Ritchie Blackmore Reunites With Deep Purple for the First Time in 33 Years

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1. Thu, 13 August 2026

   5 reports
   • wupe.com04:14first to report
     Ritchie Blackmore Reunites With Deep Purple for the First Time in 33 Years

     Watch the guitarist and co-founder join the group for a special rendition of "Smoke on the Water."

     1 reprint

     • therockofrochester.com13 Aug, 04:14their copy
   • Der Spiegel (Germany)11:10
     Deep Purple: Gründungsmitglied Ritchie Blackmore kehrt für eine Zugabe zurück

     URL changednow www.spiegel.de/kultur/musik/deep-purple-mitglied-ritchie-blackmore-kehrt-fuer-zugabe-zurueck-nach-fast-33-jahren-a-c76e3203-14eb-4060-a01a-f19582ea8ac5#ref=rss

     In den Sechzigerjahren war Ritchie Blackmore ein Gründungsmitglied von Deep Purple. 1993 überwarf sich der Gitarrist mit dem Rest der Band. Nun kehrte er für ein »Smoke on the Water« zurück auf die Bühne.

   • 1047thecave.com12:14
     Ritchie Blackmore Returns to the Stage with Deep Purple for the First Time in 33 Years

     A Historical Rock 'n' Roll Reunion Rock history was made in New York over the weekend when co-founding guitarist Ritchie

   • Novinky (Czechia)13:36
     Kytarista Ritchie Blackmore po 33 letech opět vystoupil s Deep Purple

     Newyorská scéna Jones Beach Theater byla ve středu svědkem opravdu historické hudební události. Po dlouhých 33 letech si se skupinou Deep Purple opět zahrál její zakládající člen, kytarista Ritchie Blackmore.

   • wmgk.com15:18
     Ritchie Blackmore Reunites with Deep Purple After More Than Three Decades

     Ritchie Blackmore has reunited with Deep Purple for the first time in 33 years, bringing one of rock music’s most anticipated reunions to the stage in Wantagh, New York. The...

2. Mon, 17 August 2026

   5 reports
   • kool1017.com04:09
     Ritchie Blackmore Admits He Got 'Very Emotional' During Deep Purple Reunion

     "We realized it could be the last time we see each other."

   • iheart.com19:43
     Ritchie Blackmore Opens Up About 'Very Emotional' Deep Purple Reunion

     After a reunion 33 years in the making, Ritchie Blackmore opened up about his "Smoke on the Water" performance with his Deep Purple bandmates

   • iheart.com19:43
     Ritchie Blackmore Opens Up About 'Very Emotional' Deep Purple Reunion

     After a reunion 33 years in the making, Ritchie Blackmore opened up about his "Smoke on the Water" performance with his Deep Purple bandmates

   • iheart.com19:43
     Ritchie Blackmore Opens Up About 'Very Emotional' Deep Purple Reunion

     After a reunion 33 years in the making, Ritchie Blackmore opened up about his "Smoke on the Water" performance with his Deep Purple bandmates

   • iheart.com19:43
     Ritchie Blackmore Opens Up About 'Very Emotional' Deep Purple Reunion

     After a reunion 33 years in the making, Ritchie Blackmore opened up about his "Smoke on the Water" performance with his Deep Purple bandmates

3. Tue, 18 August 2026

   1 report
   • thebangladeshtoday.com15:06
     After 33 years, Blackmore comes home to Purple

     For one shimmering encore on Wednesday night, 33 years of silence simply dissolved. Ritchie Blackmore, the founding guitarist who defined Deep Purple’s golden era, walked out from the wings of the Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, New York, yellow Fender Stratocaster in hand, and played “Smoke on the Water” with his old band for the […]