Deep Purple Secret Mexican Tour

Tour Background

In 1993, because of the constant disagreements, musical differences, fights and tensions between vocalist Ian Gillan and guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, Blackmore left the band during a show in Helsinki, Finland on 17 November, just days before the Japanese leg of the tour was set to start. The band hired Joe Satriani as a temporary replacement for Blackmore, to play the remaining gigs in Japan and Europe. After the tour, Satriani continued his solo career and the band asked Steve Morse to join. As the band were unsure of how audiences would react to the new permanent replacement, a "secret warm-up" tour of 3 shows were played. Audiences responded positively to Morse.

Setlist

1. Highway Star
2. Ramshackle Man
3. Maybe I'm a Leo
4. Fireball (ended with Into the Fire)
5. Perfect Strangers
6. Pictures of Home
7. Keyboard Solo
8. Knockin' at Your Back Door
9. Guitar Solo
10. Anyone's Daughter
11. Child in Time
12. Anya
13. The Battle Rages On
14. When a Blind Man Cries
15. Lazy
16. Drum Solo
17. Space Truckin'
18. Woman from Tokyo
19. Paint it Black

Encores:

1. Speed King
2. Smoke on the Water

Line-up