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Syd Barrett tribute concert, album and art show coming

Posted June 18, 2026 by Floydian Slip

The estate of Syd Barrett is planning a tribute concert and album to mark what would have been the Pink Floyd co-founder’s 80th birthday.

The concert will be held on World Mental Health Day (Oct. 10) at Cambridge Corn Exchange, the venue where Barrett made his final concert appareance Feb. 24, 1972.

Kula Shaker will headline the show, which will include bands influenced and inspired by Barrett such as Soft Machine, Men on the Border, Diana Silveira & The Psychedelic Circus, Radhika, and Pünk Floyd. Tickets are priced £55-132 and will go on sale June 19 at www.cornex.co.ukwww.cornex.co.uk. Proceeds will be donated to mental health charities.

The double album, “Clown and Jugglers — The Songs of Syd Barrett,” will be available Oct. 9 on colored vinyl and CD. Containing previously-released tracks as well as new recordings, the album will feature work by more than 20 artists. Previously-released recordings by Pink Floyd include two versions of Barrett’s “Arnold Layne,” the group’s first big hit in Spring 1967.

Cover art is by Mark Wilkinson, known for his work with Iron Maiden, Marillion and Judas Priest.

A major exhibition exploring Barrett’s life, art and cultural impact will run from Oct. 3-9 at Openspace in Cambridge. It’ll feature original paintings and sketches by Barrett; work from guest artists such as Barrett’s nephew Ian Barrett and Mick Rock; and talks from biographers exploring Barrett’s legacy.

Events co-organizer Neil Jones says, “Eighty years after his birth, Syd Barrett’s influence remains as powerful as ever. His music, creativity and unique vision continue to inspire artists and audiences across generations.”

Barrett died in 2006. He’d lived a reclusive life in Cambridge after retiring from the spotlight following his late-’60s departure from Pink Floyd.

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Roger Waters, Mona Miari re-record “Comfortably Numb”

Posted June 15, 2026 by Floydian Slip

Roger Waters and Palestinian singer-songwriter Mona Miari have re-recorded “Comfortably Numb” as a tribute to Gaza. The two share vocals on the track, with Miari singing in Arabic.

The Pink Floyd co-founder and Miari began corresponding after a film project they were involved with about artists in Gaza died in development. “After the demise of the previous project we got together and said, ‘How about Comfortably Numb?,” Waters recalls in a YouTube video. “Is there some way you and I could reimagine this and make it relevent for today?”

They re-wrote much of the song’s lyrics going back and forth with one another via email. “It became almost like penpals with her writing in Arabic and me responding in English,” he explains.

Miari’s lyrics focus on the plight of the Gazan people. “‘I feel your pain from New York City.’ Those were the first eight words I wrote down,” Waters says.

The new recording is available on streaming platforms, with proceeds to be donated to the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund. The video will be posted to YouTube June 17.

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Saxophonist Dick Parry dead at 83

Posted May 24, 2026 by Floydian Slip

Saxophonist Dick Parry died Friday. He was 83.

Pink Floyd fans know Parry for his contributions to “The Dark Side of the Moon” (1973) and “Wish You Were Here” (1975). He was front-and-center on tracks “Money,” Us and Them” and “Shine On You Crazy Diamond.” He also appeared on “The Division Bell” (1994) and toured with Floyd as well as David Gilmour.

Gilmour announced his passing on social media. “Since I was seventeen, I have played in bands with Dick on saxophone, including Pink Floyd,” he writes. “His feel and tone make his saxophone playing unmistakable, a signature of enormous beauty that is known to millions and is such a big part of songs such as ‘Shine On You Crazy Diamond,’ ‘Wish You Were Here’, ‘Us and Them’ and ‘Money.’

“He played in the last band I had that included Rick Wright for the ‘On An Island’ Tour and at Live 8 with Pink Floyd.”

Parry also worked with The Who, Bloodstone, Rory Gallagher and others.

Cause of death was not given.

Photo: Parry performing “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” in 2006 by Stephen D. Strowes (cc-by-sa-2.0).

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Harry Waters searching for father’s sound-alike

Posted April 7, 2026 by Floydian Slip

Harry Waters, son of Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters, is fronting “Legacy,” a new Floyd tribute scheduled to debut in 2027. And he’s looking for a vocalist.

“We’re looking for a singer who can sound like Dad did when he was young,” his website reads. “Are you that person?”

The project is billed on his site as “a Pink Floyd show performed by the Harry Waters Band” and “presented” by Roger Waters. The band plans to begin touring in February next year for 20 weeks, five weeks at a stretch with breaks in between.

“My son Harry has put a great band and show together to go on the road next year to pay tribute to the music from the golden era of Pink Floyd and maybe a couple of songs from my subsequent solo career,” a message from the elder Waters reads on the site.

“Harry’s band is missing one thing. The voice I had when I was young.

“Back in the day, I could sing everything from the soft urgency of ‘Hello, is there anybody in there?’ from ‘Comfortably Numb’, to the high-pitched scream of ‘You know how I need you to beat to a pulp on a Saturday night’ from ‘Don’t Leave Me Now’.

“Can you do that? Are you that missing voice? If you are, this is your chance. This is an open invitation to audition for Harry’s band. I’m serious.”

The site includes a form for singers to submit audition tapes. “You can pick whichever songs you want to sing/record in any manner you wish,” the form explains. “Just be sure it’s a Roger song.”

Audition deadline is April 30.

Harry, who toured with his father for 15 years, is a pianist, songwriter and composer. He’s also performed with Eddie Vedder, Tom Jones, Marianne Faithfull, Ween, Ozric Tentacles, Les Claypool and Sean Ono Lennon.

