https://realrocklab.com/people/roger-glover/Recent content in Roger Glover on Real Rock LabHugoen-usThu, 09 Jul 2026 09:00:00 -0300https://realrocklab.com/deep-purple-long-goodbye/Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:00:00 -0300https://realrocklab.com/deep-purple-long-goodbye/<p><a href="https://realrocklab.com/bands/deep-purple/">Deep Purple</a> have a new album out — <em>Splat!</em>, released July 3 — and an 86-show run across 28 countries and three continents booked behind it. That&rsquo;s not the schedule of a band winding down. Which is funny, because Deep Purple officially started saying goodbye a decade ago.</p> <p>Asked about the end, bassist Roger Glover didn&rsquo;t blink. <em>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re not gonna have a final tour, a final gig and make a hoopla about it,&rdquo;</em> he told Paul Cashmere in a <a href="https://www.noise11.com/vinterviews/deep-purple-roger-glover-splat-interview-noise11">video interview with Noise11</a> (2026).</p>