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DEEP PURPLE To Go Ahead With Lebanon Performance

July 18, 2006

United Press International reports that DEEP PURPLE plans to perform at the Baalbeck Music Festival outside of Beirut later this year, despite the fighting in Lebanon.

A press release from the band confirmed that DEEP PURPLE would indeed honor its July 28 performance near the war-torn city, also promising an immediate makeup date should the festival's promoter choose to cancel the show.

DEEP PURPLE is currently one-quarter of the way through a planned two year world tour and to date has not canceled a single show, a trend it hopes to continue.

Ian Gillan, lead singer of the legendary band, said the band's commitment is driven by idea that music is the universal language of the world and through its hopes to honor the loyalty of its fans through performing.

"There is a moment that begins on stage, when there are no managers, no journalists, no outside distractions — just the band and the audience," Gillan said in the release. "This is the time when there is an unspoken exchange of energy between the fans and us that words can not describe. That makes all the other parts of the job worth it."

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