# What a Gig! Was anyone there? **URL:** \ **Category:** Deep Purple and family\ **Created:** [September 8, 2026, 11:57am UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/what-a-gig-was-anyone-there/243 "2026-09-08T11:57:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Steve](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/user_avatar/forum.thehighwaystar.com/steve/32/557_2.png) [@Steve](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/Steve)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 11:57am UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/what-a-gig-was-anyone-there/243/1 "2026-09-08T11:57:17Z")
> **[The Deep Purple Podcast (@deeppurplepodcast) on Threads](https://www.threads.com/share/BAavc7d-S9)** > > On this day in 1971 Deep Purple performed the first of two days at the British Rock Meeting with none other than Black Sabbath! What a bill! How about this for a line up !? Was anyone there ? Or has anyone ever attended a show like this ? ---
**Author:** ![Stathis](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@Stathis](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/Stathis)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2026, 5:42am UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/what-a-gig-was-anyone-there/243/2 "2026-09-09T05:42:06Z")
I think that Purple and Sabbath played on two different days. I also think (but of course I could be wrong) that Purple and Sabbath shared the same stage on the same day only once, at the Cal Jam 1974. ---
**Author:** ![Steve](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/user_avatar/forum.thehighwaystar.com/steve/32/557_2.png) [@Steve](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/Steve)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2026, 9:00am UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/what-a-gig-was-anyone-there/243/3 "2026-09-09T09:00:48Z")
Imagine though, seeing Family , Fleetwood Mac, Rory Gallagher…to name a few ! Just think how iconic all those artists became ? We won’t see gigs like that these days 😢