DEEP PURPLE Stand In For OASIS In Germany And Italy; STEVE MORSE BAND Shows Scheduled For October
September 1, 2009, 15 years ago
DEEP PURPLE's Mk8 News reports:
"Deep Purple were called upon at the last minute to replace OASIS (after their latest split), headlining the Rock-am-See open air festival at the Bodenseestadion, Germany on August 29th. It apparently went very well, which lead to Purple also standing in for the Milano Urban Festival in Italy on August 30th, which was the last date Oasis would have been playing on the tour. In Milan Deep Purple headlined over THE KOOKS and KASABIAN.The sudden cancellation of the Oasis gig in Milan lead to the Deep Purple Italia online forum being "invaded" by Oasis fans trying to sell tickets for the show. However, some of them attended the event and commented back the day after.
Francesco from Deep Purple Italia reports that Oasis fans were generally surprised by Deep Purple's performance, reportedly saying that they "kicked ass", "should have had the Oasis headline spot from the beginning", and that "they were worth every cent of the ticket price." It has also been reported that members of support bands Kasabian and The Kooks were enjoying the show backstage."
In related news, the STEVE MORSE BAND are doing sixteen shows in America, starting on October 15th in Annapolis, and rounding off on October 31st at Variety Playhouse, in Atlanta, Georgia.
For the full list of dates, see stevemorse.info.
