2012 Archives

March 4, 2012

Australian Pink Floyd at Liverpool Echo March 2012

I had the pleasure of watching the Australian Pink Floyd at The Liverpool Echo Arena on 2nd March 2012. As cover bands go, you can’t really get much better than this. From a visual perspective, the show is impressive with them having a large circular screen like Pink Floyd use onto which there are various projections and videos. They also use lasers which are always fun and, on this particular tour, they are using lights...

Brazilian Release for Pigs Might Fly: The Inside Story Of Pink Floyd by Mark Blake

Pink Floyd News

March 4, 2012

Brazilian Release for Pigs Might Fly: The Inside Story Of Pink Floyd by Mark Blake

A Portugese translation of Pigs Might Fly: The Inside Story Of Pink Floyd by Mark Blake is due for publication in Brazil on 5 March 2012. The book, now titled ‘Nos Bastidores Do Pink Floyd’, is published by Evora and has been rush-released to coincide with Roger Waters’ upcoming tour dates in Argentina and Brazil. The book is an excellent and evenly handled document of the history of Pink Floyd and is updated to post...

David Gilmour Lends Weight to Wilfred Owen Musical Bullets & Daffodils

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February 26, 2012

David Gilmour Lends Weight to Wilfred Owen Musical Bullets & Daffodils

Liverpool icon and satirist John Gorman has written and directed the new touring version of Dean Johnson’s Wilfred Owen musical, Bullets And Daffodils. The ex-Scaffold and Tiswas frontman joins a long line of illustrious contributors such as actor Christopher Timothy and guitar legend David Gilmour. The Pink Floyd guitarist has granted permission for a solo recording to be used as part of the show’s score. Dean says, “Mr Gilmour wanted to do everything he could...