Now What? World Tour

Now What?! World Tour
2013–2015

World tour by Deep Purple
Location	Asia Oceania Africa Europe North America South America
Associated album	Now What?!
Start date	21 February 2013
End date	3 December 2015
Legs	13
No. of shows	161
Deep Purple concert chronology

The Now What? World Tour is a current worldwide 2013–2015 concert tour by British hard rock band Deep Purple which began on February 21, 2013 in the United Arab Emirates.

It started with the anticipation of their then future studio album Now What?!, finally released on 26 April 2013.

Line-up

Deep Purple

• Ian Gillan – lead vocals
• Steve Morse – guitar
• Roger Glover – bass
• Ian Paice – drums
• Don Airey – keyboards

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue	Tickets sold/Available	Box office
Asia
21 February 2013	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	Dubai International Jazz Festival
Oceania
24 February 2013	Auckland	New Zealand	Vector Arena	3,068 / 4,056 (76%)	$292,043
26 February 2013	Brisbane	Australia	Brisbane Entertainment Centre	2,867 / 3,114 (92%)	$360,491
1 March 2013	Melbourne		Rod Laver Arena	4,158 / 5,567 (75%)	$443,603
2 March 2013	Sydney		Sydney Entertainment Centre
4 March 2013	Adelaide		Adelaide Entertainment Centre	1,878 / 2,920 (64%)	$194,806
7 March 2013	Perth		Perth Arena	3,002 / 7,048 (43%)	$310,759
Asia
12 March 2013	Singapore	Singapore	Star Performing Arts Centre
Europe
30 April 2013	Ischgl	Austria	Idalp
Africa
30 May 2013	Rabat	Morocco	OLM Souissi
Europe
2 June 2013	Kavarna	Bulgaria	Kaliakra Rock Fest
3 June 2013	Plovdiv		Hristo Botev Stadium
5 June 2013^A	Tbilisi	Georgia	Dinamo Arena
7 June 2013	Cluj-Napoca	Romania	Cluj Arena
12 July 2013	Reykjavík	Iceland	New Laugardalshöll Arena
14 July 2013	Bonn	Germany	Kunstrasen Gonau
15 July 2013	Zürich	Switzerland	Dolder Eisbahn
17 July 2013	Burg Clam	Austria	Burg Clam
19 July 2013	Montreux	Switzerland	Montreux Jazz Festival
21 July 2013	Milano	Italy	Ippodromo del Galoppo
22 July 2013^B	Rome		Ippodromo delle Capannelle
24 July 2013	Majano		Festival di Majano
25 July 2013	Monte Carlo	Monaco	Sporting Club
27 July 2013	Hoyos del Espino	Spain	Músicos en la naturaleza
30 July 2013	Wrocław	Poland	Centennial Hall
1 August 2013	Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein	Germany	Wacken Open Air
3 August 2013	Székesfehérvár	Hungary	Fezen Festival
4 August 2013	Slavkov u Brna	Czech Republic	Zamecky Park
6 August 2013	Lokeren	Belgium	Lokerse Feesten
8 August 2013	Aalborg	Denmark	Skovdalen
10 August 2013	Gävle	Sweden	Getaway Rock Festival
13 August 2013	Colmar	France	Foire aux Vins d'Alsace
12 October 2013	Manchester	United Kingdom	Apollo Theatre
13 October 2013	Glasgow		Clyde Auditorium
15 October 2013	Birmingham		National Indoor Arena
16 October 2013	London		Roundhouse
17 October 2013
19 October 2013	Zwolle	Netherlands	IJsselhallen
20 October 2013	Paris	France	Le Zénith
22 October 2013	Dresden	Germany	Messehalle
24 October 2013	Erfurt		Messehalle
25 October 2013	Regensburg		Donau Arena
26 October 2013	Berlin		Max-Schmeling-Halle
29 October 2013	Düsseldorf		Mitsubishi Electric Halle
31 October 2013	Stuttgart		Schleyerhalle
1 November 2013	Dortmund		Westfalenhalle
2 November 2013	Mannheim		SAP Arena
6 November 2013	Moscow	Russia	Olympic Stadium
8 November 2013	St. Petersburg		Ledovy Dvorets
10 November 2013	Minsk	Belarus	Minsk Arena
12 November 2013	Kiev	Ukraine	Dvorets Sporta
1 February 2014	Oulu	Finland	Ouluhalli
2 February 2014	Helsinki		Helsinki Ice Hall
4 February 2014	Oslo	Norway	Oslo Spektrum
5 February 2014	Bergen		Grieghallen
6 February 2014	Stavanger		DNB Arena
8 February 2014	Sandviken	Sweden	Goransson Arena
10 February 2014	Linköping		Cloetta Center
11 February 2014	Copenhagen	Denmark	TAP1
13 February 2014	Poznań	Poland	Arena
14 February 2014	Pardubice	Czech Republic	ČEZ Aréna
15 February 2014	Katowice	Poland	Spodek
17 February 2014	Budapest	Hungary	Budapest Sports Arena
18 February 2014	Belgrade	Serbia	Kombank Arena
20 February 2014	Bucharest	Romania	Sala Polivalentă
22 February 2014	Tel Aviv	Israel	Nokia Arena
23 February 2014
1 April 2014	Esch-sur-Alzette	Luxembourg	Rockhal
2 April 2014	Antwerp	Belgium	Lotto Arena
4 April 2014^C	London	United Kingdom	Royal Albert Hall
5 April 2014	Kleine Scheidegg	Switzerland	Snowopenair
Asia
9 April 2014	Nagoya	Japan	Aichi Arts Center
10 April 2014	Osaka		Orix Theater
12 April 2014	Tokyo		Nippon Budokan
Europe
24 May 2014	Nicosia	North Cyprus	Near East University
21 June 2014	Clisson	France	Hellfest
12 July 2014	Kufstein	Austria	Stadtwerkeplatz
15 July 2014	Zadar	Croatia	Jazine
16 July 2014	Ljubljana	Slovenia	Congress Square – CANCELLED
18 July 2014	Barolo	Italy	Collisioni Festival
20 July 2014	Saint-Julien-en-Genevois	France	Guitare en Scène
21 July 2014	Singen	Germany	Hohentwiel Festival
North America
4 August 2014	Scottsdale	United States	Talking Stick Resort
5 August 2014	Ventura		Ventura Country Fair
6 August 2014	Costa Mesa		Orange Country Fair
9 August 2014	Roseburg		Douglas Country Fair
10 August 2014	Snoqualmie		Snoqualmie Casino
13 August 2014	Saratoga		Mountain Winery
14 August 2014	Valley Center		Harrah`s Casino
16 August 2014	West Wendover		Peppermill Concert Hall
20 August 2014	Elgin		Festival Park
21 August 2014	Windsor	Canada	Caesars Casino
22 August 2014	Rama		Rama Casino
24 August 2014	Morristown	United States	Mayo Performing Arts Center
25 August 2014	Englewood		Bergen Performing Arts Center
26 August 2014	Westbury		Theatre at Wesbury
29 August 2014	Biloxi		Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
30 August 2014	Orlando		Hard Rock Live
31 August 2014	Hollywood		Seminole Hard Rock Live
South America
1 November 2014	Monterrey	Mexico	Auditorio Banamex	3,846 / 5,870 (66%)	$162,773
