A band went on stage at Vestpoppen in Denmark on April 20th 1968, they called themselves: Roundabout, they were:

Jon Lord-organ/keybord

Ian Paice-drums

Nick Simper-bass

Rod Evans-vocals

Ritchie Blackmore-guitar

Shotly after, they changed their name to Deep Purple, and one of the world´s greatest rockbands ever was born.

This site is hosted by Danish fans, we work for the love of the band, please check us out once in a while.

THE ENGLISH VERSION IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION! TRANSLATION BY JUSTINE/WEBMASTER

MESSAGE FROM STEVE MORSE     MESSAGE FROM ROGER GLOVER

Steve captured "in action " Odense-Denmark-August 10th-2008 Photo: Jean Kristensen ©