In a move that isn't overly unexpected with the ongoing global situation with COVID-19, the already rescheduled three evenings presenting A Theatre for Dreamers - An Evening of Words and Music with Polly Samson and David Gilmour in Manchester, Birmingham and London (on June 25th, 26th and 28th), have now sadly been cancelled.

They ask that ticket holders do NOT contact the box offices and wait to be contacted by their respective venue's box office team, who will each be processing the refunds. For full details on refunds (including Terms and Conditions), particularly with regard to those who already received their book signed by Polly and photo signed by Polly and David, or who were due to pick these up from the venue on the evening of the show they had tickets for, please click here.

Most of you will be aware of A Theatre for Dreamers, Polly Samson's most recent bestselling novel, which was a 2020 book of the year in The Times and Sunday Times, The Telegraph, The Daily Mail and Spectator. To accompany the book, David Gilmour created some new music, principally for the audiobook version of A Theatre For Dreamers. One song in particular, Yes, I Have Ghosts, received a standalone, 7" single release for Record Store Day last year.

Just announced is the paperback edition, with the Rough Trade record store chain offering an exclusive edition at roughtrade.com/gb/polly-samson/a-theatre-for-dreamers. Ordered through them, the book comes with an exclusive bonus CD, featuring four songs inspired by the book. Initial orders had the bonus of the CD being signed by Samson and Gilmour, but those quickly sold out. They got hold of a few more signed CDs, so don't delay if you fancy one (and if they still have one) - and make sure you select the "Paperback+" option which is the signed version, if it is there when you are ordering! The four tracks were written by Samson and Gilmour, and performed by Gilmour and the couple's daughter Romany. Songs 2, 3 and 4 are instrumentals.

CD Track Listing:

1. Yes, I Have Ghosts
2. Tell The Truth
3. Astral Dust
4. Kokineli

We don't know how limited this edition is yet, nor if the first song, Yes, I Have Ghosts, is a different version to what has been released already. We do suspect this will sell very quickly, so suggest you get your orders in now! Please note that this CD isn't being offered with the paperback book through other retailers - it's just Rough Trade.

It has just been announced that next month, on April 30th, 2021, Pink Floyd Live At Knebworth 1990 will be released for the first time on CD, 180g heavyweight double vinyl LP, and digital platforms. The concert was part of the star-studded 1990 Silver Clef Award Winners performance at Knebworth House, in Hertfordshire, England, headlined by the Floyd.

The concert, in front of around 120,000 fans, was a fundraiser for the Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy Charity, and also included Paul McCartney, Genesis, Dire Straits, Eric Clapton, Cliff Richard & The Shadows, Elton John, Status Quo, Tears For Fears, and Robert Plant & Jimmy Page.

The Floyd set was performed by the touring line-up of the late 1980s, with a slight change to the vocalists - joining Durga McBroom was Sam Brown, her mother Vicki, and Clare Torry (original vocalist for The Great Gig In The Sky, resuming her role for this show, three years after doing the same for Roger Waters at his pair of 1987 Wembley Arena gigs). Saxophonist Candy Dulfer and keyboard player Michael Kamen also joined the band for this one-off show. The audio has been remixed by David Gilmour and Andy Jackson, and following its appearance in 2019's The Later Years box set, is now available on CD or double vinyl for the first time as a standalone album.

The vinyl has been cut at 45rpm for enhanced audio quality, and the audio on the LP and CD has been remixed from the original master tapes. The vinyl comes with a large format 16-page booklet, with the CD coming with a 24-page booklet (no doubt to fit the same content, within the smaller format).

Nick Mason looked back at the concert, and remarked: "There is something special about Knebworth. We all still have fond memories of playing there in the 70's, and this show was no different. As a North London boy this was almost a home game, but with the added delight of being the re-assembly of the band after a fairly mega tour that had lasted for well over a year. It was also an opportunity to get the wonderful Candy Dulfer to play - I had been a fan of hers for quite a while, and it was just a shame we didn't have an opportunity to utilise her for more. We also had our dear friend Michael Kamen guesting. Michael had contributed so much to PF over the previous ten years, it's great to have something of his playing on the recording."

To order either physical edition, you can do so from the following Amazon stores (thus helping Brain Damage with a much needed contribution towards site running costs, at no extra cost to you!):

Following on from Guy Pratt's excellent Lockdown Licks instructional videos, and Guy and Gary Kemp's essential Rockonteur's podcasts (the first episode of which featured Nick Mason, and subsequent episodes each have other notables from the world of music), their fellow Saucerful Of Secrets bandmate, guitarist Lee Harris, has recently started his own.

Lee asked for suggestions on his Facebook page for songs that he could "play and chat about from Live At The Roundhouse", and from those he had, the decision was made to start Live At Lee's with the first song in the set list, Interstellar Overdrive. The second video has just been released, and is the song which inspired the name of the band: A Saucerful Of Secrets. More videos are promised in due course and you can find them on Lee's official Facebook and Instagram pages.

Here's episode 2: A Saucerful Of Secrets: