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Deep Purple Mark 1 - 1968-1969

 



  in April and May 1968 they played concerts under the name "Roundabout"

  11 scandinavian concerts and a TV appearance (between April 20 and May 5)
 

20 Apr 1968

25 Apr 1968

26 Apr 1968

27 Apr 1968
28 Apr 1968

  Tastrup (Taastrup), Vestpoppen Parkskolen Club - DENMARK  Denmark Tour 1968 
    + Lemon Line, Rhythm & Blue Section, Independence
  Copenhagen, Nimb Hotel, Tivoli Gardens - DENMARK
    + Purple Track
  Copenhagen, Nimb Hotel, Tivoli Gardens - DENMARK
    + Purple Track
  Gladsaxe / Copenhagen, Danish TV2 "Toppop" - DENMARK   (recorded, aired May 4)
  Roskilde, Fjordvilla Club, Beat Hall - DENMARK
    + Parrots, Tripping Souls, Gang
 

3 May 1968

4 May 1968

5 May 1968




18 May 1968

25 May 1968

  Copenhagen, Studenterforenigen, Store Sal - DENMARK
    + Beefeaters, Povl Dissing
  Store Heddinge, Hotel Stevns, Club Dynamite - DENMARK
    + Day of Phoenix, Purple Track, Flames Combo
  Ringsted, Anlaegspavillonen, Beat House - DENMARK
    + Beefeaters, Teenmakers

  ------

  London, University College - UK
    + Tuesday's Children
  Goudhurst, Village Hall - UK
    + Kippington Lodge
 
18 June 1968
20 June 1968
25 June 1968
  BBC Radio, Studio 1, "John Peel's Top Gear" - UK   (recorded, aired June 30)
  BBC Radio - UK
  BBC Radio, Studio 5, "David Symond's Show" - UK   (recorded, aired July 1-4)
 


    Shades of Deep Purple ... July 1968 (USA), Sep 1968 (UK)


6 July 1968

15 July 1968
? July 1968
? July 1968
  London, Roundhouse - UK
    + Byrds, The Gun, The Deviants
  BBC Radio - UK
  Dutch TV - NETHERLAND
  Ramsgate - UK
 

3 Aug 1968

7 Aug 1968

10 Aug 1968

? Aug 1968

? Aug 1968
  Warrington, The Lion Hotel, Red Lion - UK
    + Sweetshop
  Ramsgate, Esplanade, Supreme Ballroom - UK
    + Chas Stevens
  Sunbury, Kempton Park Racecourse & Marquee, "8. NJF Festival" (2 shows) - UK
    + Joe Cocker, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Ten Years After, Jeff Beck, The Nice, Ginger Baker ...
  London, Roundhouse - UK
    + Love Sculpture, Spooky Tooth, Stray
  UK TV "David Frost Show" - UK
 

21 Sep 1968

27 Sep 1968
28 Sep 1968
  Bern, Festhalle Bern, "Swiss Pop Festival" - SWITZERLAND
    + Small Faces, Dave Dee Group, The Flirtations
  Birmingham-Erdington, Mothers - UK
  Plymouth, Van Dike Club - UK
 

4 Oct 1968
17 Oct 1968
18 Oct 1968

19 Oct 1968

20 Oct 1968

23 Oct 1968
26 Oct 1968

27 Oct 1968

  Battersea / London, Battersea College - UK
  US TV "The Dating Game" - USA
  Inglewood / Los Angeles, Forum - California, USA    CD   USA Tour 1968 
    + Cream, Buddy Miles Express
  Inglewood / Los Angeles, Forum - California, USA
    + Cream, Buddy Miles Express
  San Diego, International Sports Arena - California, USA
    + Cream, Buddy Miles Express
  New York City, Playboy Club, US TV "Playboy After Dark" - New York, USA
  Portland, Memorial Coliseum - Oregon, USA
    + The Turtles, Canned Heat, The Grass Roots, Prof. Morrison's Lollipop Band
  San Francisco, "International Pop Festival" - California, USA
    + Chambers Brothers, Canned Heat, Procul Harum, Creedence Clearwater Revival ...
 

