![]() Deep Purple was recording an album at a mobile studio attached to the Casino which just happened to be owned by the. A Swiss Town, A Casino Fire And Smoke On The Water March 8, 20158:00 PM ET Peter Kenyon Enlarge this image The British rock band Deep Purple, shown here in 1971, wrote the hit song 'Smoke on the. It was during a Frank Zappa concert when a fan-shot a flare gun at the stage. There was even a brand new song Too Much Fun written especially for the occasion and, of course, a show-stopping performance of Smoke On The Water. Deep Purpleās Smoke on the Water tells of the events of the Montreux Casino burning down in 1971. ![]() The band duly delivered one of their finest live performances, sprinkling songs from their latest album Rapture Of The Deep through a set chock full of their classic tracks. ![]() Few bands are more closely associated with Montreux than Deep Purple and there was simply no other contender when it came to choosing the act to headline the closing night of the 40th Montreux Festival in 2006. where Deep Purple were located by the Montreux Casino on Lake Geneva in Switzerland.
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