Now What? World Tour (Deep Purple)

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

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

Tour dates

Date

City

Country

Venue

Asia

21 February 2013

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

Dubai International Jazz Festival

Oceania

24 February 2013

Auckland

New Zealand

Vector Arena

26 February 2013

Brisbane

Australia

Brisbane Entertainment Centre

1 March 2013

Melbourne

Rod Laver Arena

2 March 2013

Sydney

Sydney Entertainment Centre

4 March 2013

Adelaide

Adelaide Entertainment Centre

7 March 2013

Perth

Perth Arena

Asia

12 March 2013

Singapore

Singapore

The Star Theatre

Europe

30 April 2013

Ischgl

Austria

Idalp

Africa

30 May 2013

Rabat

Morocco

OLM Souissi

Europe

2 June 2013

Kavarna

Bulgaria

Kaliakra Rock Fest

3 June 2013

Plovdiv

Hristo Botev Stadium

5 June 2013

Tbilisi

Georgia

Dinamo Arena

7 June 2013

Cluj-Napoca

Romania

Cluj Arena

12 July 2013

Reykjavík

Iceland

New Laugardalshöll Arena

14 July 2013

Bonn

Germany

Kunst!rasen Gonau

15 July 2013

Zurich

Switzerland

Dolder Eisbahn

17 July 2013

Burg Clam

Austria

Burg Clam

19 July 2013

Montreux

Switzerland

Montreux Jazz Festival

21 July 2013

Milano

Italy

Ippodromo del Galoppo

22 July 2013

Rome

Ippodromo delle Capannelle

24 July 2013

Majano

Festival di Majano

25 July 2013

Monte Carlo

Monaco

Sporting Club

27 July 2013

Hoyos del Espino

Spain

Músicos en la naturaleza

30 July 2013

Wroclaw

Poland

Centennial Hall

1 August 2013

Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein

Germany

Wacken Open Air

3 August 2013

Székesfehérvár

Hungary

Fezen Festival

4 August 2013

Slavkov u Brna

Czech Republic

Zamecky Park

6 August 2013

Lokeren

Belgium

Lokerse Feesten

8 August 2013

Aalborg

Denmark

Skovdalen

10 August 2013

Gävle

Sweden

Getaway Rock Festival

13 August 2013

Colmar

France

Foire aux Vins d'Alsace

12 October 2013

Manchester

UK

Apollo Theatre

13 October 2013

Glasgow

Clyde Auditorium

15 October 2013

Birmingham

National Indoor Arena

16 October 2013

London

Roundhouse

17 October 2013

19 October 2013

Zwolle

Netherlands

IJsselhallen

20 October 2013

Paris

France

Le Zénith

22 October 2013

Dresden

Germany

Messehalle

24 October 2013

Erfurt

Messehalle

25 October 2013

Regensburg

Donau Arena

26 October 2013

Berlin

Max-Schmeling-Halle

29 October 2013

Düsseldorf

Mitsubishi Electric Halle

31 October 2013

Stuttgart

Schleyerhalle

1 November 2013

Dortmund

Westfalenhalle

2 November 2013

Mannheim

SAP Arena

6 November 2013

Moscow

Russia

Olympisky

8 November 2013

St. Petersburg

Ledovy Dvorets

10 November 2013

Minsk

Belarus

Minsk Arena

12 November 2013

Kiev

Ukraine

Dvorets Sporta

Europe

1 February 2014

Oulu

Finland

Ouluhalli

2 February 2014

Helsinki

Helsinki Ice Hall

4 February 2014

Oslo

Norway

Oslo Spektrum

5 February 2014

Bergen

Grieghallen

6 February 2014

Stavanger

DNB Arena

8 February 2014

Sandviken

Sweden

Goransson Arena

10 February 2014

Linkoping

Cloetta Center

11 February 2014

Copenhagen

Denmark

TAP1

13 February 2014

Poznan

Poland

Arena

14 February 2014

Pardubice

Czech Republic

ČEZ Aréna (Pardubice)

15 February 2014

Katowice

Poland

Spodek

17 February 2014

Budapest

Hungary

Budapest Sports Arena

18 February 2014

Belgrade

Serbia

Kombank Arena

20 February 2014

Bucharest

Romania

Sala Polivalentă (Bucharest)

