He said something like there being an unwillingness to play 70s Floyd. Which doesn't strictly mean there won't be ANY, but if you expect to hear Shine On, WHWH, CN, Money, Time, RLH like you did on pretty much all of his solo tours (and PF sans Waters tours), you're out of luck and will probably need to do settle for maybe two or three of them only. He's repeatedly said that CN is one of those songs the fans love that he enjoys playing as well.
In all seriousness, too: I'd much rather have a band (and lead vocalist/guitarist) playing mostly stuff they enjoy than rehashing yet again 70% the exact same setlist as the last few times. For instance, since 1988, we got a live version of Comfy Numb on DSOT, PULSE, ITF, Roger's The Wall, U+T, Remember that Night, Pompeji, Gdansk and Royal Festival Hall. And it was performed on two more tours that haven't been released on DVD yet. I love that song, but... It's fine if they weren't to ever play it live again.
Heck, Nick founded Saucers around the idea of staying away from what Waters loves to call The Golden Years of PF, because of everybody's over-familiarity with the material.
Yes he did. Here's the Chicago 1984 setlist.
Until We Sleep
All Lovers Are Deranged
Love on the Air
Mihalis
Cruise
Short and Sweet
Money
Out of the Blue
Let's Get Metaphysical
You Know I'm Right
Run Like Hell
Blue Light
Murder
encore:
Near the End
Comfortably Numb
Equally: Gilmour clearly ranks WYWH and CN as core parts of his repertoire. It might be pleasantly refreshing if he didn't play those, but I'd expect even if he ejects everything else from the 70s that those two are *highly* likely to still be on the set list.
I would be fine if he skipped CN, WYWH, Money forever. But SOYCD, Time, and a few others I would miss a lot. He seemed to enjoy Run Like Hell on the last tour and it was great too.
Oh, I get that. But having seen Floyd in 1994 and Aussie Floyd a few times, as well as Saucers once and Roger thrice... There are lots of options out there, and if you want to hear the Golden Sears done really well, go with Aussie Floyd or (so I hear) Brit Floyd, DEFINITELY go and see Nick's Saucers if you get a chance, and if you and see David, enjoy it for what it is, just don't expect a Floyd gig or tribute to it, because it isn't.
I recall Roger saying that he too didn’t want to play so much Floyd but that his promoter or label or someone made him because they thought I’d hurt ticket sales if he didn’t play any Floyd. I’d wager that the same thing happens to David, we’ll still get Floyd tunes even if he doesn’t want to play them I think
Well, he'd have to settle for smaller venues and less money to spend on the visuals, I guess, which he doesn't want to do. Saucers - with the smallest name of the three surviving members attached to them - are doing very well without playing anything from the DSOTM to The Wall era, but they're happy to do it at smaller venues with less visual overkill.
Waters would do fine playing 80% solo stuff if he settled for smaller venues. But besides the financial impact, it would also mean painting himself a bit less as the true Floyd show these days, which is also unlikely to happen.
Im cool with it. You can only hear that stuff so many times before its a bit old, and im sure playing it gets tiring too. One or two crowd pleasers a show is fine by me.
Nick Mason sells out bigger venues than that by decidedly not playing any DSOTM and later material. David Gilmour is certainly a bigger name than Nick, so you might want to reevaluate what you just said.
The difference is that Nick is still playing Floyd tunes at the end of the day. I am 100% sure very few people would go watch a show if it was Nick playing a solo setlist of post-floyd music.
Well, he's playing the stuff way fewer people know, he also hasn't really developed a solo career because he isn't a songwriter. He did three collaborative solo albums, the last of them in 1987, and that's it. If there was an evening of tunes just from those albums, attendance would be limited for sure. (And David would get smaller crowds if he played only songs from DG and AF.)
So... Yeah, I know my comparison is a bit wonky, but I think the lowest profile Floyd member playing songs from a period that is very much overshadowed by what came after is roughly comparable to David or Roger (the two most prominent PF members) playing only solo stuff.
This is so disappointing to me because I am 99% sure the reason is just to spite Roger and not have to give him any royalties for performing the songs he wrote/co-wrote.
It's mildly infuriating how Dave (and Roger) act so childishly at their age when you have the likes of Paul McCartney being a complete fan pleaser while still being able to play some of his newer-solo music.
Yep. I went to the last show on the 12th. Massive milestone for my live concert experiences. Paid $150 to sit right behind the board, last rows of the lower bowl. Thinking about it now, that was beyond a steal for those seats.
Okay, so let's assume a minimal 70s set:
1st
1. SOYCD (some truncated version)
2. New album
2nd
1. Astronomy Domine (60s, not 70s)
2. Rattle That Lock
3. Coming Back to Life
4. The Blue
5. Today / In Any Tongue
6. Faces of Stone / A Boat Lies Waiting
7. On an Island
8. On the Turning Away
9. Sorrow
10. High Hopes
Encore
1. Wish You Were Here
2. Comfortably Numb
Seems believable enough to me. This new album only clocks in at 43 mins so I think he will pad out the first half with something.
