Now What? World Tour (Deep Purple)

Now What?! World Tour
2013-2014
World tour by Deep Purple
Location Asia, Australia & New Zealand, Africa, Europe, North America, South America
Associated album Now What?! (2013)
Start date 21 February 2013
End date 3 December 2015
Legs 12
Shows 135
Deep Purple concert chronology
The Songs That Built Rock Tour
(2011-2012)		 Now What?! World Tour
(2013-2014)

The Now What?! World Tour is a current worldwide 2013-2014 concert tour by a British hard rock band Deep Purple which began on February 21, 2013 in the United Arab Emirates.

It started with the anticipation of their, then, future studio album Now What?!, finally released on 26 April 2013.

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
Asia
21 February 2013DubaiUnited Arab EmiratesDubai International Jazz Festival
Oceania
24 February 2013AucklandNew ZealandVector Arena
26 February 2013BrisbaneAustraliaBrisbane Entertainment Centre
1 March 2013MelbourneRod Laver Arena
2 March 2013SydneySydney Entertainment Centre
4 March 2013AdelaideAdelaide Entertainment Centre
7 March 2013PerthPerth Arena
Asia
12 March 2013SingaporeSingaporeThe Star Theatre
Europe
30 April 2013IschglAustria Idalp
Africa
30 May 2013RabatMoroccoOLM Souissi
Europe
2 June 2013KavarnaBulgariaKaliakra Rock Fest
3 June 2013PlovdivHristo Botev Stadium
5 June 2013A TbilisiGeorgiaDinamo Arena
7 June 2013Cluj-NapocaRomaniaCluj Arena
12 July 2013ReykjavíkIcelandNew Laugardalshöll Arena
14 July 2013BonnGermanyKunst!rasen Gonau
15 July 2013ZürichSwitzerlandDolder Eisbahn
17 July 2013Burg ClamAustriaBurg Clam
19 July 2013MontreuxSwitzerlandMontreux Jazz Festival
21 July 2013MilanoItalyIppodromo del Galoppo
22 July 2013B RomeIppodromo delle Capannelle
24 July 2013MajanoFestival di Majano
25 July 2013Monte CarloMonacoSporting Club
27 July 2013Hoyos del EspinoSpainMúsicos en la naturaleza
30 July 2013WroclawPolandCentennial Hall
1 August 2013Wacken, Schleswig-HolsteinGermanyWacken Open Air
3 August 2013SzékesfehérvárHungaryFezen Festival
4 August 2013Slavkov u BrnaCzech RepublicZamecky Park
6 August 2013LokerenBelgiumLokerse Feesten
8 August 2013AalborgDenmarkSkovdalen
10 August 2013GävleSwedenGetaway Rock Festival
13 August 2013ColmarFranceFoire aux Vins d'Alsace
12 October 2013ManchesterUKApollo Theatre
13 October 2013GlasgowClyde Auditorium
15 October 2013BirminghamNational Indoor Arena
16 October 2013LondonRoundhouse
17 October 2013
19 October 2013ZwolleNetherlandsIJsselhallen
20 October 2013ParisFranceLe Zénith
22 October 2013DresdenGermanyMessehalle
24 October 2013ErfurtMessehalle
25 October 2013RegensburgDonau Arena
26 October 2013BerlinMax-Schmeling-Halle
29 October 2013DüsseldorfMitsubishi Electric Halle
31 October 2013StuttgartSchleyerhalle
1 November 2013DortmundWestfalenhalle
2 November 2013MannheimSAP Arena
6 November 2013MoscowRussiaOlympisky
8 November 2013St. PetersburgLedovy Dvorets
10 November 2013MinskBelarusMinsk Arena
12 November 2013KievUkraineDvorets Sporta
Europe
1 February 2014OuluFinlandOuluhalli
2 February 2014HelsinkiHelsinki Ice Hall
4 February 2014OsloNorwayOslo Spektrum
5 February 2014BergenGrieghallen
6 February 2014StavangerDNB Arena
8 February 2014SandvikenSwedenGoransson Arena
10 February 2014LinkopingCloetta Center
11 February 2014CopenhagenDenmarkTAP1
13 February 2014PoznańPolandArena
14 February 2014PardubiceCzech RepublicČEZ Aréna (Pardubice)
15 February 2014KatowicePolandSpodek
17 February 2014BudapestHungaryBudapest Sports Arena
18 February 2014BelgradeSerbiaKombank Arena
20 February 2014BucharestRomaniaSala Polivalentă (Bucharest)
22 February 2014Tel AvivIsraelNokia Arena
