Long term Pink Floyd and Roger Waters collaborator’s Snowy White and G.E Smith have teamed up for 2 shows in January 2018.
FEATURING: Jim Weider (The Band), G.E. Smith (SNL Musical Director / Bob Dylan / Hall & Oates), Snowy White (Pink Floyd / Thin Lizzy)
G.E. Smith is currently a world renowned and in demand rock guitarist. Millions watched him front the Saturday Night Live Band weekly. He successful career includes recording and touring with the likes of Hall & Oates, playing on albums for Mick Jagger and David Bowie and helping compose the Wayne’s World theme song.
Jim Weider has built an international reputation performing with Bob Dylan, The Band, Hot Tuna, Keith Richards, Los Lobos, Dr. John, Paul Butterfield and more plus he fronts ProJECT PERCoLAToR and cofounded The Weight.
Terence Charles “Snowy” White is an English guitarist, known for having played with Thin Lizzy and with Pink Floyd as a backing guitarist, and more recently, for Roger Waters’ band.
“With three of the most prolific rock guitarists in the world, this is sure to be a historic night of blues, roots, and rock n roll. Each with their own notable career and accomplishments, this trio comes together to play tunes from Roy Buchanan, Little Richard, Steely Dan, Lee Dorsey, Sam Cooke, and more. Rounding out the all star rhythm section are Lincoln Schleifer on bass and Connecticut drummer Josh Dion (Buddy Guy, Los Lonely Boys, Eric Johnson)”
A book containing over 350 fan memories of seeing Pink Floyd live has been published.
Collated and edited by music writer Richard Houghton, ‘Pink Floyd – I Was There’ comprises memories of the band in action going back to their earliest days in the Swinging Sixties.
Richard, who has compiled similar anthologies on The Who and the Rolling Stones, said: ‘The book is a slightly different take on the history of Pink Floyd, as it’s trying to tell their story as a live act in the words of people who witnessed them in performance. It includes gig memories from the UFO Club and before, and is bang up to date with memories of Roger’s Us+Them tour. Hopefully it captures people’s memories faithfully and will give those who were there fond memories and those who weren’t a sense of what it was like.’
Richard is now working on a similar book about Jimi Hendrix but is still keen to hear people’s Pink Floyd memories. He said: ‘I’ve had several people share Floyd stories with me since the book went to print and so I’m collecting material for a possible volume two.’
You’re likely to recognise the satirical cartoons of Gerald Scarfe from his work with Pink Floyd, but you might be surprised to discover his lesser-known production designs for the stage and screen.
Having enjoyed a long career as a political cartoonist, starting out in the pages of Punch and Private Eye and then embarking on a 40-year relationship with the Sunday Times, Scarfe has also devised sets, concepts and characters across film, opera, ballet and theatre.
London’s House of Illustration offers a rare opportunity to explore Scarfe’s extensive work in these areas, presenting storyboards, costumes and props from a range of projects including Disney’s Hercules and Pink Floyd’s The Wall (for which Scarfe designed the animation sequences).
The artist’s typically acerbic imagination and vibrant style are evident throughout, as well as his desire to ‘bring my creations to life – to bring them off the page and give them flesh and blood, movement and drama.’
