British band Deep Purple performs at Tel Aviv’s Nokia Arena on Feb 22 and 23. Deep Purple are considered, along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, to be the top hard rock and heavy metal bands in Britain in the early 1970?s and is ranked by Planet Rock as the fifth most influential band ever. The group will also appear on the Israeli TV drama series “Atlantica”, about a struggling Jerusalem Rock band.
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