4 November 2014	Mexico City		Arena Ciudad de Mexico	3,567 / 14,820 (24%)	$184,692
7 November 2014	Brasília	Brazil	Net Live	4,638 / 5,000 (93%)	$295,262
9 November 2014	Curitiba		Master Hall	2,412 / 2,412 (100%)	$139,141
11 November 2014	São Paulo		Espaco das Americal	6,909 / 10,200 (68%)	$504,047
12 November 2014
14 November 2014	Florianópolis		Square Music	3,130 / 3,130 (100%)	$205,147
15 November 2014	Porto Alegre		Auditorio Araujo Viana	3,090 / 3,090 (100%)	$238,344
18 November 2014	Buenos Aires	Argentina	Luna Park Stadium
21 November 2014	Bogotá	Colombia	Coliseo Cubierto el Campín
23 November 2014	Santiago	Chile	Espacio Broadway
27 May 2015	Puebla	Mexico	Centro Expositor
30 May 2015	Guadalajara		Auditorio Telmex
31 May 2015	León		Poliforum Leon
3 June 2015	Zacatecas		Plaza de Toro
5 June 2015	Chihuahua		Expo Chihuahua
7 June 2015	Ciudad Juárez		Estadio Carta Blanca
North America
14 July 2015	Lewiston	United States	Artpark Amphitheater
18 July 2015	Ottawa	Canada	Bluesfest
19 July 2015	Quebec City		Festival d'été de Québec
20 July 2015	Toronto		Molson Amphitheatre
22 July 2015	Englewood	United States	Bergen Performing Arts Center
24 July 2015	Lynn		Lynn Auditorium
25 July 2015	Port Chester		Capitol Theatre
26 July 2015	Westbury		Theatre at Westbury
29 July 2015	Red Bank		Count Basie Theatre
30 July 2015	Ledyard		Foxwoods Casino
2 August 2015	Nashville		Ryman Auditorium
4 August 2015	Sterling Heights		Freedom Hill Amphitheatre
5 August 2015	Columbus		Celeste Center
7 August 2015	Sioux City		Hard Rock Casino
12 August 2015	Costa Mesa		Orange County Fair
14 August 2015	Laughlin		Edgewater Casino
15 August 2015	Indip		Fantasy Springs Casino
Europe
28 August 2015	Arbon	Switzerland	Summer Days Festival
29 August 2015	Sigmaringen	Germany	Summer Nights
30 August 2015	Châlons-en-Champagne	France	Parc des Expositions
25 October 2015	Łódź	Poland	Atlas Arena
27 October 2015	Ostrava	Czech Republic	CEZ Arena
28 October 2015	Plzeň		CEZ Arena
30 October 2015	Padova	Italy	Kioene Arena
31 October 2015	Milan		Mediolanum Forum
2 November 2015	Marseille	France	Le Dome
3 November 2015	Bordeaux		Patinoire de Meriadeck
5 November 2015	Florence	Italy	Mandela Forum
6 November 2015	Rome		Palalottomatica
11 November 2015	Paris	France	Le Zénith
13 November 2015	Oberhausen	Germany	Konig Pilsener Arena
14 November 2015	Magdeburg		GETEC Arena
16 November 2015	Rostock		Stadthalle
17 November 2015	Leipzig		Arena
18 November 2015	Hanover		Swiss Life Hall
20 November 2015	Trier		Arena
21 November 2015	Nuremberg		Arena
23 November 2015	Hamburg		O2 World
24 November 2015	Berlin		Max-Schmeling Halle
26 November 2015	Munich		Olympiahalle
27 November 2015	Frankfurt am Main		Festhalle
28 November 2015	Stuttgart		Hans-Martin-Schleyer Halle
30 November 2015	Lyon	France	Cité des congrès de Lyon / L'Amphithéâtre (Salle 3000)
1 December 2015	Strasbourg		Zenith Europe
3 December 2015	London	United Kingdom	O2 Arena

