EN
DE
IT
FR
ES
RU
JP
RO
© Jim Bakete
Deep Purple
Order tickets
 November 2026 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa | Su |
The legendary rock band Deep Purple will return to Prague’s O2 arena on October 7, 2026. The band, which has had a major influence on the development of hard rock and became famous for hits such as Smoke on the Water and Highway Star, will offer a cross-section of their work across the decades. The evening will be opened by special guest Jayler.
There simply aren’t enough superlatives to adequately describe Deep Purple’s contribution to rock music. With over 100 million albums sold and decades of sold-out stadiums and arenas around the world, it’s no wonder that this band’s influence is so highly regarded. The band won the Legend Award at the 2008 World Music Awards and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016. Deep Purple are truly the “royal family of rock” with a reign that continues uninterrupted.
With a career spanning seven decades, Deep Purple helped define the hard rock genre and gradually moved into new areas, while retaining their freshness and attracting new fans to the legions that have remained loyal to them since the band’s inception. The famous MKII lineup of Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Jon Lord, and Ritchie Blackmore was behind many of the major rock albums of the early 1970s, including “Made In Japan,” widely considered one of the most important and influential live albums of all time.
Known as one of the hardest-working bands of all time, Deep Purple has been releasing chart-topping albums and touring the world since its formation in 1968. In the last 10 years alone, the band has sold over 2 million albums, and their last 4 studio albums have reached number one in Germany four times in a row (all of them also reached the top of the charts across Europe), impressively underscoring that the British legends remain at the forefront of the international rock scene in the new millennium.
In 2022, sad news came of Steve Morse’s departure from the band for personal reasons. Deep Purple decided to continue and approached master guitarist Simon McBride, with whom they played a stylish concert year and thrilled audiences with new energy and verve.
In 2024, Deep Purple returned to the top of the charts when their latest studio album =1 reached number one in three countries. This album is the band’s first album featuring Simon McBride and continues the band’s incredible run of global chart success following the albums Whoosh! (2020), inFinite (2017), and NOW What?! (2013).
Deep Purple teamed up with legendary producer Bob Ezrin for the fifth time (including the pandemic cover album Turning To Crime). The album has received rave reviews and is said to evoke the classic sound of this pioneering band without relying on nostalgia. Its mysterious title =1 symbolizes the idea that in an increasingly complex world, everything ultimately simplifies into a single, unified essence—everything equals one.
Coinciding with the release of =1, the band embarked on a world tour in 2024, which has seen ticket sales climb to over 1 million since 2022, cementing their status as one of rock music’s most sought-after stadium/arena bands.
Deep Purple remained true to their musical roots and created a distinctive sound from an eclectic mix of styles that defines the band today, but which also created a legacy that few bands can hope to emulate. The band has written and produced so many “classic,” well-known, and beloved songs that its audience is very diverse in age and origin—something the band happily celebrates.
As 2025 approaches, rumors of a new recording are swirling, and new worldwide concert dates are being announced daily. These legendary heroes of hard rock show no signs of slowing down and continue to push the boundaries of the genre for audiences around the world.
Program and cast
O2 Arena Prague
The O2 arena is one of the leading facilities in Europe with a seating capacity of up to 18,000. Every year, the O2 Arena hosts dozens of attractive sporting and cultural events. It was opened in 2004 for the ice-hockey championship and since that time it has welcomed over 600,000 people every year.
The O2 arena is located in north-eastern Prague, approximately 10 km from the city centre. It occupies an advantageous position between the interior road ring, which provides comfortable transport from other sections of the city, and the external ring road, which allows a quick connection to the outgoing motorway and the international highway network.
The O2 Arena offers more than fourty spatial, functional or technical variations of the stage surface and the auditorium. At a large rock concert, the O2 arena can host up to 18,000 spectators. The latest technology available at the O2 Arena include, e.g., a giant video cube, internal TV circuit, display facades, its own TV studio, sliding stands, excellent acoustics, light park and advanced telecommunication equipment.
How to get to the O2 Arena
The O2 Arena is located close by to the Ceskomoravska underground station, tram stop, bus terminal and the Praha-Liben train station which is just a few minutes’ walk away. You can get there by regular trains going in the direction of Kolin or Praha-Masarykovo nadrazi or make use of a new train line Praha-Liben - Praha-Holesovice - Praha-Bubenec - Praha-Sedlec - Roztoky u Prahy
By underground
The best way is to go by the underground line B to Ceskomoravska station. The pedestrian entrance is located just a few meters outside the underground station exit (turn right outside the underground exit toward the bus station and Ocelarska St..)
By tram
If you go by a tram, take No. 8 or 25 and get off at Multiarena Praha.
By bus
If you go by bus, take either of the following buses: 251, 127, 158, 166, 259, 280, 302, 305, 348, 351, 354, 3, 66, 368, 375, 376 or 377 and get off at the Ceskomoravska stop or take either of : 136, 145, 177 or 195 and get off at Nadrazi Liben.
By train
• From Hlavni Nadrazi (Central Station) take the underground line C to Florenc, there change to take the B line to Ceskomoravska station.
• From Masaryk Nadrazi take underground line B and get off at Ceskomoravska station.
• From Smichovske Nadrazi take underground line B and get off at Ceskomoravska station.
• If you are at Libenske Nadrazi turn left and walk for about 500 m. You can also take the tram and get off at the very next stop.
By car
• Coming from Brno - take exit 2 - P + R - Opatov, from there take underground line C to Florenc and change to underground line B and get off at the Ceskomoravska station.
• Coming from Hradec Kralove and Mlada Boleslav - take exit 1 - P + R Cerny Most, from there take underground line B and get off at the Ceskomoravska station.
• Coming from Teplice - follow Centre until you get to the Holesovice train station - here you will find P+ R - Nadrazi Holesovice, take underground line C to Florenc, change to underground line B and continue to the Ceskomoravska station.
• Coming from Strakonice - follow directions to Smichov, Radlicka St - P + R - Radlicka, take underground line B and get off at the Ceskomoravska station.
• Coming from Pilsen - exit 1 - P + R - Zlicin, take underground line B and get of at the Ceskomoravska station.
• Coming from Chomutov - continue to the ring road in the direction to Pilsen and Zlicin - P + R - Zlicin, take undergroundnd line B and get of at the Ceskomoravska station.
Parking near the O2 Arena
The following streets – Drahobejlova, Ocelarska, K Moravine, U Skladky, Kovarska (between Ocelarska and Sokolovska streets), U Svobodarny, Kurta Konrada, Lihovarska, Na Rozcesti and, south of Sokolovska (between Balabenkova and K Moravine), Na Harfe, Ceskomoravska (between Klecakova and Freyova), Ceskomoravska (between Kurta Konrada and Drahobejlova) – are designated for residential parking. Motor vehicles without a corresponding parking permit parking in this area may be towed away.
Related events