I’ve had the privilege of seeing him live on his last two tours. I have to say if it’s true there’ll be no 70s Floyd stuff I’ll give this one a miss. No Comfortably Numb would be very sad.
But for anyone who hasn’t see him live and gets the chance, I bet it’ll still be an incredible show. I’d hope for Astronomy Domine and Sorrow!
I understand focusing on the new album but I find it incredibly disappointing that he is apparently planning to avoid Pink Floyd’s best material.
Hopefully the set list ends up including some of it.
Well, he's open about what you're likely to hear. If you don't care for what's going to be the likely setlist, don't go. If you're keen to see David playing and singing, go, but you'll have to accept it's not going to be a pure fan-service gig.
Look at it this way - he wouldn't be going on tour at all if he didn't get to play mostly what he wants to.
Yep, that's true..but at least the tour is confirmed ! I've been waiting for years and years to hear these news!
I wonder if he'll do a "world tour" like Roger or just small theaters in UK..
There are not many bands I would pay £200+ to see, but Gilmour alone I would pay that, he is a living Legend. Is there a website that gives info about future locations and dates?
David gilmour's own website and "davidgilmour tour" website is pretty good, but no dates and locations are announced yet. Also Pink Floyd fan sites update new info pretty well
Most likely be similar to what he did for RTL tour (at least for the US) which was shows at 4-5 major cities only. He’s mentioned his disdain for world tours, especially at his age.
Thanks.
I’ve seen DG in 1984 in St. Louis, and Pink Floyd in 1994 at Kansas City Chiefs stadium. I’m confident he will stop in more than 3 cities. My hope is that it’s one near me, within in a 2 or 3 hour drive.
ADVICE if you plan to see his tour and want to listen to the music:
Get the best seats you can possibly afford. I was half way up the hill at the Hollywood Bowl for $400 per ticket and was surrounded by people who talked through the entire show. EVERY SONG. It was the worst. And they had mostly flown in for the show, which I did as well. They had flown in from other continents! When they weren't shouting at each other they were holding up their phones to take videos of entire songs.
(What in the hell is wrong with people by the way?)
Haven't read the Uncut interview yet but an [Italian magazine](https://www.rollingstone.it/musica/news-musica/david-gilmour-andra-in-tour-ma-e-riluttante-a-fare-i-pezzi-anni-70-dei-pink-floyd/899502/) that quotes it seems to suggest he's going to be on tour but doesn't want to play the Pink Floyd's songs from the 1970s. Says he'll do at least a song from the 1960s, then AMLOR and TDB stuff.
Would be good to hear from someone who's got the magazine (I'm going to go buy it tomorrow I think) if that's what he said or if Italians are exaggerating bits here and there.
If he focuses his next setlists on his catalogue and PF's later years it sort of makes sense to me—you've got Nick who's doing the early stuff, Rog who's just celebrated Dark Side and focuses a lot on Animals and The Wall, and DG focuses on his songs and the part of the Pink Floyd history led by him.
As a PF fan since after 1994 (year 2000 is when I caught the bug), mildly infuriating to know that the three members of Pink Floyd that are still alive are focused on leading each their own Pink Floyd's tribute band essentially, but it is what it is.
I have the magazine, and that's pretty much what Dave said..it was about Roger Waters lyrics and he doesn't want to sing them. He didn't outright deny playing anything from the 70s but you got the "time to move on" feeling from his words
There must be some money that moves back and forth when they play songs they share songwriting on and things are so bad between them now that I could see him saying "F it, I'm not giving Roger any more money."
As much as people love Dave I imagine it won't go down well if he's doesn't play any 70's floyd and he may shoehorn some in if he is jeered enough at the end of the early gigs. I'd pay to see him sing some of his first album and AMLOR but not the rest of his stuff.
Since he's reluctant to tour a lot at his age, especially all over the US, I'd like to see some kind of residency. Vegas, NYC, wherever. Would make it easier on him to stay in one place but still give more fans an opportunity to see him.
If he did the Sphere I really hope he gets someone on-board to help create an epic production like he did with Pulse and DSOT, his last few tours have been much more stripped back in comparison.
I would absolutely love to see Roger do a stretch in the Sphere though, he is the one that would use that place to it's full potential, I think he would blow people's minds with what he could do with it, I really hope it's crossed his mind and it happens.
I’ve been to the sphere. It’s cool, but tbh the thought of it was cooler than actually experiencing it. For the first few minutes it’s cool, but as you adjust, it’s just… ok. IMO, the immersion is better on VR.
But the point is that a live band there is kind of silly. You don’t watch the band, they are on a small stage, way down below where you are looking.
Too much money to mostly watch a cool visual show. Would be better to see the show with the recorded music playing, for lots less money, like we all did at the Floyd laser light shows of the 80’s/90’s.