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

^A This concert was part of "Tbilisi Open Air"^[1]

^B This concert was part of "Rock in Roma

^C This concert was part of "The Sunflower Jam

Setlists

New songs performed

During the tour, the band performed seven songs from NOW What?!:

• "Hell to Pay"
• "Bodyline"
• "Above and Beyond"
• "Uncommon Man"
• "Après Vous"
• "All the Time in the World"
• "Vincent Price"

... + a new instrumental and a new song called "Got My Hip Boots On" starting from the show on 25 October 2015 in Łódź.^[2]

First leg (early 2013, before the release of NOW What?!)

1. "Fireball" (from Fireball, 1971)
2. "Into the Fire" (from Deep Purple in Rock, 1970)
3. "Hard Lovin' Man" (from Deep Purple in Rock)
4. "Maybe I'm a Leo" (from Machine Head, 1972)
5. "Strange Kind of Woman" (from Fireball)
6. "The Battle Rages On" (from The Battle Rages On, 1993) or "Knocking at Your Back Door" (from Perfect Strangers, 1984)
7. "Contact Lost" (from Bananas, 2003)
8. Steve Morse guitar solo
9. "Wasted Sunsets" (from Perfect Strangers)
10. "The Well-Dressed Guitar" (from Rapture of the Deep – Tour Edition, 2005)
11. "The Mule" (with Ian Paice drum solo) (from Fireball)
12. "Lazy" (from Machine Head)
13. "No One Came" (from Fireball)
14. Don Airey keyboard solo
15. "Perfect Strangers" (from Perfect Strangers)
16. "Space Truckin'" (from Machine Head)
17. "Smoke on the Water" (from Machine Head)

Encore:

18. "Hush" (Billy Joe Royal cover) (from Shades of Deep Purple, 1968)
19. Roger Glover bass solo
20. "Black Night" (from Deep Purple in Rock)

Second leg (June–August 2013, after the release of Now What?!)

1. "Fireball" (from Fireball) or "Highway Star" (from Machine Head)
2. "Into the Fire" (from Deep Purple in Rock)
3. "Hard Lovin' Man" (from Deep Purple in Rock)
4. "Vincent Price" (from Now What?!)
5. "Strange Kind of Woman" (from Fireball)
6. "Contact Lost" (from Bananas)
7. Steve Morse guitar solo
8. "All the Time in the World" or "Uncommon Man" (from Now What?!)
9. "The Well-Dressed Guitar" (from Rapture of the Deep – Tour Edition)
10. "The Mule" (with Ian Paice drum solo) (from Fireball)
11. "Bodyline" or "Hell to Pay" (from Now What?!)
12. "Lazy" (from Machine Head)
13. "Bodyline" or "Above and Beyond" (from Now What?!)
14. "No One Came" (from Fireball)
15. Don Airey keyboard solo
16. "Perfect Strangers" (from Perfect Strangers)
17. "Space Truckin'" (from Machine Head)
18. "Smoke on the Water" (from Machine Head)

Encore:

19. "Hush" (Billy Joe Royal cover) (from Shades of Deep Purple)
20. Roger Glover bass solo
21. "Black Night" (from Deep Purple in Rock)

Third leg (late 2013)

1. "Après Vous" (from Now What?!)
2. "Into the Fire" (from Deep Purple in Rock)
3. "Hard Lovin' Man" (from Deep Purple in Rock)
4. "Vincent Price" (from Now What?!)
5. "Strange Kind of Woman" (from Fireball)
6. "Contact Lost" (from Bananas)
7. Steve Morse guitar solo
8. "Uncommon Man" (from Now What?!)
9. "The Well-Dressed Guitar" (from Rapture of the Deep – Tour Edition)
10. "The Mule" (with Ian Paice drum solo) (from Fireball)
11. "Above and Beyond" (from Now What?!)
12. "Lazy" (from Machine Head)
13. "Hell to Pay" (from Now What?!)
14. Don Airey keyboard solo
15. "Perfect Strangers" (from Perfect Strangers)
16. "Space Truckin'" (from Machine Head)
17. "Smoke on the Water" (from Machine Head)

Encore:

