{"id":482040,"date":"2026-05-13T05:25:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T05:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/482040\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T05:25:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T05:25:19","slug":"listen-to-deep-purples-electrifying-new-single-arrogant-boy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/482040\/","title":{"rendered":"Listen to Deep Purple’s electrifying new single Arrogant Boy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Classic rock icons Deep Purple<\/a>, who announced details of their 24th studio album, Splat!,<\/a> last week, have launched the first single from the album. Arrogant Boy, described by drummer Ian Paice as “a Highway Star-style rock’n’roll tune”, features lyrics that’ll leave fans scrambling to figure out who they’re referring to.<\/p>\n

“This is the story of Billy, who couldn\u2019t read or write,” says frontman Ian Gillan, with a smile. “He is unhappy with things, so he speaks up, and finds a way of irritating, one way or another, the elite. And I can\u2019t think of anything more fun than irritating the elite. It would be a joyous exercise for me every morning after coffee.\u201d<\/p>\n

“It’s a lovely story,” says Paice. “You could use your imagination about who it could be about.”<\/p>\n

“It’s amazing,” adds bassist Roger Glover. “What started off as a dubious thought becomes my favourite track on the album.”<\/p>\n

Splat!, which was produced by longtime collaborator Bob Ezrin<\/a>, will be released in a wallet-emptying array of formats, including double black vinyl, double transparent yellow vinyl, double purple vinyl and CD.<\/p>\n

Also available is a limited edition box set including the double album and CD, three 10-inch vinyl discs of recordings made during Purple’s 2024 tour, and a 7″ single featuring the non-album track Guinnesis. The album is available to pre-order now<\/a>. Full tracklist below.<\/p>\n

Deep Purple’s European tour begins in June, with North American shows scheduled for August and September. Further European dates follow, climaxing in a run of UK shows in November.<\/p>\n

Deep Purple: Splat! vinyl tracklist<\/p>\n

Side A<\/strong>
Arrogant Boy
Diablo
The Rider
The Lunatic<\/p>\n

Side B<\/strong>
The Only Horse In Town
Sacred Land
The Beating Of Wings<\/p>\n

Side C<\/strong>
Guilt Trippin’
Scriblin’ Gib’rish
Jessica’s Bra<\/p>\n

Side D<\/strong>
Third Call
My New Movie
Splat!<\/p>\n

Deep Purple tour dates<\/p>\n

Jun 11: Espoo Metro Arena, Finland
Jun 12: Tampere Nokia Arena, Finland
Jun 14: Kristiansand Dirty Old Town Live, Norway
Jun 18: Clisson Hellfest, France
Jun 20: Meppen Emsland Open Air, Germany
Jun 24: M\u00f6nchengladbach SparkassenPark, Germany
Jun 27: Coburg Open Air, Germany
Jun 28: Ulm Klosterhof Wiblingen, Germany
Jul 04: Gredos M\u00fasicos en la Naturaleza, Spain
Jul 05: Pamplona Navarra Arena, Spain
Jul 09: M\u00e1laga Starlite, Spain
Jul 10: C\u00e1diz T\u00edo Pepe, Spain
Jul 16: Pisa Summer Knights, Italy
Jul 17: Este Music Festival, Italy
Jul 19: M\u00fcnchen Tollwood Festival, Germany<\/p>\n

Aug 04: Raleigh Red Hat Amphitheater, NC
Aug 08: Clearwater The BayCare Sound, FL
Aug 09: Hollywood Hard Rock Casino, FL
Aug 12: Wantagh Jones Beach Theater, NY
Aug 13: Mansfield Xfinity Center, MA
Aug 15: Halifax Scotiabank Centre, NS
Aug 17: Laval Place Bell, QC
Aug 18: Toronto RBC Amphitheatre, ON
Aug 19: Ottawa Canadian Tire Center, ON
Aug 21: Detroit Pine Knob, MI
Aug 22: Salamanca Seneca Allegany Casino, NY
Aug 24: Indianapolis Everwise Amphitheatre, IN
Aug 25: Highland Park Ravinia, IL
Aug 27: Prior Lake Mystic Lake Casino, MN
Aug 29: Winnipeg Canada Life Centre, MB
Aug 31: Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome, AB
Sep 02: Abbotsford Abbotsford Centre, BC
Sep 04: Lincoln Thunder Valley, CA
Sep 05: Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre, CA
Sep 06: Highland Yaamava Theatre, CA
Sep 08: Chula Vista North Island Credit Union Amp, CA
Sep 10: Las Vegas Planet Hollywood, NV
Sep 11: Long Beach Long Beach Amphitheater, CA
Sep 12: Sparks Nugget Event Center, NV<\/p>\n

Sep 29: Sofia 8888 Arena, Bulgaria
Oct 01: Cluj BT Arena, Romania
Oct 02: Budapest Laszlo Papp Arena, Hungary
Oct 04: Bratislava Tipos Arena, Slovakia
Oct 05: Vienna Stadthalle, Austria
Oct 07: Prague O2 Arena, Czechia
Oct 08: Lodz Atlas Arena, Poland
Oct 10: Belgrade Stark Arena, Serbia
Oct 11: Skopje Boris Trajkovski Arena, Macedonia
Oct 13: Athens Telekom Centre Arena, Greece
Oct 16: Zurich Hallenstadion, Switzerland
Oct 17: Milan Unipol Forum, Italy
Oct 19: Barcelona Sant Jordi Club, Spain
Oct 22: Paris Adidas Arena, France
Oct 23: Antwerp Lotto Arena, Belgium
Oct 25: Copenhagen Royal Arena, Denmark
Oct 26: Stockholm Avicii Arena, Sweden
Oct 28: Oslo Spektrum Arena, Norway
Oct 29: Gothenburg Scandinavium, Sweden
Oct 31: Leipzig QI Arena, Germany
Nov 01: Hamburg Sporthalle, Germany
Nov 03: Dortmund Westfalenhalle, Germany
Nov 04: Berlin Uber Arena, Germany
Nov 06: Frankfurt Festhalle, Germany
Nov 07: Nuremberg Arena, Germany
Nov 09: Amsterdam Ziggodome, Netherlands
Nov 10: Strasbourg Zenith, France
Nov 12: Bordeaux Ark\u00e9a Arena, France
Nov 13: Nantes Zenith, France
Nov 15: Lyon LDLC Arena, France
Nov 18: Newcastle Utilita Arena, UK
Nov 19: Glasgow OVO Hydro, UK
Nov 21: Birmingham BP Pulse Arena, UK
Nov 22: Manchester AO Arena, UK
Nov 24: London Eventim Apollo, UK
Nov 25: London Royal Albert Hall, UK<\/p>\n

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