Last night, the premiere of Pink Floyd at Pompeii MCMLXXII - a newly restored version of the classic Live At Pompeii, with a superb new audio mix by Steven Wilson - took place in London.

Sited at the colossal, flagship BFI IMAX screen near Waterloo Railway Station, with the approach to it marked by people with suitably pink paddles directing the way, it was the perfect place to experience the film in its new version for the first time. It is home to the UK's largest cinema screen, with state of the art audio and a laser projection system. It's proudly the pinnacle of film presentation in the UK.

With the film itself painstakingly digitally re-mastered in 4K from the original 35mm footage by restoration maestro Lana Topham, with enhanced audio newly mixed by Steven Wilson, it proved a true feast for the senses! I doubt it has ever sounded so good (even in the amphitheatre itself) and visually it is truly stunning. The clarity and detail, and the corrected colour presentation, combines superbly with the new mix, stunning in its surround presentation. The audience included David Gilmour, Polly Samson and various members of his band, Nick Mason and his family, members of Richard Wright's family, Steven Wilson, Ben Worsley, Aubrey 'Po' Powell, four fifths of Nick's Saucers, with Lee Harris, Dom Beken and Guy Pratt being there along with Nick, of course. Sitting close to many of these, it was fun seeing reactions to various scenes, especially some of the sequences shot in Abbey Road Studios.

Following the screening, with people asked to remain in their seats, some chairs at the front were hastily arranged for the second part of the evening: Nick Mason in conversation with Steven Wilson. This Q&A proved a fun discussion about the film, how the audio remix was concocted, the unique split of Echoes for the film, larking around on the side of volcanos, what Steven would love to tackle next from the Pink Floyd catalogue, and Nick even mentioned pie crusts!

The following was posted on YouTube after the event from one of the attendees...it is audio only, and the sound isn't brilliant, but it has the Q&A which we thought we'd include here for you to hear:

For those of you seeing the film in selected cinemas and IMAX worldwide from April 24th (tickets on sale now at PinkFloyd.film and of course, from participating cinemas directly), you will have an absolutely great time. If you are unable to catch it in the cinema, or indeed want to continue your enjoyment of it, Pink Floyd at Pompeii MCMLXXII comes out on double CD, Digital Audio (streaming, Blu-ray and DVD), and for the very first time in Dolby ATMOS and on double vinyl, from May 2nd. Full details and ordering information here.