the deep purple appreciation society

updated June 5th 2009

on tour with deep purple & family

This photo shows Ziya Celayiroğlu with Paice, Glover, Lord taken in the Hyatt Regency in Turkey (their first gigs there) June 1st 1998.	March 2009 - Keith Livingstone and Bernie Marsden after Bernie's storming performance in Dungannon Northern Ireland - somewhere that Deep Purple have still never played!	Maccydo backstage with Ian Gillan, Prague, May 4th 2009.
Ian Paice and Ian Paice's towel, with Ralph Grille, Innsbruck, December 2008	Iain Marjoram, and Alan Perry (having a turn on the other side of the lens) with Steve Morse, in London 2008	Vienna, March 14th 2009.... Lucky ol' Nick Simper with two fans

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deep purple tribute bands

	Speed King  [France] Deep Purple tribute act from France. For more information visit: www.speedking.fr www.myspace.com/speedkingfr
	Shades of Deep Purple  [Australia] "Shades Of Deep Purple" gigs appear at our main website at www.wewantmore.com.au and on YouTube at www.youtube.com/shadesofdeeppurple"
	Purpendicular  [Europe] "This new European Tribute to Deep Purple was formed by frontman / vocalist Robby Thomas Walsh after the demise of Demons Eye (German Deep Purple Tribute): Robby and Stoffi (Hammond Organ) have toured with Ian Paice from 2002 till present on several small European tours. The band toured Europe with Ian Paice in December 2008.
	Axe Attack  [UK] Neil Priddey of the former tribute band Deepest Purple has got a new  covers band going called Axe Attack. The do the whole gammut of 70s and 80s rock, including amongst their material tracks by Deep Purple,  Gillan, Rainbow and Whitesnake. Rather than a web site they have a  blog going, keeping people up to date. Extra house-points for the great pastiche of those K-tel covers albums for their new poster design!
	Deeply Purple [UK] "No fan of Deep Purple leaves our gigs disappointed! We take great pride in faithfully reproduced every facet of Deep Purple's music and performance, and then some. We concentrate on the classic age of DP (70-75). There are a whole bunch of live videoclips on our website that are relatively quick to download and really speak for themselves!"
	The Purple Project  [UK] Here's a Deep Purple tribute band with a bit of a difference, in that they have attempted to get inside the music itself and not gone all out to try and copy the look of the band (so wigs are out!). The musicians have worked with a number of well known names too (Voyager, Kiki Dee, Bernie Marsden etc.) You can read more about them at their web site.Thanks to Paul Wrightson for the information.
	A Taste Of Purple  [UK] Deep Purple Tribute band based in the midlands.
	Pure Purple  [UK] Deep Purple Tribute band based in the midlands.
	The Deep Purple Experience [Australia] "Hi Guys....here is a poster of the 26.4.04 State Theatre Sydney show! And our "other" part-time project - The Deep Purple Experience, will be indulging in a spot of fun at Paddy Maguire's Pub - Just next door to The Lyric Theatre concerts - 20, 21 & 22nd April straight after the DP gigs.....people can listen to the songs this Deep Purple DON'T do! (done really well too!)...and more!! We are fully endorsed and supported by the Deep Purple Downunder Fan Club, and are of course supporting DP at the State Theatre shows (as our originals band Mandrake) with Rose Tattoo. Many Regards & Thanks! Conrad Passas"