Deep Purple’s Ian Gillan Shares Encouraging News After Undergoing Surgery

Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan says he has undergone a successful procedure and is resting to make a full recovery. His update offers reassurance after an unspecified medical emergency led the band to postpone its European and UK tour dates.

Gillan, 81, was hospitalised in Leipzig after a medical problem that required urgent attention. The postponements began with shows in Leipzig on 31 October and Hamburg on 1 November, and covered the remaining dates through late November; the band’s Latin American tour was still scheduled to begin in São Paulo on 5 December. Gillan has fronted Deep Purple during several periods since joining in 1969.