Deep Purple extend SPLAT! world tour with major German dates

Deep Purple are spending 2026 on an expansive world tour behind their new studio album SPLAT!. According to the band’s official tour overview, the run now includes a full arena leg in Germany between October 31 and November 7, 2026.

How the SPLAT! tour hits Germany

The band’s own tour page lists six German arena shows on the Europe Winter 2026 leg of the SPLAT! tour, all scheduled after October 31, 2026.Deep Purple official tour page They start on October 31 at QI Arena in Leipzig and continue on November 1 at Sporthalle in Hamburg.

Further dates follow at Westfalenhalle in Dortmund on November 3 and at Uber Arena in Berlin on November 4, 2026.Deep Purple tour dates listing Frankfurt’s Festhalle hosts the band on November 6, while Nuremberg’s arena closes the German stretch on November 7, 2026.

The wider 2026 world route

The Europe Winter 2026 arena leg is part of a larger SPLAT! world tour that the band and label describe as spanning 86 shows in 28 countries across three continents.earMUSIC release and tour announcement Before reaching Germany, Deep Purple play cities including Sofia, Cluj, Budapest, Bratislava, Vienna, Prague, ?ód?, Belgrade and Athens from late September into mid-October.

After the central European shows, the tour moves west and north with stops in Zurich, Milan, Barcelona, Madrid, Paris, Antwerp, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Oslo and Gothenburg through late October. November then brings arena dates in Amsterdam, multiple French cities, a UK run through Newcastle, Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester and two shows in London, before the year closes with concerts in São Paulo, Santiago, Buenos Aires, Monterrey, Guadalajara and Mexico City.

New album SPLAT! and recent singles

The tour follows the release of Deep Purple’s 24th studio album SPLAT!, issued on July 3, 2026 by earMUSIC as confirmed by the label’s release note.earMUSIC SPLAT! release details Ahead of the album, the band shared at least three singles: Arrogant Boy, Diablo and Guilt Trippin'.

These singles were rolled out between May and late June 2026, with Diablo produced by longtime collaborator Bob Ezrin and presented as a taste of the album’s sound. Guilt Trippin' arrived on June 24–25 as a final preview just days before the LP’s worldwide release, underscoring how closely the tour schedule and release campaign are coordinated.

How SPLAT! performs in the charts

In the UK, SPLAT! entered the Official Albums Chart in mid-July 2026 and has spent several weeks on the listing with a peak inside the Top 5, reflecting strong interest in new material from the veteran band.Official Charts SPLAT! album page Earlier, their 2024 release titled =1 reached number one in Germany’s Official Album Charts, marking Deep Purple’s tenth German chart-topping album.

This combination of a fresh Top 5 UK album and a recent German number one underscores the group’s continued relevance across key European markets. For German fans, the SPLAT! tour’s arena dates arrive little more than two years after that domestic chart triumph, turning the run into a live follow-up to a proven chart success.

Sound and lineup on the 2026 shows

Musically, Deep Purple’s SPLAT! era continues their established hard rock and classic rock blend, with prominent Hammond organ, guitar-driven riffs and Ian Gillan’s distinctive vocals. Producer Bob Ezrin, who worked with the band on previous albums like Now What?! and Infinite, again shapes the studio sound on SPLAT!.

The current touring lineup features Ian Gillan on vocals, bassist Roger Glover, drummer Ian Paice, keyboardist Don Airey and guitarist Simon McBride. On stage across 2026 they mix new songs such as Arrogant Boy and Diablo with classics like Smoke on the Water, Highway Star and Perfect Strangers, balancing catalog expectations with album promotion.

Where Deep Purple stand now

Deep Purple’s next confirmed live date after August 22, 2026 is their September 2, 2026 show at Abbotsford Centre in Abbotsford, Canada, followed by the Europe Winter 2026 leg including the German arena run.

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