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DEEP PURPLE will release their new studio album SPLAT! July 3 on earMUSIC. The band—Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Don Airey, and Simon McBride—has once again teamed up with renowned producer Bob Ezrin (KISS, Pink Floyd, Lou Reed, Alice Cooper) and together, they have crafted an album that draws on the sound and attitude that has always set DEEP PURPLE apart from the rest. SPLAT! is the heaviest DEEP PURPLE album in many years, with the band playing together in the studio—the way DEEP PURPLE have always recorded. Pre-order starts today; click HERE.
“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,’ the dynamics, the balance, and the fun of the music we made from ’69 to ’73,” says frontman Ian Gillan. He adds: “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.”
At the heart of SPLAT! is an idea conceived by Gillan. Rather than treating the end as destruction, the album imagines it as transformation: SPLAT! explores the end of humanity not in any crude apocalyptic sense but as a metamorphosis beyond physical existence. |
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L-R: Ian Paice, Don Airey, Roger Glover, Ian Gillan, Simon McBride
Download the High Res Press Picture HERE Photo Credit: Olaf Heine
Additional details about the album concept will be revealed in the weeks leading up to its July 3 release. New music from SPLAT! is on the way and DEEP PURPLE invite fans to follow the journey at DEEP PURPLE and earMUSIC on socials.
To celebrate the release, DEEP PURPLE will continue their extensive 2026 touring schedule with no fewer than 86 shows across 28 countries on three continents.
With more than 120 million albums sold since forming in 1968, DEEP PURPLE have long secured their place in rock history. Rather than simply preserving their legacy, they continue to extend it, driven by the same spirit that defined their earliest work.
Ian Gillan sums it up: “DEEP PURPLE is in a great place right now.”
Track listing (CD/2LP): Side A 1. Arrogant Boy 2. Diablo 3. The Rider 4. The Lunatic Side B 5. The Only Horse In Town 6. Sacred Land 7. The Beating Of Wings Side C 8. Guilt Trippin’ 9. Scriblin’ Gib’rish 10. Jessica’s Bra Side D 11. Third Call 12. My New Movie 13. Splat!
SPLAT! will be available July 3 in multiple formats:
· Limited Box Set, containing: o 2LP Gatefold (180g) o 12-page vinyl-sized booklet o CD Digisleeve o 3 exclusive 10-inch vinyl records featuring live recordings from the DEEP PURPLE Tour 2024 o Exclusive 7-inch single featuring the bonus track “GUINNESIS” (not included on the studio album and available exclusively in the box set!)
· CD (Digisleeve)
· 2LP Gatefold (black, 180g) + 12-page vinyl-sized booklet
· Limited Purple 2LP Gatefold (180g) + 12-page vinyl-sized booklet
· Limited Transparent Yellow 2LP (180g) + 12-page vinyl-sized booklet
All LP editions include a rich 12-page LP-sized booklet with illustrations and all song lyrics – available exclusively with the first pressing.
Further exclusive items are available via the official artist store, including:
· Limited 2LP Picture Disc + 12-page vinyl-sized booklet
· Limited Cassette
· A strictly limited canvas signed by all band members and limited to just 199 copies worldwide
· Additional apparel and merchandise items
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ABOUT DEEP PURPLE There simply aren’t enough superlatives to properly acknowledge the contribution DEEP PURPLE has made to rock music. Having sold more than 120 million albums and filled global arenas for decades, there’s little wonder that the respected British radio station Planet Rock named the group the “5th Most Influential Band Ever.” The band were also presented the “Legend Award” at the 2008 World Music Awards and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016. DEEP PURPLE truly are “rock royalty.” With a body of work spanning seven decades, DEEP PURPLE have helped pioneer and define the hard rock genre while progressively moving into new areas, both keeping their sound fresh and attracting new fans to the legions who have remained loyal since the band’s inception. The celebrated MKII line-up of Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Jon Lord and Ritchie Blackmore was responsible for creating many of the defining rock albums of the early ’70s, including Made in Japan universally accepted as one of the most important and influential live albums of all time. Known as one of the hardest working bands ever, DEEP PURPLE have continued to release No. 1 albums and tour globally since forming in 1968, with little rest. DEEP PURPLE have stayed true to their musical roots, drawing from an eclectic mix of styles to create a distinctive sound that defines the band today and, in turn, has created a legacy that very few bands could ever hope to replicate. The band has written and produced so many “classic,” well-known songs that its audience ranges widely in age and background—something the band has readily embraced. DEEP PURPLE’s recent studio album =1 (2024) followed their worldwide chart-topping albums Whoosh! (2020), inFinite (2017) and NOW What?! (2013). 2026 sees the release of their brand-new album SPLAT! On these albums, DEEP PURPLE joined forces with producer Bob Ezrin, who has worked with the likes of KISS, Pink Floyd, Lou Reed and Alice Cooper. Furthering their collaboration with Ezrin, in 2021 and during the pandemic the band recorded a collection of cover songs from their own homes (normal for most bands nowadays, revolutionary for a band that records everything together in the studio), creating an eclectic and celebratory history of their roots in music, in the shape of Turning to Crime.
Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Don Airey and Simon McBride continue with renewed vitality, pushing the boundaries of hard rock to audiences around the globe, proving that DEEP PURPLE are very much here to stay.
