06/04/09: DEEP PURPLE ANNOUNCE SIX DATES IN ITALY IN DECEMBER: THE BAND RETURNS TO TOWN

The affection that Italian fans have shown over the last two years towards the DEEP PURPLE has probably reached an all-time high: 14 dates in the past 20 months, almost always sold out.
Now Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Steve Morse and Don Airey announce six new dates in our country's arenas, all in Decemberincluding a return to Rome.
The English hard rock band will be the 10 in Bolzano, 11 in Jesolo, 12 in Rome, 14 in Perugia, 15 in Milan and 16 in Bologna.
The band is currently on tour in Japan, after a short break due to the new solo album by Ian Gillan. The five will be back in Europe, in Eastern countries and Scandinavia, in the coming months. Italy will be in charge of the winter phase of the tour, and no new record releases are ruled out before then.
The latest studio album by the Deep Purple is in fact Rapture of the Deepdated 2005.
Here are the six Italian dates in detail:
THURSDAY 10 DECEMBER - BOLZANO - PALAONDA
Gold Stand: 50€ + prev.
Numbered tickets 40€ + prev.
Gallery 35 + prev.
Theatre 32€ + prev.
FRIDAY 11 DECEMBER - JESOLO - PALASPORT
Single seat: 35€ + prev.
SATURDAY 12 DECEMBER - ROME - PALALOTTOMATICA
Grandstand A 45 euro + 6.75 prev.
Tribune B 40 euro + 6.00 prev.
Parterre 35 euro + 5.25 prev.
Third Ring 30 euro + 4.50 prev.
1,2,3 Side visibility ring 30 euro + 4.50 prev.
MONDAY 14 DECEMBER - PERUGIA - PALAEVANGELISTI
Numbered 40 euro + 6,00 prev.
Single seat 30 euro + 4.50 prev.
TUESDAY 15 DECEMBER - MILAN - MEDIOLANUM FORUM
Gold Tribune 45 euro + 6.75 prev.
I Ring numbered 40 euro + 6.00 prev.
Theatre single seat 35 euro + 5.25 prev.
Second unnumbered ring 30 euro + 4.50 prev.
WEDNESDAY 16 DECEMBER - BOLOGNA - PALADOZZA
Numbered boxes 40 euro + 6,00 prev.
Single seat 35 euro + 5.25 prev.

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