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Another Night to Remember...in North America
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.
Once again, you will have the opportunity to
submit questions via The
Blog, some of which David will answer,
live, on the day.
The event will be screened in 165 locations in North
America: 111 in the U.S.; and 54 in Canada.
The 'on sale' date in the U.S. is Friday
27th July – at the Box Office of
participating theatres and online at Fathom
Events – and tickets are $12.50.
The 'on sale' date for Canada will be
announced in early August.
OAIPod – in a Flash!
Ever since the looped versions of mystery tunes
appeared at random on this Web site, DavidGilmour.com
aficionados have been asking for more information
and the chance to replay them.
Well, wait no longer, loop fans, for your player
of choice has arrived – it's the OAIPod,
including some of the Web loops, available on
demand at the click of a mouse.
Apparently, a 'Flash' player is "the high-performance,
lightweight, highly expressive client runtime
that delivers powerful and consistent user experiences
across major operating systems, browsers, mobile
phones, and devices" (rather than a comment
on the design), but you don't need to know that
– all you need to know is that it is working
NOW on the
Stuff
& Nonsense page. Go there and click
away for a selection of tracks to enjoy at will.
Get 'Flashing', but don't forget to turn off
the music on this page first...
Coming to a (small) screen near you...
David's going to be on TV a fair bit this week.
Tonight, you can catch him on Discovery Real
Time (Sky 250, Virgin 271) at 9.00PM, as Three
Men In A Boat is being given a welcome repeat
broadcast.
If you haven't seen it before, then it features
three comedians – Dara O'Briain, Griff
Rhys-Jones, and Rory McGrath – who journey
up the Thames from Kingston to Oxford in a rowing
boat. As they seek to recreate the journey immortalised
by Jerome K. Jerome in his 1889 comedy classic
of the same name, they pay David a visit aboard
his houseboat-recording studio, Astoria, and
stay long enough to listen to Smile.
Tomorrow night, fans in the United States get
to finally see the excellent Live
From Abbey Road session on the Sundance
channel at 10.00PM (E/P). There are repeats
on Saturday (2.00AM), Sunday (9.00PM) and Tuesday
(6.00PM), so you've no excuse to miss it.
The critically-acclaimed music series will also
be televised in HD, starting next month, on
Universal's HD channel.
And last, but not least (and not even on a screen),
the postponed BBC Radio 2 documentary, The
Thing About Syd, is aired on Saturday
at 8.00PM.
David is one of many interviewed for this new
documentary about the late, great, Syd Barrett,
who died last year.
If you can't tune in, then you can listen online.
As well as live streaming, there is also a handy
'Listen Again' feature, which allows you to
replay any programme for a period of seven days
following its original broadcast.
Leicester Square Update
Today's date aside, you can book tickets for
the Odeon Leicester Square here
or by phone on 0871 22 44 007. See Live
Dates for details of Picturehouse
screenings in the UK and participating cinemas
in the Netherlands.
We should emphasize that David will be playing
ONE number live on electric guitar on
the night.
Please visit The
Blog for up-to-the-minute news about
this exciting event.
Questions & Answers
In addition to the audience being able to see
David performing in person at the Odeon Leicester
Square on Thursday 6th September 2007
– tickets are on sale from 3.00PM (UK)
tomorrow (see Live
Dates) – fans will be able to buy
tickets to participating cinemas and experience
the event in real time.
Visit The
Blog to find out more about the special
Question & Answer session and how
to submit a question to which David might be
able to supply an answer, live, on the evening.
On Stage and Screen!
As readers of The
Blog already know, David will be premiering
a cinematic version of his new live concert
DVD from the Odeon Leicester Square in
London, prefaced with a live performance
– and a Question & Answer session
– all transmitted simultaneously to other
theatres in Europe.
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. In a twist for this kind
of event, there will also be an interactive
element, in that attendees will be able to submit
questions, some of which David will answer,
live, on the night.
Tickets for the UK cinema shows will be on
sale tomorrow, with some regional variations.
Tickets for the Odeon Leicester Square will
be on sale from 3.00PM (UK) on Friday 13th July.
New and Improved...
The
Blog hasn't been the only part of the
site that's been working overtime this week
to keep you informed about David's forthcoming
DVD, Remember That Night (out in September).
We also have a new and improved On
An Island section that will help you
find out more about events leading up to this
exciting release – not least a five-minute
taster of what you can expect from the DVD.
You'll notice that what was once a page of considerable
length has now been broken down into several
pages, hopefully making it easier to find what
you're looking for. So, whether it's David Bowie
singing Arnold Layne that you're after,
or biographies on all the fine musicians who
took David's chart-topping album on the road,
you should be able to find it – and more
– with just a few mouse clicks. |
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