Deep Purple Release 'Diablo' - The Latest Single From Forthcoming New Album SPLAT!

Deep Purple have released their new single Diablo today. The new track is the latest taste of SPLAT!, Deep Purple’s new studio album, out July 3rd on earMUSIC.

Diablo follows Arrogant Boy, the first single from SPLAT! and opens the door to one of Deep Purple’s surreal new story worlds: the most dangerous place on earth, where a heroine crosses a river, jumps into a fighting pit, celebrates with a bucket of wine, falls into the glitter pool and somehow makes it back home with a tale to tell. Diablo is a classic Deep Purple rocker – the kind of hard rock track that lives from the riff, the groove and the band chemistry captured in the studio. On the new single, Deep Purple is joined by a special guest, global superstar and Grammy-winning guitarist, singer and songwriter Keith Urban on second guitar.

The official music video, featuring Deep Purple performing, will premiere on earMUSIC’s YouTube channel on Sunday, June 7 th, at 20:00 CEST. Fans joining the premiere will be able to chat with Deep Purple’s Roger Glover. Frontman Ian Gillan says of Diablo: “It is all about taking chances. Just for once in your life, do something exciting, step out of the mould, take that curious bend in the road instead of sticking to the highway and do something that will, for the rest of your life, either guide or warn you.”

SPLAT! has already received enthusiastic first fan and media reactions, with early press praising the album’s Deep Purple spirit. Uncut calls SPLAT! 

“distilled, high-octane Purple at its finest”. Classic Rock praises the album for delivering “everything that makes Deep Purple one of the greatest acts in hard rock.”

Deep Purple are gearing up for a major run of European summer dates, starting next week in Finland, followed by shows in Norway, France, Germany, Spain, Switzerland and Italy before the SPLAT! World Tour heads to North America. The upcoming touring schedule includes 86 shows across 28 countries.

Tickets are available via Deep Purple’s official website.

SPLAT! will be released on July 3rd on earMUSIC and is available for pre-order in multiple formats including CD, vinyl, and limited editions. Further exclusive fan items are only available on the official SPLAT! shop.

DEEP PURPLE

SPLAT!

Album Release: July 3rd, 2026

DIABLO

Single Release: June 5th, 2026

Track listing (CD/2LP):

Side A

1. Arrogant Boy

2. Diablo

3. The Rider

4. The Lunatic

Side B

5. The Only Horse In Town

6. Sacred Land

7. The Beating Of Wings

Side C

8. Guilt Trippin'

9. Scriblin' Gib'rish

10. Jessica's Bra

Side D

11. Third Call

12. My New Movie

13. Splat!

ABOUT DEEP PURPLE

There simply aren’t enough superlatives to properly acknowledge the contribution Deep Purple has made to rock music. Having sold more than 120 million albums and filled global arenas for decades, there’s little wonder that the respected British radio station Planet Rock named the group the ‘5th Most Influential Band Ever’. The band were also presented the ‘Legend Award’ at the 2008 World Music Awards and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016. Deep Purple truly are ‘rock royalty’.

With a body of work spanning seven decades, Deep Purple have helped pioneer and define the hard rock genre while progressively moving into new areas, both keeping their sound fresh and attracting new fans to the legions who have remained loyal since the band’s inception. The celebrated MKII line-up of Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Jon Lord and Ritchie Blackmore was responsible for creating many of the defining rock albums of the early ’70s, including “Made in Japan”, universally accepted as one of the most important and influential live albums of all time.

Known as one of the hardest working bands ever, Deep Purple have continued to release No. 1 albums and tour globally since forming in 1968, with little rest.

Deep Purple have stayed true to their musical roots, drawing from an eclectic mix of styles to create a distinctive sound that defines the band today and, in turn, has created a legacy that very few bands could ever hope to replicate. The band has written and produced so many “classic”, well-known songs that its audience ranges widely in age and background – something the band has readily embraced.

Deep Purple’s recent studio album “=1” (2024) followed their worldwide chart-topping albums “Whoosh!” (2020), “inFinite”(2017) and “NOW What?!” (2013). 2026 sees the release of their brand-new album “SPLAT!”. On these albums, Deep Purple joined forces with producer Bob Ezrin, who has worked with the likes of KISS, Pink Floyd, Lou Reed and Alice Cooper.

Furthering their collaboration with Ezrin, in 2021 and during the pandemic the band recorded a collection of cover songs from their own homes (normal for most bands nowadays, revolutionary for a band that records everything together in the studio), creating an eclectic and celebratory history of their roots in music, in the shape of “Turning to Crime”.

Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Don Airey and Simon McBride continue with renewed vitality, pushing the boundaries of hard rock to audiences around the globe, proving that Deep Purple are very much here to stay.

MAD IN EUROPE TOUR DATES

• 11 JUN 2026 – Espoo, Finland – Espoo Metro Arena
• 12 JUN 2026 – Tampere, Finland – Nokia Arena
• 14 JUN 2026 – Kristiansand, Norway – Dirty Old Town Live – Odderoya Amfi
• 18 JUN 2026 – Clisson, France – Hellfest – SOLD OUT
• 20 JUN 2026 – Meppen, Germany – Emsland Open Air
• 24 JUN 2026 – Mönchengladbach, Germany – SparkassenPark
• 27 JUN 2026 – Coburg, Germany – HUK Coburg Open Air, Schlossplatz
• 28 JUN 2026 – Ulm, Germany – Klosterhof Wiblingen
• 02 JUL 2026 – Vigo, Spain – Conciertos de Castrelos, Auditorio Castrelos
• 04 JUL 2026 – Gredos, Ávila, Spain – Músicos en la Naturaleza
• 05 JUL 2026 – Pamplona, Spain – Navarra Arena
• 07 JUL 2026 – Valencia, Spain – Jardines de Viveros
• 09 JUL 2026 – Marbella, Spain – Starlite
• 10 JUL 2026 – Cádiz, Spain – Tío Pepe
• 13 JUL 2026 – Montreux, Switzerland – Montreux Jazz Festival
• 16 JUL 2026 – Pisa, Italy – Pisa Summer Knights – Piazza Dei Cavalieri
• 17 JUL 2026 – Este, Italy – Este Music Festival – Castello Carrarese
• 19 JUL 2026 – Munich, Germany – Tollwood Festival

