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North America Gets Ritzy
The Ritzy Picturehouse in Brixton, London,
will be the venue from which David will premiere
the 85-minute theatrical version of his live
concert DVD, Remember That Night – Live
At The Royal Albert Hall, to audiences in
North American movie theatres on Saturday
15th September at 3.00PM Eastern/12.00PM
Pacific.
No tickets will be available for the Ritzy
event.
Broadcast in High Definition to 166 locations
in North America – 112 in the U.S. and
54 in Canada – the event will include a
one-song live performance by David, who will
also answer a selection of fans' questions.
Please visit the Live Dates
page for further details.
Time To Dig Another One
Apologies to our readers outside the UK, but
this weekend is the annual August Bank Holiday
in the UK, a 3-day affair which would normally
include a trip to the seaside, with the optional
extra of some whelks and a hat emblazoned 'Kiss
Me Quick'.
This time it's the opening
sequence, featuring backstage footage and the
imposing frontage of the Royal Albert Hall itself,
over Speak To Me. Just like the concert
itself, this segues into Breathe, in
which David introduces the song on lap steel
guitar before switching to his iconic black
Stratocaster as the vocals enter.
Hopefully this short preview of the live
DVD will entertain, but it can only give an
impression of the final thing, which must be
seen on DVD for its full effect. Still, as they
say in France, 'bon weekend!'
Submit Your Question...
Fans in the UK & Europe (including Radio
2 listeners) can now submit their questions
for David via The
Blog. The closing date is Friday
24th August.
The HD Cinematic World Premiere of Remember
That Night – Live At The Royal Albert Hall
takes place on Thursday 6th September 2007.
Broadcast in High Definition to participating
cinemas around Europe, the 85-minute programme
will be introduced by Radio 2's Stuart
Maconie. During the evening, David will
answer a selection of fan questions – which
will be broadcast on Radio 2 – and perform
one number live on electric guitar.
The event has been extended to 15 venues in
Sweden; the latest, Torslanda in the suburbs
of Gothenburg, is housed in a brand new building
with state-of-the-art digital projection and
an amazing sound system.
Please visit the DVD
page for Remember That Night Cinema/Theatre
ticket details.
Remember That Night...in Austria and Denmark
Six cinemas in Austria and one in Denmark
will be showing Remember That Night – Live
At The Royal Albert Hall on Thursday 6th September.
Full details can be found on The
Blog where, from Monday, fans in the UK &
Europe (including Radio
2 listeners) will be able to submit their
questions for David.
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In the meantime,
here's another extract from the DVD –
the full version of Fat Old Sun.
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A longtime favourite of many
Floyd fans, Fat Old Sun is one of David's
songs from the Atom Heart Mother album, an
opus that was Pink Floyd's first UK Number One
album. It has since been eclipsed in the critical
view by subsequent albums such as Meddle
and the twin peaks of The Dark Side Of The
Moon and Wish You Were Here, but
it can bear a re-evaluation.
You can choose between the vinyl side-long title
track or separate vocal vignettes penned by
band individuals, including the charming Summer
'68 by Richard Wright, and David's Fat
Old Sun, plus of course the adventure in
stereo sound effects that is Alan's Psychedelic
Breakfast.
David's live version ups the ante from the original
with a blistering Telecaster workout to bring
the song to a close, but in the vocal sections
reveals he has lost nothing of his affecting
vocal abilities in the intervening years. Sing
to me, sing to me...
Preview To A Thrill –
The New EPK
As promised, we will be running a number of
extracts from the Remember That Night
DVD (can it be August already?). As well as
the 5-minute promo piece (find it on the DVD
page), we can now premiere David's new EPK (Electronic
Press Kit).
Produced for media broadcast around the world,
it features a brand-new interview with David
and, of course, many extracts of performances
from the Albert Hall, including On An Island,
Then I Close My Eyes, Smile, and
Wish You Were Here.
David is viewed in his home studio, talking
with candour about his feelings for the 2006
tour from a current perspective. All the usual
suspects are included, from lighting genius
Marc Brickman to special guests Crosby &
Nash, Robert Wyatt, and the enigma that is David
Bowie.
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To view the
EPK, select your preferred format and
connection speed from the links below.
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All in all, it's an illuminating
10 minutes that should shorten the wait for
the Remember That Night DVD.
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Remember That Night...in Sweden
The HD Cinematic World Premiere of Remember
That Night – Live At The Royal Albert Hall
extends to 14 venues in Sweden.
Broadcast in High Definition to participating
cinemas around Europe and North America, the
85-minute programme will be introduced by David,
who will also perform one song on electric guitar
and answer fan questions.
The UK & Europe premiere takes place on
Thursday 6th September 2007.
Tickets cost 190 SEK. Please visit The
Blog for further details.
North American fans can submit their questions
for David all this week at The
Blog. The closing date is Friday
17th August.
European fans can submit their questions next
week.
Please note the Terms and Conditions before sending your question.
Remember That Night...in Germany
As you already know, Thursday 6th September
2007 will see the HD Cinematic World
Premiere of Remember That Night –
Live At The Royal Albert Hall, David's live
concert film. Broadcast in High Definition
to participating cinemas, the 85-minute programme
will be introduced by David himself, performing
live on electric guitar for one number.
Seats for the cinema shows in Germany
will be on sale tomorrow. Tickets cost between
€13 and €16 (before tax), and you
can book online or by telephone. Please visit
The
Blog for details of the five venues
in Germany.
Cinema details for other European countries
will follow as soon as possible, so please continue
to be patient.
Remember That Night...in Canada
David will premiere the 85-minute theatrical
version of his live concert DVD, Remember
That Night – Live At The Royal Albert Hall,
in High Definition to select North American
movie theatres on Saturday 15th September
at 3.00PM Eastern/12.00PM Pacific.
The event will be introduced with an exclusive
one-song live performance by David, and end
with a Question & Answer session
– both live via satellite from London.
The 'on sale' date in Canada is Friday
3rd August – at the Box Office
of participating
theatres and online at Cineplex
– and tickets are $12.95 CDN (plus tax).
The Cineplex link will not be active
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