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      • Deep Purple's December 1975 concert in Jakarta was the first live performance by a Western rock band in the country and turned into a horror story for the group with the death of its bodyguard, the arrest of its manager and a riot taking place during the concert.
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  2. Aug 29, 2023 · The promoter wired an $11,000 deposit to book the band, but when Cooksey was shown the venue he was in for a surprise. The Senyan Sports Stadium stadium in Jakarta turned out to hold 125,000 people, two nights had been scheduled, the stage was built from orange boxes, and the security detail was provided by the army.

  3. Mar 11, 2023 · Legendary British rock band Deep Purple staged a live performance on Friday night, 48 years after the band’s maiden gig in the country ended with the death of a road crew and a riot at the...

  4. Jan 19, 2024 · By Geoff Barton. ( Classic Rock ) published 19 January 2024. On July 19, 1976, Deep Purple officially split up. The ending was horrible, marked by addiction and jealousy. Deep Purple at Columbia rehearsal studios in Los Angeles, USA in 1975.

  5. Deep Purple tours & concert list along with photos, videos, and setlists of their live performances.

  6. Nov 6, 2023 · The band, having arrived in the Swiss resort town of Montreux to record an album, witnessed the central casino complex burn to the ground as the result of a flare gun shot off during a concert by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention.

  7. Apr 7, 2015 · Fortunately, Deep Purple's third-to-last concert with Blackmore had been captured for posterity, and later emerged as Graz '75 to give fans a belated glimpse into the Mk. III's mid-'70s...

  8. Dec 5, 2020 · It was supposed to be Indonesia's first big rock show - but Deep Purple's 1975 concert was a nightmare of sabotage, fraud and murder. Musician Glenn Hughes tells of the worst performance of his life.

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