In Rock World Tour
| Tour by Deep Purple | |
| Associated album | In Rock |
|---|---|
| Start date | 4 July 1970 |
| End date | 24 October 1971 |
| Legs | 15 |
| No. of shows | 158 |
| Deep Purple concert chronology | |
The In Rock World Tour was a successful worldwide concert tour by British hard rock group Deep Purple. The tour began in July 1970, after the release of their album In Rock, and lasted 15 months, until September 1971. The band visited 3 continents (Europe, North America and Australia), with dates in the UK, Germany, France, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Iceland, Luxembourg, Canada, USA and Australia.
In July 1970, Deep Purple's MKII released In Rock. The album became a worldwide hit, with hits like "Black Night", "Into the Fire", "Speed King" and "Child In Time". It was the band's first hard rock album. In Rock put the band into the list of pioneers of hard rock and heavy metal, alongside Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. The album sold several million copies worldwide. Increasing popularity and commercial success resulted in a worldwide tour, including an Australian leg, as In Rock charted #1 there.
Encores:
Deep Purple kicked off the tour at the Bedford Football Stadium, UK and soon visited German stadiums.
MK II's first USA leg followed, Purples headlined "National Pop&Blues festival". 25 August, Deep Purple made the USA premiere of Concerto for Group and Orchestra with Los Angeles Philharmonic, at Los Angeles's Hollywood Bowl, in front of 15,000 people. setlist for the show was:
They returned to Europe in August, and played their first full tour of France, including one show in Paris's legendary Olympia hall.
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