23 February 2014
1 April 2014Esch-sur-AlzetteLuxembourgRockhal
2 April 2014AntwerpBelgiumLotto Arena
4 April 2014C LondonUnited KingdomRoyal Albert Hall
5 April 2014Kleine ScheideggSwitzerlandSnowopenair
Asia
9 April 2014NagoyaJapanAichi Arts Center
10 April 2014OsakaOrix Theater
12 April 2014TokyoNippon Budokan
Europe
24 May 2014NicosiaNorth CyprusNear East University
21 June 2014ClissonFranceHellfest
12 July 2014KufsteinAustriaStadtwerkeplatz
15 July 2014ZadarCroatiaJazine
16 July 2014LjubljanaSloveniaCongress Square - CANCELLED
18 July 2014BaroloItalyCollisioni Festival
20 July 2014Saint-Julien-en-GenevoisFranceGuitare en Scène
21 July 2014SingenGermanyHohentwiel Festival
North America
4 August 2014Scottsdale, Arizona United States Talking Stick Resort
5 August 2014Ventura, CaliforniaVentura Country Fair
6 August 2014Costa Mesa, CaliforniaOrange Country Fair
9 August 2014Roseburg, OregonDouglas Country Fair
10 August 2014Snoqualmie, WashingtonSnoqualmie Casino
13 August 2014Saratoga, CaliforniaMountain Winery
14 August 2014Valley Center, CaliforniaHarrah`s Casino
16 August 2014West Wendover, NevadaPeppermill Concert Hall
20 August 2014Elgin, IllinoisFestival Park
21 August 2014Windsor, Ontario Canada Caesars Casino
22 August 2014Rama, OntarioRama Casino
24 August 2014Morristown, New Jersey United States Mayo Performing Arts Center
25 August 2014Englewood, New JerseyBergen Performing Arts Center
26 August 2014Westbury, New YorkTheatre at Wesbury
29 August 2014Biloxi, MississippiHard Rock Hotel & Casino
30 August 2014Orlando, FloridaHard Rock Live
31 August 2014Hollywood, FloridaSeminole Hard Rock Live
South America
1 November 2014MonterreyMexicoAuditorio Banamex
4 November 2014Mexico CityMexicoArena Ciudad de Mexico
7 November 2014BrasiliaBrazilNet Live
9 November 2014CuritibaBrazilMaster Hall
11 November 2014Sao PauloBrazilEspaco das Americal
12 November 2014Sao PauloBrazilEspaco das Americas
14 November 2014FlorianopolisBrazilSquare Music
15 November 2014Porto AlegreBrazilAuditorio Araujo Viana
18 November 2014Buenos AiresArgentinaLuna Park Stadium
21 November 2014BogotaColombiaColiseo Cubierto el Campín
23 November 2014SantiagoChileEspacio Broadway
Europe
25 October 2015ŁódźPolandAtlas Arena
27 October 2015OstravaCzech RepublicCEZ Arena
28 October 2015PlzenCzech RepublicCEZ Arena
30 October 2015PadovaItalyPalafabris
31 October 2015MilanItalyMediolanum Forum
2 November 2015MarseilleFranceLe Dome
3 November 2015BordeauxFrancePatinoire de Meriadeck
5 November 2015FlorenceItalyMandela Forum
6 November 2015RomeItalyPalalottomatica
11 November 2015ParisFranceLe Zenith
13 November 2015OberhausenGermanyKonig Pilsener Arena
14 November 2015MagdeburgGermanyGETEC Arena
16 November 2015RostockGermanyStadthalle
17 November 2015LeipzigGermanyArena
18 November 2015HannoverGermanySwiss Life Hall
20 November 2015TrierGermanyArena
21 November 2015NurnbergGermanyArena
23 November 2015HamburgGermanyO2 World
24 November 2015BerlinGermanyMax-Schmeling Halle
26 November 2015MunchenGermanyOlympiahalle
27 November 2015Frankfurt am MainGermanyFesthalle
28 November 2015StuttgartGermanyHans-Martin-Schleyer Halle
30 November 2015LyonFranceCité des congrès de Lyon / L'Amphithéâtre (Salle 3000)
1 December 2015StrasbourgFranceZenith Europe
3 December 2015LondonUKO2 Arena
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A This concert was part of "Tbilisi Open Air"[1]
B This concert was part of "Rock in Roma
C This concert was part of "The Sunflower Jam

Setlists

New songs performed

During the tour, the band performed seven songs from NOW What?!


