Fifty-eight years in, Deep Purple are making the heaviest album of their recent career and taking it to 28 countries. That’s not slowing down. That’s acceleration.
‘SPLAT!’ arrives July 3 via earMUSIC, the latest collaboration between the band and producer Bob Ezrin, whose résumé includes KISS, Pink Floyd, Lou Reed and Alice Cooper. The album was recorded the way Deep Purple have always worked, live together in the studio, and the result is the band’s most muscular record in years. “I have to say, now we are very much back in with material that is compatible with ‘Highway Star,’ ‘Smoke on the Water,’ and ‘Lazy,'” says frontman Ian Gillan. “Where we are now with this incarnation of Deep Purple feels very much like a very ‘now’ version of Deep Purple as it was in the seventies.” Pre-order it here.
The album’s central idea came from Gillan, who imagined the end of humanity not as destruction but as transformation, a metamorphosis beyond physical existence. It’s a conceptual swing that suits a band with seven decades of catalog and the confidence to use them. ‘SPLAT!’ follows a string of strong releases with Ezrin, including ‘NOW What?!’ (2013), ‘inFinite’ (2017), ‘Whoosh!’ (2020) and ‘=1’ (2024), each one pushing further while staying true to the hard rock foundation that made Deep Purple essential.
The band, currently comprising Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Don Airey and Simon McBride, has sold more than 120 million albums since forming in 1968. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016 and named the fifth most influential band ever by Planet Rock. ‘SPLAT!’ is the next chapter in a catalog that includes ‘Made in Japan,’ universally recognized as one of the most important live albums ever recorded.
To support the release, Deep Purple launch no fewer than 86 shows across three continents, beginning with the Mad in Europe tour in June, running through festival dates including a sold-out Hellfest appearance, then transitioning into the full SPLAT! World Tour from August through December. North American dates run August through September, covering venues from Jones Beach Theater and Ravinia to Shoreline Amphitheatre and the Royal Albert Hall in London. The run closes in Mexico City on December 19.
‘SPLAT!’ is available for pre-order now in multiple formats, including a limited box set featuring a 2LP gatefold, CD digisleeve, three exclusive 10-inch live vinyl records from the 2024 tour, and a strictly limited canvas signed by all five band members, limited to 199 copies worldwide.
‘SPLAT!’ Tracklist:
Side A
- Arrogant Boy
- Diablo
- The Rider
- The Lunatic
Side B
- The Only Horse In Town
- Sacred Land
- The Beating Of Wings
Side C
- Guilt Trippin’
- Scriblin’ Gib’rish
- Jessica’s Bra
Side D
- Third Call
- My New Movie
- Splat!
Mad In Europe Tour Dates:
June 11 — Espoo, Finland — Espoo Metro Arena
June 12 — Tampere, Finland — Nokia Arena
June 14 — Kristiansand, Norway — Dirty Old Town Live, Odderoya Amfi
June 18 — Clisson, France — Hellfest (SOLD OUT)
June 20 — Meppen, Germany — Emsland Open Air
June 24 — Mönchengladbach, Germany — SparkassenPark
June 27 — Coburg, Germany — HUK Coburg Open Air, Schlossplatz
June 28 — Ulm, Germany — Klosterhof Wiblingen
July 2 — Vigo, Spain — Conciertos de Castrelos, Auditorio Castrelos
July 4 — Gredos, Ávila, Spain — Músicos en la Naturaleza
July 5 — Pamplona, Spain — Navarra Arena
July 7 — Valencia, Spain — Jardines de Viveros
