The 8th Annual Cinema For Peace Gala takes place this coming Monday, February 9th, at Berlin's Konzerthaus, and amongst the people taking part is Roger Waters, it was announced yesterday.

The gala honours the most significant films of the year, and this year focuses on ecological awareness and the preservation of our environment; tolerance and peace in the time of war and natural disasters; and social commitment.

The evening is said to feature a special performance by Laureate Roger Waters alongside German band Söhne Mannheims. The organisers say that they will "offer their take on 'The Wall' and 'Wish You Were Here'" [presumably it will be 'Another Brick' that will be performed].

More information on the gala can be found at www.CinemaForPeace.com.

UPDATE, February 10th: Despite the announcement by the organisers, Roger did not (and apparently had no intention to) perform. He did, however, attend the awards ceremony where he was honoured.

STORY UPDATED, Feb 5th: Contrary to previous reports, the March 2009 issue of the US magazine Guitar World will NOT have a CD-ROM including a video look at the making of The Black Strat replica. Whilst an announcement to that effect was made, it's been confirmed to us that it isn't actually happening.

In the meantime, you'll have to content yourself with Phil Talyor's excellent book about The Black Strat, which really deserves a spot on any Floyd fan's bookshelves! More details, and our review, of the book itself can be read here...

The Daily Telegraph today reports on an event held in the hall of a North London school on Saturday night (January 31st) in aid of charity, which resulted in David Gilmour joining The Seat Of The Pants Band on stage to help out on The Beatles' "Come Together"!

The charity auction and concert were held to help raise money to get a local child with an inoperable brain tumour to America, for an experimental procedure that has shown positive results. With such a good cause, many celebrities were happy to help out, contributing items for the auction or indeed performing as part of the band. The band were made up of local professional musicians, led by Wix Wickens (Paul McCartney's musical director), his wife Margo Buchanan (who performed backing vocals for David in his 2001/2002 shows in London and Paris), along with Madness frontman Suggs.

UPDATE, February 4th: The Tottenham, Wood Green & Edmonton Journal gives a little more detail about the event today. An estimated £50,000 was raised for the child and his family, to help get him the treatment he needs.

The regional premiere of Tom Stoppard's extremely popular, award-winning drama Rock'n'Roll opens the spring 2009 season at the Library Theatre in Manchester. The production will be directed by Chris Honer, the Library Theatre's Artistic Director.

Set over a period of 22 years, opening as Soviet tanks are rolling into Czechoslovakia in 1968, and ending with a concert by the Rolling Stones in a newly free Prague in 1990, Stoppard's magnificent drama spotlights two differing worlds. Stoppard frames the action with music of the time from artists including The Beatles, Velvet Underground, Pink Floyd, The Beach Boys, U2, Guns N Roses, and The Rolling Stones, with the ghost of Pink Floyd legend Syd Barrett said to be always lurking in the background.