It all happened on July 18, 2011 when Deep Purple entered the Arena di Verona, one of Europe's most spectacular concert locations, through the same entrance that was once used by the gladiators. "Talk about being thrown to the lions!", jokes Don Airey, who has nothing but fond recollections of this memorable night.

Live In Verona is an exceptional recording of the complete show, featuring the Hard-Rock veterans together with a full orchestra. The Neue Philharmonie, a 38-piece orchestra from Frankfurt, accompanied them for the whole European leg of the tour. Deep Purple connected with the orchestra instantaneously, which led to some unique, outstanding moments during the tour, when orchestra members surprised the band with original arrangements. "It created the sort of environment that we could all equally enjoy", says Airey. Both eventually came together as one, creating an electrifying night.

Disc: 1
1 Overture (Live In Verona 2011)
2 Highway Star (Live In Verona 2011)
3 Hard Lovin' Man (Live In Verona 2011)
4 Maybe I'm A Leo (Live In Verona 2011)
5 Strange Kind Of Woman (Live In Verona 2011)
6 Rapture Of The Deep (Live In Verona 2011)
7 Woman From Tokyo (Live In Verona 2011)
8 Contact Lost (Live In Verona 2011)
9 Steve Morse Solo (Live In Verona 2011)
10 When A Blind Man Cries (Live In Verona 2011)
11 The Well Dressed Guitar (Live In Verona 2011)

Disc: 2
1 Knocking At Your Back Door (Live In Verona 2011)
2 Lazy (Live In Verona 2011)
3 No One Came (Live In Verona 2011)
4 Don Airey Solo (Live In Verona 2011)
5 Perfect Strangers (Live In Verona 2011)
6 Space Truckin' (Live In Verona 2011)
7 Smoke On The Water (Live In Verona 2011)
8 Hush (Live In Verona 2011)
9 Roger Glover Solo (Live In Verona 2011)
10 Black Night (Live In Verona 2011)