Purple (Deep Purple Tribute) + Rock Bottom (UFO/MSG Tribute)

Purple and Rock Bottom are playing the Wrecking Ball Arts Centre on Saturday 21 November, a double bill that puts two tributes to classic hard rock on one stage. Purple is billed as a tribute to Deep Purple, and Rock Bottom takes on UFO and the Michael Schenker Group.

Rock Bottom (UK) formed in 2012, brought together by a group of experienced musicians with a shared love for UFO and MSG. They play a two-hour high-energy stage show that draws heavily from the live albums Strangers In The Night and One Night At Budokan, so if you're familiar with those records, you'll recognise where the set comes from. Purple takes the other half of the night, focusing on the Deep Purple catalogue.

Between them, the two acts cover a fair stretch of the hard rock era. You've got the Deep Purple side of things, and then the UFO and MSG material from Rock Bottom, so the evening pulls from a few different corners of the same family tree. It's a long night of music, with Rock Bottom's set alone running for two hours.

The gig is at the Wrecking Ball Arts Centre in Hull (HU1 2ER) on Saturday 21 November, from 8pm to 10pm, and tickets are £21.