First leg (early 2013, before the release of NOW What?!)
  1. "Fireball" (From Fireball)
  2. "Into The Fire" (From Deep Purple In Rock)
  3. "Hard Lovin' Man" (From Deep Purple in Rock)
  4. "Maybe I'm A Leo" (From Machine Head)
  5. "Strange Kind of Woman" (From Fireball)
  6. "The Battle Rages On" (From The Battle Rages On) or "Knocking At Your Back Door" (From Perfect Strangers)
  7. "Contact Lost" (From Bananas)
  8. Steve Morse Guitar Solo
  9. "Wasted Sunsets" (From Perfect Strangers)
  10. "The Well-Dressed Guitar" (From Rapture of the Deep - Tour Edition)
  11. "The Mule" (From Fireball) (with Ian Paice Drum Solo)
  12. "Lazy" (From Machine Head)
  13. "No One Came" (From Fireball)
  14. Don Airey Keyboard Solo
  15. "Perfect Strangers" (From Perfect Strangers)
  16. "Space Truckin'" (From Machine Head)
  17. "Smoke on the Water" (From Machine Head)

Encore :

  1. "Hush" (Billy Joe Royal cover) (From Shades of Deep Purple)
  2. Roger Glover Bass Solo
  3. "Black Night" (From Deep Purple in Rock)


Second leg (June–August 2013, after the release of NOW What?!)
  1. "Fireball" (From Fireball) or "Highway Star" (From Machine Head)
  2. "Into The Fire" (From Deep Purple In Rock)
  3. "Hard Lovin' Man" (From Deep Purple in Rock)
  4. "Vincent Price" (From Now What?!)
  5. "Strange Kind of Woman" (From Fireball)
  6. "Contact Lost" (From Bananas)
  7. Steve Morse Guitar Solo
  8. "All the Time in the World" or "Uncommon Man" (From Now What?!)
  9. "The Well-Dressed Guitar" (From Rapture of the Deep - Tour Edition)
  10. "The Mule" (From Fireball) (with Ian Paice Drum Solo)
  11. "Bodyline" or "Hell To Pay" (From Now What?!)
  12. "Lazy" (From Machine Head)
  13. "Bodyline" or "Above And Beyond" (From Now What?!)
  14. "No One Came" (From Fireball)
  15. Don Airey Keyboard Solo
  16. "Perfect Strangers" (From Perfect Strangers)
  17. "Space Truckin'" (From Machine Head)
  18. "Smoke on the Water" (From Machine Head)

Encore :

  1. "Hush" (Billy Joe Royal cover) (From Shades of Deep Purple)
  2. Roger Glover Bass Solo
  3. "Black Night" (From Deep Purple in Rock)


Third leg (late 2013)
  1. "Après Vous" (From Now What?!)
  2. "Into The Fire" (From Deep Purple In Rock)
  3. "Hard Lovin' Man" (From Deep Purple in Rock)
  4. "Vincent Price" (From Now What?!)
  5. "Strange Kind of Woman" (From Fireball)
  6. "Contact Lost" (From Bananas)
  7. Steve Morse Guitar Solo
  8. "Uncommon Man" (From Now What?!)
  9. "The Well-Dressed Guitar" (From Rapture of the Deep - Tour Edition)
  10. "The Mule" (From Fireball) (with Ian Paice Drum Solo)
  11. "Above And Beyond" (From Now What?!)
  12. "Lazy" (From Machine Head)
  13. "Hell To Pay" (From Now What?!)
  14. Don Airey Keyboard Solo
  15. "Perfect Strangers" (From Perfect Strangers)
  16. "Space Truckin'" (From Machine Head)
  17. "Smoke on the Water" (From Machine Head)

