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"It
was a superb
show at the Columbiahalle in Berlin. It kicked off with
HIGHWAY STAR, and you could see immediately see just
how much fun it was for the band to play to a small audience
of only 1,200 fans! Next up was KNOCKING AT YOUR BACK
DOOR, followed by SILVER TONGUE. A short keybord
solo by Don lead into LAZY. Ian Gillan then spoke
about the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, telling us that
Steve recorded the instrumental CONTACT LOST on the
same day. For
this concert the boys combinated it with HAUNTED.
Next
up were BANANAS, Steve's WELL DRESSED GUITAR,
and the HOUSE OF PAIN. Don then had his typically
bombastic keyboard spot (featuring the Star Wars Theme,
German national anthem and some classic tunes), leading
into PERFECT STRANGERS. The usual barrage of guitar
riffs introduced SMOKE ON THE WATER, then HUSH
ended up the regular show. The
audience was singing Black Night when the boys came back
for the encores: I'VE GOT THE NUMBER and, unsurprisingly,
BLACK NIGHT. It was one of the greatest Deep Purple
shows I've ever seen. Even better: the whole concert was
filmed and I hope it will be out some day on DVD!"
review: Gerd Lange
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"This
concert was wonderful and was over much too quickly. I haven't
experienced Deep Purple in the flesh for a long time, and
they surpassed all my expectations. The new songs from BANANAS
were an absolute highlight."Haunted" and "Contact
Lost" really touched me, the latters keeps the memory
of the astronauts alive. Songs
like "I've Got Your Number" and "Silvertongue"
reminded me of Mark II. Which magician mixes Gillan's elixir
of youth? This man is never 58 years old! All
I can say is it was a deeply purple evening and I look forward
to BANANAS like a little girl looking forward to Christmas!
Yours sincerely from Berlin, Bettina Demus."
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Yahoo
have a few photos of the band in Berlin and live at
Avenches. Click the photo above to go see them!
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"Avenches
is a really beautiful place. A medieval city with a castle, and
a Roman Arena (left) where the festival took place. It
was a sold out evening with several thousand people there. 
