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PINK FLOYD AND ROGER WATERS CATEGORICALLY DENY
RUMOURS OF A PINK FLOYD TOUR
Pink Floyd's David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Richard
Wright are joined by Roger Waters in categorically
stating that there is no truth in the recent news
reports about a Pink Floyd tour planned for this
Autumn.
David Gilmour: "Since Live 8 there are certain sections
of the media that have deliberately misled fans
and public by inventing stories and quotes about
Pink Floyd touring; Nick, Richard, Roger and I are
telling fans directly that this is not happening.
We are also asking the various parties who are fabricating
these stories to desist, if only for the sake of
the fans".
Albert Hall Targets eBay Reselling
Some questions have come to the FAQs
page, asking about the validity of tickets sold on
eBay for various David Gilmour shows, as we highlighted
on The
Blog on December 27th. So far, only London's
Royal Albert Hall has taken a stance against tickets
re-sold on eBay and other sites, and actively seeks
to prevent the practice.
Promoters Harvey Goldsmith Ltd. obtained the following
statement from the Royal Albert Hall: "Sale of tickets
to the public are limited to four per person and
cannot be exchanged, refunded or re-sold. Any tickets
sold by the Royal Albert Hall which are found to
have been re-sold will be cancelled. Tickets will
not be sent out until one month before the performance
and the fact that tickets may not be re-sold will
be clearly printed on the face of the tickets. Where
we have sufficient details about the tickets that
are being re-sold, we notify the customer that we
are cancelling the ticket, refund the purchase price,
cancel the original tickets and then put the seats
on sale again to the public. We would strongly caution
people against purchasing tickets from sources other
than the Royal Albert Hall Box Office and authorised
agents, as tickets purchased from these sources
may be refused entry".
The Royal Albert Hall has staff that scan eBay for
tickets that are being offered for sale, so there
is a very real possibility that your sought-after
pair of David's London show tickets from eBay may
be invalidated.
At the moment, the Royal Albert Hall is the only
venue that we know to operate this policy, but this
may of course change in the future.
Band Members Confirmed for On An Island Tour
David Gilmour has assembled a brilliant band of world
renowned musicians, who will join him to play the
sell-out 25-date On An Island tour. The tour,
David's first since the record-breaking 1994 Pink
Floyd Division Bell tour, starts in Europe in March,
goes to North America in April and returns to the
UK at the end of May. On An Island, the wonderful
new album, is released on March 6th, 2006.
The musicians in David Gilmour's band are:
Phil Manzanera – Roxy Music guitarist and co-producer
of 'On An Island'
Richard Wright – Pink Floyd's keyboard player
Guy Pratt – bass player with Pink Floyd and
Roxy Music
Jon Carin – keyboards and longtime player with
Pink Floyd
Steve DiStanislao – drums, recently played
with Crosby & Nash
The concert set-list is still to be decided but
is likely to combine David's favourite Pink Floyd
tracks with tracks from On An Island.
Formats Clarified
Just to clarify certain erroneous reports that have
appeared elsewhere, the worldwide CD format of On
An Island will be a single CD. There are no
current plans for any multi-disc versions. The album
will also be released on vinyl, in a single-LP format.
On An Island – the news you've all been waiting
for...
David Gilmour's third album On An Island is
due to be released worldwide on March 6th, 2006.
Produced by David, with Phil Manzanera and Chris Thomas,
the album features orchestrations by renowned Polish composer
Zbigniew Preisner.
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Although David's
unique vocal and instrumental talents are to
the fore, On An Island also features
many very special guests.
David Crosby and Graham Nash sing harmonies;
Robert Wyatt plays cornet and percussion; Guy
Pratt plays bass; Caroline Dale contributes
on cello; and Alasdair Molloy performs on glass
harmonica.
Pink Floyd's Richard Wright also guests on Hammond
organ and vocals. |
Of the album's ten tracks, all
music is written by David Gilmour, with lyrics by
writer Polly Samson, (they collaborated on lyrics
on two songs), while three tracks are purely instrumental,
with David's expressive guitar to the fore. On
An Island sees David's full range of instrumental
ability, including his performances on piano, bass
guitar, percussion, bass harmonica, Hammond organ,
and his recording debut on the saxophone. Other contributors
include Jools Holland, Phil Manzanera, Georgie Fame,
Andy Newmark, BJ Cole, Chris Stainton, Willie Wilson,
and Rado 'Bob' Klose on guitar.
David has commented: "It's my best and most personal
work. Making it with my musician friends has been
a positive experience on so many levels".
Please see the Press
page for the full press release. For more information,
see the Discography.
US Tickets Gone in 60 Seconds
Thanks to the power of computing technology, the
remainder of the tickets via Ticketmaster for David's
US & Canadian dates were apparently sold within
a minute at the weekend, with some hopefuls unable
to purchase tickets online even at the precise opening
time. Apologies for not having been able to flag
up the full details of box office opening times,
but there was a technical fault with our server
from Friday until today.
Luckily our fearless Features Editor was able to keep
readers updated via The Blog, so the lesson is – always
check that section. It seems as though many fans were
able to get through at the appointed hour, but sadly
as many weren't lucky, and may have to make alternative
arrangements. As always, please keep checking with
local ticket sellers, because they do get returns
from agencies and some individuals.
In the UK, there is also some concern about the
exact seating arrangements for the Advance Tickets
via Trinity Street Ltd. We will ask them to advise
shortly with more details.
Several people have noted the 'Comments' design on
The Blog, which makes it appear that the poster's
name is above the comment, whereas in fact it is below
the line underneath the comment. We have asked our
technical experts to redesign this feature and expect
a resolution very shortly.
Advance Tickets Sold Out, but Tickets Go On Sale
on Friday
The 'Advance Booking' tickets for the new shows at
Manchester's Bridgewater Hall and Glasgow's Clyde
Auditorium have now sold out, but don't forget that
the remainder of the tickets for these extra dates
will go on sale this Friday, January 13th. Please
see the live dates section for full details.
Extra UK Shows
More good news: David will be adding two new gigs
to his tour, both of which are in the UK. David
will be at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall on Friday
26th May and at Glasgow's Clyde Auditorium on Saturday
27th May. Tickets for these shows go on sale on
Friday 13th January, so be lucky (in spite of the
ominous date).
We will be offering Advance Ticket Booking for 250
pairs of tickets for each of these shows. As was
the case with the three London shows, the first
250 people to express their interest in purchasing
a pair of tickets will have a chance to obtain priority
tickets on a first come, first served basis. Once
this quota has been filled, tickets will go on sale
to the general public, so if you are not one of
the lucky 250, then fear not – you will still
have a chance to purchase tickets through the venue's
relevant Box Office at a slightly later date.
Please note that there are no plans to add further
shows in any country. This addition concludes David's
2006 tour schedule.
Extra US Tickets
If you're not sitting down, then please sit before
you read the following.
More tickets are to go on sale for all of David's
North American gigs. That's each show in New York,
Toronto, Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.
These tickets go on sale on Saturday 14th January
at 12 noon local time, and will sell out quickly,
so be prepared for the scramble.
Visit Ticketmaster
for details on how to book your preferred show online.
Please note that there's no Internet pre-sale (please
ignore the Ticketmaster mention of 'DavidGilmour.com'
– it's not relevant), no fan club to join, and
no promotional codes to request. That's all we can
do for you – other than wishing you the very
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