The Coachella Festival concert promoters are offering a $10,000 reward and four lifetime passes to the Festival for the safe return of Roger Waters' giant inflatable pig that's gone missing.

The spray-painted animal, pictured right, was released during Roger's performance on Sunday at the festival. "A pig got loose last night," said Bill Fold, one of the festival's producers, on Monday. "We really like him and want him back.... It's a very emotional time for us."

If you've seen the porker sailing through the skies near you, or indeed know where it is now, send an e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . For a nice shot of it being painted, click here. And, if you want to see the pig making its escape, read on (warning, you'll see the stage effects too, so don't watch if you don't want to see them!)...

Last week, as final rehearsals for the 2008 tour took place, Roger Waters gave 150 lucky people a very special opportunity. They were invited to see Roger and his band doing the full dress rehearsal in the Inglewood Forum, on Friday April 25th, for the Coachella Festival concert which took place yesterday (Sunday). (The venue for the rehearsals was revealed at the end of last week on saxophonist Ian Ritchie's tour blog - a great, insider's view of things!)

Terry, a Brain Damage visitor, was part of the small audience and he has kindly sent in some pictures and a report from the event. Naturally, what follows below reveals information about the 2008 version of the show, so if you are going to one of the upcoming concerts and don't want to know, we suggest you read this report after you've been!

Own a Playstation 3 or other Blu-Ray player? Not bought David's Remember That Night - Live At The Royal Albert Hall concert recording in high definition (1080p) Blu-Ray format yet? If you have a region A machine (the Americas, East and Southeast Asia) then you are in luck, as long as you are quick.

Amazon.com currently have the disc at a truly bargain price of $14.95, saving over $20 from the list price. A great job has been done with the HD version of this release, and there really is a very marked improvement over the standard definition DVD. So, click here, and act quickly before they all go!

UPDATE: looks like all the $14.95 ones have now sold, and it has gone up to a still very reasonable $22.95. Hope lots of you managed to take advantage of this bargain!

Last night, Roger Waters had an in depth, and illuminating discussion with his old friend Jim Ladd on KLOS, the Los Angeles based radio station. As Jim acknowledged, Roger rarely does such interviews, and this rare opportunity didn't disappoint with Roger in fine, and candid, form.

He talked at length about the current tour, including the inclusion of Lili Haydn at the Coachella show, his thoughts on the current US political situation, and what the future holds for him (and his fans!)...