Having wowed crowds the world over with ‘My Bass and other Animals’ and ‘Breakfast of Idiots’, Guy Pratt jets down to Australia to update Adelaide audiences on the goings on at the pointy end of the music business, and the madness that comes with breathing the rarefied air of the Superstar, including one very bizarre Argentinean trip...

The bassist for, amongst many others, Pink Floyd and David Gilmour, returns to regale music fans with more hilarious tales from the mini bar and the absurdities of life on the road for the touring musician. This is all part of the annual Adelaide Fringe Festival.

The set of dates at the slightly bizarrely named Carry On Theatre @ Gluttony, in Adelaide itself, run from Thursday, February 17th, through to Saturday, March 12th inclusive, although there are a few gaps between those dates. Full details of the shows, times, and availability at the Adelaide Fringe ticket site. Tickets are on sale now, so make sure you snap up your chosen show before they all sell!

For all of you still to purchase it, despite our recent exclusives regarding Gerald Scarfe's "The Making of Pink Floyd: The Wall", including the set of three special video interviews with Gerald, for Brain Damage, we have a possible temptation for you!

"The Making of Pink Floyd: The Wall" is the incredible, authorized and definitive book about the project and includes new commentaries from the surviving members of Pink Floyd: Roger Waters, David Gilmour and Nick Mason, together with the director of the film, Sir Alan Parker. Roger Waters has written the foreword. The album imagery, stage performances and film were created in close collaboration with Gerald Scarfe, and his massive archive includes original storyboards, animation cells, concept drawings, models and other three-dimensional material together with photographs of the creation and staging of the live performances and the filming of The Wall.

In the book, Gerald also relates his own experiences of working with the band from the early days of Wish You Were Here to the Pros and Cons Of Hitchhiking with Roger Waters, after his break with the other band members, as well as his work for the new live show of The Wall.

Amazon have secured a limited number of these books, personally signed by Gerald Scarfe, and you can order your copy of this from Amazon UK, Amazon US/International, Amazon Canada, Amazon France, or Amazon Germany. These signed editions will naturally be very limited, so if you are tempted by this, we would suggest you act quickly to make sure of your copy.

Many thanks to everyone who has entered our latest competition to win one of five pairs of tickets to attend the final pre-tour rehearsal next week for the Australian Pink Floyd Show's major 2011 European tour. Naturally, we had a lot of entries, some of which from as far afield as Portugal! The tour starts later this month, and thanks to the band and their management we have been able to offer this very special opportunity for some lucky Brain Damage visitors and their guests.

Following a champagne reception, the winners, who are revealed below, will get to be the first to see the Aussie Floyd's new show (including their brand new 3D graphics, the first time in such graphics have been used in a concert setting) and after the show, will have the chance to meet the band.

Last year, a number of Brain Damage visitors took part in a pair of guided walks of Syd Barrett's Cambridge, run by I-SpySydInCambridge in conjunction with Brain Damage. The walks, tours of the city that took in many of the more significant sites which were connected to the life and times of Syd, and the various bands which lead to Pink Floyd, provided fascinating and illuminating looks at those early days.

The hosts of the tour - personal friends of Syd, who grew up with him - shared their own memories of school days and beyond with Syd, Roger Waters, David Gilmour, and other Pink Floyd illumni who lived and worked in Cambridge. They partnered with us for those two very special tours, and due to the success and enjoyment experienced on the walks, have now decided to run THREE special tours of Syd's Cambridge with us this year!

The dates for 2011 are: June 18th, July 16th, and September 10th - all Saturdays. As with the 2010 tours, some special guests are again being lined up. Should all be great days and not to be missed!