Due September 26th, the original event was a tribute concert to honor the late Deep Purple keyboardist's life and work. Lord passed away July 16, 2012 at the age of 71 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.

The tribute featured rock legends including Deep Purple members Ian Gillan, Ian Paice, Roger Glover, Don Airey and Steve Morse, Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson, Glenn Hughes, Rick Wakeman, Micky Moody, Joe Brown and Alfie Boe.