The Exhibition is currently running until the 21st January 2018 at London’s House of Illustration, 2 Granary Square, King’s Cross London N1C 4BH,
After 63 sold out shows in the U.S. and Canada in 2017, we are excited to announce further shows for 2018
New Dates Added 12/12/17 !! (New Additions In Red)
January 24th – Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand January 26th – Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand January 30th – Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, New Zealand
February 2nd – Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney Olympic Park, Nsw, Australia February 3rd – Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney Olympic Park, Nsw, Australia February 6th – Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Boondall, Qld, Australia February 7th – Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Boondall, Qld, Australia February 10th – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Vic, Australia February 11th – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Vic, Australia February 16th – Adelaine Entertainment Centre, Hindmarsh, Sa, Australia February 20th – Perth Arena, Perth, Wa, Australia
April 13th – Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain April 14th – Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain April 17th – Mediolandum Forum Di Assago, Milan, Italy April 18th – Mediolanum Forum Di Assago, Milan, Italy April 21st – Unipol Arena, Bologna, Italy April 22nd – Unipol Arena, Bologna, Italy April 24th – Unipol Arena, Bologna, Italy April 25th – Unipol Arena, Bologna, Italy April 27th – O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic April 28th – O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic
May 2nd – Papp Laszlo Budapest Sportarena, Budapest, Hungary May 4th – Arena Armeec, Sofia, Bulgaria May 6th – Arena Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia May 9th – Halle Tony Garnier, Lyon, France May 11th – Sportpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium May 14th – Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg, Germany May 16th – Stadhalle, Vienna, Austria May 20th – Meo Arena, Lisbon, Portugal May 21st – Meo Arena, Lisbon, Portugal May 24th – Wizink Center, Madrid, Spain May 25th – Wizink Center, Madrid, Spain May 28th – Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland May 29th – Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland
June 1st – Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin, Germany June 2nd – Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin, Germany June 4th – Sap Arena, Mannheim, Germany June 8th – U Arena De Nanterre, La Defense, Paris, France June 11th – Lanxess Arena, Cologne, Germany June 13th – Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany June 16th – Stade Pierre Mauoroy, Villeneuve D’Ascq, Lille, France June 18th – Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, The Netherlands June 19th – Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, The Netherlands June 22nd – Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, The Netherlands June 23rd – Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
June 26th – 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland June 27th – 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland June 29th – SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland June 30th – SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland
July 2nd – Echo Arena, Liverpool, England July 3rd – Manchester Arena, Manchester, England July 6th – Hyde Park, London, England (Barclays Festival) July 7th – Birmingham Arena, Birmingham, England June 8th – U Arena De Nanterre, La Defense, Paris June 9th – U Arena De Nanterre, La Defense, Paris July 11th – Mura Storiche, Lucca, Italy (Lucca Summer Festival) July 14th – Circo Massimo, Rome, Italy (Rock In Roma 2018)
August 3rd – Tauron Arena Krakow, Krakow, Poland August 5th – Ergo Arena, Gdansk, Poland August 7th – Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning, Denmark August 10th – Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark August 11th – Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark August 14th – Telenor Arena, Oslo, Norway August 15th – Telenor Arena, Oslo, Norway August 18th – Friends Arena, Stockholm, Sweden August 21st – Hartwell Arena, Helsinki, Finland August 24th – Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia August 26th – Zalgaria Arena, Kanuas, Lithuania August 29th – Skk Arena, St Petersburg, Russia August 31st – Olympiski, Moscow, Russia
October 9th – Allianz Parque, Sao Paulo, Brazil October 13th – Estadio Nacional Mane Garricha, Brasillia, Brazil October 17th – Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil October 21st – Estadio Do Mineirao, Belo Horizonte, Brazil October 24th – Estadio Do Maracana, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil October 27th – Estadio Couto Pereira, Curitiba, Brazil October 30th – Estadio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil
November 3rd – Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay November 6th – Estadio Unico De La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina November 14th – Estadio Nacional. Santiago Chile November 17th – Lima, Peru (TBD)
Our 2018 Tour Zone will be open for business very shortly !!
Now available in UK stores is a special edition of Record Collector Magazine, completely focused on Pink Floyd. With the sub title of Shooting For The Moon, the magazine brings together both old and new from the long-running, respected publication.
Pink Floyd – Shooting for the Moon vividly traces the development of this globally adored band, from their heady psychedelic beginnings at the pulsating heart of London’s underground music scene in 1967 to their undying status as rock divinities half a century later. This 116-page bookazine combines the most fascinating and vital coverage from Record Collector’s Pink Floyd archive with freshly commissioned articles from David Quantick, Kris Needs, Daryl Easlea and Oregano Rathbone, featuring in-depth profiles of each album, a thorough delve into the band’s solo output and a celebration of their status as an unparalleled live spectacle.
As well as the finest rock’n’roll writing, Pink Floyd – Shooting for the Moon includes rare photographs and a full UK discography with single, EP and album values from the 2018 edition of The Rare Record Price Guide.
Visitors may be aware of the charity Teenage Cancer Trust in which David Gilmour played a fundraising concert at The Royal Albert Hall early on in 2016, This time however it is Nick Mason that is providing his support in a way that you too can also help.
Teenage Cancer Trust makes sure the seven young people aged 13 to 24 diagnosed with cancer every day don’t face it alone. They help young people and their families deal with the many ways cancer affects your body, mind and life. They work in partnership with the NHS, providing expert staff and specialist units in Principal Treatment Centres for cancer and bring young people together so they can support each other.
They also give presentations in schools so young people understand more about cancer and go to the doctor earlier. And they help medical professionals and politicians understand why young people with cancer need specific support.
