DEEP PURPLE Announce New Album 'Splat!'
DEEP PURPLE ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM
OUT JULY 3 ON earMUSIC
“MUSIC FOR THE END OF HUMANITY
(…BUT NOT AS GRIM AS IT MAY SEEM)”
DEEP PURPLE will release their new studio album SPLAT! July 3 on earMUSIC. The band—Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Don Airey, and Simon McBride—has once again teamed up with renowned producer Bob Ezrin (KISS, Pink Floyd, Lou Reed, Alice Cooper) and together, they have crafted an album that draws on the sound and attitude that has always set DEEP PURPLE apart from the rest. SPLAT! is the heaviest DEEP PURPLE album in many years, with the band playing together in the studio—the way DEEP PURPLE have always recorded. Pre-order starts today; click HERE.
“I have to say, now we are very much back in with material that is compatible with ‘Highway Star,’ ‘Smoke on the Water,’ and ‘Lazy,’ the dynamics, the balance, and the fun of the music we made from ’69 to ’73,” says frontman Ian Gillan. He adds: “Where we are now with this incarnation of DEEP PURPLE feels very much like a very ‘now’ version of DEEP PURPLE as it was in the seventies.”
At the heart of SPLAT! is an idea conceived by Gillan. Rather than treating the end as destruction, the album imagines it as transformation: SPLAT! explores the end of humanity not in any crude apocalyptic sense but as a metamorphosis beyond physical existence.
Additional details about the album concept will be revealed in the weeks leading up to its July 3 release. New music from SPLAT! is on the way and DEEP PURPLE invite fans to follow the journey at DEEP PURPLE and earMUSIC on socials.
To celebrate the release, DEEP PURPLE will continue their extensive 2026 touring schedule with no fewer than 86 shows across 28 countries on three continents.
With more than 120 million albums sold since forming in 1968, DEEP PURPLE have long secured their place in rock history. Rather than simply preserving their legacy, they continue to extend it, driven by the same spirit that defined their earliest work.
Ian Gillan sums it up: “DEEP PURPLE is in a great place right now.”
SPLAT! will be available July 3 in multiple formats
All LP editions include a rich 12-page LP-sized booklet with illustrations and all song lyrics – available exclusively with the first pressing.
Further exclusive items are available via the official artist store, including:
· Limited 2LP Picture Disc + 12-page vinyl-sized booklet
· Limited Cassette
· A strictly limited canvas signed by all band members and limited to just 199 copies worldwide
· Additional apparel and merchandise items
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ABOUT DEEP PURPLE
There simply aren’t enough superlatives to properly acknowledge the contribution DEEP PURPLE has made to rock music. Having sold more than 120 million albums and filled global arenas for decades, there’s little wonder that the respected British radio station Planet Rock named the group the “5th Most Influential Band Ever.” The band were also presented the “Legend Award” at the 2008 World Music Awards and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016. DEEP PURPLE truly are “rock royalty.”
With a body of work spanning seven decades, DEEP PURPLE have helped pioneer and define the hard rock genre while progressively moving into new areas, both keeping their sound fresh and attracting new fans to the legions who have remained loyal since the band’s inception. The celebrated MKII line-up of Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Jon Lord and Ritchie Blackmore was responsible for creating many of the defining rock albums of the early ’70s, including Made in Japan universally accepted as one of the most important and influential live albums of all time.
Known as one of the hardest working bands ever, DEEP PURPLE have continued to release No. 1 albums and tour globally since forming in 1968, with little rest.
DEEP PURPLE have stayed true to their musical roots, drawing from an eclectic mix of styles to create a distinctive sound that defines the band today and, in turn, has created a legacy that very few bands could ever hope to replicate. The band has written and produced so many “classic,” well-known songs that its audience ranges widely in age and background—something the band has readily embraced.
DEEP PURPLE’s recent studio album =1 (2024) followed their worldwide chart-topping albums Whoosh! (2020), inFinite (2017) and NOW What?! (2013). 2026 sees the release of their brand-new album SPLAT! On these albums, DEEP PURPLE joined forces with producer Bob Ezrin, who has worked with the likes of KISS, Pink Floyd, Lou Reed and Alice Cooper.
Furthering their collaboration with Ezrin, in 2021 and during the pandemic the band recorded a collection of cover songs from their own homes (normal for most bands nowadays, revolutionary for a band that records everything together in the studio), creating an eclectic and celebratory history of their roots in music, in the shape of Turning to Crime.
Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Don Airey and Simon McBride continue with renewed vitality, pushing the boundaries of hard rock to audiences around the globe, proving that DEEP PURPLE are very much here to stay.
