Satisfying – Helsinki
I saw Deep Purple live in Helsinki on the 1st of February… The concert venue was the icehall of Helsinki. The place was full. There were only like twenty free spots in the hall. I don’t know the exact...
View ArticleHelsinki setlist
Deep Purple live in Helsinki 1st February. The icehall was full. There was 7 ,000 people. They played over 2 hours. Set list: 1. Pictures Of Home/ 2. Things I Never Said/ 3. Wrong Man/ 4. Ted The...
View ArticleHelsinki 1993 TV report
This report of the last Mk2 gig was shown in Finnish TV next morning, November 18, 1993. Gillan's interview seems to have been done before the Helsinki show.
View ArticleDeep Purple storms Kuopio (aka My best Purple gig)
I’ve seen the boys six times now, and this one was the best out of those, and one of the best gigs I’ve ever seen. The band was on fire, the jamming just flowed, every one of them seemed to …
View ArticleScandinavian dates confirmed
All the Scandinavian dates that we had listed in our tour dates calendar for a while now are also confirmed. One more date was added: Meri Päivät (Sea Days) Festival in Kotka, Finland on July 17. (I...
View ArticleSecond Purple Night in Finland
The Perfect Strangers of Finland is organizing a second Purple Night, which is now becoming a good tradition. A project called 10 Perfect Women will perform music from Deep Purple, Rainbow and...
View ArticleMore European dates confirmed
We have a whole lot of new and confirmed European tour dates. Deep Purple’s itinerary now looks like this: end of August / Early September they play a couple of open air festivals in Switzerland, then...
View ArticleThe tape or not the tape?
In a recent interview to the Spanish The Metal Circus, Joe Lynn Turner (among other less gregarious things) took a pot shot at Coverdale: …recently I heard on the Internet that David Coverdale was...
View ArticleBlackmore’s Night and OTR announce new tours
Blackmore’s Night management has announced a new United States tour. We have 4 confirmed dates in October with tickets being on sale since yesterday, August 13, and by all accounts going fast. More...
View Article“Glut of foreign stars” forces cancellation of Finnish shows
After the Deep Purple’s Joensuu show has been cancelled a few days ago, we now have received news that Turku show is cancelled as well. YLE.fi speculates that both shows have been cancelled due to poor...
View ArticlePurple Night 2011
Encouraged by the success of the two earlier Purple Night shows in 2008 and 2009, this year Perfect Strangers of Finland fan club presents the In Rock-themed Purple Night 2011. The house band will...
View ArticlePurple Night 2012 — All Night Long
The Perfect Strangers of Finland will hold it’s 4th Purple Night on January 14, 2012. The party is dubbed All Night Long and will be dedicated this time to Rainbow. Rainbow music from 1975 to 1995...
View ArticlePurple Night 2013
Perfect Strangers of Finland is celebrating their 15th anniversary by organizing a traditional Purple Night concert. Who Do We Think We Are will be the theme for this Purple Night, which is being held...
View ArticleNow what?! charts summary
This list is being continuously updated. Progress of the album in charts around the world is neatly summarized here. The first week of Now what?! out in the wild is over and the first official chart...
View ArticlePurple Night 2015
Perfect Strangers of Finland will be holding their 7th Purple Night event on Friday, May 29, in Helsinki, Finland. This year it will be dedicated to Ritchie Blackmore, who has celebrated his 70th...
View ArticleGoing back to Jakarta
Glenn Hughes gave an interview to Metal Shock Finland: I’ve got a lovely story to tell you – I’ve been coming from Black Country to California Breed and saying to myself earlier this year with my new...
View ArticlePurple Night 2016: Come Taste the Bands
Perfect Strangers of Finland will be hosting their annual Purple Night on September 16 at the Tavastia club in Helsinki. This year, the event will pay tribute to the music of Tommy Bolin. His brother...
View ArticleScandinavian nights
Five more dates for the Deep Purple’s Long Goodbye Tour have surfaced: November 6: Stockholm, Sweden November 8: Trondheim, Norway November 9: Oslo, Norway November 11: Helsinki, Finland November 13:...
View ArticleAuthentic 1962 vintage feel
Ian Gillan gave an interview to Finnish KaaosTV while being in the neighbouring Estonia. He revealed, among other things, that he has recorded an album of rock’n’roll standards with his first band The...
View ArticlePurple Night 2018
Perfect Strangers of Finland will hold their Purple Night 2018 convention on Saturday, October 6, at the Kulttuuriareena Gloria in Helsinki. This year event celebrates both the 50th anniversary of the...
View ArticleListening party in Helsinki
Perfect Strangers of Finland will be hosting a Whoosh pre-release listening party tomorrow, August 4, 2020, at The Riff in Helsinki. The album will be played twice in its entirety, first round starting...
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