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| Tour by Deep Purple | |
 In Rock cover art | |
| Start date | July 1970 |
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| End date | October 1971 |
| Legs | 15 |
| No. of shows | 157 |
| Deep Purple concert chronology | |
In Rock World Tour was a successfull Worldwide concert tour by British Hard Rock group Deep Purple. Tour begin on July 1970, after the release of their legendary album In Rock and lasted 15 months, till September 1971. The band visited 3 continents Europe, North America and Australia, with the dates in UK, Germany, France, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Holand, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Iceland, Luxemburg, Canada, USA and Australia. [1]
Pre-history
On July 1970 Deep Purple's MKII released In Rock. album became a worldwide hit, with the hits like Into the Fire, Speed King and Child In Time. Child In Time was even prised #2 in the list of "100 Greatest Rock Vocal Performances of All Time" [2]. It was also the first Deep Purple (and world's one of the first) album to feature classic hard-rock sound. Thus, In Rock put the band into the list of pioneers of Hard Rock and Heavy Metal, alongside with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. Album sold several million copies worldwide . Such an increasing popularity and commercial success made them to do a true worldwide tour, Including Australian leg, as In Rock charted #1 there. [3]. So, soon after the release, they went on tour.
Tour Dates
European leg
UK
- 4 7 1970 Bedford Football Ground Bedford UK
- 5 7 1970 Lyceum London UK
Germany
- 10 7 1970 Stadium ALEV unknown Germany
- 11 7 1970 Reiterstadion Euro-Pop 70 Aachen Germany
- 12 7 1970 Eissportstadion Euro-Pop 70 Munich Germany
- 31 7 1970 Mayfair Newcastle UK
North American Leg
- 0 8 1970 Venue unknown Houston USA
- 0 8 1970 Venue unknown Albuquerque USA
- 0 8 1970 Venue unknown Salt Lake City USA
- 9 8 1970 National Jazz & Blues Festival USA
- 15 8 1970 Rodeo Arena Greeley USA
- 25 8 1970 Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles USA
- 28 8 1970 Jam Factory San Antonio USA
- 30 8 1970 Civic Centre Pasadena USA
European Leg (2)
UK & France
- 6 9 1970 Venue unknown Arras France
- 25 9 1970 Odeon Romford UK
- 26 9 1970 St Georges Hall Liverpool UK
- 2 10 1970 UWIST Cardiff UK
- 3 10 1970 University Southampton UK
- 6 10 1970 University Leeds UK
- 10 10 1970 University Sheffield UK
- 12 10 1970 Tiffanys Edinburgh UK
- 13 10 1970 Electric Garden Glasgow UK
- 14 10 1970 Concert Hall Aberdeen UK
- 15 10 1970 Caird Hall Dundee UK
- 16 10 1970 Top Rank Sunderland UK
- 17 10 1970 University Manchester UK
- 25 10 1970 Venue unknown Lyons France
- 26 10 1970 Venue unknown Chambery France
- 27 10 1970 Venue unknown Sochaux France
- 28 10 1970 Venue unknown Mulhouse France
- 30 10 1970 Venue unknown Le Havre France
- 1 11 1970 Olympia Paris France
- 2 11 1970 Venue unknown Elbeuf France
- 3 11 1970 Venue unknown Brest France
- 6 11 1970 Winter Gardens Bournemouth UK
- 7 11 1970 Dreamland Margate UK
Scandinavian Countries
- 11 11 1970 Njårdhallen Oslo Norway
- 12 11 1970 Konserthus Stockholm Sweden
- 14 11 1970 KB Hallen Copenhagen Denmark
- 15 11 1970 Konserthuset Gothenburg Sweden
UK
- 21 11 1970 University College London UK
- 22 11 1970 Fairfield Hall Croydon UK
- 23 11 1970 Civic Hall Wolverhampton-Cancelled UK
Germany & Holand
- 27 11 1970 Stadthalle Offenbach Germany
- 28 11 1970 Neue Universitat Heidelberg Germany
- 29 11 1970 Rheinhalle Dusseldorf Germany
- 30 11 1970 Mercatorhalle Duisburg Germnay
- 1 12 1970 Messehalle Hannover Germany
- 2 12 1970 Planten Und Blomen Halle Hamburg Germany
