Don Airey

Acting

Don Airey

Born 1948-06-21 · Sunderland, Tyne-and-Wear, England, UK

Donald Smith Airey (born 21 June 1948) is an English musician who has been the keyboardist in the rock band Deep Purple since 2002, after the retirement of Jon Lord. He has had a long and productive career, playing with such acts as Gary Moore, Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Jethro Tull, Whitesnake, Saxon, Wishbone Ash, Colosseum II, Ten, Sinner, Michael Schenker, Rainbow, Empire, Brian May, Divlje jagode and Living Loud. He has also worked with Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Acting credits

Deep Purple - They All Came Down To Montreux poster
5.9

Few bands are more closely associated with Montreux than Deep Purple and there was simply no other contender when it came to choosing the act to headline the closing night of the 40th Montreux Festival in 2006. The band duly delivered one of their finest live performances, sprinkling songs from their latest album "Rapture Of The Deep" through a set chock full of their classic tracks. There was even a brand new song "Too Much Fun" written especially for the occasion and, of course, a show-stopping performance of "Smoke On The Water".

Deep Purple - They All Came Down To Montreux

2006

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NR

Rainbow live at the Capitol Theatre, Passaic, New Jersey, USA - December 01, 1979 Set List: 01. Eyes of the World 02. Love's no Friend 03. Maybe Next Time 04. All Night Long 05. Lost In Hollywood (with guitar, keyboard and drum solos) 06. Lazy (short) - Man on the Silver Mountain 07. Blues 08. Long Live Rock and Roll 09. Kill The King (jam) - Long Live Rock and Roll (Reprise)

Rainbow - Coloring New Jersey

1979

Deep Purple with Orchestra: Live at Montreux 2011 poster
6.5

Filmed on the closing night of this year's Montreux Festival on July 16, this concert features Deep Purple playing their classic hits with the accompaniment of a full symphony orchestra conducted by Stephen "BK" Bentley-Klein. The orchestral arrangements give an added depth and range to the familiar songs and the band, who are clearly enjoying the experience, deliver one of their finest performances. With a career stretching back into the late sixties and global album sales in excess of 100 million, Deep Purple need no introduction. They continue to record and perform around the world on an ongoing basis and remain of the finest hard rock bands on the planet.

Deep Purple with Orchestra: Live at Montreux 2011

2011

Deep Purple with Orchestra - Live in Verona poster
7.8

Filmed in the spectacular surroundings of the Arena di Verona, a Roman amphitheatre originally built in 30 AD, this concert from the summer of 2011 sees Deep Purple joined on stage by a full symphony orchestra for performances of all their classic tracks.

Deep Purple with Orchestra - Live in Verona

2014

Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017 poster
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Highlights from the 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 induction ceremonies. Bruce Springsteen joining inductees the E Street Band for the deep-cut classic The E Street Shuffle from the Boss’s second album, from 1973. Legendary grunge-rock group Pearl Jam delivering thundering performances of Alive, Given to Fly and Better Man. The two surviving members of Nirvana joined on stage by Lorde, Annie Clark, Kim Gordon and Joan Jett for emotional renderings of the group’s biggest hits. Cat Stevens performing a spine-tingling version of Father & Son that rendered the massive Barclays Center quiet as a church. Journey performing three classic cuts: Separate Ways (Worlds Apart), Lights and Don't Stop Believin'. Ringo Starr being welcomed into the Rock Hall with a little help from Paul McCartney. Features complete Hall of Fame induction speeches, including: Coldplay’s Chris Martin inducting Peter Gabriel Metallica’s Lars Ulrich inducting Deep Purple.

Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017

2018

Deep Purple: ...To the Rising Sun in Tokyo poster
9.5

Filmed by 12 HD cameras and recorded by a top mobile studio, the show offers one of the most magical performances of the NOW What?! tour. Every member of the band is in fantastic form, the band being strong from a full tour together, and the performance seems to be driving the band through the song like if audience and band were suspended in time.

