The new issue of the UK's Classic Rock magazine (cover date January 2008) has a couple of interesting items for Pink Floyd fans.

First, there's a fascinating seven page article, written by Brain Damage founder Glenn Povey, looking at the Jimi Hendrix-headlining package tour of the UK in November and December 1967. With Pink Floyd as one of the support acts on the tour, which played two shows a day at fairly small venues, it's something that makes you wish for the real-life invention of time machines! However, the tour was full of incident, as Glenn's article reveals...

Elsewhere, Nick Mason talks about presenting Storm Thorgerson with his Outstanding Contribution award, and there's also a 2008 calendar, with twelve months of great shots relating to a different band each month. February's page has a picture of Pink Floyd at the mixing desk during the Wish You Were Here sessions in 1975. Our thanks to Jason Pyke for the head's-up on this publication, which is available now in most good stores across the UK, and available shortly worldwide in selected outlets as an import.

The London-based registered charity Youth Music Theatre: UK are holding their annual Christmas show this Thursday (December 20th). Nick Mason has donated a signed copy of the Pink Floyd studio album box set "Oh By The Way", to auction off at the show. He has also donated a tour of his classic car collection along with a signed book.

People are able to participate in the sealed auction online until midday (UK time) on Friday, December 21st. More details of the charity and event can be found at www.ymtuk.org.

UPDATE: The signed box set raised £500, and the classic car tour a further £450, for the charity.

News just in from Roger Waters' manager - Roger will be playing his Dark Side Of The Moon show at Fionia Park, Odense, in Denmark on May 13th, 2008.

Tickets for the concert, which starts at 8:30pm, will be going on sale this coming Wednesday - December 19th - at 10am, from www.danbillet.dk and www.billetnet.dk. Click the thumbnail to see the concert poster!

Please note: this is the ONLY confirmed Roger Waters concert for 2008 - should any others be announced in due course, we will of course let you know via the site. Please don't email to ask if he is playing in your country - if we knew, we'd tell you!

With the Christmas holiday at the end of the month, we thought we'd put together a bumper sack of goodies to give away! We also wanted to celebrate the end of the first year of our new design website - we've found it a positive change, and we hope you have too. We're working behind the scenes on some new features and enhancements which will appear next year, that we hope you'll like.

However, back to the competition. With DVDs, books, and tour programmes amongst the prizes, there should be something of interest for everyone...