Next month, the Aussie Floyd are doing a special show at the Hammersmith Apollo in London on July 17th, which is going to be filmed. People can't buy tickets for this show, it's for members only who have bought tickets for any of their 2012 shows.

However, marking the long-term relationship between the band and Brain Damage, they have set aside six pairs of tickets for the event, as a special competition prize for BD visitors.

To find out more, and to place your entries for a chance to be in the audience for this show, make sure you visit this page at AussieFloyd.com. Winners will be emailed direct by the band's management by July 8th.

Just out in UK stores is the new issue (cover date Summer 2011) of the UK's Classic Rock Magazine, which has a couple of looks at the guest appearance of David Gilmour and Nick Mason at the May 12th London concert which formed part of Roger Waters 2011 The Wall Live tour.

The main review of the show appears near the back of the magazine, and is a well-illustrated look at the show in general, from the run of nights at the O2. The reviewer notes that "Waters delivers an overwhelming, hard-hitting experience dotted with truly iconic moments... A moving and ceaselessly relevant piece". However, the highlight of the magazine is a nice, double-page spread right at the beginning, with a couple of great pictures of Roger, David and Nick during Outside The Wall on the 12th.

The magazine is available now in most good stores across the UK, and available shortly worldwide in selected outlets as an import. You can also buy it direct through this link to the publishers.

Just announced this afternoon is another date on the Roger Waters 2012 The Wall Live tour...for our friends in New Zealand, you'll need to head over to the Vector Arena in Auckland, for the show on February 20th, 2012.

Tickets for this show go on general sale on July 11th, 2011, through the normal ticketing agents. As we've done for previous years, you'll find full details of all dates, as they get announced, on The Wall Live 2012 tour in our dedicated tour zone, with a page for each and every concert. Here you'll find venue and ticketing information, pictures, concert reviews, and much more...

UPDATE: the date of this show, whilst initially announced as the 20th, is now February 19th. FURTHER UPDATE, June 30th: The date of this show has reverted to February 20th!

The upcoming book 'Backstage' documents a journey behind the scenes on Pink Floyd's remarkable "Another Lapse" 1989 and "The Division Bell" 1994 tours of Europe. Taken from super-fan Bobby Hassall’s unique perspective - first as a fan jumping a fence to get in to his first show to becoming the adopted fan by the band's crew - and then as a fully paid up crew member himself, Bobby's entertaining story is coupled with extensive behind the scenes coverage and previously unpublished photographs of the huge stages being constructed in arenas and stadiums as well as the memorable Venice concert.

First published in 1991 and distributed through Brain Damage magazine, this edition of 'Backstage', which arrives on July 10th, 2011, is a completely redesigned, updated and expanded version. A must-read for all Pink Floyd fans, Backstage is an insightful look at life behind the scenes of a huge touring operation and is packed with many unique photos and reproductions of tour documents.

You can place your orders now for this book directly through the publishers, www.mindheadpublishing.co.uk.