Almost half of young people with cancer are not treated in their units. Instead they are treated in hospitals where there isn’t the same level of expertise, and where they might never meet another young person with cancer. This is a scary and lonely experience, and it must change. They’re building a wider Nursing & Support Service within the NHS to help all young people, wherever they receive treatment.
The website www.CharityStars.com are currently running a set of auctions under the festive title of “12 Drummers Drumming” – a reference to the famous “12 Days of Christmas” song.
The auctions have been organized to raise awareness and raise funds to support the Teenage Cancer Trust charity, Included in the auctions are a range of drums, drum heads and sticks from a range of artists. These include Nick Mason, Zak Starkey (son of Ringo, and The Who’s drummer), Dave Grohl, and Nicko McBrain.
Nick Mason has kindly donated a framed drum head with the classic Pink Floyd “bubble” writing included in Nick’s dedication.
The auction for this ends on December 13th 2017, at 4:00pm GMT.
You can also visit the Teenage Cancer Trust charity website for more information and to support them via donations, or purchasing items such as their music related goodies including David Gilmour concert posters/t-shirts.
The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains is coming to Rome!
The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains is an immersive, multi-sensory and theatrical journey through Pink Floyd’s extraordinary world. A story of sound, design and performance, the exhibition chronicles the music, iconic visuals and staging of the band, from the underground psychedelic scene in 1960s London to the present day, illustrating their groundbreaking use of special effects, sonic experimentation, powerful imagery and social commentary. The exhibition marks the first collaboration in decades of Pink Floyd’s remaining members and is promoted by Michael Cohl and Concert Productions International B.V.
Their Mortal Remains Opens at MACRO – Museo d’Arte Contemporanea Romaon 19th January 2018.
MACRO is located less than 1km from The Piper Club, which played host to Pink Floyd’s first shows in Italy in April 1968. The exhibition celebrates Pink Floyd’s place in history as the world’s cultural landscape changed from the 1960s. The band occupied a distinctive experimental space and were the foremost exponents of a psychedelic movement that changed the understanding of music forever, becoming one of the most important groups in contemporary music.
On January 22nd, 2018, the British Film Institute (BFI) are releasing When The Wind Blows on Blu-ray/DVD in a Dual Format Edition, packed with special features including interviews, a making-of documentary and the public information film Protect and Survive (1975).
The Film is about Jim and Hilda Bloggs (Sir John Mills and Dame Peggy Ashcroft) who are a middle-aged couple, who believe that the British government is in control as they prepare for Nuclear War. When the countdown begins they roll up their shirtsleeves and follow government guidelines that were actually distributed to households around Britain in the 1970s. They paint their windows white, build a fortress of doors and pillows, take the washing in and put away two packets of ginger nuts, one tin of pineapple chunks and a good supply of tea.
This cautionary tale is both humorous and macabre in its consideration of one of the most horrific possibilities of modern life. When the Wind Blows is a story about love, tenderness, humanity and hope. Adapted by Raymond Briggs (The Snowman) from his best-selling book, When the Wind Blows features an original soundtrack by Roger Waters, and title song by David Bowie.
15 tracks are written by Waters and for this first time included in the Blu-ray/DVD features an ‘isolated music and effects track’ which means we should be able to hear the songs in stunning clear quality.
Blu-ray Special features
Presented in High Definition and Standard Definition
Audio commentary with first assistant editor Joe Fordham and film historian Nick Redman
Jimmy Murakami: Non Alien (2010, 77 mins): feature-length documentary about the film’s director
Interview with Raymond Briggs (2005, 14 mins): writer Raymond Briggs discusses When the Wind Blows and other works
The Wind and the Bomb(1986, 25 mins): the making-of When the Wind Blows featuring interviews with producer John Coates, director Jimmy T Murakami and writer Raymond Briggs
Protect and Survive (1975, 50 mins): public information film about how to survive in the event of a nuclear attack
Isolated music and effects track
Illustrated booklet with new introduction by Raymond Briggs, an essay by executive producer Iain Harvey, writing by Jez Stewart, Claire Kitson and Bella Todd, and full film credits
A book containing over 350 fan memories of seeing 
You’re likely to recognise the satirical cartoons of 
After 63 sold out shows in the U.S. and Canada in 2017, we are excited to announce further shows for 2018
Now available in UK stores is a special edition of 
Visitors may be aware of the charity 
On January 22nd, 2018