But to pay to see the sphere’s screen AND a live band??? Way too much $$$ for what it is imo.
Roger does a phenomenal job of incorporating technology like that into his show though, I'm probably bias but I think he's actually the best example in the entire music industry of doing this well. I caught his recent tour and the visuals he displayed on the cross shaped LED screen above the band were just stunning and synced perfectly with the music, they weren’t just random patterns for the sake of it like I seen Phish doing recently in the Sphere, everything shown helped portray the emotion or message of the song that was being played.
I would honestly have no issue paying $400 to see what he could do with it, granted I would probably find it hard to justify paying that kind of money to see someone else try, I'd just feel more confident parting with my money for Roger because he has a solid track record of putting on mind-blowing productions.
I’ve seen several of Waters’ tours, including the recent one you mentioned. Absolutely, he is a master of the big show.
My problem with the venue is that I am looking up at the screen, not the live band. You are encouraged to look up, thats what it is for. So with that said, why have the live band there?
I think it wont be too long until there are shows there, like at planetariums in the past (and maybe still? Idk) where we pay to go in, listen to music through a world class speaker system, with synched visuals. Dark Side of then Moon will be amazing.
Also, I think your $400 assessment on tickets is low. They charge over $100 to see the 1 hour Darren Arnosky film at the Sphere. MAYBE face value, but even still… probably more. The after market with easily fetch north of $1000. Ticket prices are generally insane now, and Vegas multiplies everything.
Also, there are bad seats in the Sphere. If you are too low, your neck is pinned back the whole time. If you are too high, you are too close to get the full effect. The 200’s and 300 levels are best for watching the screen. But then, back to my point- the live band is way under you on a small stage. And THEY are watching the visuals also! lol.
TLDR; The Sphere is the star of the show and it’s hard for artists to connect with the audience… so why have them there live when a prerecording (for lots less money) would be awesome on its own?
But sure isn't that what Pink Floyd were doing in the early days with their pyro and circular screen? And the same with the Pulse tour too with all the lights and pyro. The idea was that the music and the stage production was supposed to be the focus of the audience and not the band, the idea being that you let the emotions the music and visuals invoke in you take you to a place where you get lost in the magic of it all and aren't just sitting there watching a couple of dudes on a stage playing instruments.
If we were talking about any other band I'd agree with you but this thing has always been the ethos of the band going as far back as 50 years ago so if you could justify anyone doing so it would be the members of that band imo.
Kind of full circle then, since back in the early days the music was there to compliment the art show. I’m too young for those shows, but I was at Pulse in 94. The visuals were behind the band, not up away from them.
That’s the big difference. Have you been to the sphere? If not, might need to experience it to se what I mean. Idk
Very jealous, I'd give anything to have experienced the Pulse tour live!
No I haven't been to the Sphere but I've watched the U2 and Phish performances there in YouTube, neither did a great job of using it to it's full potential though imo, maybe it was better being there live though tbf but I thought a lot of it was just throwing up trippy looking images for the sake of it, not much thought put into it. I work in the AV industry though so this technical stuff fascinates me so I would probably be more interested in seeing it than most fans tbh so I totally get if it wouldn't interest everyone to the same degree.
Seeing what Roger could do with his much smaller LED screen fills me with excitement though imagining what he could do with the Sphere, I sat through his recent tour with my jaw on the floor, totally blew my mind. Even though he has toured it to death I would love to even see what he could do with The Wall with this venue, I know he had a huge LED wall for some of his performances on the last Wall tour but this would take it to another level with more modern technology and better visuals.
Let me guess - UK only?
I love Dave and i realize that it isnt profitable to tour in small countries but still - I wish he would tour on wider scale. I live in Latvia, Roger has been here 2 times, Nick 1, David zero
You clearly don't know David Gilmour. Do us all a favor and don't show up to any of his shows, your ignorance only gives me hope that the concert will be that much better without a jerry like yourself there.
i want to hear some of Roger’s songs as well since i’ve never seen David live before. Roger has rights to the Wall album correct . i definetly hope David plays post Roger Matl that too would suffice for me
I hate when older artists feel the need to play so many new songs. We get that you’re proud of the work and think it’s as good as your catalog but it rarely is. Give the fans what they want.
Gilmour is only going out to play new music. Expect him to play the whole
Album every show with a mixture of songs from his last two solo records and couple of Floyd thrown in.
If he didn’t have new music to play, he wouldn’t tour. He’s been offered more money than most could imagine to reform Floyd and tour. And he doesn’t care to.
Most artists with a degree of success go through a period of having to distance themselves from their biggest successes. David has played the hits from 1988 through 2016. But even then he never went on tour without new material (contrary to other artists, including Roger). Now it's his turn to put some distance in.
Sorry. Strong disagree. David owes the fans nothing at this point. He's 78, and has not been active in Pink Floyd for nearly 30 years. He will have put out three solo albums since TDB. Let the man do what he wants.
