GLENN HUGHES, the former bassist and singer of DEEP PURPLE, known to millions as the ‘Voice of Rock’, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, and the current front man for rock super group Black Country Communion, is pleased to announce that he will be performing Deep Purple only material with his “GLENN HUGHES PERFORMS CLASSIC DEEP PURPLE LIVE” nationwide UK tour in October 2018.
The nine date tour promises to be a dynamic, turn-back-the-clocks, two-hour live extravaganza homage to his tenure in MK 3 and MK 4 incarnations of Deep Purple – one of music history’s most seminal and influential rock and roll groups. All tickets are priced £27.50 (£30.00).
Planet Rock will launch a 48-hour ticket pre-sale on Wednesday 21ST February from http://www.planetrock.com. Tickets will then go on general sale on Friday 23rd February from the 24 HR ticket hotline 08444 780 898 or http://www.thegigcartel.com.
“I’m excited to be touring the “Classic Deep Purple Live” in the UK this October. I first toured Classic Deep Purple Live in Australia and New Zealand last year and it went down like a storm. We’re also touring the show throughout South America in April, and festivals throughout the summer. By the time we tour the UK in October, we’ll be on fire.”
Find further info about Glenn Hughes’ October 2018 UK Tour, at this location.
GLENN HUGHES PERFORMS CLASSIC DEEP PURPLE “LIVE” – OCTOBER 2018 UK TOUR
Bristol, Academy – Tuesday 2 October
Leamington, Assembly – Wednesday 3 October
Southampton, Engine Rooms – Friday 5 October
Cardiff, Tramshed – Saturday 6 October
Leeds, University Union – Tuesday 9 October
Newcastle, O2 Academy – Wednesday 10 October
Glasgow, ABC – Friday 12 October
Manchester, Academy 2 – Saturday 13 October
London, Koko – Monday 15 October
Following the postponement of the tour scheduled for November last year, the anticipation has been building since then for the return of the ‘Voice Of Rock’, the legend that is Glenn Hughes, to UK shores.
Glenn‘s first solo album in over eight years, “Resonate”, was released in early November and received only positive, glowing reviews! I was particularly looking forward to seeing some of the new songs played live.
The Rescue Rooms was pretty full when my son and I made our way through at 7pm. UK hard rockers STONE BROKEN appeared onstage not long after, full of energy and obviously delighted to be opening for Glenn. Frontman Rich Moss remarked how happy he was to see the venue almost full at this stage of the evening and their set was greeted with enthusiasm from the crowd. The band performed tracks from their debut album “All In Time”, as well as a brand new track, which was announced will be on the follow-up album. STONE BROKEN played an impressive set, full of energy (with only just enough room onstage for guitarist Chris Davis to move around!) and professionalism, proving to be very popular with the crowd!
Stone Broken, Nottingham 2017
The majority of the audience was on the more mature side of life, testament to the lengthy time span of Glenn‘s career. That said, there was also a younger element in the crowd, so it’s great to see that parents are involving their children and passing on the love for true legends of music.
Band members keyboard/Hammond organ player Jay Boe, drummer Pontus Engborg and guitarist Soren Andersen appeared onstage to much applause, along with a very happy looking Glenn Hughes, bursting into the first song of the set, ‘Flow’ from “Resonate”. Tonight’s set contained a healthy mixture of tracks from Glenn‘s 40+ year career, it can’t have been an easy task to decide which songs to include, but it was a set list very well chosen.
Glenn Hughes, Nottingham 2017
Up next a couple of older songs – ‘Muscle & Blood’ and ‘Getting Tighter’. Glenn‘s voice sounded in fine form, even though he later told us that he had a cold. He looked every inch the legend, with his worn looking Yamaha bass, long flowing hippy style shirt with waistcoat, flared trousers and scarf, not forgetting the cool touch of orange thumb nails! Another new track, ‘Stumble And Go’ complete with heavy soulful grooves went down well with the crowd.
TRAPEZE track ‘Medusa’ was a highlight of the show, Glenn telling us beforehand that he wrote it aged seventeen in his Mum’s kitchen, dedicating the song to her. ‘Can’t Stop The Flood’ and ‘One Last Soul’ were excellent. Throughout the show Glenn‘s vocals were fantastic, along with great presence and precise guitar riffs from Soren, plenty of power and skill from Pontus behind his eyecatching glitter green drum kit and Jay made the Hammond organ sing, a perfect addition to any Glenn Hughes song!
