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Left-Simon McBride of the English rock band Deep Purple performs in concert during Alma Festival on June 13, 2024 in Madrid, Spain; Right-Ritchie Blackmore of the British band Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow performs live on stage during a concert at the Velodrom on April 18, 2018 in Berlin, Germany
Deep Purple’s Simon McBride on the Ritchie Blackmore lick he found most difficult to learn

By Janelle Borg Published

McBride has also discussed where he thinks Blackmore's compositional strength lies

Guitarists
Roger Glover and Steve Morse of Deep Purple perform on stage as part of the Sunflower Jam Charity at Royal Albert Hall on July 8, 2011 in London, United Kingdom
Listen to Roger Glover’s isolated bassline on Deep Purple’s Highway Star

By Brian Fox Published

Highway Star presents the best route to the heart of Deep Purple’s riff-driven righteousness

Bands
Roger Glover, Ian Gillan and Simon McBride of the English rock band Deep Purple perform in concert during Alma Festival on June 13, 2024 in Madrid, Spain
Deep Purple play Smoke on the Water on the lake that inspired it – with actual fire in the sky

By Janelle Borg Published

The band return to Montreux, the site of the 1971 casino fire depicted in the lyrics of their iconic track

Concert, Gigs & Tours
bassist Glenn Hughes and guitarist Tommy Bolin (1951-1976) from English rock band Deep Purple perform live on stage at the Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island, USA on 19th January 1976
Glenn Hughes recalls meeting Tommy Bolin at his tense Deep Purple audition

By Janelle Borg Published

Glenn Hughes might not be on the best of terms with Deep Purple, but he fondly remembers his friendship with guitarist Tommy Bolin

Artists
Ritchie Blackmore performs onstage at the Velodrom in Berlin, Germany on April 18, 2018
Ritchie Blackmore swapped rock for Renaissance music – but says he’s still not above cranking a tube amp once in awhile

By Janelle Borg Published

The former Deep Purple guitarist says he's still disenchanted with rock, but not with his Engl amp

Guitarists
Simon McBride
Deep Purple share Portable Door – their first single with new guitarist Simon McBride

By Matt Owen Published

Portable Door marks the first new material from the rock institution since the departure of Steve Morse in 2022

Music Releases
Glenn Hughes signature Orange O Bass
NAMM 2024: “A luxurious color that evokes the beginnings of heavy metal”: Orange Amps team up with Glenn Hughes for its first signature O Bass – and it's a dazzling purple

By Phil Weller Published

The Deep Purple icon has been an Orange endorsee for over a decade, with the bass making for a striking pairing with his signature purple Crush combo amp

Events & Trade Shows
Glenn Hughes, Joe Bonamassa and Chad Smith
Joe Bonamassa brings out his legendary Bolin ‘Burst to tear through Deep Purple classics with Glenn Hughes and Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Fan-shot footage captures Bonamassa joining the Voice of Rock for an epic jam on Mistreated, with Smith’s rhythm powering them all through Burn and Highway Star

Guitarists
Black Sabbath perform in concert, New York, New York, October 29, 1983.
“I don't know whether we played it properly, but the audience loved it”: When Black Sabbath regularly covered Smoke on the Water – and unwittingly inspired Spinal Tap's Stonehenge

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Sabbath's ill-fated Born Again tour featured comically oversized props “as big as the real Stonehenge”, onstage spills, and a crowd-pleasing hard-rock crossover

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Glenn Hughes of California Breed performs at The Fillmore Detroit on October 5, 2014 in Detroit, Michigan.
“There’s not much swagger in that band.” For Glenn Hughes, joining Deep Purple wasn’t the clear-cut choice that you’d think

By Nick Wells Published

The ‘Voice of Rock' looks back on his decision to quit Trapeze in 1973, and why Ritchie Blackmore was “a bit eccentric”

Bassists
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