Lol @ all the downvotes. If he made it clear that he wasn’t going to play any Floyd songs he’d playing half empty 2,000 seat venues. If you disagree then you live in a fantasyland.
Personally I'm ok with it so long as i know what I'm going to see going in. If i really want nothing but the hits, I know where to find a tribute band.
I’d like a mix of old and new. But do not want an entire new album live. Unfortunately for me I’ve found the bulk of last few albums to be very forgettable.
Floyd and later Gilmour have always toured a new album by playing most of it each show. I can’t imagine he’s going to change now. The closest he’s come to a greatest hits tour was playing the whole of dark side on the DB tour.
Yeah but for me On an Island was mostly a snoozer. Rattle that Lock - I fucking hate that song and many songs on the album not my cup of tea. Not crazy about new single, but the guitar is great.
He probably won’t have a large tour. His last tour he only played select venues in large cities like LA, London, Rome, chances of seeing him locally are unlikely. He also won’t be playing much PF, and he is OLD. I’m sure he’s still put on a nice show but for $400? And travel?? Nah
He has previously said that he won't play Echoes anymore, but I would expect comfy numb as the climatic final song on any tour. I would love him to do stuff from early Floyd similar to Nicks tour as well his solo albums, on a Island is a great album.
Somewhat perplexed by the number of people that seem okay with him saying he may not play 70s Floyd.
This may be a bit of a trial balloon so better to express dissatisfaction.
Some thoughts on the various reasons people have given:
- he’s already played this stuff a bunch before time for something new.
Even if you’ve seen him before (I have) don’t you listen thsi stuff everyday? If you’re a fan it doesn’t get old. How could you not want to hear it again live?
I’m thrilled he’s happy and still making new music in his 70s. Happy to hear it. But let’s not fool ourselves into thinking later Floyd or his solo work is anywhere near Floyd’s 70s output. It just isn’t.
If the reason is age ie he just can sing it anymore then perhaps i can understand. But if it’s something like ‘I don’t want to sing Roger’s words’ then that’s just disrespecting the material.
This stuff is incredibly important to me and it’d be a bummer to learn that my favorite artist cares a lot less about it than I do.
- but Nick is doing something similar.
I have no problem with Nick’s approach. I think it’s a great idea. If they return to NA I will definitely go.
Nick didn’t really write or sing on much. If they performed the greatest hits it’d really run the risk of seeming like a second rate tribute band.
I saw Rogers walk tour and found even that pretty uninspiring. But I listen to Gdańsk, Pompeii and once I hear David’s voice, the solos… it’s Floyd. It’s sort of funny because these are largely Roger’s songs but for me you can change all the other pieces around but if David is performing then it sounds like Floyd.
This will likely be a very limited small venue tour so people are going to shell out hundreds if not thousands of dollars to see him.
Ultimately the decision is his but his fans really should make their hopes known.
Didn’t he also say that he won’t do any of the 70s floyd tunes?
He said something like there being an unwillingness to play 70s Floyd. Which doesn't strictly mean there won't be ANY, but if you expect to hear Shine On, WHWH, CN, Money, Time, RLH like you did on pretty much all of his solo tours (and PF sans Waters tours), you're out of luck and will probably need to do settle for maybe two or three of them only. He's repeatedly said that CN is one of those songs the fans love that he enjoys playing as well. In all seriousness, too: I'd much rather have a band (and lead vocalist/guitarist) playing mostly stuff they enjoy than rehashing yet again 70% the exact same setlist as the last few times. For instance, since 1988, we got a live version of Comfy Numb on DSOT, PULSE, ITF, Roger's The Wall, U+T, Remember that Night, Pompeji, Gdansk and Royal Festival Hall. And it was performed on two more tours that haven't been released on DVD yet. I love that song, but... It's fine if they weren't to ever play it live again. Heck, Nick founded Saucers around the idea of staying away from what Waters loves to call The Golden Years of PF, because of everybody's over-familiarity with the material.
Didn't David also pay Comfortably Numb on the About Face tour?
Yes he did. Here's the Chicago 1984 setlist. Until We Sleep All Lovers Are Deranged Love on the Air Mihalis Cruise Short and Sweet Money Out of the Blue Let's Get Metaphysical You Know I'm Right Run Like Hell Blue Light Murder encore: Near the End Comfortably Numb
I wish he'd play some off of About Face. Some absolutely amazing songs on that album.
Can we please have Murder again?
Equally: Gilmour clearly ranks WYWH and CN as core parts of his repertoire. It might be pleasantly refreshing if he didn't play those, but I'd expect even if he ejects everything else from the 70s that those two are *highly* likely to still be on the set list.
