I'll pass on this one!

Deep Purple's first North American tour in four years — which is scheduled to kick off in early June — will feature classic members Ian Gillan (lead vocals), Roger Glover (bass) and Ian Paice (drums, percussion) along with Steve Morse (guitar) and Don Airey (keyboards).

The trek, dubbed "A Night With Deep Purple And The Songs That Built Rock," will see the band performing in each city while backed by a 30-piece symphony orchestra.

For a list of currently confirmed dates, visit Deep-Purple.net.

When asked during a February 22, 2011 press conference in Mexico City if there are any plans for Purple to record a new studio album soon, vocalist Ian Gillan replied, "I guess it's about time, isn't it?! So we're gonna get together and have a writing session quite soon. And if we get excited, then we'll probably have another [album finished and ready for release] shortly after that. We'll see how it goes. But there's no plans. But I think we're getting poked by various connections who would like to see another Deep Purple record. So I think it's about time."

Deep Purple released a live album last year called "Space Truckin' Round the World Live 68-76." The two-disc set features rare live recordings from various concerts all over the world, including gigs in Tokyo, Paris and San Diego. The compilation, which features multiple band lineups, also features a detailed history of the group, individual concert details and photos. It was released as part of the 10th anniversary of Purple Records — the label that handles the band's music.

Purple’s 18th – and last - studio album, "Rapture of the Deep," was released in November 2005. It is the fourth studio record from Purple since guitarist Steve Morse joined the band in 1994, and it was also the second album to feature veteran keyboardist Don Airey.

First I've heard of this release. Kinda sounds interesting, though I already have a TON of live Purple.

I'm there , June 15th at The Beacon

POSSIBLE SETLIST SPOILER!!

I have 7th or 8th row for June 23 at the Pearl in Vegas, and I just saw that they've added "Woman From Tokyo" to their setlist since they've crossed the pond last week. VERY happy about that, as it's one of my favorites. They hadn't been playing it in Europe. They've also added "Knocking At Your Back Door", which is a plus as well. Seems they've dropped "Almost Human" which is quite a good exchange in my opinion.

Would love to see them but the NY date (June 15th) doesn't work for me.

I hope they put out a dvd/Blu ray from this tour.

yeahhhhhh!!!