- 3 12 1970 Planten Und Blomen Halle Hamburg Germany
- 4 12 1970 Munsterlandhalle Munster Germany
- 5 12 1970 Circus Krone-Bau Munich Germany
- 6 12 1970 Saarlandhalle Saarbrucken Germany
- 7 12 1970 Meistersingerhalle Nurnburg Germany
- 8 12 1970 Schutzenhalle Ludenscheid Germany
- 9 12 1970 Stadthalle Wuppertal Germany
- 11 12 1970 Huttenhalle Wurzburg Germany
- 12 12 1970 Sporthalle Stuttgart Germany
- 1 1 1971 Venue unknown Rotterdam Holland
- 2 1 1971 Rai Amsterdam Holland
UK
- 29 1 1971 Town Hall Leeds UK
- 30 1 1971 Philharmonic Hall Liverpool UK
- 1 2 1971 Royal Albert Hall London UK
- 5 2 1971 ABC Cinema Hull UK
- 6 2 1971 City Hall Sheffield UK
- 7 2 1971 Winter Gardens Bournemouth UK
- 8 2 1971 Guildhall Southampton UK
- 9 2 1971 Guildhall Portsmouth UK
- 12 2 1971 Town Hall Birmingham UK
- 13 2 1971 Colston Hall Bristol UK
- 14 2 1971 Venue unknown Plymouth UK
- 19 2 1971 Belle Vue Kings Hall Manchester UK
- 20 2 1971 City Hall Newcastle UK
- 21 2 1971 Theatre Coventry UK
- 22 2 1971 The Orchid Purley UK
- 25 2 1971 De Montford Hall Leicester UK
- 27 2 1971 Big Apple Brighton UK
- 5 3 1971 Greens Playhouse Glasgow UK
- 6 3 1971 Empire Theatre Edinburgh UK
- 7 3 1971 Caird Hall Dundee UK
- 8 3 1971 Music Hall Aberdeen UK
Germany, Belgium, Scandinavia & Switzerland
- 7 4 1971 Wesser Ems Halle Oldenburg Germany
- 8 4 1971 Grugahalle Essen Germany
- 10 4 1971 Stadthalle Offenbach Germany
- 11 4 1971 Planten un Blomen Hamburg Germany
- 16 4 1971 Casino Montreux Switzerland
- 17 4 1971 Casino Montreux Switzerland
- 19 4 1971 Venue unknown Brussels Belgium
- 22 4 1971 Konserthus Stockholm Sweden
- 24 4 1971 Vejlby-Risskov Hallen Arhus Denmark
- 26 4 1971 Njårdhallen Oslo Norway
- 28 4 1971 Camden Arts Festival, Roundhouse London UK
Australian leg
- 7 5 1971 Beatty Park Aquatic Centre Perth Australia
- 8 5 1971 Apollo Stadium Adelaide Australia
- 9 5 1971 Randwick Stadium Sydney Australia
- 10 5 1971 Festival Hall Brisbane Australia
- 11 5 1971 Festival Hall Melbourne Australia
European Leg (3)
- 21 5 1971 Deutschlandhalle Berlin Germany
- 26 5 1971 La Paleur Rome Italy
- 27 5 1971 Palasport Bologna-Two shows Italy
- 29 5 1971 Venue unknown Zurich Switzerland
- 6 6 1971 Venue unknown Luxembourg Luxembourg
- 18 6 1971 Laugardalsholl Reykjavik Iceland
- 24 6 1971 Venue unknown Birmingham UK
- 25 6 1971 Mayfair Newcastle UK
North American Leg (2)
- 2 7 1971 St Lawrence Market Toronto Canada
- 3 7 1971 Gilligan's Buffalo New York USA
- 4 7 1971 Overton Park Memphis Tennessee USA
- 6 7 1971 Forum Hamilton Canada
- 7 7 1971 Wonderland Gardens London Canada
- 8 7 1971 Philharmonic Hall New York USA
- 9 7 1971 Spectrum Philadelphia USA
- 10 7 1971 Public Hall Cleveland Ohio USA
- 11 7 1971 Venue unknown Minneapolis USA
- 14 7 1971 Venue unknown Milwaukee USA
- 16 7 1971 Venue unknown Pittsburgh USA
- 17 7 1971 Hara Arena Dayton Ohio USA
- 18 7 1971 Venue unknown Toledo Ohio USA
- 20 7 1971 Venue unknown Chicago Illinois USA
- 21 7 1971 Venue unknown Chicago Illinois USA
- 23 7 1971 Pirates World Dania Florida USA
- 24 7 1971 Venue unknown Orlando Florida USA
- 25 7 1971 The Warehouse New Orleans USA
- 27 7 1971 Venue unknown San Antonio USA
- 28 7 1971 Venue unknown Houston USA
- 29 7 1971 Venue unknown Wichita USA
- 30 7 1971 Long Beach Arena Los Angeles USA
- 31 7 1971 Venue unkown Salt Lake City USA
European Leg (4)
Germany & Austria
- 1 9 1971 Messehalle Berlin Germany
- 4 9 1971 Stadthalle Vienna Austria
- 5 9 1971 Stadthalle Speyer Germany
UK
- 13 9 1971 Guildhall Portsmouth UK
- 19 9 1971 De Montford Hall Leicester UK
- 22 9 1971 Free Trade Hall Manchester UK
- 23 9 1971 Philharmonic Hall Liverpool UK
- 24 9 1971 Greens Playhouse Glasgow UK
- 25 9 1971 Empire Theatre Edinburgh UK
