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”:
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