1 Nov 1968
2 Nov 1968
3 Nov 1968
? Nov 1968
8 Nov 1968

9 Nov 1968

10 Nov 1968

11 Nov 1968

13 Nov 1968

15 Nov 1968

16 Nov 1968

? Nov 1968
? Nov 1968
22 Nov 1968

23 Nov 1968

24 Nov 1968

28 Nov 1968

29 Nov 1968

30 Nov 1968

  Cleveland, Grande Cleveland, Ballroom - Ohio, USA
  Cleveland, Grande Cleveland, Ballroom - Ohio, USA
  Cleveland, Grande Cleveland, Ballroom - Ohio, USA
  Cleveland, US TV "Upbeat" - Ohio, USA   (recorded, aired Nov 9 and Dec 9)
  Seattle, Eagles Auditorium - Washington, USA
    + Mother Tucker's Yellow Duck
  Seattle, Eagles Auditorium - Washington, USA
    + Mother Tucker's Yellow Duck
  Phoenix, Teen Pavilion, "State Fair" - Arizona, USA
    + The Hook, Comfortable Chair
  Phoenix, Teen Pavilion, "State Fair" - Arizona, USA
    + The Hook, Conmortable Chair
  Sacramento, SSC, Men's Gym - California, USA
    + Roger Collins
  Salt Lake City, Terrace Ballroom - Utah, USA
    + The Saints
  Los Angeles, International Hotel, "Troy Week Ball - Paris' Mistake" - California, USA
    + Things to Come
  club dates (Oregon, Vancouver, Toronto ...) - USA, CANADA
  Saint Paul | St. Paul - Minnesota, USA
  Los Angeles, UCLA, AU Grand Ballroom, "Bruin Week" - California, USA
    + Glass Family
  Davis (near Sacramento), UCD, Freeborn Hall - California, USA
    + Roger Collins
  Los Angeles, The Bank, "Free Clinic Benefit" - California, USA
    + Blues Image, Damn Truth
  San Francisco, Fillmore West - California, USA
    + It's A Beautiful Day, Cold Blood
  San Francisco, Fillmore West - California, USA
    + It's A Beautiful Day, Cold Blood
  San Francisco, Fillmore West - California, USA
    + It's A Beautiful Day, Cold Blood



    The Book of Taliesyn ... Dec 1968 (US), June 1969 (UK)
 

1 Dec 1968

6 Dec 1968

7 Dec 1968

11 Dec 1968

13 Dec 1968

14 Dec 1968

16 Dec 1968
18 Dec 1968

20 Dec 1968

21 Dec 1968

22 Dec 1968

24 Dec 1968
25 Dec 1968
26 Dec 1968
27 Dec 1968
28 Dec 1968
29 Dec 1968
30 Dec 1968
31 Dec 1968

  San Francisco, Fillmore West - California, USA
    + It's A Beautiful Day, Cold Blood
  Chicago, Kinetic Playground (2 shows) - Illinois, USA
    + Buddy Miles Express
  Chicago, Kinetic Playground (2 shows) - Illinois, USA
    + Buddy Miles Express
  Evansville, ABC Shopping Center - Indiana, USA
    + Steel Head Band
  Detroit, The Grande Ballroom (2 shows) - Michigan, USA
    + Lee Michaels
  Detroit, The Grande Ballroom - Michigan, USA
    + Lee Michaels
  US TV "The Merv Griffin Show" - USA
  Oswego, Lee Hall - New York, USA
    + Friend & Lover
  New York City, Fillmore East - New York, USA
    + Creedence Clearwater Revival, James Cotton Blues Band
  New York City, Fillmore East - New York, USA
    + Creedence Clearwater Revival, James Cotton Blues Band
  Toronto, The Rock Pile - Ontario, CANADA
    + Barbara Acklin
  New York City, The Electric Circus (2 shows) - New York, USA
  New York City, The Electric Circus (2 shows) - New York, USA
  New York City, The Electric Circus (2 shows) - New York, USA
  New York City, The Electric Circus (2 shows) - New York, USA
  New York City, The Electric Circus (2 shows) - New York, USA
  New York City, The Electric Circus (2 shows) - New York, USA
  New York City, The Electric Circus (2 shows) - New York, USA
  New York City, The Electric Circus, "New Years Eve" - New York, USA
    + Sirocco, The Mighty Tornados

