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Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow - Memories In Rock: Live In Germany album review

By Hugh Fielder Published

Memories are made of this

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Rock Icons: Ritchie Blackmore by Opeth's Fredrik Åkesson

By Fredrik Åkesson Published

Opeth guitarist Fredrik Åkesson salutes the Rainbow and Deep Purple legend

Interviews
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Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow to tour UK in 2017

By Martin Kielty Published

Ritchie Blackmore confirms his 21st-century Rainbow lineup will return in June next year

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Tracks Of The Week

Sabbath, Leppard, Rainbow & more: Vote for your Track Of The Week...

By Polly Glass Published

Ozzy Osbourne circa 1970, Black Star Riders' new song, Kate Bush lying in a tank... All in Classic Rock's Tracks of the Week. Vote for your favourite at the foot of this page

Tracks & Singles
A picture of Ronnie Romero and Ritchie Blackmore on stage

Watch Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow perform Perfect Strangers

By Stef Lach Published

Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow release live Perfect Strangers video from upcoming Memories In Rock DVD

Concerts & Shows
Close-up composite of guitarists Ritchie Blackmore and Steve Morse next to each other playing live

Exit stage left: the joy and fear of replacing an irreplaceable guitarist

By Ed Mitchell Published

Stepping into the role of a famous lead guitarist can be a daunting prospect. But when Deep Purple, Kiss and Motörhead came calling it was an offer Morse, Thayer and Campbell couldn’t refuse

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Rainbow reunion shows set for home release

By Scott Munro Published

Ritchie Blackmore’s German Rainbow shows from June this year set to be released on CD, DVD and Blu-ray

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Deep Purple On Tour MCMXCIII: Live In Europe album cover

Deep Purple - On Tour MCMXCIII: Live In Europe album review

By Essi Berelian Published

Blackmore and Gillan’s battle rages on.

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Glenn Hughes: Blackmore asked me to play Rainbow shows

By Martin Kielty Published

Glenn Hughes says Ritchie Blackmore asked him to be part of this year’s Rainbow shows - but he refused because he didn’t want to work with unknown singer

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A photo of Ritchie Blackmore on stage with Rainbow in 2016

Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - live review

By Stephen Dalton Published

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Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow live dates deliver an unashamedly nostalgic, no-holds-barred trip back in time

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