Just announced is 12.12.12, The Concert for Sandy Relief, which will take place at Madison Square Garden on December 12th this year. Amongst the artists performing are The Who, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Jon Bon Jovi, Paul McCartney, and Roger Waters.
This special one night only live music event will help provide assistance to the millions of people throughout the tri-state area who have been affected by Hurricane Sandy. As the tri-state region begins to recover from Sandy's stunning and acute devastation along the coastal areas of Long Island, Queens, Staten Island, Connecticut and New Jersey, there remains an enormous task of rebuilding both the infrastructure and thousands of shattered lives. 12.12.12 presents an important opportunity for the community and nation to come together to provide significant support to these communities as they confront staggering short- and long-term issues.
The proceeds from the concert will go to the Robin Hood Relief Fund which is providing money, material and know-how to local organizations that are serving families and individuals in the regions hardest hit by the storm. More information will be released in the coming days related to tickets and VIP ticket packages; on-sale information; partners and sponsors; as well as telecast information.
This lunchtime, two additional concerts were announced for the 2013 Roger Waters The Wall Live tour of Europe - London's Wembley Stadium on September 14th, and Athens on July 31st. The venue for the Greek concert has yet to be determined - in the words of the announcer, it'll be such a big show that the venue's probably yet to be built!
Tickets and presales have yet to be announced but details are expected imminently, and we will update you accordingly.
UPDATE: at the conclusion of the press conference, another three shows were announced: August 3rd, at the ITU Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey; September 9th at the Letzigrund Stadium in Zurich, Switzerland; and the Stade de France in Paris, France, on September 21st.
Also, the Austrian concert in Vienna has moved venue to the Ernst-Happel-Stadion, on the same date. At this stage, only a limited number of pre-sale tickets have been sold for the original venue through Roger's website, and those people are being contacted to discuss their options.
Further update: the Viennese concert has now moved to September 11th.
As well as performing Flickering Flame with Jon Carin on keyboards and GE Smith on guitar, Roger was honoured as recipient of the IAVA 2012 Artistic Leadership Award.
On their website, IAVA notes: "Roger Waters’ achievements as a songwriter and live performer have spanned over four decades and have established him as a major force and influence in the progress and development of popular music. He was a founding member of the multi-platinum rock band Pink Floyd, serving as bassist and co-lead vocalist. Mr. Waters’ “Fallen Loved Ones” project was an integral part of his recently completed record-breaking “The Wall” tour, making him an important advocate and valued friend to the veterans community."
The official IAVA video of Flickering Flame can be seen here:{youtube}9vubhBRFSFs{/youtube]
Brian Kehew and Kevin Ryan (authors of the critically acclaimed, definitive book ‘Recording the Beatles’), will give their second series of fascinating and enjoyable talks on Abbey Road Studios’ rich history and continued success at the forefront of today’s music. The talks will feature brand new content alongside the most popular elements of the last series.
Kehew and Ryan’s talk will explore the studios’ decades of landmark recordings, celebrating the technology and sonic creativity that lead to epoch-defining music from fêted artists such as Radiohead, Pink Floyd, Adele and of course, The Beatles.
With over 20 years of research into EMI history, they have uncovered many secrets of the Studios and have worked with us to preserve and illuminate our immense history and ongoing legacy. The talks will explore the history and the present day action at Abbey Road Studios with rare archive photos, film and audio, showing changes to the studio and equipment. They will illustrate Abbey Road Studios’ long progression through all kinds of music, from classical to rock and beyond, plus the methods used to record in each style/period.
This evening at London's Roundhouse, the Classic Rock Magazine 2012 awards were held in front of an all-star audience, honouring the great and the good in the realm of classic rock.
Amongst the categories declared a short while ago, Pink Floyd won the Reissue Of The Year. This was for the Why Pink Floyd? catalogue releases, and the award was picked up this evening at the event by Nick Mason.
Elsewhere in the awards, the Film/DVD of the Year category was won by the excellent "Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here" which covers the story behind the album. This award was also picked up by Nick, who gave what has been described as a typically witty speech on accepting these honours.
UPDATE: As the Film/DVD of the Year category was a "reader's vote" award, John Edginton, the director of "Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here", has got in touch with us wishing to thank the many Brain Damage visitors who voted for his film.
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