An Update On Rehearsals Further to our story on The Wall rehearsals last week. The Times Leader who claimed the rehearsals were at the Mohegan Sun Arena Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania, seem to have got the story wrong. The Mohegan Sun Arena WAS used last week, but not for full rehearsals. Our sources tell us it was used for a production run through, with the wall being built (and dismantled last Tuesday 31 Aug). It's still understood that the entire ensemble of musicians were in full swing last week but at another location. It's now assumed (although this is certainly not official) that full rehearsals will take place in Toronto, possibly at the Air Canada Centre.

New Roland Petit Footage Emerges Two new videos have arrived on YouTube from the legendary Roland Petit ballet, featuring music by Pink Floyd (1972-73). As you can see below, this is great footage.

Our good friend MOB tells us that the The 2 videos are from 3 French TV shows. The video above is from a French TV broadcast dated 16 Jan 73 ("Journal de Paris"). The video below contains 2 broadcasts: 00:00 -> 03:30: broadcast 22 Nov 72 03:30 -> 06:38: broadcast 26 Nov 72 These 3 TV shows have not surfaced until now. (Our thanks to MOB & Mr Pinky for assistance).

Pink Floyd Anthology Edges Closer The long talked about Pink Floyd Anthology seems to be one step closer, with Nick Mason confirming in a new interview with Rhythm Magazine that he is still trying to find material. Nick also states in the interview that Pink Floyd are " talking about doing a big reissue of the Pink Floyd catalogue because there is the belief that there eventually will be the point that there simply won't be enough market to generate those sort of packages". AFG Comment It is our understanding that most (if not all) of the work on the reisssues has been completed. However they will not be available until such a time as the distribution rights of the bands music has been resolved.

New Wall City Announced A NEW city has been announced for Roger Waters European Tour in 2011. This time lucky Zagreb in Croatia will be getting a show on April 13th. Don't forget to check out our 2010 | 2011 tour pages to find addition shows or date changes in Cities already announced.

The Wall Band Rehearsals Start Next Week Sources have told us that full band rehearsals for Roger Waters upcoming Wall tour will be in full swing next week. (Week commencing 30 August). In the meantime, The Times Leader is reporting that the rehearsals are at the Mohegan Sun Arena Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania.

The Wall Live Earls Court DVD Available September? Reports currently circulating about The Wall Live DVD coming out next month seem to be a false alarm. We have had a few emails telling us that the company who are putting out this release on Amazon Germany have been known in the past to deal with 'unofficial' material . Don't be too disappointed though, the official release can't be that far off.

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Pink Floyd 2011 Calendar Now Available Yes, it's that time of the year again. The 2011 Pink Floyd OFFICIAL Calendar is now available from Amazon US & Amazon UK. Next year marks the 40th anniversary of the release of Meddle and the calendar reflects this, using images from that period (Plus a few more besides). Purchasing your calendar from our special Amazon links (Both ship worldwide) enables us to continue to keep this site going, as a small commission is paid on each sale. Please help us to continue to help you.

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Storm A Hit In San Francisco The opening night of Storm Thorgerson's San Francisco 'Lovers & Covers' exhibition was a huge success, with in excess of 300 people in attendance. The exhibition, which is showing at the San Francisco Art Exchange until 15th September, presents 50 works of art including 20 never before seen pieces. The show also features Storm’s classic collection of surreal images and album covers. The opening night on 14th August saw Storm himself with the honour of opening the show, along with his design partner, Aubrey (Po) Powell and Peter Curzon from Storm Studios. Nikki Sulon from the San Francisco Art Exchange has been in touch to tell us that they had "A ton of traffic" coming from AFG following our announcement of the show a few weeks ago and Nikki has supplied us with a few pictures of the opening night. (Click to enlarge) More pictures can be found on Facebook All photos courtesy of Laura Brown.

Where Did They Go? Over the last month or so we have had a good deal of information coming in telling us that many Pink Floyd albums are no longer available online, in place such as Amazon etc. Many of you will no doubt already know that this is due to a legal dispute Pink Floyd had with EMI. We are anticipating a major announcement at some stage will be made concerning the future of Pink Floyd's music distribution, but have been advised (not asked) to make no further comment at this time.

