Legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore revealed that he will perform with former band Deep Purple for the first time in 33 years. The announcement came during an Instagram Live stream with his wife Candace Night on Tuesday, August 11th. Blackmore disclosed that he will join Deep Purple for the encore at their concert on Wednesday night, August 12th, at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, New York. Get Deep Purple Tickets HereBlackmore co-founded Deep Purple in 1968, but hasn’t played with the band since exiting in 1933. Blackmore further added this would be his first time playing rock music of any kind in decades, save for a brief Rainbow reunion in 2016.