Just a head's up for our readers in the US - MTV Live are showing a couple of unmissable David Gilmour programmes on Saturday night (April 2nd) into Sunday morning.
At 9pm, they are screening David Gilmour: Wider Horizons, the excellent BBC documentary about David and his life. Then, at 10:30pm, Remember That Night - Live at the Royal Albert Hall is aired, bringing the 2006 concert recording to television. This is followed by another chance to see the Wider Horizons documentary. Please check local listings for channels and exact timing, depending on whereabouts you are in the country.
If you miss either broadcast this coming weekend, next weekend VH1 Classic are showing these programmes, giving another opportunity to see them. Our thanks to Robert Schlosser for the info...
Last night, the ABC Television show Jimmy Kimmel Live!, broadcast across the US, included David Gilmour as their musical guest. Recorded on an outdoor stage (sponsored currently by Samsung) the performance in front of an audience is shown in edited form in the show, and on their YouTube channel.
According to an attendee in the audience, here's what was performed: In Any Tongue/High Hopes (Shortened version)/High Hopes (Shortened version take 2)/Today/Rattle That Lock/Wish You Were Here/Today (Take 2).
Our German visitors have a bit of a treat coming up on Monday. TV station WDR Cologne who covered the German Pop & Blues Festival in October 1969 and April 1970 are opening their archives and will broadcast over 4 hours all they recorded.
Promoter of the festivals Konrad Mallison kindly got in touch about the broadcast and is certain that WDR will be airing "all they have from the Pink Floyd - 40 minutes".
The broadcast takes place on March 28th from 0:45 - 4:45 on Rockpalast (WDR Fernsehen Germany). Our thanks to Konrad and also to Michael Nickel for their help with this info.
Following his performance of the show on February 26th, in London, "Guy Pratt is The Sideman" is lined up for an unmissable performance in New York City next month.
To recap, in February 2013, Guy Pratt performed in a packed, sold out Komedia in Brighton for the first night of a then new tour, presenting "Guy Pratt is The Sideman". The one-man show celebrated Guy's 30 years as the bass player of choice for the heavyweights of rock and pop, including Pink Floyd, David Gilmour, Robert Palmer, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Bryan Ferry, Jimmy Page, David Coverdale, Womack & Womack, and The Smiths.
His one man show is all about life at the pointy end of the music business; Guy regales audiences with at times jaw-dropping stories from behind the scenes - the real truth about being on the road or in a recording studio! His self-deprecating wit is irresistible and his rip-roaring anecdotes have to be heard to be believed. With frequent musical examples courtesy of his beloved vintage Fender bass, and a electric guitar and amp combo, the Brighton audience clearly had a great time, even coercing Guy into an encore for the extended show. Similar scenes were found on the rest of that tour, three years ago now.
Due to popular demand, the show is making a slight, ad-hoc return, and New York is the one to benefit this time. This particular show takes place on Wednesday, April 13th. Doors open at 7pm, and the show starts at 8pm. The Slipper Room is at 167 Orchard Street in New York, NY, and more details of the venue, and show, can be found at Slipperroom.com. Tickets are now available (over 21's only) from Ticketfly.com. Don't miss this opportunity for a great evening, if you are in or near New York on the 13th!
On May 27th, at 7pm, the Hay on Wye Literature Festival David Gilmour and Polly Samson discuss their songwriting partnership, the writing process between lyricist and musician. They have collaborated on four No. 1 albums: Pink Floyd's The Division Bell and The Endless River, David Gilmour's On An Island, and the recent Rattle That Lock.
Tickets - priced at just £15.00, are on sale now from the festival website. Our thanks in particular to Adrian Childs-Clarke and Byron Lewis for letting us know about this.
Before this event though, Polly is joining Jonathan Lee and "a Surprise Guest" (now, obviously it might not be him, but there's a fair chance it could be...) at the latest Damian Barr’s Literary Salon which is being held at the Liberty Hall at Ace Hotel, New York, on Saturday April 9th at 8pm, with doors opening at 7:30pm.
Polly is there for the US launch of the paperback of her critically acclaimed novel The Kindness. She will also discuss her work as a lyricist on The Division Bell, On An Island, The Endless River and Rattle That Lock. Jonathan Lee is a British novelist living in New York. Polly and Jonathan will give readings and be interviewed by Damian who will take questions. There will then be a short interval before their final, surprise, guest. You can buy books on the night and there will be a signing afterwards.
Tickets - priced at $15.00 - are on sale now from the Eventbrite website.
UPDATE: Before either of the above, this coming Wednesday, March 23rd, David and Polly are in conversation with book critic and author David Ulin in Los Angeles. The event takes place at 7:30pm at The Last Bookstore, 453 S Spring Street, and more details can be found at LastBookstoreLA.com.
The event is free, with seating and standing room available on a first-come-first-served basis.
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