Deep Purple released "Portable Door", the first single of their upcoming album "=1" which will be out next July 19th via earMUSIC. It is the band's first release with the new guitarist Simon McBride, who replaced Steve Morse in 2022. Besides him, the line-up is the same for more than two decades, formed by Ian Gillan (Vocals), Ian Paice (Drums), Roger Glover (Bass) and Don Airey (Keyboards). Like their most recent ones, this album was also produced by their longtime collaborator Bob Ezrin, also known for working with Alice Cooper, Pink Floyd and many more. Hear the new Deep Purple song "Portable Door": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbwiEDD04CY The vocalist Ian Gillan talked about the new album, saying: “Throughout Deep Purple’s history, our best songs have always been those that were written in no time at all. We’ve played what felt good and developed songs as we have always done”. According to their official statement, the enigmatic title "=1" "symbolizes the idea that in a world growing ever more complex, everything eventually simplifies down to a single, unified essence. Everything equals one," the announcement said. But according to them, the full meaning of the title of the new record will be revealed in the coming weeks. Next tour dates To promote the album, the band continues to announce many tour dates around the world and they will play for the first time at the legendary Brazilian festival "Rock In Rio". May 1 - Singapore - The Star Theatre June 13 - Madrid, Spain - Parque Tierno Galván - Alma Occident Festival 15 - Bilbao, Spain - Bilbao Arena - BBK Bilbao Music Legends Festival 17 - Toulouse, France - Zenith Toulouse Metropole 20 - Grenchen, Switzerland - Airport Grenchen - Summerside Festival 22 - Nancy, France - Zenith (Open Air Amphitheatre) - Heavy Weekend 23 - Dessel, Belgium - Graspop Metal Meeting 25 - Istanbul, Turkey - Kucukciftlikpark 29 - Tilloloy, France - Retro C Trop July 4 - Cognac, France - Cognac Blues Passions 5 - Barcelona, Spain - Barcelona Rock Fest 7 - Montreux, Switzerland - Mountreux Jazz Festival 10 - Rome, Italy - Cavea Auditorium 11 - Marostica, Italy - Piazza Castello 13 - Belgrade, Serbia - Tašmajdan Stadium 14 - Chirpan, Bulgaria - Midalidare Estate - Midalidare Rock in The Wine Valley 16 - Innsbruck, Austria - Olympiahalle 18 - Salem, Germany - Schloss (Castle Grounds) 19 - Dresden, Germany - Elbufer 21 - Winterbach, Germany - Zeltspektakel 28 - Gignac en Quecy, France - Festival Ecaussysteme 30 - Orange, France - Positiv Festival August 02 - Notodden, Norway - Notodden Blues Festival 03 - Bergen, Norway - Bergen Calling 05 - Furuvik, Sweden - Furuvik Amusement Park (Entrance is by purchasing a ticket to the Amusement park) 06 - Stockholm, Sweden - Grona Lund Amusement Park (Entrance is by purchasing a ticket to the Amusement park) 8 - Skandebord, Denmark - Smukfest 14 - Hollywood, FL - Hard Rock Live 15 - Tampa, FL - Seminole Hard Rock Event Center 17 - The Woodlands, TX - The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion 18 - Durante, OK - Choctaw Casino 19 - Fort Worth, TX - Dickies Arena 21 - Cincinnati, OH - PNC Pavilion At Riverbend Music Center 22 - Sterling Heights, MI - Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre 23 - Tinley Park, IL - Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre 25 - Toronto, ON - Budweiser Stage 27 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre 28 - Gilford, NH - Bankh Pavilion 30 - Camden, NJ - Freedom Mortgage Pavilion 31 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center September 1 - Wantagh, NY - Northwell Health At Jones Beach 3 - Bridgeport, CT - Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater 4 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Broadview Stage At SPAC 6 - Bethel, NY - Bethel Woods Center for the Arts 7 - Bristow, VA - Jiffy Lube Live 8 - Scranton, PA - The Pavilion At Montage Mountain 15 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Rock In Rio October 17 - Katowice, Poland - Spodek Arena 19 - Berlin, Germany - Max-Schmeling-Halle 20 - Erfurt, Germany - Messehalle Erfurt 22 - Mannheim, Germany - SAP Arena 23 - Munich, Germany - Olympiahalle 25 - Essen, Germany - Grugahalle 26 - Lingen, Germany - Emsland Arena 28 - Brussels, Belgium - Forest National 29 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Ziggo Dome 31 - Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg - Rockhal November 1 - Paris, France - Zenith 4 - Birmingham, UK - Resorts World Arena 6 - London, UK - O2 7 - Leeds, UK - FD Arena 9 - Manchester, UK - AO Arena 10 - Glasgow, UK - OVO Hydro
