Deep Purple Singer Ian Gillan Hospitalized Due to "Medical Emergency," Band Postpones Shows
The band will reschedule both German concerts and honor all tickets after Ian Gillan was hospitalized for a medical emergency, it said.
- On Saturday, October 31, 2026, hard rock legends Deep Purple canceled upcoming shows in Leipzig and Hamburg after frontman Ian Gillan was hospitalized due to a medical emergency.
- The group announced the postponements on social media, expressing "deep disappointment" that they could not perform as scheduled at Leipzig's Quarterback Immobilien Arena and Hamburg's Sporthalle as part of their "Splat!" world tour.
- Deep Purple confirmed all tickets remain valid for rescheduled dates, adding that the team is currently focused on finding suitable times to perform in both German cities.
- Lead singer Ian Gillan, who is 81, first joined the rock group in 1969 and has remained the band's lead singer continuously since 1992, leading the current lineup.
- Promoting the new album "Splat!", the group's sixth collaboration with producer Bob Ezrin, early press praised the work as "distilled, high-octane PURPLE at its finest.
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Deep Purple forced to postpone tour as singer Ian Gillan, 81, hospitalised following 'medical emergency'
Deep Purple forced to postpone tour as singer Ian Gillan, 81, hospitalised following 'medical emergency' . Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan has been rushed to hospital following a medical emergency, forcing the legendary rock group to postpone two German dates on their Splat! World Tour
Deep Purple was scheduled to perform in Germany, but the gigs have had to be canceled.
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After a medical emergency the band Deep Purple has to cancel two appearances in Germany at short notice. Fans are concerned. What is known about possible replacement dates and other concerts.
Ian Gillan, lead singer of the British rock band Deep Purple, has been hospitalized. The band is canceling two concerts due to the illness.
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