With tickets for the Australian Roger Waters The Wall Live concerts going on sale this morning, and selling incredibly well, two additional dates have been announced due to Melbourne selling out in an hour! (Thanks to Taariq Hassan for the info)

Our Australian readers will now have the opportunity to see the show on February 2nd, at Brisbane's Entertainment Centre, and February 10th, at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne. This brings the current total to eight shows in Australia, and three in New Zealand.

Details of all the shows announced to date can be found in our 2012 Wall Show zone.

Yesterday, Roland Petit, the world-renowned choreographer sadly passed away, aged 87. Well known for the wide ranging and creative nature of his projects, Pink Floyd fans will be familiar with his work due to the series of Floyd Ballets that they worked on together.

"It all began in the late '60s," explained Petit, the ballet's creator. "One day, my daughter, who must have been about 10 years old at the time, gave me an album by Pink Floyd and said, 'Dad, you have to make a ballet with this music. It's the best!' At first I was hesitant, but when I heard the music, I agreed with my daughter. So I went to England and met with Pink Floyd in person. I told them about my idea of making a ballet with their music and asked if they would agree. They were so enthusiastic about the idea that they even offered to play live at the world premiere!"

The premier performance took place in November 1972 with Pink Floyd themselves playing live before 32,000 spectators at the Palais des Sports in Marseilles. Since then, it has been presented around the globe, with great success - most recently in 2010. The following video gives a flavour of the original performances:

The website Superdeluxeedition have had an exclusive, if brief, preview of Pink Floyd's forthcoming Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here and The Wall Immersion box sets recently, and have posted their thoughts on what they heard.

The preview took place on Astoria, David Gilmour's houseboat studio, with engineer Andy Jackson and studio manager and guitar tech Phil Taylor. Gems they heard included the original 1972 mix of The Great Gig in the Sky (featuring a man's voice shouting from a megaphone, and is apparently quite heavy on the Hammond Organ), Wish You Were Here featuring Stephane Grappelli, and the "Work In Progress" version of Another Brick in the Wall (Part One). Once you've checked out their notes, find out full details of ALL the releases along with ordering details, here.

An official Q&A with Nick Mason has also taken place, and excerpts have been running on the Floyd's Facebook page regularly. They've now posted the full Q&A on the Floyd's Youtube channel.

Just confirmed is the third date for the Roger Waters The Wall Live tour whilst it is in New Zealand. The production will be performed at the Vector Arena in Auckland on February 23rd, 2012, and tickets for this show, like the other two at the Vector, go on sale on July 11th at 9am. Tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster NZ.