The YouTube Video with The ORB featuring David Gilmour has been withdrawn from YouTube citing a copyright claim by Sony Music.UPDATE: YOU CAN NOW WATCH THE VIDEO ON DAVID's SITE Come October you will be able to purchase the full album 'Metallic Spheres'. If the clip is anything to go by, this is going to be sensational. Metallic Spheres is designed to be heard in two parts – 'Metallic Side' (24'48"), and 'Spheres Side' (25'09") – each 'side' containing five movements. The album features David's guitar and lap steel guitar, plus some of his vocals from Chicago; Alex Paterson contributes sound manipulation, keyboards and turntables, while Youth adds bass and keyboards and handles the production. The album will be available in various formats: CD; digital download; and 180-gram vinyl LP. There will also be a 2-CD version, including an extra disc, featuring an alternative mix of the album in the new 3D60™ process, which creates a 360-degree sound experience when heard on headphones, using stereo tracks without the need for any special audio equipment. For a demo of the 3D60™ process, please go to www.3D60.co.uk

Roger Waters Wall Lineup Change There has been a small lineup change to Roger Waters backing vocalists for the upcoming Wall tour. Michael Lennon from the band Venice, who was originally scheduled to appear has had to withdraw stating "After a fair amount of vocal rehearsals the vocal part I was assigned ended up out of my natural range, and made it very difficult for me to consistently deliver......and I don't like "not delivering." Michael will be replaced by his cousin Pat Lennon who is also from the band Venice. Our thanks go to Pete, the guitar tech for Michael Lennon for the heads up on this.

Roger Waters & David Gilmour Hoping Foundation Video To Be Released Roger Waters has announced on his Facebook page that video footage of the Hoping Foundation charity event featuring Roger & David Gilmour, which was held at Kiddington Hall in Oxfordshire last month, will be released this coming Monday (August 16th) at 5pm UK time. The 29 minute video will be released on Hoping Foundation site. Currently you can watch a two minute preview on Roger's Facebook page. UPDATE David’s wife, Polly, is to thank for the video. She gave it to the Hoping Foundation for exclusive use on their website, with the wish that fans would perhaps consider making a modest donation in return for viewing it. FURTHER UPDATE FULL VIDEO NOW AVAILABLE (And wonderful it is!)

New Syd Barrett Compilation On Way October will see the release of a new EMI/Harvest Syd Barrett collection called 'An Introduction to Syd Barrett', that will bring together for the first time the tracks of Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett on one compilation. David Gilmour, who originally worked with Syd on the solo albums by co-producing 'The Madcap Laughs' and as producer of 'Barrett' has taken the role of executive producer for the album and has, along with Damon Iddins and Andy Jackson at Astoria Studios, remixed five tracks including Octopus, She Took A Long Cool Look, Dominoes and Here I Go on which David Gilmour has added and played bass guitar. Pink Floyd's Matilda Mother also receives a fresh 2010 mix. Brand new artwork has been provided by Storm Thorgerson and his estimable studio.

TRACK LISTING

1. Arnold Layne (2010 Digital Remaster)
2. See Emily Play (2010 Digital Remaster)
3. Apples And Oranges (2010 Digital Remaster)
4. Matilda Mother (Alternative Version) (2010 Mix)
5. Chapter 24 (2010 Digital Remaster)
6. Bike (2010 Digital Remaster)
7. Terrapin (2010 Digital Remaster)
8. Love You (2010 Digital Remaster)
9. Dark Globe (2010 Digital Remaster)
10. Here I Go (2010 Remix)
11. Octopus (2010 Mix)
12. She Took A Long Cool Look (2010 Mix)
13. If It's In You (2010 Digital Remaster)
14. Baby Lemonade (2010 Digital Remaster)
15. Dominoes (2010 Mix)
16. Gigolo Aunt (2010 Digital Remaster)
17. Effervescing Elephant (2010 Digital Remaster)
18. Bob Dylan Blues (2010 Digital Remaster)

The album will be available from Amazon.US as an import as from 12 October. UPDATE David Gilmour's Blog states that 'Of greatest interest to those who need no introduction to Syd, though, is the previously-unreleased 20-minute instrumental, ‘Rhamadan’. This is to be offered as an extra track for download, should you purchase either the CD or iTunes version of the album in its entirety'.

Snowy White's New Album Out Soon After a nearly 3 year haul with Roger Waters Dark Side Of The Moon Tour, Snowy White loved touring so much he put together his own band, The Snowy White Blues Project, and since 2008 has toured the UK, France, Germany, Switzerland, Holland, Belgium, Poland, Italy, Greece, Romania, and Israel! September will see the release of Snowy's new album 'In Our Time...Live' which captures the band at full power at one of their favourite venues De Boerderij (The Farm) Zoetermeer Holland in February 2010. In Our Time… Live is a recording made by four musicians who love nothing more than to play together. Roy Martin’s solid-as-a-rock groove, Ruud Weber Jr’s soulful vocals and bass and Matt Taylor’s electrifying guitar work perfectly complement Snowy’s emotive and beautifully nuanced playing and allow him to sit back and play the music that inspired him to pick up a guitar in the first place – the blues. The album is due for general release in September but can be downloaded from iTunes now or can be ordered HERE and you will receive it at least 6 weeks before the official release date. By the way, Snowy assures us he will be back on the road with The Snowy White Blues Project after he finishes with The Wall tour.

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