22 February 2014

Tel Aviv

Israel

Nokia Arena

23 February 2014

1 April 2014

Esch-sur-Alzette

Luxembourg

Rockhal

2 April 2014

Antwerp

Belgium

Lotto Arena

4 April 2014

London

United Kingdom

Royal Albert Hall

5 April 2014

Kleine Scheidegg

Switzerland

Snowopenair

Asia

9 April 2014

Nagoya

Japan

Aichi Arts Center

10 April 2014

Osaka

Orix Theater

12 April 2014

Tokyo

Nippon Budokan

Europe

24 May 2014

Nicosia

North Cyprus

Near East University

21 June 2014

Clisson

France

Hellfest

12 July 2014

Kufstein

Austria

Stadtwerkeplatz

15 July 2014

Zadar

Croatia

Jazine

16 July 2014

Ljubljana

Slovenia

Congress Square - CANCELLED

18 July 2014

Barolo

Italy

Collisioni Festival

20 July 2014

Saint-Julien-en-Genevois

France

Guitare en Scène

21 July 2014

Singen

Germany

Hohentwiel Festival

North America

4 August 2014

Scottsdale, Arizona

United States

Talking Stick Resort

5 August 2014

Ventura, California

Ventura Country Fair

6 August 2014

Costa Mesa, California

Orange Country Fair

9 August 2014

Roseburg, Oregon

Douglas Country Fair

10 August 2014

Snoqualmie, Washington

Snoqualmie Casino

13 August 2014

Saratoga, California

Mountain Winery

14 August 2014

Valley Center, California

Harrah`s Casino

16 August 2014

West Wendover, Nevada

Peppermill Concert Hall

20 August 2014

Elgin, Illinois

Festival Park

21 August 2014

Windsor, Ontario

Canada

Caesars Casino

22 August 2014

Rama, Ontario

Rama Casino

24 August 2014

Morristown, New Jersey

United States

Mayo Performing Arts Center

25 August 2014

Englewood, New Jersey

Bergen Performing Arts Center

26 August 2014

Westbury, New York

Theatre at Wesbury

29 August 2014

Biloxi, Mississippi

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino

30 August 2014

Orlando, Florida

Hard Rock Live

31 August 2014

Hollywood, Florida

Seminole Hard Rock Live

South America

1 November 2014

Monterrey

Mexico

Auditorio Banamex

4 November 2014

Mexico City

Mexico

Arena Ciudad de Mexico

7 November 2014

Brasilia

Brazil

Net Live

9 November 2014

Curitiba

Brazil

Master Hall

11 November 2014

Sao Paulo

Brazil

Espaco das Americal

12 November 2014

Sao Paulo

Brazil

Espaco das Americas

14 November 2014

Florianopolis

Brazil

Square Music

15 November 2014

Porto Alegre

Brazil

Auditorio Araujo Viana

18 November 2014

Buenos Aires

Argentina

Luna Park Stadium

21 November 2014

Bogota

Colombia

Coliseo Cubierto el Campín

23 November 2014

Santiago

Chile

Estadio Nacional

Europe

25 October 2015

Lodz

Poland

Atlas Arena

27 October 2015

Ostrava

Czech Republic

CEZ Arena

28 October 2015

Plzen

Czech Republic

CEZ Arena

30 October 2015

Padova

Italy

Palafabris

31 October 2015

Milan

Italy

Mediolanum Forum

2 November 2015

Marseille

France

Le Dome

3 November 2015

Bordeaux

France

Patinoire de Meriadeck

5 November 2015

Florence

Italy

Mandela Forum

6 November 2015

Rome

Italy

Palalottomatica

11 November 2015

Paris

France

Le Zenith

13 November 2015

Oberhausen

Germany

Konig Pilsener Arena

14 November 2015

Magdeburg

Germany

GETEC Arena

16 November 2015

Rostock

Germany

Stadthalle

17 November 2015

Leipzig

Germany

Arena

18 November 2015

Hannover

Germany

Swiss Life Hall

20 November 2015

Trier

Germany

Arena

21 November 2015

Nurnberg

Germany

Arena

23 November 2015

Hamburg

Germany

O2 World

24 November 2015

Berlin

Germany

Max-Schmeling Halle

26 November 2015

Munchen

Germany

Olympiahalle

27 November 2015

Frankfurt am Main

Germany

Festhalle

28 November 2015

Stuttgart

Germany

Hans-Martin-Schleyer Halle

30 November 2015

Lyon

France

Auditorium Lumiere

1 December 2015

Strasbourg

France

Zenith Europe

3 December 2015

London

UK

O2 Arena

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

This concert was part of "Tbilisi Open Air"

This concert was part of "Rock in Roma

This concert was part of "The Sunflower Jam

Setlists

New songs performed

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

  • "Hell To Pay"
  • "Bodyline"
  • "Above And Beyond"
  • "Uncommon Man"
  • "Après Vous"
  • "All The Time In The World"
  • "Vincent Price"
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)