Back in 2004, David Gilmour joined Jools Holland and friends (including Ronnie Wood, Tom Jones and Jeff Beck) for that year's headlining Teenage Cancer Trust concert at London's Royal Albert Hall.

This incredible charity puts on an array of shows every year, with a variety of performers mainly from the world of music, as well as a comedy night, all held at this historic venue. This year's performers have just been announced, and as well as evenings headlined by The Vaccines, Simply Red, Bring Me The Horizon and New Order, the final night is devoted purely to David Gilmour, making it a fifth performance to take place at the venue this year.

David's concert for the Trust takes place on Sunday, 24th April, and tickets - priced from £25 - go on sale at 9am (UK) on Friday, 19th February through the following official agents:

• Ticketmaster.co.uk / 0844 844 0444
• Seetickets.com / 0871 220 0260
• RoyalAlbertHall.com / 0845 401 5030
• GigsAndTours.com / 0844 811 0051

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 returning for one night only, giving one more opportunity to experience The Sideman for yourself. It takes place at the 20th Century Theatre in London, on Friday, February 26th. Tickets are on sale now through WeGotTickets.com but are selling quickly, so we heartily recommend you secure your tickets soon so that you don't miss out - it should be a great night!

As in most countries, politicians in the US often promise the impossible, and this week in a classic case of electoral hyperbole, presidential candidate John Kasich, of the Republican party, has "promised to reunite Pink Floyd" if he gets elected!

In an interview with news organisation CNN, Kasich stated that "If I'm president, I am going to once and for all try to reunite Pink Floyd to come together and play a couple songs. And since we have so much trouble in America with our finances, I'm going to start with a little song they created called 'Money.'"

He also said that his favourite concert of all time was Pink Floyd playing The Wall in Pittsburgh - we presume he either meant Roger Waters (whom he called "an incredible artist") in 2006, 2010 or 2012, or Pink Floyd playing the odd song from the album live back in 1988 or in 1994.

Whatever happens in the contest for the White House, this is going to be one electoral promise which is guaranteed not to happen! Our thanks to everyone who wrote in about this.

This morning, an additional 11 concerts were announced by David Gilmour as part of his 2016 Rattle That Lock tour, all taking place in mainland Europe.

As we've come to expect from David, some of the venues have come very much as a surprise, either in terms of location or the venue itself. Some of the venues look wonderful and should prove memorable places to see the show.

Tickets for the newly announced shows, as well as the Stuttgart show which was revealed yesterday, go on sale at 10am CET (Central European Time) on Friday (February 5th). Full information including the relevant links to the ticket agencies, as well as (in some cases) telephone booking lines, will be found on the individual show pages which are found in the David Gilmour 2016 Tour zone.

Finally, here are the European dates in full:

• June 25th - Plac Wolnosci, Wroclaw, Poland
• June 27th - Schloss Schönbrunn, Vienna, Austria
• June 28th - Schloss Schönbrunn, Vienna, Austria
• July 10th - Arena di Verona, Verona, Italy
• July 11th - Arena di Verona, Verona, Italy
• July 14th - Schlossplatz, Stuttgart, Germany
• July 16th - Chateau de Chantilly, Chantilly, France
• July 18th - Wiesbaden Bowling Green, Wiesbaden, Germany
• July 20th - Les Arenes de Nimes, Nimes, France
• July 21st - Les Arenes de Nimes, Nimes, France
• July 23rd - Saline Royale d'Arc et Senans, near Besancon, France
• July 27th - Grote Markt, Tienen, Belgium
• July 28th - Grote Markt, Tienen, Belgium

The tour then concludes with the four dates previously announced for London's Royal Albert Hall, in September.