- 26 9 1971 City Hall Newcastle UK
- 29 9 1971 Winter Gardens Bournemouth UK
- 30 9 1971 Colston Hall Bristol UK
- 4 10 1971 Royal Albert Hall London UK
- 5 10 1971 City Hall Sheffield UK
- 10 10 1971 Theatre Coventry UK
- 11 10 1971 Guildhall Southampton UK
North American leg 3
- 22 10 1971 Felt Forum(MSG) New York USA
- 23 10 1971 Venue unknown Williamsburg Virginia USA
- 24 10 1971 Auditorium Theater Chicago Illinois USA
Setlist
- Speed King
- Hush
- Into The Fire
- Child In Time
- Wring That Neck (Instrumental)~Brubeck's Unsquare Dance~Bach's Violin Partita no.3 in E Major~Bach's Gavotte en Rondeau~Grieg's Morning Mood~Greensleeves instrumental (composed by Henry VIII, apparently)~White Christmas instrumental
- Mandrake Root~The Mule riff~You Really Got Me (The Kinks)
- Paint It Black (instrumental only)
- Drum solo
Encores:
- Black Night
- Lucille (Little Richard)
- They played Walking on Down the Line jam with Keith Emerson (from The Nice) at Berlin Peace Festival[4]
Tour Diary & Notable Live Dates
Deep Purple kicked off new tour on Bedford Football Stadium, UK and soon visited German stadiums.
MK II's first USA leg followed, Purples headlined "National Pop&Blues festival". Aug 25, Deep Purple made the USA premiere of Concerto for Group and Orchestra with Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra, at Los Angeles's Hollywood Bowl, in front of 15 000 people. [5] setlist for the show was:
- First set (without Orchestra)
- Speed King
- Hush
- Wring That Neck
- Mandrake Root
- Child In Time
- Black Night
- Second set - Concerto For Group And Orchestra (edited):
- First Movement - Allegro moderato
- Second Movement - Andante
- Third Movement - Vivace presto
They returned to the Europe on August, and played their first full France Tour, including one show in Paris's legendary Olympia hall.
Scandinavia saw Purple shows after French Tour, Live album was recorded at KB Halled, Copenhagen. This was the first Rock live for Metallica's drummer Lars Ulrich, in his age of 9. Lars remembers the show as one of the greatest live he has ever seen, and says that this show, and Ian Paice's drumming influented him to become a rock-drummer. Lars: “That was the famous gig where in a newspaper article the day after everybody talked about Deep Purple, I remember they played a lot of new songs, I was all of nine years old [6]
After many European dates, the band headed to their first Australian Tour, starting at Perth's central park, in front of 20 000 people, continued in Adelaide's Apollo Stadium and after several shows in several cities, ending in Melbourne Festival Hall.
On 18th June band played their first gig in Iceland, Reyikjavik at Laugardalls Hall.
Another massive North American leg followed, then Europe again and then back to USA, including one show at NYC's Felt Forum (nowadays known as Medison Square Garden). In Rock Tour ended in Chicago's Auditorium Theater.[7] [8]
Live albums
Live In Stockholm - CD - recorded Nov 12, 1970 Scandinavian Nights - CD - recorded Nov 12, 1970 Deep Purple in Concert - CD - recorded 1970-1972
Line-Up
- Ian Gillan - vocals
- Ritchie Blackmore - guitar
- Jon Lord - hammonr organ, keyboards
- Roger Glover - bass
- Ian Paice - drums
References
- ^ http://www.deeppurpleliveindex.com
- ^ http://digitaldreamdoor.nutsie.com/pages/best_vocal-perf.html
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Purple_in_Rock
- ^ http://www.thehighwaystar.com/rosas/discog/dpsetlists1.html
- ^ http://www.thehighwaystar.com/rosas/discog/dpsetlists1.html#2508
- ^ http://www.effingham.net/bishop/LarsUlrichInterviewPage.htm
- ^ http://www.deeppurpleliveindex.com
- ^ http://www.thehighwaystar.com/rosas/discog/dpsetlists1.html
