Deep Purple will open up the Nordic Ski World Championships, which will be taking place from the 18th February until the 1st March, 2009 in Liberec, the Czech Republic. The iconic British hard rock band Deep Purple will open the championship. The veteran rockers will appear in the Tipsport Arena with a concert.

As we reported earlier, the Mark III line up of Deep Purple is trying to reunite for a tour. The Deep Purple that will open these ski championships, I believe, is Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Ian Gillan, Don Airey, and Steve Morse.

Read more at Czech-Netz.com.