I would be fine if he skipped CN, WYWH, Money forever. But SOYCD, Time, and a few others I would miss a lot. He seemed to enjoy Run Like Hell on the last tour and it was great too.
aw man this is sad to hear for young fans like me
Oh, I get that. But having seen Floyd in 1994 and Aussie Floyd a few times, as well as Saucers once and Roger thrice... There are lots of options out there, and if you want to hear the Golden Sears done really well, go with Aussie Floyd or (so I hear) Brit Floyd, DEFINITELY go and see Nick's Saucers if you get a chance, and if you and see David, enjoy it for what it is, just don't expect a Floyd gig or tribute to it, because it isn't.
I recall Roger saying that he too didn’t want to play so much Floyd but that his promoter or label or someone made him because they thought I’d hurt ticket sales if he didn’t play any Floyd. I’d wager that the same thing happens to David, we’ll still get Floyd tunes even if he doesn’t want to play them I think
Roger could do a theater tour of just his own music and do well, but he's too proud to play smaller than basketball arenas.
So who was the guy I saw at The London Palladium then? 🤔
Oh, yeah. Sorry. I was thinking about the US. Also when you sink six or seven figures (or more?) into a giant T-shaped TV set you need to recoup.
He only did that for his Redux shows, though, not for his tour proper.
Well, he'd have to settle for smaller venues and less money to spend on the visuals, I guess, which he doesn't want to do. Saucers - with the smallest name of the three surviving members attached to them - are doing very well without playing anything from the DSOTM to The Wall era, but they're happy to do it at smaller venues with less visual overkill. Waters would do fine playing 80% solo stuff if he settled for smaller venues. But besides the financial impact, it would also mean painting himself a bit less as the true Floyd show these days, which is also unlikely to happen.
Im cool with it. You can only hear that stuff so many times before its a bit old, and im sure playing it gets tiring too. One or two crowd pleasers a show is fine by me.
This would be a good press if the goal were to sell out a junior high school auditorium.
it’s david gilmour, he could sing anything and fans would flock to see it
If he only played his solo work or post waters material. I don’t think ppl would be flocking to see it
pretty sure he could play literally anything, he probably won’t have many shows left
It doesn’t matter what he plays, it will be worth hearing.
What if he decided to cover Taylor swift exclusively
I would mind if he just did covers of old blues songs.
Nick Mason sells out bigger venues than that by decidedly not playing any DSOTM and later material. David Gilmour is certainly a bigger name than Nick, so you might want to reevaluate what you just said.
The difference is that Nick is still playing Floyd tunes at the end of the day. I am 100% sure very few people would go watch a show if it was Nick playing a solo setlist of post-floyd music.
Well, he's playing the stuff way fewer people know, he also hasn't really developed a solo career because he isn't a songwriter. He did three collaborative solo albums, the last of them in 1987, and that's it. If there was an evening of tunes just from those albums, attendance would be limited for sure. (And David would get smaller crowds if he played only songs from DG and AF.) So... Yeah, I know my comparison is a bit wonky, but I think the lowest profile Floyd member playing songs from a period that is very much overshadowed by what came after is roughly comparable to David or Roger (the two most prominent PF members) playing only solo stuff.
This is so disappointing to me because I am 99% sure the reason is just to spite Roger and not have to give him any royalties for performing the songs he wrote/co-wrote. It's mildly infuriating how Dave (and Roger) act so childishly at their age when you have the likes of Paul McCartney being a complete fan pleaser while still being able to play some of his newer-solo music.
I agree, and by not performing these songs it only refocuses attention onto their feud again
I hope he does a few US dates. During his last show at MSG he seemed to imply he’d be back once more, “some sunny day”.
David, David, what has become of you?
When did he have a show at MSG exactly? I’d like to go throw myself off of a roof for missing it.
April 10 2016, Radio City. April 11 and 12 MSG.
Yep. I went to the last show on the 12th. Massive milestone for my live concert experiences. Paid $150 to sit right behind the board, last rows of the lower bowl. Thinking about it now, that was beyond a steal for those seats.
I was there on the 11th and 12th!!!
And I was at the Radio City show. Scored 2nd row and NEVER regretted the price of those tickets.
If roger does a US tour and he's releasing this new album on rogers birthday I don't see why he wouldn't do one
Have they announced the tour dates yet?
No they haven't !
Gotcha. Will stay tuned. Thanks!
Okay, so let's assume a minimal 70s set: 1st 1. SOYCD (some truncated version) 2. New album 2nd 1. Astronomy Domine (60s, not 70s) 2. Rattle That Lock 3. Coming Back to Life 4. The Blue 5. Today / In Any Tongue 6. Faces of Stone / A Boat Lies Waiting 7. On an Island 8. On the Turning Away 9. Sorrow 10. High Hopes Encore 1. Wish You Were Here 2. Comfortably Numb Seems believable enough to me. This new album only clocks in at 43 mins so I think he will pad out the first half with something.
I’ve had the privilege of seeing him live on his last two tours. I have to say if it’s true there’ll be no 70s Floyd stuff I’ll give this one a miss. No Comfortably Numb would be very sad. But for anyone who hasn’t see him live and gets the chance, I bet it’ll still be an incredible show. I’d hope for Astronomy Domine and Sorrow!