Glenn told a few stories and had a few words to say between songs, some poignant, mostly funny – for example a trouser mishap and bass guitar tuning from his DEEP PURPLE days, giving the crowd a laugh!
Moving on to some classic tracks from the DEEP PURPLE era – ‘You Keep On Movin” and ‘Might Just Take Your Life’, which Glenn dedicated to his old friends Jon Lord and Keith Emerson.
An excellent balance of heavy rock fused with soul brought us ‘Soul Mover’ then the epic BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION track ‘Black Country’, a perfect end to the set.
Glenn and his band completed the night with two brilliant final songs for the encore – ‘Heavy’ from “Resonate” and the iconic DEEP PURPLE track ‘Burn’, absolutely fantastic! Glenn is always extremely humble and thankful to his fans for their love and support, giving 100% to them with each performance.
The band took their final bows and Glenn left us with the strong message: “Love one another, music is the healer. It’s the only thing that we can rely on to give us the self satisfaction that we’re going to be okay. Music is the centre of my universe.”
Show Rating: 10/10
Set List:
Flow
Muscle & Blood
Getting Tighter
Stumble And Go
Medusa
Can’t Stop The Flood
One Last Soul
You Keep On Movin’
Might Just Take Your Life
Soul Mover
Black Country
Heavy
Burn
Video by Steve Russ
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Photos By Alison Booth
For more information on GLENN HUGHES and further tour dates, visit the official website here.
Glenn Hughes is pleased to announce his UK tour dates for January and February 2017. Tickets for go on sale to the general public from 10amFriday 25th Novemberand can be booked online from myticket.co.ukand www.seetickets.com. Special guests on all UK shows is STONE BROKEN.
Says Glenn, “I am happy to announce my UK and European tour. My team have been hard at work to make this happen, so my band and I can perform on this tour to promote my new album Resonate. All love and see you down the front.”
For those of you who cannot wait until Friday to book your tickets online, Planet Rock is running a 48-hour ticket pre-sale from today from – http://bit.ly/2gf96p3.
Friday 20 January The Riverside, Newcastle Saturday 21 January Islington Assembly Hall, London
Monday 23 January The Robin 2, Bilston
Tuesday 24 January The Garage, Glasgow Thursday 26 January Rescue Rooms, Nottingham Friday 27 January O2 Academy 2, Manchester Sunday 29 January Sub 89, Reading Monday 30 January The Junction, Cambridge
Wednesdy 1 February The Church, Leeds
Thusday 2 February The Fleece, Bristol
The tour follows the 4th November release of Glenn’s 12th studio album “Resonate” which has received across-the-board rave reviews and reached #6 in the Official UK Rock Album Chart. The album includes the single “Heavy” featuring Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers) on drums. The album also features Soren Anderson (guitar), Pontus Engborg (drums) and LachyDoley (keyboards). From album opener, ‘Heavy’, to the very last chords of the closer, ‘Long Time Gone’, “Resonate” is proving to be the contender for ‘Album of the Year’.
A true vocal and musical icon of our times, in the past couple of years Glenn has concentrated on his solo career. Sold out crowds were the order of the day, while touring non-stop throughout 2015, with shows in South America, Europe, UK, Japan and Singapore. In 2015 the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced that Deep Purple including MKIII, were to be inducted after several previous nominations over the years – a culmination of a 40+ years career which saw Glenn leave his indelible mark in several musical endeavours and bands, including Trapeze, Deep Purple, Hughes/Thrall, his collaborations with Gary Moore, Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi and most recently with Black Country Communion and California Breed.
Glenn Hughes has premiered the official music video for his new single “Heavy”. The song is taken from his new studio album “Resonate” which is released worldwide by Frontiers Music Srl on Friday 4th November 2016. The explosive music video features Chad Smith (Red Hot Chilli Peppers) on drums.
Watch “Heavy” video here:
From album opener, “HEAVY”, to the very last chords of the closer, “LONG TIME GONE”, “RESONATE” promises to be a contender for ‘Album of the Year’.
The album features his live solo band members, Soren Andersen (guitars and co-producer), Pontus Engborg (drums) and newcomer to his band, Lachy Doley (keyboards), in addition to long-time friend and drummer, Chad Smith (of Red Hot Chili Peppers), who joined them in the studio for the opening and closing numbers.
It might well be the most heavy sounding of his solo albums, but as is his trademark, musical diversity shines through and as Glenn commented upon completion of the new recording, “This album is the first kind of a complete Glenn Hughes album”.
