Our very best wishes, and many happy returns, to David Gilmour today, who will hopefully be celebrating his birthday in the spring sunshine!

It is exactly nine years to the day since the release of his last solo album, On An Island, with his previous album About Face having its 31st anniversary yesterday. But, of course, thoughts uppermost in everyone's minds relate to the 2015 European Tour which he announced this week, mentioning that his new album (as yet untitled) is due to coincide with the shows in September.

As an important reminder, tickets go on sale this morning at 10am GMT! If you didn't get a ticket in the presales earlier, now is your chance. Here are the details you need:

• Saturday 12th September 2015: Arena Pula, Croatia TICKETS: Eventim
• Monday 14th September 2015: Arena di Verona, Italy TICKETS: TicketOne
• Tuesday 15th September 2015: Le Mulina Teatro, Florence, Italy TICKETS: TicketOne
• Thursday 17th September 2015: Théâtre Antique d'Orange, Orange, France TICKETS: FNAC Spectacles, GDP, LeVraiBillet
• Saturday 19th September 2015: König-Pilsener-Arena, Oberhausen, Germany TICKETS: Eventim
• Wednesday 23rd September 2015: Royal Albert Hall, London, England TICKETS: Ticketmaster, Eventim, Seetickets
• Thursday 24th September 2015: Royal Albert Hall, London, England TICKETS: Ticketmaster, Eventim, Seetickets
• Friday 25th September 2015: Royal Albert Hall, London, England TICKETS: Ticketmaster, Eventim, Seetickets
• ADDED Friday 2nd October 2015: Royal Albert Hall, London, England TICKETS: Ticketmaster, Eventim, Seetickets
• ADDED Saturday 3rd October 2015: Royal Albert Hall, London, England TICKETS: Ticketmaster, Eventim, Seetickets

Please can you use our ticket links to purchase yours, as some of them will help toward site running costs. Ticket restrictions, and booking fees, will apply. David's blog notes that "there are no other dates planned at this time. Further details, concerning personnel and such like, will follow as and when they become available, so please sit tight."

Good look with your ticket purchasing, and let us know what show(s) you are going to. In the meantime, of course, we wish David a very happy day!