New Deep Purple - Mexico City, Estadio Inde (Ciudad de los Deportes), 28 June 1980
wav rip from DVD (source audio was Dolby Digital (AC3) 384 Kbps
The show lasted for about one hour and it rained out. Black Oak Arkansas was playing before DP.
Set List: (all that was broadcast?)
Intro (in Spanish)
Smoke On The Water
Gerardo Liedo, who attented the show, reports "...They played as the last group that day, the opening group was "dugs dugs" a local group from the late 60s. They were introduced by Charlie Hauptvogel a friend from elementary school (Instituto Zumarraga) and former member of "three souls inmy mind" now only "el tri" the best rock group in Mexico City. the second group was Black Oak Arkansas, they played wild and I enjoyed that part of the show. Then it started to rain and after a long delay the so-called Deep Purple with Rod Evans took the stage, by that time the audience was not as enthusiastic as at the beginning, the people started to complain and shout heavily asking for Deep Purple, or at least a member of the line up for the last record. Before the concert the media were referring to Smoke on the Water and Burn, so everyone thought it would be DP Mark II or III, or at least some of these guys playing... I remember also the people shouting "hey come out to play, the drug effect will finish"... The audience became nuts, it didn't help Rod Evans and his band to make the things happen. It was a sad concert, a lot of people were injured, the crowd rioted (as usual by that time). The American football goals and the doors in the stadium were destroyed... Drugs (as well as alcohol, of course) were present everywhere.
The main reason was the rain, the delay and that nobody from DP Mark II or III was on stage. The audience was really upset, and this was transmitted to the musicians so they did a real bad performance. Also it was too short: 40 minutes and no encore..."
Rod Evans (Vocals)
Tony Flynn (Guitar)
Tom De Rivera (Bass)
Geoff Emery (Keyboards)
Dick Juergens (Drums)
facinating, MUST read website: http://www.cream-revival-band.com/Bogus_Deep_Purple_1980.html
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