Monthly Archive: April 2006

Resources & Links Roger’s Website | Brain Damage | Brain Damage, the leader in Pink Floyd news, have shared details of Roger Waters North American tour dates which they obtained via Roger’s manager. The first half of the show will see Roger and his band performing Pink Floyd and Roger’s solo classics. The second half will feature the full Darkside of the Moon album performed. The shows will feature 360 degree quadrophonic sound, eleborate stage design and projections! Date Location On Sale 6 Sept   PNC, Holmdel, NJ, USA May 19th 8 Sept   Tweeter Center, Boston, Mass, USA April 29th 12 Sept   Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA May 15th 13 Sept   Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA   May 15th 15 Sept   Jones Beach, Wantagh, NY, USA May 19th 16 Sept   Tweeter Center, Camden, NJ, USA May 13th 18 Sept   The Palace, Detroit, MI, USA May 6th...

Resources & Links Watch AOL Webcast | Jay Leno Tonight Show Video Click to enlarge… Photos by Pieter Van Vattem On 7th April 2006, David Gilmour recorded several songs for an AOL Music live session! You can watch the session on AOL’s website here. He performed the following songs with his band: On An Island Comfortably Numb High Hopes Smile Take A Breath This Heaven Also, whilst in town, he recorded and played on The Tonight show with Jay Leno. His guests on stage were Crosby and Nash who provided backing vocals to On An Island. He then went on to close the show with Wish You Were Here. You can watch the video of the Jay Leno Tonight Show on the NBC website here. Source: [ Kelly from AOL and Michael from EA ]  

Resources & Links The Times Rich List 2006 | Discuss this rich list here It is that time of year again when the British broadsheet newspaper The Times publishes what it believes to be the definitive list of the country’s 1,000 richest people! Just after the close of the 2005/06 financial year, the list is compiled and then analysed by envious eyes up and down the country. People look to see just how much money a relatively small group of people have!! It goes without saying that David Gilmour and Roger Waters are in the list as is Nick Mason. David and Roger are both worth £80m each! Nick Mason is worth £50m! Roger and David are both at number 716 in the top 1,000 richest people in Britain. They have both slipped down the list as Roger was at 641 and David at 654 in the 2005 Rich List!...

Resources & Links David’s Website | AOL Webcast Page Gilmour on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno – Tonight (4/20)! David Gilmour on AOL Sessions Friday 4/21!! London Concert to Be Showed at Regal Cinemas Throughout The US! Celebrate 4/20 with the legendary David Gilmour – the voice and guitar of Pink Floyd. He will be all over your TV, computer, and local movie theaters within the coming days and weeks and you’re one of the first to know about it. Make sure to watch The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, tonight 4/20 on NBC to see David Gilmour’s U.S. television debut! He’ll be performing “On An Island” with special guests David Crosby and Graham Nash plus one Pink Floyd classic with touring band mates Richard Wright of Pink Floyd and Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera! Check your local listings for times. Then – make sure to check out AOL Music...

Resources & Links BBC News Article | Discuss on Forum | Roger’s Website | Roger’s 2006 Tour Dates | Former Pink Floyd star Roger Waters has switched the venue for a solo concert in Israel following pressure from dozens of Palestinian artists. The bassist was to perform in Tel Aviv in June but will now play the mixed Arab-Jewish town of Neveh Shalom. He was asked to change his plans in an open letter from musicians who claimed Israel was “oppressing” Palestinians. Pink Floyd’s Another Brick in the Wall is used as a protest song by opponents of Israel’s barrier in the West Bank. However, the lyrics have been adapted to read: “We don’t need no occupation. We don’t need no racist wall.” In an open letter to Waters after the concert was first announced, the Palestinian artists urged him to stay away “at a time when Israel continues unabated...