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Up Auntie! Nice to see the BBC finally
catching up on the news we brought
you back in February!
Yes, they have finally discovered that there's going
to be a series of events in Cambridge later this year
to commemorate the late Syd Barrett. You can check
out the BBC story if you like, but you have probably
already read it right here on AFG.
Harry
Waters Album Out Soon. Harry
has been in touch to tell us he is in the recording
studio, and putting the finishing touches to his upcoming
(yet to be named) album. For the album, Harry has
teamed up with a bunch of other talented musicians,
including saxophonist Ian Ritchie, whom Harry toured
with in Roger Waters band. Harry has undertaken
to let as know the release date as soon as possible.
For more info, visit Harry's site at http://www.harrywaters.co.uk/
Win
A Copy Of Comfortably Numb Our
good friend author Mark Blake, is giving away 10 free
signed copies of the US edition of his book, Comfortably
Numb: The Inside Story Of Pink Floyd (titled Pigs
Might Fly… in the UK). Check out his website www.markrblake.com and
sign up to the free mailing list to enter.
A prize draw will take place on 9th August 2008. We
highly recommend this book, so be in it to win
it!
 Audi
World Debut With Nick Mason At Goodwood Audi
Tradition is marking this year’s Festival of Speed
at Goodwood, England (July 11 to 13, 2008) with a world
debut. At the largest classic car racing event in the
world, the Ingolstadt company will be taking the wraps
off an absolutely authentic reconstruction of the original
Auto Union ‘Silverarrow’ Type D Dual Compressor
from 1939. Construction of this racing car, the original
version of which won two Grand Prix races at the hands
of H.P. Müller and Tazio Nuvolari, took four years.
The ‘Silverarrow’ will be taken on its
maiden drive by Nick Mason,
in front of some 150,000 spectators at Goodwood. FULL
STORY
Roger
Waters To Be A Grandfather Congratulations
are in order, as Roger's son Harry recently announced
that he and his long time girlfriend are expecting
the arrival of a baby sometime soon. This will be
Roger's first grandchild.
 Glass
Tower For Battersea Power Station? There's
been yet another proposal to redevelop the Battersea
Power Station in South London. This time the plan
is to build a 300m (984ft) glass tower, and a conversion
of the power stations structure into apartments, a
hotel & a shopping mall. There would be 3200 homes
on the site. If approved, construction will begin
in 2012 and be completed by 2020. Source (Thanks
jce)
Bath
& Knebworth Box Set - Did
You Win?? We were overwhelmed with the hundreds upon hundreds
of entries we received for this great giveaway, but
there could only be one winner. WAS
IT YOU???
Atom
Heart Mother London - Night Two (15th)
With David Gilmour, and an outstanding performance.
Pictures, reviews and downloads in the PINK
FLOYD FORUM (Pic thanks to Mike Lacey)
Atom
Heart Mother London - Night One (14th)
Without David Gilmour, but still a great performance,
or so you are telling us. Members of the PINK
FLOYD FORUM are currently
enjoying the download, why don't you?
Yeah
We Heard! David Gilmour begging to play Dark
Side Of The Moon at Glastonbury? That's what some
seedy reports are saying. We have no comment.
The
Queensland Orchestra Plays Pink Floyd The
highly acclaimed Queensland Orchestra (backed
by both the State & Federal Governments) will be performing
a selection of Floyd songs at the Brisbane Convention
and Exhibition Centre on Friday 18 July. In a
fusion of rock and symphony, featuring more than 70
of Queensland’s finest musicians, the classics
selected will be given the full orchestral
treatment. They inlclude
Astronomy Domine, Scarecrow, Time, Money, Great Gig
in the Sky, Us and Them, Eclipse, Dogs of War, Shine
On You Crazy Diamond, Comfortably Numb, Wish You Were
Here, Signs of Life, Learning to Fly and of course,
Another Brick in the Wall. More Info
Beyond
The Darkside Knocking Them Dead We
often get sent reviews of shows by Floyd tribute bands,
but never have we seen such glowing reports as the
ones covering the recent show in Adelaide by crack
outfit Beyond The Darkside. 'Gob smacking performance',
'mouth agape in total awe at the spectacle ', 'The
sound was incredible', and 'All the musicians played
to perfection' were just some of the comments we read.
Aussies, make a note of these upcoming, not to be
missed gigs. 28 June 2008 Perth Concert Hall. 12
July 2008 Gold Coast Arts Centre. 11
October 2008 Hordern Pavillion – Sydney. 18
October 2008 Wollongong Entertainment Centre. 1
November 2008 Palais Theatre – Melbourne. 8
November 2008 Hobart Entertainment Centre.
WEB SITE
Backstage With
Roger Waters
- AFG's Col Turner Meets Roger Waters
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