Deep Purple have released their brand-new single Arrogant Boy, offering fans the first taste of their forthcoming studio album SPLAT!, which arrives on 3 July 2026 via earMUSIC. The fast-paced Hard Rock track is accompanied by an official music video featuring the band performing and has already drawn comparisons to classic Deep Purple tracks such as Space Truckin’ and Highway Star.
Frontman Ian Gillan explained the inspiration behind the track. “This is the story of Billy who couldn’t read or write,” he said. “He is unhappy with things, so he speaks up, and finds a way of irritating, one way or another, the elite. And I can’t think of anything more fun than irritating the elite.”
SPLAT! marks another collaboration between Deep Purple and renowned producer Bob Ezrin, who also worked on the band’s recent chart-topping albums NOW What?!, inFinite, Whoosh! and =1. According to the band, the album explores the end of humanity not as destruction, but as transformation beyond physical existence.
The album will be available in multiple formats including CD, vinyl editions, deluxe box sets and digital formats. The limited box set includes exclusive live recordings from the Deep Purple Tour 2024 and a bonus 7-inch single featuring the track GUINNESIS.
Deep Purple – SPLAT! tracklisting
1. Arrogant Boy
2. Diablo
3. The Rider
4. The Lunatic
5. The Only Horse In Town
6. Sacred Land
7. The Beating Of Wings
8. Guilt Trippin’
9. Scriblin’ Gib’rish
10. Jessica’s Bra
11. Third Call
12. My New Movie
13. Splat!
Deep Purple are currently continuing their extensive global touring schedule, with European summer dates ahead of the SPLAT! World Tour launching in North America this August. The tour will span 86 shows across 28 countries before concluding in South America in December 2026.
Splat! will be released in multiple formats, including CD, black vinyl, limited purple vinyl, transparent yellow vinyl, digital editions and a deluxe box set featuring exclusive live recordings and bonus material. Pre-orders are available from deeppurple.lnk.to/SPLAT.
Tour tickets are available from AEG Presents.
With a career spanning more than five decades, Deep Purple remain one of the most influential bands in Hard Rock and Heavy Metal history. The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees continue to push forward with renewed energy through the current line-up of Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Don Airey and Simon McBride.
