Now What? World Tour

The Now What? World Tour is a current worldwide 2013–2015 concert tour by British hard rock band Deep Purple which began on February 21, 2013 in the United Arab Emirates.

It started with the anticipation of their then future studio album Now What?!, finally released on 26 April 2013.

Line-up

Deep Purple

• Ian Gillan – lead vocals
• Steve Morse – guitar
• Roger Glover – bass
• Ian Paice – drums
• Don Airey – keyboards

Tour dates

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

^A This concert was part of "Tbilisi Open Air"^[1]

^B This concert was part of "Rock in Roma

^C This concert was part of "The Sunflower Jam

Setlists

New songs performed

During the tour, the band performed seven songs from NOW What?!:

• "Hell to Pay"
• "Bodyline"
• "Above and Beyond"
• "Uncommon Man"
• "Après Vous"
• "All the Time in the World"
• "Vincent Price"

... + a new instrumental and a new song called "Got My Hip Boots On" starting from the show on 25 October 2015 in Łódź.^[2]

First leg (early 2013, before the release of NOW What?!)

1. "Fireball" (from Fireball, 1971)
2. "Into the Fire" (from Deep Purple in Rock, 1970)
3. "Hard Lovin' Man" (from Deep Purple in Rock)
4. "Maybe I'm a Leo" (from Machine Head, 1972)
5. "Strange Kind of Woman" (from Fireball)
6. "The Battle Rages On" (from The Battle Rages On, 1993) or "Knocking at Your Back Door" (from Perfect Strangers, 1984)
7. "Contact Lost" (from Bananas, 2003)
8. Steve Morse guitar solo
9. "Wasted Sunsets" (from Perfect Strangers)
10. "The Well-Dressed Guitar" (from Rapture of the Deep – Tour Edition, 2005)
11. "The Mule" (with Ian Paice drum solo) (from Fireball)
12. "Lazy" (from Machine Head)
13. "No One Came" (from Fireball)
14. Don Airey keyboard solo
15. "Perfect Strangers" (from Perfect Strangers)
16. "Space Truckin'" (from Machine Head)
17. "Smoke on the Water" (from Machine Head)

Encore:

18. "Hush" (Billy Joe Royal cover) (from Shades of Deep Purple, 1968)
19. Roger Glover bass solo
20. "Black Night" (from Deep Purple in Rock)

Second leg (June–August 2013, after the release of Now What?!)

1. "Fireball" (from Fireball) or "Highway Star" (from Machine Head)
2. "Into the Fire" (from Deep Purple in Rock)
3. "Hard Lovin' Man" (from Deep Purple in Rock)
4. "Vincent Price" (from Now What?!)
5. "Strange Kind of Woman" (from Fireball)
6. "Contact Lost" (from Bananas)
7. Steve Morse guitar solo
8. "All the Time in the World" or "Uncommon Man" (from Now What?!)
9. "The Well-Dressed Guitar" (from Rapture of the Deep – Tour Edition)
10. "The Mule" (with Ian Paice drum solo) (from Fireball)
11. "Bodyline" or "Hell to Pay" (from Now What?!)
12. "Lazy" (from Machine Head)
13. "Bodyline" or "Above and Beyond" (from Now What?!)
14. "No One Came" (from Fireball)
15. Don Airey keyboard solo
16. "Perfect Strangers" (from Perfect Strangers)
17. "Space Truckin'" (from Machine Head)
18. "Smoke on the Water" (from Machine Head)

Encore:

19. "Hush" (Billy Joe Royal cover) (from Shades of Deep Purple)
20. Roger Glover bass solo
21. "Black Night" (from Deep Purple in Rock)

Third leg (late 2013)

1. "Après Vous" (from Now What?!)
2. "Into the Fire" (from Deep Purple in Rock)
3. "Hard Lovin' Man" (from Deep Purple in Rock)
4. "Vincent Price" (from Now What?!)
5. "Strange Kind of Woman" (from Fireball)
6. "Contact Lost" (from Bananas)
7. Steve Morse guitar solo
8. "Uncommon Man" (from Now What?!)
9. "The Well-Dressed Guitar" (from Rapture of the Deep – Tour Edition)
10. "The Mule" (with Ian Paice drum solo) (from Fireball)
11. "Above and Beyond" (from Now What?!)
12. "Lazy" (from Machine Head)
13. "Hell to Pay" (from Now What?!)
14. Don Airey keyboard solo
15. "Perfect Strangers" (from Perfect Strangers)
16. "Space Truckin'" (from Machine Head)
17. "Smoke on the Water" (from Machine Head)

