Monthly Archive: February 2006

Ross Halfin has made available for purchase 26 beautiful mainly black and white photos of David Gilmour as part of his On An Island publicity push. The photos were taken on David’s Astoria Recording Studio which is a boathouse moored on the Thames. It recently featured in the BBC 2 comedy Three Men In A Boat. Photo used with permission. Copyright Ross Halfin 2006. All rights reserved. Prints are available in 3 sizes: 20″ x 16″, 16″ x 12″, and 12″ x 10″. Black and white and lith prints are printed on fibre-based paper to archival standards; colour prints are printed on Fuji Crystal Archive paper. All prints are individually hand printed only when you order, and Ross personally checks and signs all prints prior to despatch. Please note, sizes are in inches, not in centimetres. You can order here. Ross’ website features an online diary/blog in which he had...

A Fleeting Glimpse have just reported that Roger Water’s management have confirmed the dates below for Roger Waters 2006 Summer Tour! All venues with the exception of Reykjavik are open air. MAF = Multiple Artists Festival OS = Own Show 2 June Portugal, Lisbon – Rock in Rio Festival (MAF)4 June Italy, Verona – Anfiteatro Arena di Verona (OS)5 June Italy, Verona – Anfiteatro Arena di Verona (OS)6 June Italy, Rome – Curva Olympico Stadium (OS)8 June Germany, Berlin Whulheide (OS)10 June Holland – Arrow Rock Festival (Nr. Arnhem) (MAF)12 June Iceland, Reykjavik – Egilsholl Arena (OS)14 June Norwegian Wood Festival, Oslo (OS)16 June Italy, Palermo Stadium, Sicily (OS)18 June Greece, Athens – Terra Vibe Park (OS)20 June Tel Aviv – Hayarkon Park (OS)29 June Ireland, Cork – Marquee Festival (OS)30 June London, Hyde Park Calling Festival (MAF)2 July Denmark, Roskilde Festival (MAF)12 July Italy, Lucca – Piazza Napoleone (OS)14...

David and his full live ‘On An Island’ band will be playing a special concert for BBC Radio 2 on Tuesday 7th March for later broadcast. Entry will be by ticket only, issued by the BBC. Full details of how to obtain tickets will be revealed exclusively on Radio 2’s Johnnie Walker drivetime show on Monday 20th February, so make sure you tune in. Additionally, BBC Radio 2, the UK’s most-listened to radio station, has confirmed that the ‘On An Island’ album will be ‘Album Of The Week’ in its release week, commencing Monday 6th March. BBC Radio 2’s playlist has also added the single of ‘On An Island’. It is a new addition to the Radio 2 ‘C’ list for the week commencing Sunday 12th February. A commercial version of the single will be available as a 2-track CD single (including the 4’40” edit as well as the 6’50”...

Resources & Links Press Releases – Gilmour’s Website – Electric Artists | David Gilmour Website | Discuss the artwork here…. You can now view the artwork for David Gilmours forthcoming album On An Island below. Enjoy! Wait a minute for the page to load completely. Click on images to enlarge. Source: [ EA and David Gilmour ]