Dope Purple UK Tour 2026

Dope Purple (Taiwan) come to the UK as part of their first ever European tour.
Support from Deviant Amps
Dope Purple
The psychedelic/noise rock band founded in Taipei in 2016. Dope Purple channel influences from hard rock, noise and psychedelia with a particular emphasis on sounds from the Japanese underground, into a cosmic guitar explosion. Dope Purple is committed to promoting Taiwan's psychedelic rock culture and hosts the Taipei Psychedelic Rock Music Festival(2022)(2023) inviting musicians like Makoto Kawabata(Acid Mothers Temple) and Taigen Kawabe (Bo Ningen). At the same time, Dope Purple has been actively touring in China, where they have received high praise. In 2025, WV Sorcerer Productions (FR) and Riot Season Records (UK) jointly released the new album 'Children in the Darkness'.
At the jammier end of things, Dope Purple travel between cosmic, spacious grooves to visceral, wall of sound freakouts driven by the blast beat ferocity of drummer Speed Justin Tao. Over ten minutes, “The Last Day Of Humanity/Good Night And Good Death” showcases all that makes Dope Purple the choice for jammers in Taiwan’s scene: hazy riffs by rhythm guitarist Hung Jiun Chi, washed-out vox from lead guitarist K P Liu, and stratospheric synth wails by Chang Yun Hao, all building toward a cathartic climax. Global Ear: Taipei (The Wire).

DEVIANT AMPS are an English psychedelic/psych/space rock band formed in the 80’s and have
remained active on the independent festival and psych rock scene ever since.
They have released numerous studio and live albums and built up a devoted following on the UK
and European psychedelic/psych festivals and psych music scene. Live shows are known for
intense , immersive psychedelic soundscapes and performances with energy.
DEVIANT AMPS are a veteran UK psychedelic/psych rock band with a deep catalogue of original
recordings and a legacy rooted in intense live psych rock performances.
The current line-up is Paul Woodwright (guitar/vocals), Justin Prescott (bass/vocals) and Paul Kelly on drums.