Deep Purple: ...To the Rising Sun in Tokyo

2015

Deep Purple: Live at Hard Rock Café, London poster
NR

Live at Hard Rock Café, London

Deep Purple: Live at Hard Rock Café, London

2005

Deep Purple & Orchestra - Live At Montreux 2011 poster
6.2

Filmed on the closing night of this year's Montreux Festival on July 16, this concert features Deep Purple playing their classic hits with the accompaniment of a full symphony orchestra conducted by Stephen "BK" Bentley-Klein. The orchestral arrangements give an added depth and range to the familiar songs and the band, who are clearly enjoying the experience, deliver one of their finest performances. 1. Deep Purple Overture/Highway Star 2. Hard Lovin' Man 3. Maybe I'm A Leo 4. Strange Kind Of Woman 5. Rapture Of The Deep 6. Woman From Tokyo 7. Contact Lost 8. When A Blind Man Cries 9. The Well Dressed Guitar 10. Knocking At Your Back Door 11. Lazy 12. No One Come 13. Don Airey Keyboard Solo 14. Perfect Strangers 15. Space Truckin' 16. Smoke On The Water 17. Hush 18. Black Night Deep Purple played their classic hits accompanied by a full symphony orchestra at the Montreux Festival on July 16, 2011.

Deep Purple & Orchestra - Live At Montreux 2011

2011

Celebrating Jon Lord poster
5.8

The concert gave fans a chance to relive Jon Lord's remarkable and extensive musical career, remembering music from Paice, Ashton Lord, Deep Purple, his later classical compositions and everything in between – all in aid for the charity organization The Sunflower Jam. The 83-piece Orion Orchestra performed, conducted by Paul Mann and accompanied by bands and artists such as Deep Purple, Paul Weller, Glenn Hughes, Bruce Dickinson, Rick Wakeman, Joe Brown, Miller Anderson, Steve Balsamo and many, many more.

Celebrating Jon Lord

2014

Deep Purple: Live in China poster
NR

Deep Purple: Live in China Recorded live at Gymnasium Beijing, China March 31, 2004 1. Highway Star (7:01) 2. Woman From Tokyo (5:25) 3. I Got Your Number (5:48) 4. Strange Kind Of Woman (4:44) 5. Pictures Of Home (5:35) 6. Silver Tongue (4:56) 7. Knocking At Your Back Door (5:44) 8. Contact Lost (1:46) 9. Well Dressed Guitar (2:49) 10. Don Airey Solo (1:03) 11. Perfect Strangers (3:56) 12. Lazy (4:52) 13. Space Truckin' (5:05) 14. Smoke On The Water (6:17) 15. Hush (2:30)

Deep Purple: Live in China

2006

Deep Purple: They All Came Down to Montreux – Live at Montreux 2006 poster
9.3

Live at Montreux

Deep Purple: They All Came Down to Montreux – Live at Montreux 2006

2006

Deep Purple - Now What!? poster
NR

Bonus DVD included in the Special Edition of Now What!? IN CONVERSATION (20 MINUTES DOCUMENTARY) ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD (ALTERNATIVE RADIO MIX) PERFECT STRANGERS (LIVE) RAPTURE OF THE DEEP (LIVE)

Deep Purple - Now What!?

Deep Purple - Jazzopen Stuttgart 2023 poster
8.0

The rock legends around Ian Gillan opened the open-air Schlossplatz concerts of this year's Jazzopen 2023 with a bang – powerful guitar riffs alternated with absolute classics like 'Smoke on the Water.' The forefathers of hard rock and its most influential representatives did the honors and showed for over an hour and a half that rock can still inspire today's generation. -The band, led by Ian Gillan, delivered a high-energy show, blending heavy guitar riffs with their iconic classic hits. -The setlist was a mix of classic rock anthems, including "Smoke on the Water," "Highway Star," "Space Truckin'," and "Black Night," alongside other notable tracks like "Perfect Strangers," "Lazy," and "When a Blind Man Cries." - The concert duration was over an hour and a half, reinforcing the bands commitment to there fans. - The concert took place on July 18, 2023, at Schlossplatz, Stuttgart, Germany, as part of their "Unleashed in Europe Tour 2023".

