Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow Back For 3 2016 Gigs

furiousox

So Ritchie is putting a new line-up of Rainbow together for 3 gigs only in 2016.
2 gigs in Germany and 1 UK gig in Birmingham on June 25th.
I picked up a ticket for Birmingham on the pre-sale this morning.
Line-up unknown at this stage, but will be great to hear the Rainbow classics again and see the man in black rocking out.

http://www.planetrock.com/news/rock-news/ritchie-blackmores-rainbow-for-one-off-birmingham-gig-ticket-info/

If you're thinking of going, have a listen to this classic, should help you decide.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6CjO0H2j0s

Lyaiera

Listening to that album now.

ush

furiousox wrote: »

If you're thinking of going, have a listen to this classic, should help you decide.

What if its just the post-RJD pop stuff?

furiousox

Hopefully he'll cover all the different eras.

furiousox

Flights are available for about 50 euro but the hotel I was looking at on tripadvisor yesterday near the venue is now showing "no availability" for the 25th!

Wrongway1985

Is 72 quid and tickets on sale before you know who is playing in the band is a bit mad, could be Adam Lambert on vocals for all ya know. In comparison Whitesnake are doing a Deep Purple heavy set with Def Leppard co headlining and Black Star Riders in support tickets 60 quid.

The last tour he did in 1997 played nothing off "Rising" below is the last show of that tour...

1. Spotlight Kid
   
2. Long Live Rock 'n' Roll
   
3. Mistreated
   (Deep Purple cover)
   
4. Wolf to the Moon
   
5. Difficult to Cure
   
6. Still I'm Sad
   (The Yardbirds cover)
   
7. Man on the Silver Mountain
   
8. The Temple of the King
   
9. Black Masquerade
   
10. Ariel
    
11. Blues
    
12. Since You Been Gone
    (Russ Ballard cover)
    
13. Perfect Strangers
    (Deep Purple cover)
    Encore:
14. Burn
    (Deep Purple cover)
    
15. Vielleicht das nächste Mal (Maybe Next Time)

furiousox

Gig now sold out.
Most local hotels sold out too.
Line-up announced.

http://classicrock.teamrock.com/news/2015-11-06/blackmore-s-touring-lineup-revealed

furiousox

Review & setlist of the first gig

http://teamrock.com/livereview/2016-06-18/ritchie-blackmore-s-rainbow-monsters-of-rock-live-review

Roanmore

furiousox wrote: »

Review & setlist of the first gig

http://teamrock.com/livereview/2016-06-18/ritchie-blackmore-s-rainbow-monsters-of-rock-live-review

Sounds more like Deep Rainbow. Maybe he should just have called it the Ritchie Blackmore Experience.

furiousox

I'm going to the Birmingham gig next Saturday so I presume it'll be the same setlist.
Yeah would like to see more Rainbow and less Purple songs.