28.06.1980 (or How A Fake Version of Deep Purple Brought Rock Music to Mexico)
28.06.1980 (or How A Fake Version of Deep Purple Brought Rock Music to Mexico) is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at PBH's Free Fringe @ Slow Progress Records and Coffee. It has 27 performances listed, running from Tue 4 Aug, 16:00 to Sun 30 Aug, 16:00. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Riots! Chaos! Karate! Join Steve McLean as he recounts the unbelievable true story of five musicians pretending to be Deep Purple. The show was the epitome of Murphy's Law, everything that can go wrong will go wrong. However, amid the carnage, they manage to play the first ever stadium rock concert in Mexico.
Details
- Venue: PBH's Free Fringe @ Slow Progress Records and Coffee
- Space: Back Room
- Genre: COMEDY, Storytelling, Theatre
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Performances listed: 27, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: There is one step into the cafe from street level. There are 5 steps up to the performance space on the First Floor up a permanent staircase with a handrail on the right-hand side on ascent. Stairs: 2 - 5 Number of stairs is provided as guidance and is not in addition to any wheelchair access type (lift/ramp etc) stated above.
What the reviewers said
We have captured 1 published review and 10 audience reviews for this show from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe’s own listing. The excerpts below are the reviewers’ words, not ours — follow each link for the full review.
This is a bizarre true story. Well, mostly. Based on his excellent book Stealing Deep Purple, McLean classes his show as a live documentary, primarily about Deep Purple and the strange events of 1980, when an…
— One4Review (4 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Tue 4 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free
- Wed 5 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free
- Thu 6 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free
- Fri 7 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free
- Sat 8 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free
- Sun 9 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free
- Mon 10 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free
- Tue 11 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free
- Wed 12 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free
- Thu 13 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free
- Fri 14 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free
- Sat 15 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free
- Sun 16 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free
- Mon 17 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free
- Tue 18 Aug, 16:00 — Cancelled — Free
- Wed 19 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free
- Thu 20 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free
- Fri 21 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free
- Sat 22 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free
- Sun 23 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free
- Mon 24 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free
- Tue 25 Aug, 16:00 — Cancelled — Free
- Wed 26 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free
- Thu 27 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free
- Fri 28 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free
- Sat 29 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free
- Sun 30 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free