I haz tickets to see a grumpy old man...

not_the_dj

EricTheWeary said:

not_the_dj;850732" said:

I'd have thought Don Airey would have been the obvious choice for keys.

But Don plays with Purple so that seems unlikely.

Bill Bailey it is then.

EricTheWeary

not_the_dj;850784" said:

EricTheWeary said:

not_the_dj;850732" said:I'd have thought Don Airey would have been the obvious choice for keys. But Don plays with Purple so that seems unlikely.












Bill Bailey it is then.

HaHa, that would be great! I suspect we will get competent but anonymous German youths that Ritchie can boss around.

not_the_dj

 I suspect we will get competent but anonymous German youths that Ritchie can boss around.

I do get the impression that this is very much "THE RITCHIE BLACKMORE SHOW"...so I wouldn't be surprised if there was a lack of big names in the line-up or guest spots.

Still it would be nice to see some old bandmates playing those songs again rather then Richie's tribute show to himself.

not_the_dj

http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/ritchie-blackmore-reveals-touring-lineup-for-rock-shows/

Blackmore will be joined by LORDS OF BLACK singer Ronnie Romero, STRATOVARIUS keyboardist Jens Johansson, BLACKMORE'S NIGHT drummer David Keith and bassist Bob Nouveau.

Blackmore recently told Billboard.com about his plans to revisit RAINBOW and DEEP PURPLE classics: "I'm now 70, so I just felt like playing some rock 'n' roll for a few days. We're going to do four or five dates" — most likely in England, Germany and Sweden — "of just playing the old rock stuff, PURPLE stuff and RAINBOW. I'm doing it for the fans, for nostalgia, and the singer I found is very exciting; he's a cross between [Ronnie James] Dio meets Freddie Mercury. So this will mean exposing a new singer to the masses, and I'm sure he'll become pretty famous because of his voice."

Blackmore plans to film and record the performances for future release.

viz

EricTheWeary said:

Oh, he decided it wasn't the kind of music he liked and went for a walk. His latest thing is walking up Kilimanjaro which he is prepping for.

Ah, that was probably it.

EricTheWeary

viz;850946" said:

EricTheWeary said:

Oh, he decided it wasn't the kind of music he liked and went for a walk. His latest thing is walking up Kilimanjaro which he is prepping for.







Ah, that was probably it.

HaHa, I hadn't put those two together before. He has a massive spider phobia so I'm not sure how he will cope with exotic climes.

EricTheWeary

not_the_dj;850909" said:

http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/ritchie-blackmore-reveals-touring-lineup-for-rock-shows/



Blackmore will be joined by LORDS OF BLACK singer Ronnie Romero, STRATOVARIUS keyboardist Jens Johansson, BLACKMORE'S NIGHT drummer David Keith and bassist Bob Nouveau.Blackmore recently told Billboard.com about his plans to revisit RAINBOW and DEEP PURPLE classics: "I'm now 70, so I just felt like playing some rock 'n' roll for a few days. We're going to do four or five dates" — most likely in England, Germany and Sweden — "of just playing the old rock stuff, PURPLE stuff and RAINBOW. I'm doing it for the fans, for nostalgia, and the singer I found is very exciting; he's a cross between [Ronnie James] Dio meets Freddie Mercury. So this will mean exposing a new singer to the masses, and I'm sure he'll become pretty famous because of his voice."Blackmore plans to film and record the performances for future release.

I've a feeling that keyboard player used to work with Malmsteen? Beyond that I don't know any of em.