Frontiers Music Srl is pleased to announce the highly anticipated twelfth original GLENN HUGHES album “Resonate” – released on Friday 4th November 2016. The album dovetails Glenn’s UK and European tour with special guests “Living Colour” which kicks off in the UK on Tuesday 8th November (see tour dates listed below). More information here. Watch a short “Resonate” EPK below.
A true vocal and musical icon of our times, in the past couple of years Glenn concentrated again on his solo career. Sold out crowds were the order of the day, while touring non-stop throughout 2015, with shows in South America, Europe, UK, Japan and Singapore. In addition, late in 2015, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame based in the USA, announced that Deep Purple including MKIII, are finally to be inducted after several previous nominations over the years. This was a culmination of a 40+ years career which saw Glenn leave his indelible mark in several musical endeavours and bands, including Trapeze, Deep Purple, Hughes/Thrall, his collaborations with Gary Moore, Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi and most recently with Black Country Communion and California Breed.
2016 was his busiest year yet. With summer festivals and solo shows in the USA, UK and Europe, finally Glenn’s first solo album in over 8 years that will see the light of day! “Resonate” is truly a triumphant return to form for “The Voice of Rock”!
From album opener, “Heavy”, to the very last chords of the closer, “Long Time Gone”, it promises to be a contender for ‘Album of the Year’. The new album features his live solo band members, Soren Andersen (guitars and co-producer), Pontus Engborg (drums) and newcomer to his band, LachyDoley (keyboards), in addition to long-time friend and drummer, Chad Smith (of Red Hot Chili Peppers), who joined them in the studio for the opening and closing numbers. It might well be the most heavy sounding of his solo albums, but as is his trademark, musical diversity shines through and as Glenn commented upon completion of the new recording, “this album is the first kind of a complete Glenn Hughes album”.
No other rock musician has carved such a distinctive style blending the finest elements of hard rock, soul and funk. That astonishing voice is Hughes’ calling card and the new album, “Resonate” will shine as a true Glenn Hughes landmark release. The new album will be available in two configurations: regular CD and Deluxe Edition including one bonus track and DVD. Vinyl release will be made available via the Frontiers’ label partners Soulfood Music. The Deluxe Edition includes the bonus track “Nothing’s The Same”, plus a bonus DVD disc featuring the “Making of” the album documentary – “Heavy” (song video), and “Long Time Gone” (song video).
TRACKLISTING
1. HEAVY
2. MY TOWN
3. FLOW
4. LET IT SHINE
5. STEADY
6. GOD OF MONEY
7. HOW LONG
8. WHEN I FALL
9. LANDMINES
10. STUMBLE & GO
11. LONG TIME GONE
UK TOUR DATES – NOVEMBER 2016 – WITH SPECIAL GUESTS “LIVING COLOUR”
The Assembly – Leamington Spa Tuesday 8 November 2016
Wulfrun Hall – Wolverhampton Wednesday 9 November 2016
Riverside – Newcastle Friday 11 November 2016
Hard Rock Hell Saturday 12 November 2016
Rescue Rooms – Nottingham Monday 14 November 2016
02 ABC – Glasgow Tuesday 15 November 2016
O2 Ritz – Manchester Thursday 17 November 2016
The Junction – Cambridge Saturday 19 November 2016
O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire Sunday 20 November 2016
Blackdiamond’s Metal Mayhem on Tuesday 13th October will be a GLENN HUGHES Special Show! The legendary bass guitarist and ‘Voice Of Rock’ will be featured having a chat about his solo tour, forthcoming UK dates and his career.
Tune into http://www.totalrock.com from 10AM GMT and hear some classic tracks from Glenn‘s musical history.
Also on the show, this week’s META(L)SCOPE will feature THE TRACY G GROUP, with three great tracks from the band’s new EP “This Device”. Check out our recent review here.
Plus a very special item this week, the show is honoured to present an OVERKILL Pure Thrash Competition, in association with Nuclear Blast Records, just for UK metalheads!
To be in with a chance of winning an exceptional limited edition boxset of 14 CD’s by the New Jersey thrash titans, entitled “Historikill – 1995-2007”, you need to listen to the show on Tuesday 13th October, from 10AM GMT on http://www.totalrock.com.
During the show I will be giving a code, so listen out for it and after the show visit this website, where there will be a special section for you to add the code and enter with your details. All details at this location.
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