Deep Purple will continue on the road in 2026 and the band announced new tour dates featuring Wolfgang Van Halen's Mammoth and Jayler as the opening acts. The shows will happen next April, June, July and November. The band is currently formed by Ian Gillan (Vocals), Simon McBride (Guitar), Ian Paice (Drums), Don Airey (Keyboards) and Roger Glover (Bass). Deep Purple 2026 tour dates with Mammoth April 11 - Tokyo, Japan - Nippon Budokan 13 - Osaka, Japan - Grand Cube 15 - Nagoya, Japan - Mizuokadani Steel Machinery Public Hall June 14 - Kristiansand, Norway - Dirty Old Town Live 18 - Clisson, France - Hellfest 20 - Meppen, Germany - Emsland Open Air 24 - Mönchengladbach, Germany - SparkassenPark 27 - Coburg, Germany - Open Air 28 - Ulm, Germany - Klosterhof Wiblingen July 4 - Gredos, Spain - Músicos en la Naturaleza 7 - Pamplona, Spain - Navarra Arena 9 - Málaga, Spain - Starlite 10 - Cádiz, Spain - Tío Pepe 16 - Pisa, Italy - Summer Knights 17 - Este, Italy - Music Festival 19 - München, Germany - Tollwood Festival November 18 - Newcastle, UK - Utilita Arena 19 - Glasgow, UK - OVO Hydro 21 - Birmingham, UK - BP Pulse Arena 22 - Manchester, UK - AO Arena 24 - London, UK - Eventim Apollo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSf5OFeW6SQ&list=RDvSf5OFeW6SQ&start_radio=1&pp=ygUQZGVlcCBwdXJwbGUgMjAyNaAHAQ%3D%3D At the age of 80, Ian Gillan recently told Uncut that he is facing some health issues, including the fact that he now has only 30 percent of his vision. For the first time, that has made him consider Deep Purple’s retirement in the near future. “It’s one of those things. I’ve only got 30 per cent vision. That won’t get better. It makes life mysterious. The hardest thing is working on my laptop. I can’t see anything on the screen unless I use my peripheral vision – I pick up a line by looking at it sideways. But you find a way. You adapt. But it’s achingly tiresome. It takes a long time to do the work.” “It’s hilarious this growing old thing. It’s a laugh a minute. Well, sometimes yes and sometimes no. I walk down the road and hear something drop off – clang, there’s something else gone.” Nothing’s changed really apart from I can’t pole vault any more. Other than that, things move a little more slowly. But nothing’s changed. “If you’ve got a sense of humour, you can get by with most things. (Retirement) isn’t far off. I think if I lose my energy I’m going to stop. I don’t want to be an embarrassment to anyone. We’re not far off that. It creeps up on you – you don’t really notice. But then this isn’t like a normal job. It’s all in your mind. The writing certainly is, and the ability. And these guys who I work with just seem to keep improving. The hard thing is to keep them down,” Ian Gillan said. The post Deep Purple announces new tour dates with Mammoth appeared first on Rock and Roll Garage.