SPLAT! WORLD TOUR DATES

• 04 AUG 2026 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater
• 06 AUG 2026 – Memphis, TN – Memphis Botanic Garden
• 08 AUG 2026 – Clearwater, FL – The BayCare Sound
• 09 AUG 2026 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Casino
• 12 AUG 2026 – Wantagh, NY – Jones Beach Theater
• 13 AUG 2026 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
• 15 AUG 2026 – Halifax, NS – Scotiabank Centre
• 17 AUG 2026 – Laval, QC – Place Bell
• 18 AUG 2026 – Toronto, ON – RBC Amphitheatre
• 19 AUG 2026 – Ottawa, ON – Canadian Tire Centre
• 21 AUG 2026 – Detroit, MI – Pine Knob
• 22 AUG 2026 – Salamanca, NY – Seneca Allegany Casino
• 24 AUG 2026 – Indianapolis, IN – Everwise Amphitheatre
• 25 AUG 2026 – Highland Park, IL – Ravinia
• 27 AUG 2026 – Prior Lake, MN – Mystic Lake Casino
• 29 AUG 2026 – Winnipeg, MB – Canada Life Centre
• 31 AUG 2026 – Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome
• 02 SEP 2026 – Abbotsford, BC – Abbotsford Centre
• 04 SEP 2026 – Lincoln, CA – Thunder Valley
• 05 SEP 2026 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
• 06 SEP 2026 – Highland, CA – Yaamava Theatre
• 08 SEP 2026 – Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
• 10 SEP 2026 – Las Vegas, NV – Planet Hollywood
• 11 SEP 2026 – Long Beach, CA – Long Beach Amphitheater
• 12 SEP 2026 – Sparks, NV – Nugget Event Center
• 29 SEP 2026 – Sofia, Bulgaria – 8888 Arena
• 01 OCT 2026 – Cluj, Romania – BT Arena
• 02 OCT 2026 – Budapest, Hungary – Laszlo Papp Arena
• 04 OCT 2026 – Bratislava, Slovakia – Tipos Arena
• 05 OCT 2026 – Vienna, Austria – Stadthalle
• 07 OCT 2026 – Prague, Czechia – O2 Arena
• 08 OCT 2026 – Lodz, Poland – Atlas Arena
• 10 OCT 2026 – Belgrade, Serbia – Stark Arena
• 11 OCT 2026 – Skopje, North Macedonia – Boris Trajkovski Arena
• 13 OCT 2026 – Athens, Greece – Telekom Centre Arena
• 16 OCT 2026 – Zurich, Switzerland – Hallenstadion
• 17 OCT 2026 – Milan, Italy – Unipol Forum
• 19 OCT 2026 – Barcelona, Spain – Sant Jordi Club
• 20 OCT 2026 – Madrid, Spain – Movistar Arena
• 22 OCT 2026 – Paris, France – Adidas Arena
• 23 OCT 2026 – Antwerp, Belgium – Lotto Arena
• 25 OCT 2026 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Royal Arena
• 26 OCT 2026 – Stockholm, Sweden – Avicii Arena
• 28 OCT 2026 – Oslo, Norway – Spektrum Arena
• 29 OCT 2026 – Gothenburg, Sweden – Scandinavium
• 31 OCT 2026 – Leipzig, Germany – QI Arena
• 01 NOV 2026 – Hamburg, Germany – Sporthalle
• 03 NOV 2026 – Dortmund, Germany – Westfalenhalle
• 04 NOV 2026 – Berlin, Germany – Uber Arena
• 06 NOV 2026 – Frankfurt, Germany – Festhalle
• 07 NOV 2026 – Nuremberg, Germany – Arena
• 09 NOV 2026 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ziggo Dome
• 10 NOV 2026 – Strasbourg, France – Zénith
• 12 NOV 2026 – Bordeaux, France – Arkéa Arena
• 13 NOV 2026 – Nantes, France – Zénith
• 15 NOV 2026 – Lyon, France – LDLC Arena
• 18 NOV 2026 – Newcastle, UK – Utilita Arena
• 19 NOV 2026 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro
• 21 NOV 2026 – Birmingham, UK – BP Pulse Arena
• 22 NOV 2026 – Manchester, UK – AO Arena
• 24 NOV 2026 – London, UK – Eventim Apollo
• 25 NOV 2026 – London, UK – Royal Albert Hall
• 05 DEC 2026 – São Paulo, Brazil – Suhai Hall
• 08 DEC 2026 – Santiago, Chile – Movistar Arena
• 10 DEC 2026 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – Movistar Arena
• 13 DEC 2026 – Monterrey, MX – Arena Monterrey
• 16 DEC 2026 – Guadalajara, MX – Arena Guadalajara
• 19 DEC 2026 – Mexico City, MX – Estadio Fray Nano

Tickets are available at www.deeppurple.com.