 


 

8 Jan 1969
? Jan 1969
14 Jan 1969
18 Jan 1969
  BBC Radio appearance - UK   (interview with Rod Evans)
  BBC TV, "Late Night Line Up" - UK
  BBC Radio, Studio 4, "John Peel's Top Gear" - UK   (recorded, aired Feb 9 and Mar 23)
  Crewe - UK
 

1 Feb 1969


2 Feb 1969
6 Feb 1969
7 Feb 1969

8 Feb 1969

9 Feb 1969
11 Feb 1969
12 Feb 1969
15 Feb 1969

21 Feb 1969
22 Feb 1969
23 Feb 1969
| Gladsaxe / Copenhagen, Gladsaxe Teen Club - DENMARK
    + Peter Belli & Four Roses, Ache
| Birkerod, Birkerod Pop Club - DENMARK
  Copenhagen, Revolution - DENMARK
  Birmingham, Top Rank, Radio Show "R1 Club" - UK   (aired live)
  Sheffield, City Hall - UK
    + Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers
  Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton College of Technology, "End of Rag Ball" - UK
    + Jason Coro, The First Chapter
  Syracuse, LeMoyne College Athletic Center - New York, USA
  BBC Radio, Studio 4, "Sounds Like Tony Brandon" - UK   (recorded, aired Feb 17-20)
  Cardiff - UK
  London, University College London, "Grand Valentine's Rag Ball" - UK
    + The Nice, Tuesday's Children, Cymbaline
  BBC Radio appearance - UK
  Newcastle, Mayfair Ballroom - UK
  Peterlee, Argus Butterfly - UK
 

1 Mar 1969
6 Mar 1969
7 Mar 1969

13 Mar 1969

14 Mar 1969
15 Mar 1969

20 Mar 1969
21 Mar 1969
22 Mar 1969

23 Mar 1969
  Milford Haven, Kay Club - UK
  Hull, Skyline Ballroom - UK
  London, Goldsmiths' College - UK
    + Simon Dupree and the Big Sound, The Web
  Newcastle, City Hall, "John Peel Show" - UK
    + Spooky Tooth, Chicken Shack, Duster Bennett, Junco Partners
  Redditch - UK
  London, University College, "Grand Valentine's Rag Ball" - UK
    + The Nice, Tuesday's Children
  London, Speakeasy - UK
  Swansea - UK
  Brighton, Brighton College of Technology - UK
    + Deviants, Extreme Sound, New City Jazzmen
  Zürich, Swiss SRF TV, "Hits a Gogo" - SWITZERLAND   (live on air)
 

