As in most countries, politicians in the US often promise the impossible, and this week in a classic case of electoral hyperbole, presidential candidate John Kasich, of the Republican party, has "promised to reunite Pink Floyd" if he gets elected!

In an interview with news organisation CNN, Kasich stated that "If I'm president, I am going to once and for all try to reunite Pink Floyd to come together and play a couple songs. And since we have so much trouble in America with our finances, I'm going to start with a little song they created called 'Money.'"

He also said that his favourite concert of all time was Pink Floyd playing The Wall in Pittsburgh - we presume he either meant Roger Waters (whom he called "an incredible artist") in 2006, 2010 or 2012, or Pink Floyd playing the odd song from the album live back in 1988 or in 1994.

Whatever happens in the contest for the White House, this is going to be one electoral promise which is guaranteed not to happen! Our thanks to everyone who wrote in about this.

This morning, an additional 11 concerts were announced by David Gilmour as part of his 2016 Rattle That Lock tour, all taking place in mainland Europe.

As we've come to expect from David, some of the venues have come very much as a surprise, either in terms of location or the venue itself. Some of the venues look wonderful and should prove memorable places to see the show.

Tickets for the newly announced shows, as well as the Stuttgart show which was revealed yesterday, go on sale at 10am CET (Central European Time) on Friday (February 5th). Full information including the relevant links to the ticket agencies, as well as (in some cases) telephone booking lines, will be found on the individual show pages which are found in the David Gilmour 2016 Tour zone.

Finally, here are the European dates in full:

• June 25th - Plac Wolnosci, Wroclaw, Poland
• June 27th - Schloss Schönbrunn, Vienna, Austria
• June 28th - Schloss Schönbrunn, Vienna, Austria
• July 10th - Arena di Verona, Verona, Italy
• July 11th - Arena di Verona, Verona, Italy
• July 14th - Schlossplatz, Stuttgart, Germany
• July 16th - Chateau de Chantilly, Chantilly, France
• July 18th - Wiesbaden Bowling Green, Wiesbaden, Germany
• July 20th - Les Arenes de Nimes, Nimes, France
• July 21st - Les Arenes de Nimes, Nimes, France
• July 23rd - Saline Royale d'Arc et Senans, near Besancon, France
• July 27th - Grote Markt, Tienen, Belgium
• July 28th - Grote Markt, Tienen, Belgium

The tour then concludes with the four dates previously announced for London's Royal Albert Hall, in September.

Just announced is a second concert to take place in mainland Europe this year as part of David Gilmour's 2016 Rattle That Lock tour, which restarts on March 24th at the legendary Hollywood Bowl. July 14th sees the production arrive at Schlossplatz, in Stuttgart, Germany.

The last time that David performed in the city was back in 1989 during the Pink Floyd tour that year, when the band played the Neckarstadion. Roger Waters performed in the city in 2002, at the Schleyer Halle.

For the first 100 years or so of its life, Schlossplatz was closed to the public and was a military parade ground. Situated next to two other popular squares in Stuttgart, getting to and from the site should prove simple for concertgoers.

Every year Schlossplatz is home to major outdoor events such as open-air concerts, children's fairs and parts of the Christmas market including an outdoor ice rink. During the 2006 World Cup Finals the square regularly held more than 40,000 spectators who watched live matches on 3 huge screens.

Tickets for this concert go on sale on Friday (February 5th) at 10am CET (Central European Time) through normal official agents. More details as we get them.

Hot on the heels of yesterday's news about Glenn Povey's forthcoming book, 'Pink Floyd: Giants of Rock', we have information about Glenn's other publication from Carlton Books due out on the same day (March 3rd) which is called 'The Complete Pink Floyd' (with the additional advice of it being 'The Ultimate Reference', elsewhere on the cover).

Becoming quite the prolific author, Glenn is of course the founder of the original Brain Damage magazine, which lead to this website in 1999. His books 'In The Flesh', revised as 'Echoes', have been truly essential reference works and this major revision to 'Echoes' promises to be the cornerstone to every Floydian book collection.

We're hoping to bring you a review of the book soon, but here's a taster of what to expect from the publishers: "The Complete Pink Floyd...lists every concert, every appearance, every song, every turn and twist in the amazing story of one of the world's most famous bands. Acknowledged expert Glenn Povey...has been allowed access to all of the band's Abbey Road recording notes (the only person to do so). This complete reboot of the original is illustrated with all-new material, including hundreds of photographs and rare memorabilia. Every solo concert has been updated for Waters and Gilmour, and details of the band's many re-released albums have been added, including never-before-published research into their earliest recordings from 1965. The original Echoes was a great book but this full upgrade is it essential reference for any serious Pink Floyd fan."

We've a feeling that 'The Complete Pink Floyd' will become an almost daily reference for us, and with Glenn's past record and credentials, we're sure it's going to be a popular book. You can place your orders for it now, for despatch on publication, and benefiting from Amazon's 'pre-order price guarantee' (automatically paying the lowest price they offer an item for, between the time you order it and release), through these direct links: Amazon UK, Amazon.com, Amazon Canada, Amazon France, Amazon Germany, Amazon Spain and Amazon Italy.