where they will perform for the first time here with a symphony orchestra in each city (except San Francisco.)

The pioneering rock band--featuring classic members Ian Gillan (lead vocals), Roger Glover (bass) and Ian Paice (drums, percussion), rounded out by Steve Morse (guitar) and Don Airey (keyboards)--will launch "DEEP PURPLE: The Songs That Built Rock" June 3rd and conclude the tour June 25th, with stops in New York (two nights at the Beacon Theatre), Los Angeles (Greek Theater) and Montreal (Bell Centre.)

On the North American tour, fans can expect to hear the band's trail-blazing iconic hits--including "Smoke On The Water," "Highway Star," "Hush" and "Space Truckin'"--plus other favorites achieve a new dimension of sound with the added heft of a symphony orchestra. In other parts of the world, Deep Purple have achieved acclaim for its live epic presentation of symphonic rock. The group is planning on releasing a new studio album in 2012.

Deep Purple dates are as follows:

DATE CITY VENUE
Fri 6/3 Orillia, ON Casino Rama
Sat 6/4 Quebec City, QC Agora
Mon 6/6 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
Tue 6/7 Boston, MA Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre
Wed 6/8 Hartford, CT Mortensen Hall at the Bushnell
Fri 6/10 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
Sat 6/11 Atlantic City, NJ Tropicana
Sun 6/12 Bethel Woods, NY Bethel Performing Arts Center
Tue 6/14 New York, NY Beacon Theater
Wed 6/15 New York, NY Beacon Theater
Fri 6/17 Detroit, MI Fox Theater
Sat 6/18 Highland Park, IL Ravinia
Sun 6/19 Minneapolis, MN Orpheum
Thu 6/23 Las Vegas, NV The Pearl at the Palms Casino
Fri 6/24 Los Angeles, CA Greek Theater
**Sat 6/25 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheater

Do you want to see Deep Purple with an orchestra next month?