Just announced are a string of more dates for The Echoes Tour of Nick Mason's Saucerful Of Secrets!

Following on from last year's success with numerous shows in the UK and Europe, followed by the US and Canada, it's great news that the band are eager to get on the road again to perform to more of you!

Tickets for almost all the shows below go on sale TOMORROW (Tuesday, January 31st) at 10am CET (9am GMT) and the ticket links are included below, too. The Polish gig as part of the Summer Fog Festival goes on sale on Wednesday, February 1st at 10am CET (9am GMT).

• July 16th - SUMMER FOG FESTIVAL, SPODEK, KATOWICE, POLAND - TICKETS
• July 17th - FORUM KARLIN, PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC - TICKETS
• July 19th - PIAZZA DEI SIGNORI, VICENZA, ITALY - TICKETS
• July 20th - PIAZZA GRANDE, PALMANOVA, UDINE, ITALY - TICKETS
• July 21st - ARENA DELLA REGINA, CATTOLICA, ITALY - TICKETS
• July 23rd - SONIC PARK MATERA, CAVA DEL SOLE ARENA, MATERA, ITALY - TICKETS
• July 26th - TENER-A-MENTE FESTIVAL, ANFITEATRO DEL VITTORIALE, GARDONE RIVIERA, ITALY - TICKETS

Back in October, we told you about the official hardback book being published in March 2023 as part of the 50th anniversary of the release of The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd.

We now have a few more details of the book, which is being sold separately as well as being included in the 50th anniversary The Dark Side Of The Moon Deluxe Box Set. It is published on the same day as the box set is released - March 24th.

Curated by Jill Furmanovsky, with art direction by Aubrey 'Po' Powell, this LP-sized book - with 143 illustrations - showcases rare and previously unseen photographs, and was created with the involvement of the band members.

The book includes:

• Rare and previously unseen backstage and onstage photography of the band during The Dark Side Of The Moon tours of 1972–1975 in the UK, Japan, North America and Europe
• 129 candid photographs by Jill Furmanovsky, Storm Thorgerson, Aubrey Powell and Peter Christopherson document the soundchecks, the shows and the after shows
• A review of the October 1972 Wembley gig, originally published in Melody Maker, provides insight into one of the Floyd's celebrated performances
• A complete listing of the tour dates
• A special section that reveals the visual conception of the iconic album artwork, with photos of the original album roughs and final artwork by Hipgnosis

ORDERING INFO:
Sounds like an essential book - and orders are now possible through a number of retailers. Remember, if you have ordered the Deluxe Box Set, the book is included in there, so you don't need to order the book separately. Ordering any item after entering Amazon through our links helps with BD's ongoing running costs, and we really appreciate it: Amazon UK, Amazon.com, Amazon Canada, Amazon France, Amazon Germany, Amazon Spain and Amazon Italy. You can also order through WHSmith.co.uk and Waterstones.com.

The following article was kindly written by Charles Beterams, a self-confessed Pink Floyd addict and owner of FloydStuff.com, an online store stuffed full of PF goodies. Charles supplied the pictures (below) from the opening event as well. He's also the man behind a range of excellent books about the band, with the latest book - Any Colour You Like: The Dark Side Of The Moon On Vinyl - the result of Stefano Tarquini's lifelong quest and gathers together the 700 currently known variations of Pink Floyd's masterpiece on record.

The Groninger Museum in the northern city of Groningen has become somewhat of a centre for interesting musical exhibitions. Following on from the highly successful David Bowie exhibition and a recent one on the Rolling Stones (which will see a reprise later this year) the museum - lead by director Andreas Blühm - was nominated for hosting the Their Mortal Remains exhibition. Despite the museum's spacious rooms the exhibit didn't fit in terms of size and especially height.

Following discussions with Aubrey 'Po' Powell who curated the Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains in London and subsequent cities across the globe, a plan was raised to focus on the visual side of things and create a new exhibition on Hipgnosis. The result of that can be seen (or absorbed) until 14 May in no less than eight rooms in the Mendini Pavillion of the museum.

The opening event to place in the presence of Aubrey Powell, Peter Curzon and Pink Floyd's curator Paula Webb Stainton and also attracted people like photographer Claude Vanheye who took the famous 1968 shots of the band during their visit to Amsterdam. Director Andreas Blühm introduced Aubrey Powell who discussed the hard work it was to get all those sleeves done in an pre-digital era but with enormous budgets on the other hand.

With the close connection between the band and Hipgnosis showed in the large presence of Pink Floyd in the exhibition with the largest room fully dedicated to The Dark Side Of The Moon, but also highlighting Wish You Were Here, Animals and two beautiful walls with front of house and backstage photos. Other artists featured in the exhibition include Paul McCartney, Genesis, Led Zeppelin, Peter Gabriel and 10CC.

Both the city of Groningen and the exhibition are well worth a visit. Details and directions can be found at groningermuseum.nl

 

 

 

 

Very sad news late last night - the legendary David Crosby has died. He was 81. In recent years, Crosby collaborated with David Gilmour, singing on Gilmour's solo albums On An Island and Rattle That Lock, and joining Gilmour on tour as well in selected venues alongside Graham Nash.

Crosby had a long career in music; he was a founding member of both the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash, with both bands albums selling over 35 million copies, but also had a successful solo career. David Gilmour's Remember That Night live DVD captures Crosby in fine form - as he was on the other shows he joined Gilmour in. Last night, Gilmour posted his own tribute to Crosby: