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A Message From Roger Waters

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“One of my oldest friends, Nick Sedgwick, died in August of 2011 of brain cancer. I miss him a lot. I share this sad news with you all for a good reason.

He leaves behind a manuscript, IN THE PINK (not a hunting memoir).

His memoir traces the unfolding of events in 1974 and 1975 concerning both me and Pink Floyd. In the summer of 1974 Nick accompanied me, and my then wife Judy, to Greece. We spent the whole summer there and Nick witnessed the beginnings of the end of that marriage.

That autumn he travelled with Pink Floyd all round England on The Dark Side Of The Moon Tour. He carried a cassette recorder on which he recorded many conversations and documented the progress of the tour. In the spring of 1975 he came to America with the band and includes his recollections of that time also.

When Nick finished the work in 1975 there was some resistance in the band to its publication, not surprising really as none of us comes out of it very well, it’s a bit warts and all, so it never saw the light of day.

It was Nick’s wish that it be made available to all those interested in that bit of Pink Floyd history. All proceeds will go to Nick’s family.

Roger Waters
July 2017″

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Classic Album Sundays Presents Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of The Moon

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Experience Pink Floyd as if for the first time as we present three immersive listening sessions with Classic Album Sundays.

Session 3 – The Dark Side of the Moon, Special Guest Nick Mason:
At the V & A we are celebrating the finale of The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains Exhibition with three immersive listening sessions featuring two of Pink Floyd’s most acclaimed albums: The Dark Side of the Moon (1973) and Wish You Were Here (1975).

The event takes place on Saturday, 30 September 2017 Hochhauser Auditorium, Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 2RL

Tickets cost just £18.00 and are available to buy online by clicking here

Roger Waters & John Prine Unite at Newport Folk Festival

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Roger Waters surprise appearance with John Prine @ Newport Folk Festival 2017

Roger Waters joined John Prine onstage Sunday for a surprise appearance during the folk legend’s headlining set at the 2017 Newport Folk Festival. The duo performed an intimate rendition of 1971’s “Hello in There,” a highlight from Prine’s self-titled debut LP.

Waters and Prine tackled the tune by fingerpicking a pair of acoustic guitars, backed by cymbal swells and Lucius’ soulful backing vocals. The former Pink Floyd bassist – who covered “Hello in There” during his 2015 Newport set – handled lead vocals on the second verse and added rugged harmonies throughout.

Prine’s star-studded, fest-closing set featured several other guest performers, including Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon, My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James, Margo Price and Nathaniel Rateliff. The stage flooded with dozens of other festival performers during the closing rendition of “Paradise.”