Encore :

  1. "Hush" (Billy Joe Royal cover) (From Shades of Deep Purple)
  2. Roger Glover Bass Solo
  3. "Black Night" (From Deep Purple in Rock)


Forth leg (Early 2014)
  1. "Après Vous" (From Now What?!)
  2. "Into The Fire" (From Deep Purple In Rock)
  3. "Hard Lovin' Man" (From Deep Purple in Rock)
  4. "Strange Kind of Woman" (From Fireball)
  5. "Vincent Price" (From Now What?!)
  6. "Contact Lost" (From Bananas)
  7. Steve Morse Guitar Solo
  8. "Uncommon Man" (From Now What?!)
  9. "The Well-Dressed Guitar" (From Rapture of the Deep - Tour Edition)
  10. "The Mule" (From Fireball) (with Ian Paice Drum Solo)
  11. "Above And Beyond" (From Now What?!)
  12. "Lazy" (From Machine Head)
  13. "Hell To Pay" (From Now What?!)
  14. Don Airey Keyboard Solo
  15. "Perfect Strangers" (From Perfect Strangers)
  16. "Space Truckin'" (From Machine Head)
  17. "Smoke on the Water" (From Machine Head)

Encore :

  1. "Hush" (Billy Joe Royal cover) (From Shades of Deep Purple)
  2. Roger Glover Bass Solo
  3. "Black Night" (From Deep Purple in Rock)


Celebrating Jon Lord (April 4th 2014)
  1. "Uncommon Man" (From Now What?!)
  2. "Above And Beyond" (From Now What?!)
  3. "Lazy" (From Machine Head) — feat. Steven Bentley-Klein
  4. "When A Blind Man Cries" (From Machine Head)
  5. "Perfect Strangers" (From Perfect Strangers)
  6. "Black Night" (From Deep Purple in Rock)

Encore :

  1. "Hush" (Billy Joe Royal cover) (From Shades of Deep Purple) — feat. Bruce Dickinson, Rick Wakeman & Micky Moody


Hellfest Festival (June 21st 2014)
  1. "Après Vous" (From Now What?!)
  2. "Into The Fire" (From Deep Purple In Rock)
  3. "Hard Lovin' Man" (From Deep Purple in Rock)
  4. "Strange Kind of Woman" (From Fireball)
  5. "Uncommon Man" (From Now What?!)
  6. "Lazy" (From Machine Head)
  7. "Perfect Strangers" (From Perfect Strangers)
  8. "Space Truckin'" (From Machine Head)
  9. "Smoke on the Water" (From Machine Head)

Encore :

  1. "Hush" (Billy Joe Royal cover) (From Shades of Deep Purple)
  2. Roger Glover Bass Solo
  3. "Black Night" (From Deep Purple in Rock)


Fifth leg (Mid 2014)
  1. "Highway Star" (From Machine Head)
  2. "Into The Fire" (From Deep Purple In Rock)
  3. "Hard Lovin' Man" (From Deep Purple in Rock)
  4. "Strange Kind of Woman" (From Fireball)
  5. "Vincent Price" (From Now What?!)
  6. "Contact Lost" (From Bananas)
  7. Steve Morse Guitar Solo
  8. "Uncommon Man" (From Now What?!)
  9. "The Well-Dressed Guitar" (From Rapture of the Deep - Tour Edition)
  10. "The Mule" (From Fireball) (with Ian Paice Drum Solo)
  11. "Lazy" (From Machine Head)
  12. "Hell To Pay" (From Now What?!)
  13. Don Airey Keyboard Solo
  14. "Perfect Strangers" (From Perfect Strangers)
  15. "Space Truckin'" (From Machine Head)
  16. "Smoke on the Water" (From Machine Head)

Encore :

  1. "Woman From Tokyo" (From Who Do We Think We Are) (only for two shows)
  2. "Hush" (Billy Joe Royal cover) (From Shades of Deep Purple)
  3. Roger Glover Bass Solo
  4. "Black Night" (From Deep Purple in Rock)

References

  1. ↑ "LINE UP TBILISI OPEN AIR 2013 - DEEP PURPLE". AlterVision Group.