MAD IN EUROPE TOUR DATES
11 JUN 2026 – Espoo, Finland – Espoo Metro Arena
12 JUN 2026 – Tampere, Finland – Nokia Arena
14 JUN 2026 – Kristiansand, Norway – Dirty Old Town Live – Odderoya Amfi
18 JUN 2026 – Clisson, France – Hellfest – SOLD OUT
20 JUN 2026 – Meppen, Germany – Emsland Open Air
24 JUN 2026 – Mönchengladbach, Germany – SparkassenPark
27 JUN 2026 – Coburg, Germany – HUK Coburg Open Air, Schlossplatz
28 JUN 2026 – Ulm, Germany – Klosterhof Wiblingen
02 JUL 2026 – Vigo, Spain – Conciertos de Castrelos, Auditorio Castrelos
04 JUL 2026 – Gredos, Ávila, Spain – Músicos en la Naturaleza
05 JUL 2026 – Pamplona, Spain – Navarra Arena
07 JUL 2026 – Valencia, Spain – Jardines de Viveros
09 JUL 2026 – Marbella, Spain – Starlite
10 JUL 2026 – Cádiz, Spain – Tío Pepe
13 JUL 2026 – Montreux, Switzerland – Montreux Jazz Festival
16 JUL 2026 – Pisa, Italy – Pisa Summer Knights – Piazza Dei Cavalieri
17 JUL 2026 – Este, Italy – Este Music Festival – Castello Carrarese
19 JUL 2026 – Munich, Germany – Tollwood Festival
SPLAT! WORLD TOUR DATES
04 AUG 2026 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater
06 AUG 2026 – Memphis, TN – Memphis Botanic Garden
08 AUG 2026 – Clearwater, FL – The BayCare Sound
09 AUG 2026 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Casino
12 AUG 2026 – Wantagh, NY – Jones Beach Theater
13 AUG 2026 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
15 AUG 2026 – Halifax, NS – Scotiabank Centre
17 AUG 2026 – Laval, QC – Place Bell
18 AUG 2026 – Toronto, ON – RBC Amphitheatre
19 AUG 2026 – Ottawa, ON – Canadian Tire Centre
21 AUG 2026 – Detroit, MI – Pine Knob
22 AUG 2026 – Salamanca, NY – Seneca Allegany Casino
24 AUG 2026 – Indianapolis, IN – Everwise Amphitheatre
25 AUG 2026 – Highland Park, IL – Ravinia
27 AUG 2026 – Prior Lake, MN – Mystic Lake Casino
29 AUG 2026 – Winnipeg, MB – Canada Life Centre
31 AUG 2026 – Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome
02 SEP 2026 – Abbotsford, BC – Abbotsford Centre
04 SEP 2026 – Lincoln, CA – Thunder Valley
05 SEP 2026 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
06 SEP 2026 – Highland, CA – Yaamava Theatre
08 SEP 2026 – Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
10 SEP 2026 – Las Vegas, NV – Planet Hollywood
11 SEP 2026 – Long Beach, CA – Long Beach Amphitheater
12 SEP 2026 – Sparks, NV – Nugget Event Center
29 SEP 2026 – Sofia, Bulgaria – 8888 Arena
01 OCT 2026 – Cluj, Romania – BT Arena
02 OCT 2026 – Budapest, Hungary – Laszlo Papp Arena
04 OCT 2026 – Bratislava, Slovakia – Tipos Arena
05 OCT 2026 – Vienna, Austria – Stadthalle
07 OCT 2026 – Prague, Czechia – O2 Arena
08 OCT 2026 – Lodz, Poland – Atlas Arena
10 OCT 2026 – Belgrade, Serbia – Stark Arena
11 OCT 2026 – Skopje, North Macedonia – Boris Trajkovski Arena
13 OCT 2026 – Athens, Greece – Telekom Centre Arena
16 OCT 2026 – Zurich, Switzerland – Hallenstadion
17 OCT 2026 – Milan, Italy – Unipol Forum
19 OCT 2026 – Barcelona, Spain – Sant Jordi Club
20 OCT 2026 – Madrid, Spain – Movistar Arena
22 OCT 2026 – Paris, France – Adidas Arena
23 OCT 2026 – Antwerp, Belgium – Lotto Arena
25 OCT 2026 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Royal Arena
26 OCT 2026 – Stockholm, Sweden – Avicii Arena
28 OCT 2026 – Oslo, Norway – Spektrum Arena
29 OCT 2026 – Gothenburg, Sweden – Scandinavium
31 OCT 2026 – Leipzig, Germany – QI Arena
01 NOV 2026 – Hamburg, Germany – Sporthalle
03 NOV 2026 – Dortmund, Germany – Westfalenhalle
04 NOV 2026 – Berlin, Germany – Uber Arena
06 NOV 2026 – Frankfurt, Germany – Festhalle
07 NOV 2026 – Nuremberg, Germany – Arena
09 NOV 2026 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ziggo Dome
10 NOV 2026 – Strasbourg, France – Zénith
12 NOV 2026 – Bordeaux, France – Arkéa Arena
13 NOV 2026 – Nantes, France – Zénith
15 NOV 2026 – Lyon, France – LDLC Arena
18 NOV 2026 – Newcastle, UK – Utilita Arena
19 NOV 2026 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro
21 NOV 2026 – Birmingham, UK – BP Pulse Arena
22 NOV 2026 – Manchester, UK – AO Arena
24 NOV 2026 – London, UK – Eventim Apollo
25 NOV 2026 – London, UK – Royal Albert Hall
05 DEC 2026 – São Paulo, Brazil – Suhai Hall
08 DEC 2026 – Santiago, Chile – Movistar Arena
10 DEC 2026 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – Movistar Arena
13 DEC 2026 – Monterrey, MX – Arena Monterrey
16 DEC 2026 – Guadalajara, MX – Arena Guadalajara
19 DEC 2026 – Mexico City, MX – Estadio Fray Nano
Tickets are available at www.deeppurple.com.
Photo Credit: Olaf Heine
