Hell yeah, brothers and sisters—Deep Purple just dropped the hammer for summer 2026! These absolute legends are rolling across North America with Kansas riding shotgun the whole way and Jefferson Starship crashing the party on select dates. This ain't some weak reunion cash-grab. This is classic rock royalty teaming up for one massive, riff-heavy assault.
The Machine Head crew—still hard, mean, and hungry with Simon McBride on guitar—kicks things off August 4 in Raleigh, NC, and they don't let up until September 12 in Sparks, NV. They're fresh off wrapping a new album (dropping around June, from what Gillan says), and these shows are gonna be loaded with smoke on the water, space truckin', and all the fire that made 'em gods.
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Here's the full beatdown schedule:
- Aug 4 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater (Jefferson Starship on board)
- Aug 8 – Clearwater, FL – The Daycare Sound
- Aug 9 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Casino
- Aug 12 – Wantagh, NY – Jones Beach Theater
- Aug 13 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center (Jefferson Starship)
- Aug 15 – Halifax, NS – Scotiabank Centre (Jefferson Starship)
- Aug 17 – Laval, QC – Bell Place (Jefferson Starship)
- Aug 18 – Toronto, ON – RBC Amphitheatre (Jefferson Starship)
- Aug 19 – Ottawa, ON – Canadian Tire Centre (Jefferson Starship)
- Aug 21 – Detroit, MI – Pine Knob
- Aug 22 – Salamanca, NY – Seneca Allegany Casino
- Aug 24 – Indianapolis, IN – Everwise Amphitheatre
- Aug 25 – Highland Park, IL – Ravinia
- Aug 27 – Prior Lake, MN – Mystic Lake Casino
- Aug 29 – Winnipeg, MB – Canada Life Centre (Jefferson Starship)
- Aug 31 – Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome (Jefferson Starship)
- Sep 2 – Abbotsford, BC – Abbotsford Centre (Jefferson Starship)
- Sep 4 – Lincoln, CA – Thunder Valley (Jefferson Starship)
- Sep 5 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre (Jefferson Starship)
- Sep 6 – Highland, CA – Yaamava Theatre
- Sep 8 – Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amp (Jefferson Starship)
- Sep 10 – Las Vegas, NV – Planet Hollywood
- Sep 11 – Long Beach, CA – Long Beach Amphitheater
- Sep 12 – Sparks, NV – Nugget Event Center
Kansas bringing the prog power all tour long? Killer. Jefferson Starship on those marked nights? That's a triple-threat bill that screams pure '70s/'80s rock glory—no posers, no filler, just straight fire.
Tickets hit general sale Friday, April 3 at 10 a.m. local, with presales kicking in March 31. If you're anywhere near these cities, do not sleep on this. Deep Purple at this stage in the game still sounds brutal and ready to crush.
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