Original guitarist Ritchie Blackmore performed with Deep Purple for the first time in 33 years at the Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, New York on 12 August 2026, joining them for ” Smoke on the Water ” during the encore.
Deep Purple’s twenty-fourth studio album, SPLAT! , was released on 3 July 2026. The band will support the album by embarking on a North American tour with 24 dates through August and September 2026, with special guests Kansas and Jefferson Starship , followed by a tour Europe in the summer…
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In June 2026, shortly before the release of SPLAT! , Paice confirmed that the band will likely begin working on a twenty-fifth studio album in 2027.
Prior to the release of SPLAT! , Deep Purple toured Japan in April 2026. During the tour, they were received by the country’s Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi , who is a drummer and a fan of the band since childhood. During the visit, Takaichi gifted Ian Paice a pair of…
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In a November 2025 interview with Uncut , Gillan confirmed that he had only 30% vision and that his eyesight “won’t get better”. He also opened up about potentially retiring from Deep Purple: “I think if I lose my energy I’m going to stop. I don’t want to be an…
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In a May 2025 interview with Rolling Stone Brasil , Paice confirmed that Deep Purple had begun working on new material for their next album due for a possible 2026 release.
A third single, “Lazy Sod” was released on 5 July 2024.
A second single, “Pictures of You”, was released on 5 June 2024.
The first single “Portable Door” was released on 30 April.
On 24 April 2024, it was announced the forthcoming release of a new studio album – the first with McBride – whose title =1 and track listing were revealed, and the release date stated as 19 July of that year.