1 Apr 1969

2 Apr 1969

3 Apr 1969

4 Apr 1969

5 Apr 1969

6 Apr 1969

11 Apr 1969

12 Apr 1969

13 Apr 1969

14 Apr 1969

15 Apr 1969

18 Apr 1969

19 Apr 1969

25 Apr 1969

26 Apr 1969

28 Apr 1969
29 Apr 1969
30 Apr 1969
  Tacoma, Breakthru - Washington, USA  USA Tour 1969 
    + Muf
  Olympia, Evergreen Ballroom, "Dance" / "Show" - Washington, USA
    + Merrilee Rush / Merrilee and the Turnabouts, Neighb'rhood Childr'n, The Bards
  Seattle, Seattle Center Arena - Washington, USA
    + John Mayall, Bo Diddley
  Vancouver, PNE Agradome - British Columbia, CANADA
    + Jeff Beck, John Mayall
  Salem, Salem Armory Auditorium, "Spring Rock Festival" - Oregon, USA
    + Coullage Revue, Heavy Co.
  Edmonton, Kinsmen Field House - Alberta, CANADA
    + Vanilla Fudge, Privilege, Willie and the Walkers
  Santa Clara (near San Jose), Santa Clara County Fairgrounds - California, USA
    + It's A Beautiful Day, Country Weather, Gallyhouse, Fritz
  Astoria, Astoria Armory - Oregon, USA
    + United Flight, The Nirvana
  Portland, The Temple / Masonic Temple (2 shows) - Oregon, USA
    + The Action Company, The Vandals
  Bellingham, Western Washington State College, Carver Gym - Washington, USA
    + Kaleidoscope
  Cheney, Eastern Washington State College, Fieldhouse - Washington, USA
    + Fifth Column
  Pasadena, The Rose Palace - California, USA
    + John Mayall, Sanpaku
  Pasadena, The Rose Palace - California, USA
    + John Mayall, Sanpaku
  Fresno, Fresno Convention Center, Selland Arena - California, USA
    + It's A Beautiful Day, Cold Blood, Wild Honey
  San Diego, Community Concourse, Convention Hall - California, USA
    + John Mayall
  Redding, Shasta College - California, USA
  Ashland, Southern Oregon College - Oregon, USA
  Chico, Chico State College, Football Field, "Pioneer Days" - California, USA
 

3 May 1969
4 May 1969

9 May 1969

10 May 1969

11 May 1969
15 May 1969

16 May 1969
18 May 1969

23 May 1969

24 May 1969

25 May 1969
29 May 1969
  Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, Carnegie Room - Pennsylvania, USA
  Providence, The Warehouse, "Outdoor Festival" - Rhode Island, USA
    + Quill, The Little People
  Melbourne, Civic Auditorium - Florida, USA
    + Blue, Cycle, White Indigo Lights Co.
  Garden City (near New York City), Nassau Community College - New York, USA
    + Sly and the Family Stone
  Toronto, The Rock Pile - Ontario, CANADA
  Cedar Rapids, Coe College, Sinclair Auditorium - Iowa, USA
    + The Flock
  Westmont, Blue Village - Illinois, USA
  Minneapolis, Labor Temple - Minnesota, USA
    + The Serfs
  New York City, The Felt Forum, "Somethin' Else" - New York, USA
    + Neil Young, Crazy Elephant, Bill Deal & The Rhondells
  New York City, The Felt Forum, "Somethin' Else" - New York, USA
    + Neil Young, Crazy Elephant, Bill Deal & The Rhondells
  Norfolk, Portsmouth Lighthouse - Virginia, USA
  Buffalo, Gilligan's Club - New York, USA



    Deep Purple ... June 1969 (US), Sep 1969 (UK)
 

10 June 1969
14 June 1969

20 June 1969
23 June 1969

24 June 1969

27 June 1969
28 June 1969
30 June 1969
  Cambridge, Homerton College - UK
  Birmingham-Erdington, Mothers - UK
    + Group Therapy
  Bruxelles - Brussel (Brussels, Brüssel), Revolution Club - BELGIUM
  Oxford, Christ Church, "Christ Church Commemoration Ball 1969" - UK
    + Desmond Dekker, Pretty Things, Ten Years After, Soft Machine
| BBC Radio, Studio 5, "Sounds Like Tony Brandon" - UK   (recorded, aired July 1,3,4)
| West Hampstead / London, Railway Hotel, Klooks Kleek - UK ... postponed to Aug 26
  Swansea, Top Rank Suite - UK
  London, Revolution Club - UK
  BBC Radio, Studio 5, "Chris Grant's Tasty Pop Sundae" - UK   (recorded, aired July 7)
 

4 July 1969
  Cardiff, Top Rank Cariff Suite, Ballroom - UK