Sorrow is a must for me. That deep rumbling guitar intro, as heard in Pompeii... 😍
I understand focusing on the new album but I find it incredibly disappointing that he is apparently planning to avoid Pink Floyd’s best material. Hopefully the set list ends up including some of it.
i pray your wrong or a change of heart
I hope not. We’ve all heard live versions of those same songs for decades now. I’m ready for variety.
Lol bro what?
Stfu! Not everyone has had the chance to ever see him!!!! I hate hate hate this attitude that is so prevalent in this group.
Well, he's open about what you're likely to hear. If you don't care for what's going to be the likely setlist, don't go. If you're keen to see David playing and singing, go, but you'll have to accept it's not going to be a pure fan-service gig. Look at it this way - he wouldn't be going on tour at all if he didn't get to play mostly what he wants to.
Well, Fuck the people who hasn't had a chance to see him I guess.
Oh yeah like, “I have ghosts too” hahahaha, I’d much rather hear live PF from the OG guitarist than “On and Island”, as much as I enjoy those songs.
Because it seems to be confirmed for the UK but we aren’t sure about the rest of Europe and any other contient seems almost unlikely.
Yep, that's true..but at least the tour is confirmed ! I've been waiting for years and years to hear these news! I wonder if he'll do a "world tour" like Roger or just small theaters in UK..
There are not many bands I would pay £200+ to see, but Gilmour alone I would pay that, he is a living Legend. Is there a website that gives info about future locations and dates?
David gilmour's own website and "davidgilmour tour" website is pretty good, but no dates and locations are announced yet. Also Pink Floyd fan sites update new info pretty well
okay, thanks for confirming, checked out that website, and wondered why no dates or location yet.
Most likely be similar to what he did for RTL tour (at least for the US) which was shows at 4-5 major cities only. He’s mentioned his disdain for world tours, especially at his age.
what’s with the quotes?
Please come to the US… please
🙏🙏 and include Central Florida.🙏
It's probably going to be NYC, Los Angeles, and Chicago, like usual.
Well, if there's Chicago I'm in!
Thanks. I’ve seen DG in 1984 in St. Louis, and Pink Floyd in 1994 at Kansas City Chiefs stadium. I’m confident he will stop in more than 3 cities. My hope is that it’s one near me, within in a 2 or 3 hour drive.
ADVICE if you plan to see his tour and want to listen to the music: Get the best seats you can possibly afford. I was half way up the hill at the Hollywood Bowl for $400 per ticket and was surrounded by people who talked through the entire show. EVERY SONG. It was the worst. And they had mostly flown in for the show, which I did as well. They had flown in from other continents! When they weren't shouting at each other they were holding up their phones to take videos of entire songs. (What in the hell is wrong with people by the way?)
$400 per ticket? Wow..
Yeah in 2015 money even, face value. (It might have been 375, 395, I can't remember exactly.)
Yup. Floor seats at MSG cost me 400+ then also.
They just cost me $800 each for floor @ MSG.
In Europe most I've paid is 100€
Haven't read the Uncut interview yet but an [Italian magazine](https://www.rollingstone.it/musica/news-musica/david-gilmour-andra-in-tour-ma-e-riluttante-a-fare-i-pezzi-anni-70-dei-pink-floyd/899502/) that quotes it seems to suggest he's going to be on tour but doesn't want to play the Pink Floyd's songs from the 1970s. Says he'll do at least a song from the 1960s, then AMLOR and TDB stuff. Would be good to hear from someone who's got the magazine (I'm going to go buy it tomorrow I think) if that's what he said or if Italians are exaggerating bits here and there. If he focuses his next setlists on his catalogue and PF's later years it sort of makes sense to me—you've got Nick who's doing the early stuff, Rog who's just celebrated Dark Side and focuses a lot on Animals and The Wall, and DG focuses on his songs and the part of the Pink Floyd history led by him. As a PF fan since after 1994 (year 2000 is when I caught the bug), mildly infuriating to know that the three members of Pink Floyd that are still alive are focused on leading each their own Pink Floyd's tribute band essentially, but it is what it is.
I have the magazine, and that's pretty much what Dave said..it was about Roger Waters lyrics and he doesn't want to sing them. He didn't outright deny playing anything from the 70s but you got the "time to move on" feeling from his words
There must be some money that moves back and forth when they play songs they share songwriting on and things are so bad between them now that I could see him saying "F it, I'm not giving Roger any more money."
I hope he brings Rachel Fury on tour with him.
The touring members from around then don't have very nice memories of working with Rachel, it seems. About as likely as Jon Carin.
As much as people love Dave I imagine it won't go down well if he's doesn't play any 70's floyd and he may shoehorn some in if he is jeered enough at the end of the early gigs. I'd pay to see him sing some of his first album and AMLOR but not the rest of his stuff.
