Deep Purple Confess They Are Not On A Farewell Tour

Deep Purple confessed, "We pulled a fast one on our fans."

Many bands have jumped on the bandwagon of a goodbye, farewell, last time you will see, end of the road, peace out tour.

The Who has done four or more; Kiss dragged it out until they finally did it. Motley Crue flipped-flopped on their promise to hang it up. Eagles, after hell froze over, took a long goodbye to fans.

Some have many of them, and they make a lot of money with higher-priced tickets and merchandise. Many fans and people in the industry feel it's a fun way to make lots of money.

Deep Purple, which started in the late 1960s, is one of the pioneers of heavy metal and hard rock and roll.

Deep Purple was in town most recently in the MotorCity with YES at the Michigan Lottery Amphitheater. They continue touring there, with shows on the East Coast and then in the UK, Netherlands, and Germany.

Lead singer Ian Gillan recently confessed that their 2017 tour, which was supposed to be their final tour, was just a lie to sell concert tickets.

During a recent interview, Gillan said it was a joke in 2017. "Because it was the promoters. And someone said, 'We've got to sell some more tickets'. And it's the good old standby, the farewell tour. So I said, ‘OK, we'll call it the 'goodbye' tour, but let's call it 'the long goodbye,' and emphasize the word 'long,' so it's an enigmatic phrase."

The trick worked, and more tickets were sold. Now, seven years later, Gillan says that even today, the band does not intend to quit any time soon.

I give Aerosmith a pass on this one, as the tour was getting underway. The band had never said goodbye before, so this one was on the up and up.

Aerosmith has canceled its farewell tour due to lead singer Steven Tyler's vocal cord injury. However, the band will still get in the studio to make some future magic.

Ted is still doing shows, just not full-blown-out massive tours.

"The musical dream will continue, but I'm not going on tour anymore because hotels are in jail. [Laughs] A hotel room is a jail for me. Plus, Ted's hunting dogs miss him when out on the road. Ted also doesn't charge outrageous sums of money to see a show.

Foreigner will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on October 19, 2024. 

 Foreigner is still on an open-ended farewell tour that could continue into 2025. The band may also perform occasionally or have residencies after the tour. Mick Jones, the only remaining founding member of the band, has said that he's comfortable with the decision to retire because the band members have given so much to the band and want to spend more time with their families.

Foreigner Lou Gramm was recently on stage with Bret Michaels' Parti Gras. I saw this live and must say Lou Gramm's voice was impressive. No backtracks were needed for this guy, as he hit high notes like the good old days.

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