Monthly Archive: August 2012

Olympics Closing Ceremony, Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason Plays

Olympics Closing Ceremony, Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason Plays

Links – View Photos of Nick Mason performing at Closing Ceremony | Previous news of Pink Floyd Olympic Closing Ceremony Pink Floyd’s drummer Nick Mason performed Wish You Were Here at the Olympics Closing Ceremony with pop star Ed Sheeran.You can view photos of Nick Mason at Olympics. Although there was no appearance from David Gilmour or Roger Waters, the “Burning Man” was recreated from the Wish You Were Here album cover and the band were made complete by Mike Rutherford from Genesis and Richard Jones from The Feeling. Spectacular Event The London Olympics 2012 has been a spectacular event and kept many people around the world entertained with hours of sport each day. People have pushed the bar of human achievement higher in the games with records being broken. Usain Bolt’s performance in the men’s 100 metres was always going to be a highlight. Photos of Olympic Closing Ceremony...

Pink Floyd Drummer Performing at Closing Ceremony of Olympics 2012

Pink Floyd Drummer Performing at Closing Ceremony of Olympics 2012

Links – News: Pink Floyd Olympics Opening Ceremony | Photos of Nick Mason at Olympic Closing Ceremony UPDATE: Go an see photos of Nick Mason joining Ed Sheeran at Olympic Closing Ceremony 2012. Singer Ed Sheeran has revealed today that he will be performing Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here at the London Olympics 2012 with Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason! Nick will not be joined by Roger Waters or David Gilmour but will himself be performing on drums. Hence Pink Floyd will NOT be performing at the Olympics closing ceremony. Ed said, “I’m playing the closing ceremony – which I think is kinda cool right? A lot of people think that I’m doing a song with The Who but I’m not – I’m doing a song with Pink Floyd. I’m doing ‘Wish You Were Here’.” Nick Mason wrote on his Facebook page “Although this has been discussed as far...