Rapture of the Deep tour
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Rapture of the Deep Tour | ||
|---|---|---|
 |
||
| Tour by Deep Purple | ||
| Dates | 17 January 2006 - 24 May 2007 (scheduled to date) |
|
| Legs | 5 | |
| Shows | ~200 | |
The Rapture of the Deep Tour is a two-year long world tour by British rock band Deep Purple that is taking place in support of their latest studio album Rapture of the Deep.
It commenced on 17 January, 2006, with a sold-out gig at the 2,000 capacity London Astoria theatre in the UK capital's west end. The tour has since moved on into Europe, Australasia and South America where the concerts have for the first time featured graphic effects panels and two large video screens showing live footage of the band either side of the stage.
The tour will return to the United Kingdom on 21 April 2007, beginning in Newcastle upon Tyne at the Metro Radio Arena, and ending in Birmingham's NEC. Support will come from Styx and Thin Lizzy on these British dates.
A one off Indian show in Bangalore took place in December 2006 and North American dates are expected in the summer of 2007.
During many concerts, singer Ian Gillan has dedicated the song "Wrong Man" to Wayne Williams, who has been incarcerated for child murders in the United States.
Contents |
[edit] Personnel
- Ian Gillan - vocals
- Steve Morse - guitars
- Don Airey - keyboards, backing vocals
- Roger Glover - bass guitar, some guitars[citation needed] and backing vocals
- Ian Paice - drums
[edit] Songs performed
The setlist has varied since the beginning of the tour. For example, many of the songs from Rapture of the Deep no longer feature. Below is a list of songs that have been performed at some stage during the tour, or remain in the setlist.
- Pictures of Home
- Things I Never Said
- Wrong Man
- Ted the Mechanic
- The Battle Rages On
- Living Wreck
- Rapture of the Deep
- Before Time Began
- Into the Fire
- Back To Back
- Fireball
- When A Blind Man Cries
- Strange Kind of Woman
- Contact Lost
- Well-Dressed Guitar
- Junkyard Blues
- Lazy
- Perfect Strangers
- Mary Long
- Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming
- Space Truckin'
- Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
- Smoke on the Water
- Highway Star
- Hush
- Speed King
- Black Night
[edit] Countries visited and planned
- United Kingdom
- Albania
- France
- Finland
- Belgium
- Italy
- Croatia
- Denmark
- Germany
- Austria
- Russia
- Hungary
- Romania
- Poland
- Slovenia
- Slovakia
- Switzerland
- Norway
- Netherlands
- Luxembourg
- Spain
- Argentina
- Uruguay
- Chile
- Brazil
- India
- Australia
- New Zealand
- Papua New Guinea
- India
- United States
