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Nick Mason announces Scandinavian, European tour

Posted May 25, 2018 by Floydian Slip


Pink Floyd drummer and founding member Nick Mason will take his group Saucerful of Secrets on a 21-date tour of Scandinavia and Europe this fall.

The announcement comes on the heals of the group’s four sold out shows in London (pictured) this past week.

The group, which includes Spandau Ballet‘s Gary Kemp, former Floyd bassist Guy Pratt, Blockheads guitarist Lee Harris, and producer/composer Dom Beken, plays early Floyd tracks from the group’s Syd Barrett and soundtrack eras.

The tour starts Sept. 2 in Stockholm, and wraps Sept. 29 in Nottingham. It’ll be Mason’s first tour since Floyd’s ’94 concerts supporting “The Division Bell.”

Tickets go on sale today. Visit the band’s official site for a full schedule.

Here’s the songlist from the group’s London shows:

  1. “Interstellar Overdrive”
  2. “Astronomy Domine”
  3. “Lucifer Sam”
  4. “Fearless”
  5. “Obscured by Clouds”
  6. “When You’re In”
  7. “Arnold Layne”
  8. “The Nile Song”
  9. “Green Is the Colour”
  10. “Let There Be More Light”
  11. “Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun”
  12. “See Emily Play”
  13. “Bike”
  14. “One of These Days”
  15. “A Saucerful of Secrets”
  16. “Point Me at the Sky”

Photo: Jill Furmanovsky


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Nick Mason forms band to play early Pink Floyd music

Posted April 17, 2018 by Floydian Slip

Pink Floyd co-founder/drummer Nick Mason will perform early Floyd music with his new band Saucerful of Secrets in London next month.

The band consists of Mason, Spandau Ballet‘s Gary Kemp, former Floyd bassist Guy Pratt, Blockheads guitarist Lee Harris, and producer/composer Dom Beken.

The band will play selections from “The Piper at the Gates of Dawn” and “A Saucerful of Secrets” May 20 at Dingwalls in Camden, before giving three shows at the Half Moon in Putney May 21, 23 and 24.

These will be Mason’s first live performances since Floyd played Live 8 in London in 2005. He is the only member of Pink Floyd to appear on each of the band’s albums.

Tickets went on sale at 10 this morning at the band’s website.

 


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Roger Waters adds European concert dates

Posted October 2, 2017 by Floydian Slip

Roger Waters will take his Us + Them tour to Europe in 2018.

Waters announced five dates:

  • Friday June 29, Glasgow, The SSE Hydro
  • Monday July 2, Liverpool, Echo Arena
  • Tuesday July 3, Manchester, Arena
  • Friday July 6, London, Barclaycard Presents British Summer Time Hyde Park
  • Saturday July 7, Birmingham, Arena

After 63 sold-out shows in the U.S. and Canada in ’17, the tour will visit Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Holland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the U.K. in ’18.

Complete schedule is at www.rogerwaters.com.

(Photo: Kate Izor)


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Roger Waters announces European dates

Posted September 18, 2017 by Floydian Slip

Roger Waters has announced his 2018 European Us + Them tour.

Six dates have been announced for Germany and Austria, starting May 14 in Hamburg.

Waters will take his show to 21 other countries later in ’18.

Full concert details are at rogerwaters.com.


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Roger Waters to add 2018 concert dates

Posted August 30, 2017 by Floydian Slip

Rolling Stone reports Roger Waters will perform shows in 2018.

Waters’s current “Us + Them” tour is scheduled to end Oct. 29 in Vancouver, BC. But, according to a two-page story in the Sept. 7 issue of Rolling Stone, “there are plans for more shows next year.”

Addendum: Waters has added 8 dates starting Jan. 24 for New Zealand and Australia.


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Video: Rattle That Lock live at Pompeii

Posted August 5, 2017 by Floydian Slip

David Gilmour has released a video tease of his upcoming concert film “David Gilmour Live in Pompeii.”

A document of his July 2016 shows at the ancient amphitheater, the film shows one night only, Wednesday, Sept. 13 (See “David Gilmour Pompeii concert coming to theaters one night only”).

The show will be released on CD, DVD, Blu-ray, et al., on Friday, Sept. 29 (See “David Gilmour Live at Pompeii coming to CD/DVD/LP.”)


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Video trailer: David Gilmour Live at Pompeii

Posted July 15, 2017 by Floydian Slip

“Floydian Slip” will have tickets to give away to the theatre of your choice, courtesy of Trafalgar Releasing. Details coming in August.


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Roger Waters confirms album release date

Posted February 24, 2017 by Floydian Slip

Roger Waters has confirmed his upcoming album “Is This the Life We Really Want?” will be released on May 19.

He dropped the date in a new interview with Rolling Stone published yesterday.

In the interview he talks about inspiration he’s drawn from the recent presidential election, the new album’s shift away from an earlier radio play concept, and plans for his 2017 tour.

Read the full interview


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Roger Waters announces 2017 North American tour

Posted October 13, 2016 by Floydian Slip

Roger Waters has announced a 40-date North American tour coming in 2017.

“Us + Them” is the project recently teased in a 20-second video posted online by Waters.

“We are going to take a new show on the road, the content is very secret,” says Waters. “It’ll be a mixture of stuff from my long career, stuff from my years with Pink Floyd, some new things.

“Probably 75% of it will be old material and 25% will be new, but it will be all connected by a general theme. It will be a cool show, I promise you. It’ll be spectacular like all my shows have been.”

The tour begins May 26 in Kansas City, Mo., and wraps up Oct. 28 in Vancouver, BC.

Tickets go on sale Oct. 21. VIP package sales and Citi presale tickets begin Oct. 17.

Full schedule is available at rogerwaters.com.


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David Gilmour made honorary Pompeii citizen

Posted July 7, 2016 by Floydian Slip

David Gilmour has been made an honorary citizen of the Italian city of Pompeii.

The honor was bestowed upon him yesterday by the city’s mayor, Ferdinando Uliano.

“Thanks to everyone,” Gilmour said. “Here in Pompeii I feel safe, as if I was at home.”

Gilmour is set to play two shows tonight and tomorrow at the ancient amphitheater where Pink Floyd shot its live concert film in 1971.


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