A Look At Deep Purple's 2024 Tour With Yes & Hannah Wicklund - "Paltrocast" Exclusive

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Back in April, it was announced that legendary rock bands Yes and Deep Purple would be joining forces for a summer 2024 North American tour. The outing kicked off last month on August 14th in Florida and is set to run through September 8th, closing in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Along the way, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame-inducted acts will have hit Fort Worth, Cincinnati, Toronto, Montreal, Long Island and Virginia.Back in April, it was announced that legendary rock bands Yes and Deep Purple would be joining forces for a summer 2024 North American tour. The outing kicked off last month on August 14th in Florida and is set to run through September 8th, closing in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Along the way, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame-inducted acts will have hit Fort Worth, Cincinnati, Toronto, Montreal, Long Island and Virginia.l

Also of note about these headliners... Deep Purple is currently celebrating both its landmark 1972 album Machine Head and the iconic single Smoke on the Water; a "super deluxe" reissue of Machine Head was released earlier this year. Meanwhile, Yes recently announced a 30th anniversary edition of 1994 album Talk, inclusive of a 4CD Deluxe Edition, a 2LP limited edition white vinyl set and a single CD offering. Deep Purple's latest studio effort is 2024's =1, while Yes' latest full-length of new material is 2023's Mirror To The Sky.

Opening the tour for Deep Purple and Yes is rising star Hannah Wicklund has always had music in her bones. Her touring credits include many key U.S. festivals (e.g. Firefly Music Festival, Shaky Knees Music Festival, Bourbon & Beyond, Summerfest, Kaboo Del Mar), serving as direct support for Marcus King in theaters, and Greta Van Fleet's Canadian arena tour. Wicklund's latest album is The Prize, as produced by Sam Kiszka of the aforementioned Greta Van Fleet.

Video footage from Hannah Wicklund's performance at the Jones Beach outing of this tour is embedded above, as filmed by the Paltrocast on September 1, 2024. Paltrocast interviews with all 3 artists from the tour are embedded below.