July 9 — Marbella, Spain — Starlite
July 10 — Cádiz, Spain — Tío Pepe
July 13 — Montreux, Switzerland — Montreux Jazz Festival
July 16 — Pisa, Italy — Pisa Summer Knights, Piazza Dei Cavalieri
July 17 — Este, Italy — Este Music Festival, Castello Carrarese
July 19 — Munich, Germany — Tollwood Festival
SPLAT! World Tour Dates:
August 4 — Raleigh, NC — Red Hat Amphitheater
August 6 — Memphis, TN — Memphis Botanic Garden
August 8 — Clearwater, FL — The BayCare Sound
August 9 — Hollywood, FL — Hard Rock Casino
August 12 — Wantagh, NY — Jones Beach Theater
August 13 — Mansfield, MA — Xfinity Center
August 15 — Halifax, NS — Scotiabank Centre
August 17 — Laval, QC — Place Bell
August 18 — Toronto, ON — RBC Amphitheatre
August 19 — Ottawa, ON — Canadian Tire Centre
August 21 — Detroit, MI — Pine Knob
August 22 — Salamanca, NY — Seneca Allegany Casino
August 24 — Indianapolis, IN — Everwise Amphitheatre
August 25 — Highland Park, IL — Ravinia
August 27 — Prior Lake, MN — Mystic Lake Casino
August 29 — Winnipeg, MB — Canada Life Centre
August 31 — Calgary, AB — Scotiabank Saddledome
September 2 — Abbotsford, BC — Abbotsford Centre
September 4 — Lincoln, CA — Thunder Valley
September 5 — Mountain View, CA — Shoreline Amphitheatre
September 6 — Highland, CA — Yaamava Theatre
September 8 — Chula Vista, CA — North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
September 10 — Las Vegas, NV — Planet Hollywood
September 11 — Long Beach, CA — Long Beach Amphitheater
September 12 — Sparks, NV — Nugget Event Center
September 29 — Sofia, Bulgaria — 8888 Arena
October 1 — Cluj, Romania — BT Arena
October 2 — Budapest, Hungary — Laszlo Papp Arena
October 4 — Bratislava, Slovakia — Tipos Arena
October 5 — Vienna, Austria — Stadthalle
October 7 — Prague, Czechia — O2 Arena
October 8 — Lodz, Poland — Atlas Arena
October 10 — Belgrade, Serbia — Stark Arena
October 11 — Skopje, North Macedonia — Boris Trajkovski Arena
October 13 — Athens, Greece — Telekom Centre Arena
October 16 — Zurich, Switzerland — Hallenstadion
October 17 — Milan, Italy — Unipol Forum
October 19 — Barcelona, Spain — Sant Jordi Club
October 20 — Madrid, Spain — Movistar Arena
October 22 — Paris, France — Adidas Arena
October 23 — Antwerp, Belgium — Lotto Arena
October 25 — Copenhagen, Denmark — Royal Arena
October 26 — Stockholm, Sweden — Avicii Arena
October 28 — Oslo, Norway — Spektrum Arena
October 29 — Gothenburg, Sweden — Scandinavium
October 31 — Leipzig, Germany — QI Arena
November 1 — Hamburg, Germany — Sporthalle
November 3 — Dortmund, Germany — Westfalenhalle
November 4 — Berlin, Germany — Uber Arena
November 6 — Frankfurt, Germany — Festhalle
November 7 — Nuremberg, Germany — Arena
November 9 — Amsterdam, Netherlands — Ziggo Dome
November 10 — Strasbourg, France — Zénith
November 12 — Bordeaux, France — Arkéa Arena
November 13 — Nantes, France — Zénith
November 15 — Lyon, France — LDLC Arena
November 18 — Newcastle, UK — Utilita Arena
November 19 — Glasgow, UK — OVO Hydro
November 21 — Birmingham, UK — BP Pulse Arena
November 22 — Manchester, UK — AO Arena
November 24 — London, UK — Eventim Apollo
November 25 — London, UK — Royal Albert Hall
December 5 — São Paulo, Brazil — Suhai Hall
December 8 — Santiago, Chile — Movistar Arena
December 10 — Buenos Aires, Argentina — Movistar Arena
December 13 — Monterrey, MX — Arena Monterrey
December 16 — Guadalajara, MX — Arena Guadalajara
December 19 — Mexico City, MX — Estadio Fray Nano