He compares his piano style to Vladimir Horowitz, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Arthur Rubinstein, Dr. John and Professor Longhair.

Learn more at harrywaters.com.

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David Gilmour’s Black Strat to be auctioned again

Posted November 6, 2025 by Floydian Slip

“The Black Strat,” David Gilmour‘s fabled Fender Stratocaster guitar he played on so many classic Pink Floyd recordings and on stage, will be going on the auction block (again) in March.

The Floyd guitarist auctioned the instrument along with a bevvy of other guitars in June 2019 raising $21.5 million for ClientEarth, an organization that funds attorneys and other experts to fight climate change. The Black Strat alone sold for $3,975,000, purchased by Jim Irsay, owner of the Indianapolis Colts.

Christie’s New York is now scheduled to sell it again as part of Irsay’s enormous collection going on the block following his death May 21. The collection will be auctioned over a series of events beginning in March.

Other instruments included in the auction were owned and played by all four Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Prince, Jerry Garcia, Bob Dylan, Kurt Cobain, Eddie Van Halen, Eric Clapton, Bo Diddley, Janis Joplin, Elton John, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Jim Morrison, and dozens more.

Gilmour bought the Black Strat at Mannie’s Music in New York City in May 1970, and played it extensively through the ’70s and into the ’80s on recording such as “The Dark Side of the Moon” (1973), “Wish You Were Here” (1975), “Animals” (1977) and “The Wall” (1979).

Free public exhibitions will accompany the sales at Christie’s, which is located at 20 Rockefeller Plaza. Read more about the auctions

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Nick Mason to auction his Pink Floyd Edition VW

Posted October 29, 2025 by Floydian Slip

Pink Floyd drummer and co-founder Nick Mason will put up for auction his Pink Floyd Edition Volkswagon Golf Cabriolet. The auction, to be held Nov. 8, will benefit Harefield Healing Garden Charity.

VW issued the special edition in the mid-’90s when it sponsored Floyd’s tour of The Division Bell. Based on the Mk3 Golf Cabriolet, the Pink Floyd Edition features unique badging, color-keyed bumpers and mirrors, special seat upholstery inspired by the ’94 European leg of the tour, and a high-quality sound system with factory Pink Floyd logos.

Few examples of the Pink Floyd Edition are believed to still exist today, and this is the only example once-owned by a member of the band.

Mason acquired it many years ago with the intention of restoring it to its original condition — a project that went unfinished.

Winner of the auction will also receive:

A pair of signed drumsticks
A signed copy of “Into The Red,” Mason’s book about classic racing cars
Four signed Floyd LPs
A selection of Floyd and Volkswagen t-shirts; and
Several signed DVDs, including “The Story of Wish You Were Here,” on the album’s 50th anniversary this year

Mason will sign the car, purple with manual transmission, and a photo of his signing will also accompany the auction package.

Harefield Healing Garden is a natural space within the grounds of the Harefield Hospital that provides a sanctuary from the stress and anxieties of the hospital’s wards and theatres for patients and their families.

The Iconic Auctioneers auction takes place Saturday , Nov. 8 at 11.00 a.m. local time at NEC, Birmingham.

Enter to win: “This is Not a Drill: Live from Prague”

Posted October 20, 2025 by Floydian Slip

Enter to win a double-CD copy of Roger Waters’s “This is Not a Drill: Live from Prague,” a document of Roger’s 2022/23 tour of the same name.

The performance includes two dozen numbers from his solo catalog and the Pink Floyd catalog, as well as the new track “The Bar.”

Prizes courtesy of Sony/Legacy.

Enter to win now. Deadline to enter: End of day Oct. 26.

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David Gilmour “Luck and Strange” film and soundtrack coming

Posted July 29, 2025 by Floydian Slip

The concert film “David Gilmour Live at the Circus Maximus, Rome” will hit theaters Sept. 17. A DVD and Blu-ray of the film, as well as a soundtrack, will arrive a month later.

The film, showing in select cinemas including IMAX for one day, is a record of Gilmour’s 2024 concerts in Rome, promoting his album “Luck and Strange.” Filmed against the backdrop of the ancient ruins of Rome and directed by Gavin Elder, it features tracks from “Luck and Strange” as well as Pink Floyd classics.

“I can’t wait for you to relive what were — as far as I’m concerned — the best concerts of my career,” Gilmour says.

Tickets go on sale Aug. 6 at davidgilmour.film.

“Sorrow” is available as a preview now:

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Winners: “This Is Not a Drill” Tickets

Posted July 21, 2025 by Floydian Slip

This Is Not a Drill concert film poster Congratulations to winners of tickets to see Roger Waters’ concert film “This Is Not a Drill” in theaters July 23 and 27:

Bill Armstrong, Chapell Hill, NC
Henry Armstrong, Malvern, PA
Michael Bland, Surfside Beach, SC
Michael Hudson, Glen Allen, VA
Paul Lopez, Coalinga, CA
Michael Offen, Dansville, NY
Andre Puccio, Willits, CA
Beth & Richard Rauch, Cedar Rapids, IA
Valerie Smalley, Honolulu, HI
Richard Torres, Fort Worth, TX
Roque Volpe, Toluca, IL

Prizes courtesy of Trafalgar Releasing.

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Win: “This Is Not a Drill” Tickets

Posted July 14, 2025 by Floydian Slip

This Is Not a Drill concert film poster Enter now to win a pair of tickets to see the Roger Waters concert film “This Is Not a Drill,” in theaters July 23 and 27. Shot in Prague, the film is a document of Waters’s 2022/23 tour of the same name.

Winners have their choice of date and theater. Prizes courtesy of Trafalgar Releasing.

Enter to win now. Deadline: End of day July 20.

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