Chugg Entertainment have announced details of a rock & roll doozy of a bill with legendary groups DEEP PURPLE and JOURNEY to tour New Zealand and Australia in February and March, 2013.
Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Steve Morse and Don Airey continue to travel the scope of hard rock — the textures and nuances of recent works are anything but rehashed classics. Having amassed so many songs that get coined under the "classic" moniker, set lists will always lead to debate among diehards and newer fans. As previously reported there has been some contention between the band, label and management as to how much "new stuff " would be played on tour due to the effect of new material might have on album sales. Hopefully there will be a good mix of old and new for fans.
Nominated for the 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, DEEP PURPLE are currently preparing to unleash their latest album of brand new material in February, 2013.
Joining DEEP PURPLE on the road for their first tour of Australia and New Zealand is San Franciscan rock & roll band, JOURNEY. Since the group's formation in 1973, the band has earned 19 Top 40 singles and 25 Gold and Platinum albums in the US with their Greatest Hits album going 15 times Platinum.
JOURNEY's 2011 Eclipse World Tour was one of the band's most successful tours ever, drawing nearly a million fans and ranked in the Top 15 Tours of the year.
Tickets to all shows go on sale on at 9.00am (local times) on Monday, 12 November 2012.
DEEP PURPLE & JOURNEY
Sunday, 24 February, 2013 www.ticketmaster.co.nz or (09) 970 9700 Vector Arena, Auckland
Tuesday, 26 February, 2013 www.ticketek.com.au or 132 849 Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Friday, 1 March, 2013 www.ticketek.com.au or 132 849 Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
Saturday, 2 March, 2013 www.ticketmaster.com.au or 136 100 Sydney Entertainment Centre
Monday, 4 March, 2013 www.ticketek.com.au or 132 849 Adelaide Entertainment Centre
Thursday, 7 March, 2013 www.ticketek.com.au or 132 849 Perth Arena