Deep Purple - Jazzopen Stuttgart 2023

2023

Deep Purple - From the Setting Sun... in Wacken poster
9.5

The show is a blast from the first note to the last and grows song after song, supported by the audience impressive presence. During this concert, Deep Purple left their “safe zone”. That is why this concert is the one that represents a feeling of improvisation and electricity similar to the band's classic years - more than many other live releases by the band. The show has been filmed by 9 HD cameras and it is also available in 3D on the Blu-ray version (the first time for Deep Purple)

Deep Purple - From the Setting Sun... in Wacken

2015

Ozzy Osborne Live in Dortmund poster
NR

Recorded live at Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany - December 18th, 1983. Setlist: "I Don’t Know", "Mr. Crowley", "Bark At The Moon", "Forever", "Iron Man", "Paranoid"

Ozzy Osborne Live in Dortmund

1983

Ozzy Osbourne: After Hours poster
10.0

This performance was recorded on April 28, 1981, for the TV show After Hours at Studio 31 in Rochester, New York. The set included "I Don’t Know", "Crazy Train", "Mr. Crowley" and "Suicide Solution", along with an interview with Ozzy Osbourne. This footage is the only known professionally recorded video of Randy Rhoads performing full songs live with Ozzy Osbourne. Additional segments featuring Ozzy or Randy aired on Two on the Town, Entertainment Tonight (early 1982), The Rock Report, and MTV, which awarded Randy Rhoads the Best New Talent Award posthumously in March 1982.

Ozzy Osbourne: After Hours

1981

Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon poster
6.0

Filmed Live At The Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A. A DVD copy of the VHS Tape that is out of print.

Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon

1984

Ozzy Osbourne: Memoirs of a Madman poster
8.5

Memoirs of a Madman is a definitive visual two-disc DVD set which includes classic music videos, along with unreleased and out-of-print live performances, plus interviews from his solo career. Both sets offer fans of the multi-platinum recording artist, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee and three-time Grammy® winning singer and songwriter the ultimate collection from Ozzy's distinguished solo career.

Ozzy Osbourne: Memoirs of a Madman

2014

Rainbow: Monsters of Rock - Live at Donington 1980 poster
8.0

1. Lazy 2. All Night Long 3. Catch The Rainbow 4. Eyes Of The World 5. Guitar Solo 6. Difficult To Cure 7. Will You Love Me Tomorrow 8. Long Live Rock n Roll

Rainbow: Monsters of Rock - Live at Donington 1980

2016

Deep Purple: Live at the NEC poster
NR

1. Fireball 2. Woman From Tokyo 3. Mary Long 4. Ted The Mecanic 5. Lazy 6. The Well Dressed Guitar 7. When A Blind Man Cies 8. Space Truckin' 9. Keyboard Solo 10. Perfect Strangers 11. Speed King 12. Guitar Solo 13. Smoke On The Water 14. Hush 15. Black Night 16. Highway Star You'll have a front-row seat as British hard rockers Deep Purple tear through some of their biggest hits in this 2002 performance recorded at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England.

Deep Purple: Live at the NEC

2002

Gary Moore - The Definitive Montreux Collection poster
8.5

Gary Moore is one of the best rock and blues guitarists ever to come out of Ireland. Following stints in Skid Row, Thin Lizzy and Colosseum II he began a hugely successful solo career in the eighties. Gary Moore has been a frequent visitor to Montreux over the years and this 2DVD set brings together his very best performances from five different concerts between 1990 and 2001.

Gary Moore - The Definitive Montreux Collection

2007

Deep Purple: Bombay Calling poster
8.0

1. Introduction 2. Fireball 3. Maybe I'm A Leo 4. Black Night 5. The Battle Rages On 6. Woman From Tokyo 7. Purpendicular Waltz 8. When A Blind Man Cries 9. Perfect Strangers 10. Pictures Of Home 11. Child In Time 12. Anya 13. Space Truckin' 14. Guitar Solo 15. Lazy 16. Speed King 17. Highway Star 18. Smoke On The Water This live 114 minute DVD was filmed in Bombay, India in 1995 and features material from Purpendicular and top hits . Steve Morse was the featured guitarist.

Deep Purple: Bombay Calling

2000

Deep Purple at Hellfest poster
8.0

Almost 50 years after their founding, Deep Purple released their 20th studio album “Infinite”. Hard rock legends Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Steve Morse and Don Airey went on tour for the last time. On June 16th they performed at Hellfest, the biggest French metal meeting. Mat Bastard hosted this special, final concert.

Deep Purple at Hellfest

2017

Deep Purple: From Here To Infinite poster
7.9

Feature length documentary about the story behind the pioneering and influential British heavy metal band as they enter the studio to record their new album.

Deep Purple: From Here To Infinite

2017