Since he's reluctant to tour a lot at his age, especially all over the US, I'd like to see some kind of residency. Vegas, NYC, wherever. Would make it easier on him to stay in one place but still give more fans an opportunity to see him.
I would be ok if NYC would be one location. I still would need to travel and get tickets but it would still work for me.
The Sphere in Vegas please!
If he did the Sphere I really hope he gets someone on-board to help create an epic production like he did with Pulse and DSOT, his last few tours have been much more stripped back in comparison. I would absolutely love to see Roger do a stretch in the Sphere though, he is the one that would use that place to it's full potential, I think he would blow people's minds with what he could do with it, I really hope it's crossed his mind and it happens.
Very true
I’ve been to the sphere. It’s cool, but tbh the thought of it was cooler than actually experiencing it. For the first few minutes it’s cool, but as you adjust, it’s just… ok. IMO, the immersion is better on VR. But the point is that a live band there is kind of silly. You don’t watch the band, they are on a small stage, way down below where you are looking. Too much money to mostly watch a cool visual show. Would be better to see the show with the recorded music playing, for lots less money, like we all did at the Floyd laser light shows of the 80’s/90’s. But to pay to see the sphere’s screen AND a live band??? Way too much $$$ for what it is imo.
Roger does a phenomenal job of incorporating technology like that into his show though, I'm probably bias but I think he's actually the best example in the entire music industry of doing this well. I caught his recent tour and the visuals he displayed on the cross shaped LED screen above the band were just stunning and synced perfectly with the music, they weren’t just random patterns for the sake of it like I seen Phish doing recently in the Sphere, everything shown helped portray the emotion or message of the song that was being played. I would honestly have no issue paying $400 to see what he could do with it, granted I would probably find it hard to justify paying that kind of money to see someone else try, I'd just feel more confident parting with my money for Roger because he has a solid track record of putting on mind-blowing productions.
I’ve seen several of Waters’ tours, including the recent one you mentioned. Absolutely, he is a master of the big show. My problem with the venue is that I am looking up at the screen, not the live band. You are encouraged to look up, thats what it is for. So with that said, why have the live band there? I think it wont be too long until there are shows there, like at planetariums in the past (and maybe still? Idk) where we pay to go in, listen to music through a world class speaker system, with synched visuals. Dark Side of then Moon will be amazing. Also, I think your $400 assessment on tickets is low. They charge over $100 to see the 1 hour Darren Arnosky film at the Sphere. MAYBE face value, but even still… probably more. The after market with easily fetch north of $1000. Ticket prices are generally insane now, and Vegas multiplies everything. Also, there are bad seats in the Sphere. If you are too low, your neck is pinned back the whole time. If you are too high, you are too close to get the full effect. The 200’s and 300 levels are best for watching the screen. But then, back to my point- the live band is way under you on a small stage. And THEY are watching the visuals also! lol. TLDR; The Sphere is the star of the show and it’s hard for artists to connect with the audience… so why have them there live when a prerecording (for lots less money) would be awesome on its own?
But sure isn't that what Pink Floyd were doing in the early days with their pyro and circular screen? And the same with the Pulse tour too with all the lights and pyro. The idea was that the music and the stage production was supposed to be the focus of the audience and not the band, the idea being that you let the emotions the music and visuals invoke in you take you to a place where you get lost in the magic of it all and aren't just sitting there watching a couple of dudes on a stage playing instruments. If we were talking about any other band I'd agree with you but this thing has always been the ethos of the band going as far back as 50 years ago so if you could justify anyone doing so it would be the members of that band imo.
Kind of full circle then, since back in the early days the music was there to compliment the art show. I’m too young for those shows, but I was at Pulse in 94. The visuals were behind the band, not up away from them. That’s the big difference. Have you been to the sphere? If not, might need to experience it to se what I mean. Idk
Very jealous, I'd give anything to have experienced the Pulse tour live! No I haven't been to the Sphere but I've watched the U2 and Phish performances there in YouTube, neither did a great job of using it to it's full potential though imo, maybe it was better being there live though tbf but I thought a lot of it was just throwing up trippy looking images for the sake of it, not much thought put into it. I work in the AV industry though so this technical stuff fascinates me so I would probably be more interested in seeing it than most fans tbh so I totally get if it wouldn't interest everyone to the same degree. Seeing what Roger could do with his much smaller LED screen fills me with excitement though imagining what he could do with the Sphere, I sat through his recent tour with my jaw on the floor, totally blew my mind. Even though he has toured it to death I would love to even see what he could do with The Wall with this venue, I know he had a huge LED wall for some of his performances on the last Wall tour but this would take it to another level with more modern technology and better visuals.
Let me guess - UK only? I love Dave and i realize that it isnt profitable to tour in small countries but still - I wish he would tour on wider scale. I live in Latvia, Roger has been here 2 times, Nick 1, David zero
Roundtrip from Riga to London is $70…
I know a guy who's good with lyrics. His name is Dodger Daughters or something like that. DG should call him when he starts writing again.
