Deep Purple Announce North American Tour In Support Of New Album

Deep Purple have announced a North American tour in support of their upcoming album =1.

The legendary rock band’s latest album will be released on July 19.

“Taking the US by storm this summer Deep Purple will be shaking the walls of arenas, with an explosive lineup of unforgettable hits taken from their repertoire of rock spanning over half a century,” says a press release about the “= 1 More Time” tour.

The band will join forces with Yes for the 19-city tour beginning August 14 in Hollywood, Florida, and wrapping up in Scranton, PA, on September 8.

The band, consisting of frontman Ian Gillan, bassist Roger Glover, drummer Ian Paice, keyboardist Don Airey and guitarist Simon McBride, will kick off the “=1 More Time Tour” after spending the first half of the summer touring around the U.K. and Europe.

Tickets for the tour are available at www.deeppurple.com

=1 More Time Tour Dates:

Aug. 14 – Hollywood, FL @ Hard Rock LiveAug. 15 – Tampa, FL @ Seminole Hard Rock Event CenterAug. 17 – The Woodlands, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell PavilionAug. 18 – Durant, OK @ Choctaw Casino – Grand TheaterAug. 19 – Fort Worth, TX @ Dickies ArenaAug. 21 – Cincinnati, OH @ PNC Pavilion at Riverbend Music CenterAug. 22 – Sterling Heights, MI @ Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom HillAug. 23 – Tinley Park, IL @ Credit Union 1 AmphitheatreAug. 25 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser StageAug. 27 – Montreal, QC @ Bell CentreAug. 28 – Gilford, NH @ BankNH PavilionAug. 30 – Camden, NJ @ Freedom Mortgage PavilionAug. 31 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts CenterSept. 1 – Wantagh, NY @ Northwell Health at Jones Beach TheaterSept. 3 – Bridgeport, CT @ Hartford Healthcare AmphitheaterSept. 4 – Saratoga Springs, NY @ Broadview Stage at SPACSept. 6 – Bethel, NY @ Bethel Woods Center for the ArtsSept. 7 – Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube LiveSept. 8 – Scranton, PA @ The Pavilion at Montage Mountain