Encore:

18. "Hush" (Billy Joe Royal cover) (from Shades of Deep Purple)
19. Roger Glover bass solo
20. "Black Night" (From Deep Purple in Rock)

Fourth leg (Early 2014)

1. "Après Vous" (from Now What?!)
2. "Into the Fire" (from Deep Purple in Rock)
3. "Hard Lovin' Man" (from Deep Purple in Rock)
4. "Strange Kind of Woman" (from Fireball)
5. "Vincent Price" (from Now What?!)
6. "Contact Lost" (from Bananas)
7. Steve Morse guitar solo
8. "Uncommon Man" (from Now What?!)
9. "The Well-Dressed Guitar" (from Rapture of the Deep – Tour Edition)
10. "The Mule" (with Ian Paice drum solo) (from Fireball)
11. "Above and Beyond" (From Now What?!)
12. "Lazy" (from Machine Head)
13. "Hell to Pay" (from Now What?!)
14. Don Airey keyboard solo
15. "Perfect Strangers" (from Perfect Strangers)
16. "Space Truckin'" (from Machine Head)
17. "Smoke on the Water" (from Machine Head)

Encore:

18. "Hush" (Billy Joe Royal cover) (from Shades of Deep Purple)
19. Roger Glover bass solo
20. "Black Night" (from Deep Purple in Rock)

Celebrating Jon Lord (April 4, 2014)

1. "Uncommon Man" (from Now What?!)
2. "Above and Beyond" (from Now What?!)
3. "Lazy" (from Machine Head) — feat. Steven Bentley-Klein
4. "When a Blind Man Cries" (from Machine Head)
5. "Perfect Strangers" (from Perfect Strangers)
6. "Black Night" (from Deep Purple in Rock)

Encore:

7. "Hush" (Billy Joe Royal cover) (from Shades of Deep Purple) — feat. Bruce Dickinson, Rick Wakeman & Micky Moody

Hellfest Festival (June 21, 2014)

1. "Après Vous" (from Now What?!)
2. "Into the Fire" (from Deep Purple in Rock)
3. "Hard Lovin' Man" (from Deep Purple in Rock)
4. "Strange Kind of Woman" (from Fireball)
5. "Uncommon Man" (from Now What?!)
6. "Lazy" (from Machine Head)
7. "Perfect Strangers" (from Perfect Strangers)
8. "Space Truckin'" (from Machine Head)
9. "Smoke on the Water" (from Machine Head)

Encore:

10. "Hush" (Billy Joe Royal cover) (from Shades of Deep Purple)
11. Roger Glover bass solo
12. "Black Night" (from Deep Purple in Rock)

Fifth leg (Mid 2014)

1. "Highway Star" (from Machine Head)
2. "Into the Fire" (from Deep Purple in Rock)
3. "Hard Lovin' Man" (from Deep Purple in Rock)
4. "Strange Kind of Woman" (from Fireball)
5. "Vincent Price" (from Now What?!)
6. "Contact Lost" (from Bananas)
7. Steve Morse guitar solo
8. "Uncommon Man" (from Now What?!)
9. "The Well-Dressed Guitar" (from Rapture of the Deep – Tour Edition)
10. "The Mule" (with Ian Paice drum solo) (from Fireball)
11. "Lazy" (from Machine Head)
12. "Hell to Pay" (from Now What?!)
13. Don Airey keyboard solo
14. "Perfect Strangers" (from Perfect Strangers)
15. "Space Truckin'" (from Machine Head)
16. "Smoke on the Water" (from Machine Head)

Encore:

17. "Woman from Tokyo" (from Who Do We Think We Are, 1973) (only for two shows)
18. "Hush" (Billy Joe Royal cover) (from Shades of Deep Purple)
19. Roger Glover bass solo
20. "Black Night" (from Deep Purple in Rock)

References