# Splat! European tour, second leg
**URL:** https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/splat-european-tour-second-leg/260
**Category:** Deep Purple and family
**Created:** [September 29, 2026, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/splat-european-tour-second-leg/260 "2026-09-29T19:44:44Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Stathis](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/Stathis)
#### Post date: [September 29, 2026, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/splat-european-tour-second-leg/260/1 "2026-09-29T19:44:44Z")
Just got back from an AMAZING gig in Sofia, Bulgaria.
AMAZING. A couple of real surprises in the set list, the band is on fire.
More, perhaps, later
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### Author:  [@Fla76](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/Fla76)
#### Post date: [September 29, 2026, 8:13pm UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/splat-european-tour-second-leg/260/2 "2026-09-29T20:13:28Z")
Surprises?
What surprises?
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### Author:  [@Francesco](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/Francesco)
#### Post date: [September 29, 2026, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/splat-european-tour-second-leg/260/3 "2026-09-29T20:50:57Z")
Spoiler š no I have not been there, but reliable sources say Sometimes I feel like screaming and Sacred Land were performed and ok not such a big surprise Black Night is backā¦
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### Author:  [@Fla76](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/Fla76)
#### Post date: [September 29, 2026, 9:29pm UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/splat-european-tour-second-leg/260/4 "2026-09-29T21:29:18Z")
Sometimes I feel like screaming??? š±
I wouldnāt have bet even a single cent on it!!!
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### Author:  [@nick](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/nick)
#### Post date: [September 29, 2026, 10:12pm UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/splat-european-tour-second-leg/260/5 "2026-09-29T22:12:49Z")
> [@Fla76](#):
>
> I wouldnāt have bet even a single cent on it!!!
Why, to quote Paicey āoh ye, of little faithā? š
The band is known for pulling some deep cuts out of the closet and adding them to the setlist.
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### Author:  [@Fla76](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/Fla76)
#### Post date: [September 29, 2026, 10:31pm UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/splat-european-tour-second-leg/260/6 "2026-09-29T22:31:12Z")
Here it is!
https://www.youtube.com/embed/TS6ITsEd9q8?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque
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### Author:  [@Fla76](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/Fla76)
#### Post date: [September 29, 2026, 10:32pm UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/splat-european-tour-second-leg/260/7 "2026-09-29T22:32:31Z")
I never thought Iād hear a song from the Morse era again, and especially SIFLS!!
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### Author:  [@Stargazer](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/Stargazer)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2026, 12:14am UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/splat-european-tour-second-leg/260/8 "2026-09-30T00:14:48Z")
Oh man, itās lovely to hear that again. Grazie mille!!!
The Irish kid gives it a nice bluesy touch. And Don canāt help showing off a little in the second verse! š
Steve Morse fans will likely frown, but I like that they give it a different slant. Simon could help IG vocally during the louder parts though.
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### Author:  [@Erik](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/Erik)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2026, 6:04am UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/splat-european-tour-second-leg/260/9 "2026-09-30T06:04:28Z")
Hope iāll get to hear Screaming in Vienna on monday, i like the way Simon feels into this song
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### Author:  [@Erik](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/Erik)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2026, 6:21am UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/splat-european-tour-second-leg/260/10 "2026-09-30T06:21:17Z")
And yes, Ian does it well, i canāt critisize this tune, love it too much
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### Author:  [@AndreA](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/AndreA)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2026, 8:38am UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/splat-european-tour-second-leg/260/11 "2026-09-30T08:38:27Z")
The full concert (just yesterday)
[https://youtu.be/HDOgBLjw0js?is=q56dJ5x6pJDPXbU8](https://youtu.be/HDOgBLjw0js?is=q56dJ5x6pJDPXbU8)
Gillan sings āSometimes I Feel Like Screamingā well, even though it bores me š (I hope to find him in such good shape on next 17th October).
Great big concert, but sometimes I miss the distortion on the keyboardsā¦
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### Author:  [@mnagoda](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/mnagoda)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2026, 8:38am UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/splat-european-tour-second-leg/260/12 "2026-09-30T08:38:49Z")
Simon changed the riff in Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming - and I approve!!! Considering how many times Steve changed Blackmore era tunes and made the song his own, I think itās only appropriate Simon do the same!
No he is not Steve, canāt play or sound like Steve (who could?!), and he doesnāt need to! I only wish they hadnāt cut the ending short! Fantastic that they are bringing back Steveās era, especially this tune!!!
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### Author:  [@Dmjb](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/Dmjb)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2026, 11:00am UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/splat-european-tour-second-leg/260/13 "2026-09-30T11:00:00Z")
Wow. SIFLS is a giant of a track and Sacred Land is the best track on splat IMO. Set list looks miles better with PS back. Now if only the junked the encore.
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### Author:  [@Stathis](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/Stathis)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2026, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/splat-european-tour-second-leg/260/14 "2026-09-30T15:06:04Z")
A few random thoughts about yesterday. The new songs work great live. Diablo is the funkiest theyāve been in a long time. Sacred Land - oh my goodness, this is a BEHEMOTH of a track live. Doug, by the way, donāt miss the Glasgow gig-I canāt reveal the surprise, but youāre going to like it.
I enjoyed the fact that there was no āencoreā break, just 100 straight mins of music with nary a pause for breath.
Venue was not sold out, but pretty full, I guess a little short of its 18000 capacity, and the crowd was its usual enthusiastic self, with many young faces visible in the front rows.
Before doors open, a police dog was sniffing the inside of the hall for something, donāt know if this is common practice.
Looking very much forward to the next gigs. Donāt miss them if you can, they are GREAT!
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### Author:  [@AndreA](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/AndreA)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2026, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/splat-european-tour-second-leg/260/15 "2026-09-30T15:19:39Z")
Also
A Bit on the Side
and
Lazy Sod
sound great!!
I would like they play No One Came: really funky!!
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### Author:  [@MikeW](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/MikeW)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2026, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/splat-european-tour-second-leg/260/16 "2026-09-30T21:25:22Z")
SIFLS is built around the light strumming on the verses and the soaring main riff,Simonās interpretation is heavy handed, Changing 2 notes in the riff makes it jarring and unpleasant.
Back to the soundcheck drawing board,Purps Maybe Somebody Stole My Guitar or Cascades instead ??
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### Author:  [@Fla76](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/Fla76)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2026, 9:34pm UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/splat-european-tour-second-leg/260/17 "2026-09-30T21:34:48Z")
I would like to highlight BigIanās excellent performance.
This guy never ceases to amaze me lately.
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### Author:  [@Stargazer](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/Stargazer)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2026, 10:33pm UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/splat-european-tour-second-leg/260/18 "2026-09-30T22:33:21Z")
I think Simon very tastefully makes it his own. There is no attempt by him to _out-Morse_ Steve.
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### Author:  [@mnagoda](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/mnagoda)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2026, 2:21am UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/splat-european-tour-second-leg/260/19 "2026-10-01T02:21:07Z")
Iām glad its jarring actually - thatās the same emotion I felt when Steve made the Blackmore tunes his own. As far as Iām concerned, thatās part of the process of change. What Simon did was an act of respect to Steve, and I have every confidence heāll continue to refine his approach to the tune.
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### Author:  [@Daniel](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/Daniel)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2026, 4:55am UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/splat-european-tour-second-leg/260/20 "2026-10-01T04:55:16Z")
I am yet to listen to it since I would like to keep some element of surprise but I guess itās possible Simon heard it for the first time shortly before performing it? Hopefully they will be able to get it right with time. Itās too big of a Morse highlight/moment to be messed with.
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