Some good news for our friends in and around Germany today - an additional date and city has been added to the Roger Waters 2011 tour of The Wall. Roger and his band will now be playing at the Olympiahalle in Munich, Germany on June 20th, 2011.

The Olympiahalle is a multi-purpose arena in Munich, part of the Olympic Park and close to the Olympic Stadium. Pink Floyd played there in 1977 during their Animals European tour.

The RogerWaters.com presale for this show will begin tomorrow - Thursday, November 25th - so if you're interested in participating, be sure to log in and update your city list or create an account now if you haven't already. The general sale of tickets will follow, which you'll be able to buy through www.ticketmaster.de, www.eventim.de, and other normal agents.

One of the more popular items that have been promoted through Brain Damage for some time now, is Nick Mason's excellent book, "Inside Out: A Personal History Of Pink Floyd" signed with your choice of dedication, by Nick himself.

Even though the offer has been running for quite a while, we've had confirmation this evening that Nick is still more than happy to take care of this for you! What better present for the Floyd nut in your life, especially with Christmas coming up? In addition, an option has now been added for those who can get to London to pick up their book, saving on the cost of postage (and the associated hassle of making sure you're in when it is delivered).

The December 2010 issue of France's long running, respected Rock & Folk magazine has a four page special on Pink Floyd founding member, the late Syd Barrett. One of the pages is a full-page early 70s black and white shot of Syd, and on another is a full colour 1967 Floyd group shot.

The article takes a look at Syd's story, with a view to Rob Chapman's recently published "A Very Irregular Head", and the newly released "An Introduction To Syd Barrett".

The magazine is in French stores, and news stands, now. It's also available in selected other countries as an import. Our thanks to Nino Gatti for the information.

The Featured Artists Coalition (FAC) yesterday announced that Ed O'Brien of Radiohead, Nick Mason of Pink Floyd and Sandie Shaw would be the new co-Chairs of the organisation, taking over from Dave Rowntree of Blur, who has stepped down due to work commitments.

Each chair will focus on a different key area, with Nick the FAC ambassador to the music industry. Commenting on the announcement, Nick said:

"We plan to focus on really making a difference to our members and artists in general. There are three key reasons people tell us they value being part of the FAC: to make sure they are fairly represented and heard, to network with other artists and to learn from one another - and the structure will allow us do this in a more streamlined way."