Tagged: Sweden

Pink Floyd 1967 Golden Circle Pre Gig

“Forgotten” Pink Floyd 1967 Live Photos to be Released

Unseen Pink Floyd Syd Barrett Photos 20+ professional photos of Pink Floyd’s performance at Gyllene Cirkeln in Sweden 1967, by photographer Kenneth Ekberg, have been discovered and will be shared for the first time on 26th February 2022. Details of the exhibition, which includes a performance Men On The Border and guests, will be shared in due course. Please come and discuss on the forum. One of the guests is Janne Schaffer, of ABBA fame, who will bring the amplifier that he used that very might in 1967 as a support act to Pink Floyd and lent to Syd Barrett for the evening. A live recording of this particular concert was officially released in Pink Floyd The Early Years mammoth box set, later releases as separates, and is widely available on the bootleg/ROIO scene. This is the only live performance of Syd Barrett’s Pink Floyd to be officially released. Live...

The Summer of Love, Men on the Border, Concert 2020

Syd Barrett: The Summer of Love Concert in Sweden 2020

Swedish band Men on the Border are to stage another spectacular concert in tribute to Syd Barrett in August 2020 in Sweden. Rock band Men On The Border and the Sandviken Symphony Orchestra plan to repeat their 2016 Cambridge success at Berwaldhallen in Stockholm, 14th November 2020. As a very special guest, we are privileged to announce guitarist Janne Schaffer, best-known for his collaborations with ABBA, and his comprehensive solo career. “I loaned Barrett my amp when Pink Floyd played in Stockholm in 1967, so I’m really looking forward to honouring him at Berwaldhallen, where Pink Floyd were presented with the Polar Prize.” Jan Stumsner, super-guitarist from P-Floyd will also add his own special brand of brilliance to the show. Syd Barrett: The Summer of Love is based on Syd Barrett’s life before, during and after his time in one of the world’s biggest rock bands, Pink Floyd. The story...

Roger Waters Tour 2017 2018 (3)

Roger Waters European and Australasian Tour Dates 2017 and 2018

After 63 sold out shows in the U.S. and Canada in 2017, Roger Waters has announced 5 shows in Germany and 1 show in Austria in the early summer of 2018. The 2018 European Us + Them tour has so many more countries in the pipeline that it will visit including shows in 23 countries — Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Holland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK. Watch out for full details of cities and dates following soon. Don’t miss a thing, get our free Newsletter to get the latest news. The tour has garnered rave reviews – with the set-list being called “spectacular” and the production referred to as “eye-popping.” The show features songs from Pink Floyd’s greatest albums (The Dark Side of The Moon, The Wall, Animals, Wish You Were Here) plus some new songs from...