Monthly Archive: March 2015
Writer Polly Samson, who is married to the voice and guitar of Pink Floyd David Gilmour, has a new book out in the UK next week called The Kindness. This is her fourth book following the successful Perfect Lives book of short stories in 2010. The Independent described the new book as a “gorgeously chilling novel about grief and betrayal.” Your humble narrator is looking forward to both reading this new book, but also one particular discussion with David and Polly in Ireland this June where they will be discussing their work together. Polly Samson & David Gilmour Discussion To support the launch of the book, Polly Samson and David Gilmour will be at the Borris House Festival of Writing and Ideas 2015 where the pair, in their first joint artistic event together, will discuss their songwriting partnership for Pink Floyd and David Gilmour’s solo work. The event takes place in...
David Gilmour’s 2015 Tour of Europe sold out pretty much instantly after going on sale at 10am 6th March to coincide with David’s 69th birthday. The tour sold out that fast that two extra nights were revealed at the Royal Albert Hall in October taking the total number of David Gilmour concerts in 2015 to ten across six venues and five countries. Down With The Ticket Touts! Demand for tickets certainly far outstripped supply meaning a lot of fans will be left disappointed with them not being able to secure tickets. However, don’t be tempted to pay ridiculous prices to ticket touts – these people cause so much damage to fans because they get away with purchasing huge amounts of tickets in the official primary market and selling them on at astronomical prices in the secondary market, often at hundreds of percent of profit, at fans expense. Many would consider it...
Tickets to David Gilmour’s 2015 tour are on sale today at 10am GMT March 6th to coincide with David’s birthday – happy 69th birthday, David! There are just 8 concerts announced so far with a note on David’s blog that there are no other concert dates planned at this point. David did talk of playing at Radio City Music Hall in America recently so it could be the case there are other dates to come in 2016, you never know! However, all we know is that the dates below have been announced in what must be one of the most anticipated tours in the past ten years! Get Your David Gilmour Tickets Here are the links to the ticket vendors so make sure you are at the ready with your credit card to get yourself some tickets! September 2015 is not that far away really! 12th Sep 2015: Arena Pula,...
It is with great pleasure we announce that David Gilmour’s 2015 European tour dates have been officially announced! The new David Gilmour solo album 2015 will also be released in September, so plenty to look forward to. It is yet untitled. Although we have to wait all the way until September 2015, he will be performing at 6 venues across Croatia, Italy, France, Germany and the UK. It is not known at this stage whether or not there will be any further dates announced – it says on David Gilmour’s blog that there are no other planned concerts, the site is currently down though. Tickets go on sale at 10am on 6th March 2015 – David Gilmour’s birthday of course! See more about ordering tickets below and look at UK tickets here. Get Presale Tickets for UK NOW! There are some limited pre-sale tickets by entering promotional code 19005 on...
In the April 2015 edition of Uncut magazine, Roxy Music guitarist Phil Manzanera reveals that David Gilmour’s new studio album “sounds fantastic”. On the recording of the album, which could be released in 2015, Phil said that “it’s going very well. I think it sounds fantastic, people will be very happy.” Phil Manzanera has worked with David Gilmour often over the years and has played guitar on David’s solo tours. Phil helped produce David Gilmour’s last studio album from 2006 On An Island and also toured the world with David and the rest of the amazing band. Phil also co-wrote One Slip from Pink Floyd’s A Momentary Lapse of Reason album which you can enjoy in the video below. The April edition of Uncut has an interview with Phil Manzanera and answers questions on David Gilmour’s new album. Don’t Miss The Album News! Don’t miss out on news regarding David...