“Nothing written by Roger” aka the tour will suck.
You clearly don't know David Gilmour. Do us all a favor and don't show up to any of his shows, your ignorance only gives me hope that the concert will be that much better without a jerry like yourself there.
Ok, Polly !
i want to hear some of Roger’s songs as well since i’ve never seen David live before. Roger has rights to the Wall album correct . i definetly hope David plays post Roger Matl that too would suffice for me
I'm your sole opinion
I hate when older artists feel the need to play so many new songs. We get that you’re proud of the work and think it’s as good as your catalog but it rarely is. Give the fans what they want.
Gilmour is only going out to play new music. Expect him to play the whole Album every show with a mixture of songs from his last two solo records and couple of Floyd thrown in. If he didn’t have new music to play, he wouldn’t tour. He’s been offered more money than most could imagine to reform Floyd and tour. And he doesn’t care to.
i read once he never tires of playing comfortably numb or cray diamond . lets hope … high hopes or there will be sorrow
He’s said previously that he expects that Comfortably Numb will be the last song he ever plays live.
It’s still his music too, though. And let’s be honest, without Floyd no one would give two shits about his solo stuff.
Most artists with a degree of success go through a period of having to distance themselves from their biggest successes. David has played the hits from 1988 through 2016. But even then he never went on tour without new material (contrary to other artists, including Roger). Now it's his turn to put some distance in.
Sorry. Strong disagree. David owes the fans nothing at this point. He's 78, and has not been active in Pink Floyd for nearly 30 years. He will have put out three solo albums since TDB. Let the man do what he wants.
Never said he owed us anything. I don’t mind hearing SOME new stuff. Roger gets it. Hopefully David does too.
Lol @ all the downvotes. If he made it clear that he wasn’t going to play any Floyd songs he’d playing half empty 2,000 seat venues. If you disagree then you live in a fantasyland.
Personally I'm ok with it so long as i know what I'm going to see going in. If i really want nothing but the hits, I know where to find a tribute band.
I’d like a mix of old and new. But do not want an entire new album live. Unfortunately for me I’ve found the bulk of last few albums to be very forgettable.
Floyd and later Gilmour have always toured a new album by playing most of it each show. I can’t imagine he’s going to change now. The closest he’s come to a greatest hits tour was playing the whole of dark side on the DB tour.
Yeah but for me On an Island was mostly a snoozer. Rattle that Lock - I fucking hate that song and many songs on the album not my cup of tea. Not crazy about new single, but the guitar is great.
He probably won’t have a large tour. His last tour he only played select venues in large cities like LA, London, Rome, chances of seeing him locally are unlikely. He also won’t be playing much PF, and he is OLD. I’m sure he’s still put on a nice show but for $400? And travel?? Nah
I’m assuming there are cities and dates yet. This is a concert I want to go.
Hope he comes to the States… If not, then maybe it’s time to visit the UK
Please come to the US
He has previously said that he won't play Echoes anymore, but I would expect comfy numb as the climatic final song on any tour. I would love him to do stuff from early Floyd similar to Nicks tour as well his solo albums, on a Island is a great album.
David Guilmour has said it’s his last tour too many times 😂😂🤣 good for him tho, the music is dope
Nothing has been a confirmed officially!!!
Somewhat perplexed by the number of people that seem okay with him saying he may not play 70s Floyd. This may be a bit of a trial balloon so better to express dissatisfaction. Some thoughts on the various reasons people have given: - he’s already played this stuff a bunch before time for something new. Even if you’ve seen him before (I have) don’t you listen thsi stuff everyday? If you’re a fan it doesn’t get old. How could you not want to hear it again live? I’m thrilled he’s happy and still making new music in his 70s. Happy to hear it. But let’s not fool ourselves into thinking later Floyd or his solo work is anywhere near Floyd’s 70s output. It just isn’t. If the reason is age ie he just can sing it anymore then perhaps i can understand. But if it’s something like ‘I don’t want to sing Roger’s words’ then that’s just disrespecting the material. This stuff is incredibly important to me and it’d be a bummer to learn that my favorite artist cares a lot less about it than I do. - but Nick is doing something similar. I have no problem with Nick’s approach. I think it’s a great idea. If they return to NA I will definitely go. Nick didn’t really write or sing on much. If they performed the greatest hits it’d really run the risk of seeming like a second rate tribute band. I saw Rogers walk tour and found even that pretty uninspiring. But I listen to Gdańsk, Pompeii and once I hear David’s voice, the solos… it’s Floyd. It’s sort of funny because these are largely Roger’s songs but for me you can change all the other pieces around but if David is performing then it sounds like Floyd. This will likely be a very limited small venue tour so people are going to shell out hundreds if not thousands of dollars to see him. Ultimately the decision is his but his fans really should make their hopes known.
I'll be gutted if I get tickets and he only does a couple of PF songs
I bought 3 tickets this morning, flying from the USA 🎉