No Deep Purple Blackmore reunion says Ian Paice

Deep Purple are back with a new Album “Infinite” and Single and this year they head out on tour once more. The tour will kick off in Vegas with Alice Cooper and the Edgar Winter Group taking the support slots. See below for all the tour dates.

When asked about a Richie Blackmore reunion in an interview with  Rock Brigade podcast the Deep Purple legend Ian Paice said –

“Of course, the answers to both of those are ‘possibly.’ But when Ritchie left, nobody fired him, nobody said, ‘You have to go.’ It was his choice. And so the band continued, the band moved on. Ritchie started doing his thing, which is great. He was obviously happy doing it, and we’ve been happy doing what we’ve been doing for the last 23, 24 years, ’cause that’s how long ago it is.”

He continued, “Quite honestly, there’s no point for us to consider that. We have a wonderful feeling within the band, everybody’s very friendly, and all we have to do is go onstage and make the music; there’s no other considerations to worry about. I think Ritchie’s life doesn’t work like that. I think it’s a little more complex. And at this stage of my life, I don’t need cloudy areas. I like it to be clear and crystal and know that it’s gonna be fun. I love Ritchie to death, but I can’t guarantee every day with him is gonna be fun.”

In addition to a new Deep Purple album and tour Richie Blackmore recently announced new songs and another tour with new singer Ronnie Romero.
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 Deep Purple

 2017 Tour dates.

05/13/17
BUCHAREST, ROMANIA
ROMEXPO

05/14/17
SOFIA, BULGARIA ARMEEC ARENA

05/16/17
ZAGREB, CROATIA ARENA

05/17/17
VIENNA, AUSTRIA STADTHALLE

05/19/17
MUNICH, GERMANY OLYMPIAHALLE

05/20/17
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND ARENA

05/22/17
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC O2 ARENA

05/23/17
LODZ, POLAND
ATLAS ARENA

05/24/17
KATOWICE, POLAND SPODEK

05/27/17
LUXEMBOURG, LUXEMBOURG ROCKHAL

05/30/17
HAMBURG, GERMANY BARCLAYCARD ARENA

06/01/17
LILLE, FRANCE ZENITH

06/02/17
AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS ZIGGO DOME

06/03/17
PARIS, FRANCE ACCORHOTELS ARENA

06/06/17
COLOGNE, GERMANY LANXESS ARENA

06/07/17
DORTMUND, GERMANY WESTFALENHALLE 1

06/09/17
LEIPZIG, GERMANY ARENA (LEIPZIG)

06/10/17
FRANKFURT, GERMANY FESTHALLE

06/13/17
BERLIN, GERMANY MERCEDES BENZ ARENA

06/14/17
STUTTGART, GERMANY HANNS MARTIN SCHLEYER HALLE

06/16/17
NANTES, FRANCE HELLFEST

06/17/17
DESSEL, BELGIUM GRASPOP METAL MEETING

06/22/17
ROME, ITALY PALALOTTOMATICA

06/24/17
HINWIL, SWITZERLAND ROCK THE RING

06/26/17
BOLOGNA, ITALY UNIPOL ARENA

06/27/17
MILAN, ITALY MEDIOLANUM FORUM

06/28/17
MONTE CARLO, MONACO SPORTING SUMMER FESTIVAL SPORTING CLUB

06/30/17
BILBAO, SPAIN BILBAO EXHIBITION CENTRE

07/01/17
BARCELONA, SPAIN ROCK FESTIVAL CAN ZAM

07/03/17
MADRID, SPAIN BARCLAYCARD ARENA

07/04/17
LISBON, PORTUGAL MEO ARENA

08/12/17
LAS VEGAS, NV, UNITED STATES THE CHELSEA AT THE COSMOPOLITAN OF LAS VEGAS

08/13/17
LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES THE GREEK THEATRE

08/15/17
PHOENIX, AZ, UNITED STATES AK-CHIN PAVILION

08/16/17
ALBUQUERQUE, NM, UNITED STATES ISLETA AMPHITHEATER

08/18/17
WOODLANDS, TX, UNITED STATES THE CYNTHIA WOODS MITCHELL PAVILION

08/19/17
DALLAS, TX, UNITED STATES STARPLEX PAVILION

08/21/17
ATLANTA, GA, MONACO CHASTAIN AMPHITHEATRE

08/23/17
BRISTOW, VA, UNITED STATES JIFFY LUBE LIVE

08/24/17
CAMDEN, NJ, UNITED STATES BB&T PAVILION

08/26/17
WANTAGH, NY, UNITED STATES NIKON AT JONES BEACH THEATER

08/27/17
MANSFIELD, MA, UNITED STATES XFINITY CENTER

08/28/17
HOLMDEL, NJ, UNITED STATES PNC BANK ARTS CENTER

08/30/17
NOBLESVILLE, IN, UNITED STATES KLIPSCH MUSIC CENTER

09/01/17
BURGETTSTOWN, PA, UNITED STATES KEYBANK PAVILION

09/02/17
TORONTO, ON, CANADA BUDWEISER STAGE

09/03/17
CLARKSTON, MI, UNITED STATES DTE ENERGY MUSIC THEATRE

09/06/17
TINLEY PARK, IL, UNITED STATES HOLLYWOOD CASINO AMPHITHEATRE

09/08/17
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO, UNITED STATES HOLLYWOOD CASINO AMPHITHEATRE

09/09/17
CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH, UNITED STATES BLOSSOM MUSIC CENTER

09/10/17
CINCINNATI, OH, UNITED STATES RIVERBEND MUSIC CENTER

11/06/17
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN ANNEXE

11/08/17
TRONDHEIM, NORWAY TRONDHEIM SPEKTRUM

11/09/17
OSLO, NORWAY OSLO SPEKTRUM

11/11/17
HELSINKI, FINLAND ICE HALL

11/13/17
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK VALBY HALLEN

11/17/17
BIRMINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM BARCLAYCARD ARENA

11/18/17
MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM ARENA (3P)

11/20/17
CARDIFF, UNITED KINGDOM MOTORPOINT ARENA (3P)

11/22/17
GLASGOW, UNITED KINGDOM SSE HYDRO (1P)

11/23/17
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM O2 (LONDON)

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