18. "Hush" (Billy Joe Royal cover) (from Shades of Deep Purple)
19. Roger Glover bass solo
20. "Black Night" (From Deep Purple in Rock)

Fourth leg (Early 2014)

1. "Après Vous" (from Now What?!)
2. "Into the Fire" (from Deep Purple in Rock)
3. "Hard Lovin' Man" (from Deep Purple in Rock)
4. "Strange Kind of Woman" (from Fireball)
5. "Vincent Price" (from Now What?!)
6. "Contact Lost" (from Bananas)
7. Steve Morse guitar solo
8. "Uncommon Man" (from Now What?!)
9. "The Well-Dressed Guitar" (from Rapture of the Deep – Tour Edition)
10. "The Mule" (with Ian Paice drum solo) (from Fireball)
11. "Above and Beyond" (From Now What?!)
12. "Lazy" (from Machine Head)
13. "Hell to Pay" (from Now What?!)
14. Don Airey keyboard solo
15. "Perfect Strangers" (from Perfect Strangers)
16. "Space Truckin'" (from Machine Head)
17. "Smoke on the Water" (from Machine Head)

Encore:

18. "Hush" (Billy Joe Royal cover) (from Shades of Deep Purple)
19. Roger Glover bass solo
20. "Black Night" (from Deep Purple in Rock)

Celebrating Jon Lord (April 4, 2014)

1. "Uncommon Man" (from Now What?!)
2. "Above and Beyond" (from Now What?!)
3. "Lazy" (from Machine Head) — feat. Steven Bentley-Klein
4. "When a Blind Man Cries" (from Machine Head)
5. "Perfect Strangers" (from Perfect Strangers)
6. "Black Night" (from Deep Purple in Rock)

Encore:

7. "Hush" (Billy Joe Royal cover) (from Shades of Deep Purple) — feat. Bruce Dickinson, Rick Wakeman & Micky Moody

Hellfest Festival (June 21, 2014)

1. "Après Vous" (from Now What?!)
2. "Into the Fire" (from Deep Purple in Rock)
3. "Hard Lovin' Man" (from Deep Purple in Rock)
4. "Strange Kind of Woman" (from Fireball)
5. "Uncommon Man" (from Now What?!)
6. "Lazy" (from Machine Head)
7. "Perfect Strangers" (from Perfect Strangers)
8. "Space Truckin'" (from Machine Head)
9. "Smoke on the Water" (from Machine Head)

Encore:

10. "Hush" (Billy Joe Royal cover) (from Shades of Deep Purple)
11. Roger Glover bass solo
12. "Black Night" (from Deep Purple in Rock)

Fifth leg (Mid 2014)

1. "Highway Star" (from Machine Head)
2. "Into the Fire" (from Deep Purple in Rock)
3. "Hard Lovin' Man" (from Deep Purple in Rock)
4. "Strange Kind of Woman" (from Fireball)
5. "Vincent Price" (from Now What?!)
6. "Contact Lost" (from Bananas)
7. Steve Morse guitar solo
8. "Uncommon Man" (from Now What?!)
9. "The Well-Dressed Guitar" (from Rapture of the Deep – Tour Edition)
10. "The Mule" (with Ian Paice drum solo) (from Fireball)
11. "Lazy" (from Machine Head)
12. "Hell to Pay" (from Now What?!)
13. Don Airey keyboard solo
14. "Perfect Strangers" (from Perfect Strangers)
15. "Space Truckin'" (from Machine Head)
16. "Smoke on the Water" (from Machine Head)

Encore:

17. "Woman from Tokyo" (from Who Do We Think We Are, 1973) (only for two shows)
18. "Hush" (Billy Joe Royal cover) (from Shades of Deep Purple)
19. Roger Glover bass solo
20. "Black Night" (from Deep Purple in Rock)

References

1. "LINE UP TBILISI OPEN AIR 2013 – DEEP PURPLE". AlterVision Group.
2. "Hip Boots". thehighwaystar.com. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.