DEEP PURPLE's Gazprom Gig A Special Gift For Medvedev
February 7, 2008, 16 years ago
According to Reuters here, DEEP PURPLE is heading to Moscow as a farewell gift to First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, the chairman of state-controlled gas giant Gazprom and a virtual lock to become the country's next president.
Medvedev has said Deep Purple, known for hits such as 'Smoke On The Water', is his favorite band.
The rock group will perform at a show Gazprom is putting on at the Kremlin on Monday to mark the 15th anniversary of the firm's creation, industry sources said.
Both Medvedev and President Vladimir Putin are expected at the party. The British band's management declined to comment.
Medvedev and 70 other political figures and businessmen brought Deep Purple's former lead singer, JOE LYNN TURNER, to Moscow last year for a secret concert.
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