MAD IN EUROPE TOUR DATES 11 JUN 2026 – Espoo, Finland – Espoo Metro Arena 12 JUN 2026 – Tampere, Finland – Nokia Arena 14 JUN 2026 – Kristiansand, Norway – Dirty Old Town Live – Odderoya Amfi 18 JUN 2026 – Clisson, France – Hellfest – SOLD OUT 20 JUN 2026 – Meppen, Germany – Emsland Open Air 24 JUN 2026 – Mönchengladbach, Germany – SparkassenPark 27 JUN 2026 – Coburg, Germany – HUK Coburg Open Air, Schlossplatz 28 JUN 2026 – Ulm, Germany – Klosterhof Wiblingen 02 JUL 2026 – Vigo, Spain – Conciertos de Castrelos, Auditorio Castrelos 04 JUL 2026 – Gredos, Ávila, Spain – Músicos en la Naturaleza 05 JUL 2026 – Pamplona, Spain – Navarra Arena 07 JUL 2026 – Valencia, Spain – Jardines de Viveros 09 JUL 2026 – Marbella, Spain – Starlite 10 JUL 2026 – Cádiz, Spain – Tío Pepe 13 JUL 2026 – Montreux, Switzerland – Montreux Jazz Festival 16 JUL 2026 – Pisa, Italy – Pisa Summer Knights – Piazza Dei Cavalieri 17 JUL 2026 – Este, Italy – Este Music Festival – Castello Carrarese 19 JUL 2026 – Munich, Germany – Tollwood Festival
SPLAT! WORLD TOUR DATES 04 AUG 2026 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater 06 AUG 2026 – Memphis, TN – Memphis Botanic Garden 08 AUG 2026 – Clearwater, FL – The BayCare Sound 09 AUG 2026 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Casino 12 AUG 2026 – Wantagh, NY – Jones Beach Theater 13 AUG 2026 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center 15 AUG 2026 – Halifax, NS – Scotiabank Centre 17 AUG 2026 – Laval, QC – Place Bell 18 AUG 2026 – Toronto, ON – RBC Amphitheatre 19 AUG 2026 – Ottawa, ON – Canadian Tire Centre 21 AUG 2026 – Detroit, MI – Pine Knob 22 AUG 2026 – Salamanca, NY – Seneca Allegany Casino 24 AUG 2026 – Indianapolis, IN – Everwise Amphitheatre 25 AUG 2026 – Highland Park, IL – Ravinia 27 AUG 2026 – Prior Lake, MN – Mystic Lake Casino 29 AUG 2026 – Winnipeg, MB – Canada Life Centre 31 AUG 2026 – Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome 02 SEP 2026 – Abbotsford, BC – Abbotsford Centre 04 SEP 2026 – Lincoln, CA – Thunder Valley 05 SEP 2026 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre 06 SEP 2026 – Highland, CA – Yaamava Theatre 08 SEP 2026 – Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre 10 SEP 2026 – Las Vegas, NV – Planet Hollywood 11 SEP 2026 – Long Beach, CA – Long Beach Amphitheater 12 SEP 2026 – Sparks, NV – Nugget Event Center 29 SEP 2026 – Sofia, Bulgaria – 8888 Arena 01 OCT 2026 – Cluj, Romania – BT Arena 02 OCT 2026 – Budapest, Hungary – Laszlo Papp Arena 04 OCT 2026 – Bratislava, Slovakia – Tipos Arena 05 OCT 2026 – Vienna, Austria – Stadthalle 07 OCT 2026 – Prague, Czechia – O2 Arena 08 OCT 2026 – Lodz, Poland – Atlas Arena 10 OCT 2026 – Belgrade, Serbia – Stark Arena 11 OCT 2026 – Skopje, North Macedonia – Boris Trajkovski Arena 13 OCT 2026 – Athens, Greece – Telekom Centre Arena 16 OCT 2026 – Zurich, Switzerland – Hallenstadion 17 OCT 2026 – Milan, Italy – Unipol Forum 19 OCT 2026 – Barcelona, Spain – Sant Jordi Club 20 OCT 2026 – Madrid, Spain – Movistar Arena 22 OCT 2026 – Paris, France – Adidas Arena 23 OCT 2026 – Antwerp, Belgium – Lotto Arena 25 OCT 2026 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Royal Arena 26 OCT 2026 – Stockholm, Sweden – Avicii Arena 28 OCT 2026 – Oslo, Norway – Spektrum Arena 29 OCT 2026 – Gothenburg, Sweden – Scandinavium 31 OCT 2026 – Leipzig, Germany – QI Arena 01 NOV 2026 – Hamburg, Germany – Sporthalle 03 NOV 2026 – Dortmund, Germany – Westfalenhalle 04 NOV 2026 – Berlin, Germany – Uber Arena 06 NOV 2026 – Frankfurt, Germany – Festhalle 07 NOV 2026 – Nuremberg, Germany – Arena 09 NOV 2026 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ziggo Dome 10 NOV 2026 – Strasbourg, France – Zénith 12 NOV 2026 – Bordeaux, France – Arkéa Arena 13 NOV 2026 – Nantes, France – Zénith 15 NOV 2026 – Lyon, France – LDLC Arena 18 NOV 2026 – Newcastle, UK – Utilita Arena 19 NOV 2026 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro 21 NOV 2026 – Birmingham, UK – BP Pulse Arena 22 NOV 2026 – Manchester, UK – AO Arena 24 NOV 2026 – London, UK – Eventim Apollo 25 NOV 2026 – London, UK – Royal Albert Hall 05 DEC 2026 – São Paulo, Brazil – Suhai Hall 08 DEC 2026 – Santiago, Chile – Movistar Arena 10 DEC 2026 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – Movistar Arena 13 DEC 2026 – Monterrey, MX – Arena Monterrey 16 DEC 2026 – Guadalajara, MX – Arena Guadalajara 19 DEC 2026 – Mexico City, MX – Estadio Fray Nano Tickets are available at www.deeppurple.com. |
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Marcee Rondan
