DEEP PURPLE Frontman IAN GILLAN Interviewed On ROCK MEETS CLASSIC European Tour; Video Available
March 20, 2015, 9 years ago
EvilEyeTV attended the Rock Meets Classic show in Würzburg, Germany on March 14th. The clip below features clips from the show and an interview with Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan, the headline artist on this year's run, as part of The Blog Of Rock feature:
On March 10th the annual Rock Meets Classic tour kicked off in Ingolstadt, Germany at the Saturn Arena. This year's line-up of featured guests includes Ian Gillan (Deep Purple), Rick Parfitt (Status Quo), Eric Martin (Mr. Big), John Wetton (Asia), Marc Storace (Krokus), and Italian singer Gianna Nannini. Martin checked in after the show with the following update:
"Hey kids... first shows are always a little sketchy, there's a couple miscues, not the right guitar for the song, an accident happens, etc. All that sh$t did happen (not to me, mofos. Ha!) but it was one of the best concerts I've ever done. The dream did come true; all my idols shined and I got to sing with all of them on the finale... #1 show with Rock Meets Classic, not a virgin anymore, it's all uphill from here. Come and see us (Hell, the Bohemian Symphony Orchestra are the real stars anyway...)."Check out a brief review of the first show from BraveWords scribe Carl Begai here.
Tickets for the 2015 edition of Rock Meets Classic are now on sale at this location. An official trailer for the tour has been posted on Facebook and can be viewed below:
The tour schedule is now as follows:
March
21 - München, Germany - Olympiahalle
22 - Linz, Austria - Tips Arena
23 - Wien, Austria - Stadthalle
25 - Leipzig, Germany - Arena Leipzig
26 - Berlin, Germany - Tempodrom
27 - Regensburg, Germany - Donau-Arena
28 - Nürnberg, Germany - Arena Nürnberger Versicherung
29 - Frankfurt, Germany - Jahrhunderthalle
31 - Passau, Germany - Dreiländerhalle
April
2 - Halle/Westfalen, Germany - Gerry Weber Stadion
Rock Meets Classic showcases classic rock artists of the '70s and '80s performing their hits backed by The Mat Sinner Band and the Bohemian Orchestra Prague. The Mat Sinner Band includes Primal Fear members Mat Sinner, Alex Beyrodt (guitars), Ralf Scheepers (backing vocals), and also features Trillium / Avantasia's Amanda Somerville (backing vocals), Avantasia's Oliver Hartmann (guitars), Voodoo Circle's Jimmy Kresic (keyboards), Tiffany Kirkland (backing vocals), Kolinda Brozovic (backing vocals) and Sascha Krebs (backing vocals). Watch the official Rock Meets Classic Facebook page here for updates.
