Yearly Archives: 2017
Their Mortal Remains : Update
As we approach the mid-point of The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains staging at London’s Victoria & Albert Museum, tickets are selling well for the remaining dates. If you are intending to catch it before it closes, we suggest you secure your tickets soon to avoid disappointment: https://pinkfloydexhibition.com/
We advise you to book in advance online as the museum only has a small allocation for on day tickets.
Here’s a couple of photographs by Richard Young (Richard Young Gallery, @RichardYoung110) of David and Polly visiting the exhibition in May this year.
Roger Waters : Second show added in Edmonton
Due to overwhelming demand, Roger Waters has announced a second Edmonton show on Wednesday, October 25 at Rogers Place, Edmonton, AB, This follows the previously announced show on Tuesday, October 24. The pioneering new tour, Us + Them, which kicked off in May, features classic Pink Floyd, some new songs and solo work. The tour runs through the fall of 2017 and is promoted by AEG Presents’ Concerts West.
Tickets for the newly added date will go on sale Friday, July 14 at noon. For ticket and tour information, visit www.RogerWaters.com. In Canada, American Express® Cardmembers can purchase tickets before the general public beginning Tuesday, July 11 at 10 a.m. local time through Thursday, July 13, at 10 p.m. local time.
Roger Waters : Classicsdujour.com Competition
Earlier this month, Roger Waters, the creative power and song writing force behind Pink Floyd, released his first rock album in 25 years.
Classicsdujour.com is celebrating the release of Is This The Life We Really Want? by giving you the chance to win a vinyl copy autographed by Roger!
You can enter by clicking here for your chance to win the grand prize! Plus, additional runner up winners will receive a digital download of the full album!
Roger Waters : Hour-long Facebook Live conversation
Hosted by the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI), Waters will discuss his support for the cultural boycott of Israel and Palestinians’ rights with Noura Erakat, a Palestinian human rights attorney and activist.
The conversation will stream live on the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Movement’s Facebook page at 1 p.m. ET.
“All of the people that live in that region should have rights — all our Jewish friends who are in Israel who live there, but also all our Palestinian and Arab friends. They should have equal rights. And that is my only beef. Just as all the people who live in the United States of America should have equal rights. All of them, regardless of their color, creed, race or religion.”
– Roger Waters (on his beef with Israel over its dispute with Palestine)
David Gilmour : Live In Pompeii Trailer
Just two months to go – Don’t miss this one night only opportunity to see the spectacular film of David Gilmour Live at Pompeii, in cinemas worldwide on September 13th. Tickets and more information: www.DavidGilmourCinemaTickets.com
Nick Mason : Goodwood Festival Of Speed 2017
The Goodwood Festival Of Speed 2017 has just come to an end, AFG Correspondant Phil Evans was on hand and has kindly sent in some photographs of Nick Mason with his £50 Million Ferrari 250 GTO.
The Festival of Speed been running since 1993 and offers enthusiasts an unrivalled opportunity to get close to the action, and to meet the great champions who gather at Goodwood each summer. With the enthusiasm and investment of the wider motoring and motorsport community, FOS has become an internationally celebrated, sell-out occasion.
Pink Floyd : Their Mortal Remains Exhibition – Were You There ?
On the evening of June 16th, The V&A Museum in London hosted its Pink Floyd Weekender, Which consisted of three days of special events, music and performance taking place across the Museum, to celebrate The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains.
The event included painting, pop up performances, film screenings and hands-on workshops, there was everything from relaxing music in the museum cafe, guitar workshops, and a fascinating sounding study day with participation from the likes of Nick Mason and Peter Wynne Willson!
AFG are looking to do a review for this event and are asking anyone who attended to please get in touch
You can contact us by sending your email to liam@pinkfloydz.com
Ferrari F40 Owned By Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour Goes Up For Sale
Fewer things add more value to a collectible car than a celebrity’s name scrawled in the log book.
So expect to pay big bucks if you want to get your hands on some of the cars up for auction at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in a week’s time.
That’s because the lot list includes an incredibly rare Ferrari F40 that was formerly driven by Pink Floyd guitarist and platinum-selling solo artist David Gilmour
Gilmour’s Ferrari F40 is one of the highly collectible early generation cars.
You can tell by the sliding side windows – newer versions had manual wind-down windows.
Ferrari F40s are selling for silly money these days – a low mileage example sold at an RM Sotheby’s auction last year for £1million.
Bonhams would expect this car to achieve something similar (though it has refused to put an estimate on this collector’s item) as it was first owned by Pink Floyd singer and guitarist, David Gilmour.
David and then band mate Nick Mason went to pick their matching F40s up from Ferrari’s Fiorano test track shortly after performing in Modena as part of a 1988 tour – the pair then enjoyed a trip across Europe back to the UK in Italian stallion formation.
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