Deep Purple frontman plots solo tour

Ian Gillan wanted to do a solo tour this year behind his new album called Gillan's Inn, and he's getting his wish. A gap has opened up in Deep Purple's itinerary, and Gilan has filled it with a month-long run of North American dates that begin August 16th in Buffalo, New York. The tour currently ends on September 17th in Las Vegas, but Gillan expects to add some more gigs to the schedule.

It will be a change for the legendary vocalist to play some of the smaller venues that have been announced, but he told us he's looking forward to it: "That's what Gillan's Inn is all about. Gillan's Inn is not about arenas, it's not about amphitheaters. Gillan's Inn is a pub, where you can see the white's of everyone's eyes -- don't shoot, 'till they get right up close, and then let go."

The itinerary (subject to change):
Aug 16 - Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom
Aug 17 - Toronto, ONT - Danforth Music Hall
Aug 18 - Montreal, QUE - Spectrum De Montreal
Aug 19 - Quebec City, QUE - Salle Albert Rouseau
Aug 22 - Alexandria, VA - The Birchmere
Aug 23 - New York, NY - TBA
Aug 24 - Philadelphia - World Cafe Live
Aug 25 - Hampton Beach, NH - Hampton Beach Casino
Aug 27 - Cleveland, OH - House Of Blues
Aug 29 - Chicago, IL - House Of Blues
Aug 30 - Milwaukee - Pabst Theatre
Sep 1 - Winnipeg, MAN - Canad Inn Garden City
Sep 5 - Calgary, ALB - Cowboys
Sep 6 - Edmonton, ALB - Cowboys
Sep 8 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom
Sep 11 - San Francisco, CA - Slim's
Sep 13 - West Hollywood, CA - House Of Blues
Sep 14 - Anaheim, CA - House Of Blues
Sep 17 - Las Vegas, CA - House Of Blues
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