Deep Purple will release their new studio album Splat! on July 3 via earMUSIC. The band – Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Don Airey, and Simon McBride – has once again teamed up with renowned producer Bob Ezrin (KISS, Pink Floyd, Lou Reed, Alice Cooper) and together, they have crafted an album that draws on the sound and attitude that has always set Deep Purple apart from the rest. Splat! is the heaviest Deep Purple album in many years, with the band playing together in the studio – the way Deep Purple have always recorded.
Today, the band launch the official music video for the first single, “Arrogant Boy.” The single will be available at midnight. Watch the clip below:
“I have to say, now we are very much back in with material that is compatible with ‘Highway Star,’ ‘Smoke On The Water,’ and ‘Lazy,’ the dynamics, the balance, and the fun of the music we made from ’69 to ’73,” said frontman Ian Gillan about Splat!. He added: “Where we are now with this incarnation of Deep Purple feels very much like a very ‘now’ version of Deep Purple as it was in the seventies.”
At the heart of Splat! is an idea conceived by Gillan. Rather than treating the end as destruction, the album imagines it as transformation: Splat! explores the end of humanity not in any crude apocalyptic sense but as a metamorphosis beyond physical existence.
Additional details about the album concept will be revealed in the weeks leading up to its July 3 release.
Splat! will be available in multiple formats:
– Limited Box Set, containing:
* 2LP Gatefold (180g)
* 12-page vinyl-sized booklet
* CD Digisleeve
* 3 exclusive 10-inch vinyl records featuring live recordings from the Deep Purple Tour 2024
* Exclusive 7-inch single featuring the bonus track “Guinnesis” (not included on the studio album and available exclusively in the box set!)
– CD (Digisleeve)
– 2LP Gatefold (black, 180g) + 12-page vinyl-sized booklet
– Limited Purple 2LP Gatefold (180g) + 12-page vinyl-sized booklet
– Limited Transparent Yellow 2LP (180g) + 12-page vinyl-sized booklet
All LP editions include a rich 12-page LP-sized booklet with illustrations and all song lyrics – available exclusively with the first pressing.
Further exclusive items are available via the official artist store, including:
– Limited 2LP Picture Disc + 12-page vinyl-sized booklet
– Limited Cassette
– A strictly limited canvas signed by all band members and limited to just 199 copies worldwide
– Additional apparel and merchandise items
The album is available in multiple formats including CD, black 2LP, limited purple 2LP, limited transparent yellow 2LP, MC, and limited box set. Pre-order/pre-save the new album here.
Tracklisting:
“Arrogant Boy”
“Diablo”
“The Rider”
“The Lunatic”
“The Only Horse In Town”
“Sacred Land”
“The Beating Of Wings”
“Guilt Trippin’”
“Scriblin’ Gib’rish”
“Jessica’s Bra”
“Third Call”
“My New Movie”
“Splat!”
To celebrate the release, Deep Purple will continue their extensive 2026 touring schedule with no fewer than 86 shows across 28 countries on three continents.
Splat! World Tour dates:
August
4 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater
6 – Memphis, TN – Memphis Botanic Garden
8 – Clearwater, FL – The BayCare Sound
9 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Casino
12 – Wantagh, NY – Jones Beach Theater
13 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
15 – Halifax, NS – Scotiabank Centre
17 – Laval, QC – Place Bell
18 – Toronto, ON – RBC Amphitheatre
19 – Ottawa, ON – Canadian Tire Center
21 – Detroit, MI – Pine Knob
22 – Salamanca, NY – Seneca Allegany Casino
24 – Indianapolis, IN – Everwise Amphitheatre
25 – Highland Park, IL – Ravinia
27 – Prior Lake, MN – Mystic Lake Casino
29 – Winnipeg, MB – Canada Life Centre
31 – Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome
September
2 – Abbotsford, BC – Abbotsford Centre
4 – Lincoln, CA – Thunder Valley
5 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
6 – Highland, CA – Yaamava Theatre
8 – Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amp
10 – Las Vegas, NV – Planet Hollywood
11 – Long Beach, CA – Long Beach Amphitheater
12 – Sparks, NV – Nugget Event Center
29 – Sofia, Bulgaria – 8888 Arena
October
1 – Cluj, Romania – BT Arena
2 – Budapest, Hungary – Laszlo Papp Arena
4 – Bratislava, Slovakia – Tipos Arena
5 – Vienna, Austria – Stadthalle
7 – Prague, Czechia – O2 Arena
8 – Lodz, Poland – Atlas Arena
10 – Belgrade, Serbia – Stark Arena
11 – Skopje, Macedonia – Boris Trajkovski Arena
13 – Athens, Greece – Telekom Centre Arena
16 – Zurich, Switzerland – Hallenstadion
17 – Milan, Italy – Unipol Forum
19 – Barcelona, Spain – Sant Jordi Club
20 – Madrid, Spain – Movistar Arena
22 – Paris, France – Adidas Arena
23 – Antwerp , Belgium – Lotto Arena
25 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Royal Arena
26 – Stockholm, Sweden – Avicii Arena
28 – Oslo, Norway – Spektrum Arena
29 – Gothenburg, Sweden – Scandinavium
31 – Leipzig, Germany – QI Arena
November
1 – Hamburg, Germany – Sporthalle
3 – Dortmund, Germany – Westfalenhalle
4 – Berlin, Germany – Uber Arena
6 – Frankfurt, Germany – Festhalle
7 – Nuremberg, Germany – Arena
9 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ziggo Dome
10 – Strasbourg, France – Zenith
12 – Bordeaux, France – Arkéa Arena
13 – Nantes, France – Zenith
15 – Lyon, France – LDLC Arena
18 – Newcastle, UK – Utilita Arena
19 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro
21 – Birmingham, UK – BP Pulse Arena
22 – Manchester, UK – AO Arena
24 – London, UK – Eventim Apollo
25 – London, UK – Royal Albert Hall
December
5 – Sao Paulo, Brazil – Suhai Hall
8 – Santiago, Chile – Movistar Arena
10 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – Movistar Arena
13 – Monterrey, MX – Arena Monterrey
16 – Guadalajara, MX – Arena Guadalajara
19 – Mexico City, MX – Estadio Fray Nano
(Photo – Olaf Heine)
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