The Latest Breaking News from Ian Gillan

10 obscure but brilliant 70s bands who should have been huge

These 70s bands came, they rocked, and they vanished without trace

Louder · Sep 2

Deep Purple guitarist says reunion tour ‘could be the last time we see each other’

Ritchie Blackmore returned to perform with the British rock band last week, more than 30 years after he left the group

The Independent UK · Aug 19

Ritchie Blackmore thinks Deep Purple reunion could be 'last time' bandmates see each other

Ritchie Blackmore has opened up about his "emotional" recent Deep Purple reunion, and why it felt so special.

BANG Premier · Aug 19

Watch "The Great Legend, the Immortal" Ritchie Blackmore return to the stage with Deep Purple for the first time in 33 years

The ice has thawed: Ritchie Blackmore has performed with Deep Purple for the first time in more than three decades

Louder · Aug 13

The explosive story of Ritchie Blackmore’s bitter exit from Deep Purple: “Ian Gillan has got a strange obnoxious side to him which is a side I don’t like”

If Ritchie Blackmore really does rejoin Deep Purple onstage for the first time in 33 years, it will be an incredible turnaround

Louder · Aug 12

Ritchie Blackmore to reunite with Deep Purple onstage for the first time in 33 years

Ritchie Blackmore will join Deep Purple for a one‑song encore at their New York show, marking his first performance with the band since 1993.

BANG Premier · Aug 12

Ritchie Blackmore to play with Deep Purple for the first time since ’93 tonight: “Well, it is a secret, and I don’t want anybody to know, but I’m probably going up to do an encore”

Blackmore sent his “AI pigeon” to ask Ian Gillan and got the thumbs up from the band, and now it is all systems go for tonight’s show in Wantagh, NY

MusicRadar · Aug 12

Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan to share tales from his career in talk tour

Gillan was the frontman of the band’s classic Mark II line-up.

Evening Standard · Jul 21

Deep Purple’s Ian Gillan: ‘I never said I was going to retire’

Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan has dismissed speculation that he is preparing to retire, insisting he still has the energy to perform.

The Independent UK · Jul 19

“His death was an incredible loss, not only for the band but for guitar fans as well”: Every Deep Purple guitarist, from Blackmore to McBride

The British rock pioneers have survived almost continuously since 1968, partly because of their ability to choose the right players to stand in Ritchie Blackmore’s place

Guitar World · Jul 17