page_title: Rapture of the Deep tour
section_title: 2011
hierarchical_section_title: Rapture of the Deep tour / Tour history / 2011
caption_attribution_description: With Deep Purple
context_page_description: The Rapture of the Deep tour was a worldwide concert tour by British hard rock band Deep Purple.
  It took place in support of their 2005 studio album Rapture of the Deep. It is supposed to be one of the most successful and long-lasting tours the band has ever done. In 2007, it was voted #6 tour of the year by listeners of the Planet Rock radio station.
context_section_description: After a 4-date tour in Mexico in February, Deep Purple has planned to play the Commonwealth of Independent States, Eastern Europe & Israel in spring (14 dates).
   During the Greece leg of the tour Roger Glover announced his absence from the band due a shoulder injury, and was temporarily replaced by the current The Temperance Movement bassist Nick Fyffe for a series of shows during May of that year.
caption: Deep Purple fan, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev hosted the band in the Moscow Kremlin on 23 March 2011.
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