Of course, Roger Waters read three extracts from his memoirs in October 2023 at the London Palladium, so it might not be too much longer before that is published...he's also working on his new album based around The Bar - we'll let you know as soon as we get all the info! Before all that though is the release of Roger Waters This Is Not A Drill Live In Prague on 4LP vinyl, Blu-ray, DVD, 2CD and digital which is out now.
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Just officially announced, after a few teasers on Pink Floyd's official social media channels, is Animals 50 which marks the five decades since the band's follow-up album to Wish You Were Here. This special edition will be released in multiple formats and a deluxe box set, out 22nd January 2027 via Sony Music. The 50th anniversary edition brings fans fresh insight into one of Pink Floyd's most visceral and compelling works, featuring a raft of rare and unreleased music, alongside unseen photographs capturing a unique behind the scenes perspective of the recording process, creation of the iconic album art and groundbreaking tour production.
Animals 50 will be released in multiple formats, including a Deluxe Box Set, 1LP, 2LP, 2CD, Blu-Ray Audio and digital. The Deluxe Box Set contains 3 LPs: the original 1977 album, the 2018 Remix (remixed by James Guthrie), and a disc of five rarities that includes an unheard Roger Waters track titled Young Nicholas Jon and previously unreleased early versions of Sheep and Dogs. It also has 5 CDs mirroring the LPs, plus 2 discs of the 1977 Oakland show recorded live at the Oakland Coliseum Arena by a then 19 year old bootlegger, Reinhard Hohlwein, and the 1 disc Blu-Ray, which includes all of the above audio with the 2018 Remix being available in 5.1 and Dolby Atmos.
The Deluxe Box Set also features a 64 page hardback book comprising new sleeve notes from New York Times Best-Selling author and life-long Floyd fan Jonathan Lethem, an interview with Reinhard Hohlwein and an excerpt from Hipgnosis' Aubrey "Po" Powell's memoir about the making of the iconic album art for Animals. These fascinating insights are interspersed with previously unpublished images that document the full creative journey, from the album recording to the shooting of the cover at Battersea Power Station and the subsequent global tour. The 1LP contains the original 1977 album in orange and sandstone colour variants. The 2LP and 2CD sets contain the original 1977 album plus rarities, as does the digital release, which also features the Oakland show.
Below we share the full tracklistings of each of the editions - the rarities selection in particular sounds very intriguing, with the early versions of songs, an untitled studio jam, and a track we've not seen documented before, called Young Nicholas Jon.
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Over the last few days, some European cities have seen a bit of a clue appear, courtesy of Pink Floyd, and this is what the Italian city of Milan experienced...
Happy Halloween to you all! Regulars to Brain Damage over the years will know that our friend Joe Ringus is a hugely talented pumpkin artist, and each year crafts a Pink Floyd themed pumpkin for Halloween (which is celebrated by many, principally on October 31st, but in a number of places it covers a number of days).
Those regulars will no doubt be as keen as we have been to see if Joe would be continuing the tradition this year, and if so, what design would be picked. The great news is that, after some thought, Joe had some inspiration for a design he'd not yet done, so has been hard at work yet again, and has done a lovely job yet again! We're delighted to share his incredible carving with you. Joe: "I was pretty excited to do this one and think it transferred to the pumpkin well." We agree!
Thanks Joe - we think you've done another superb job! It's a great tradition and we know many of our visitors love to see them.
If there are any other pumpkin artists out there who have created Floyd designs, we'd love to see them.
Just announced is "An Intimate Evening With Roger Waters & G.E. Smith", being held on Sunday November 22nd, 2026, at 7pm.
It is billed as an "acoustic evening with Roger Waters playing his originals joined by G.E. Smith sharing two decades of music and friendship". Some of you will recall that a similar event took place on October 30th, 2015, at the Bay Street Theatre in New York, as part of Smith's then series of shows called Portraits. Smith, of course, played guitars, bass and mandolin on The Wall Live tour.
The show takes place at The Suffolk, a 1930's art deco theatre in Riverhead, New York, and tickets are now on sale from TheSuffolk.org.
With The Wall, the English art rock band Pink Floyd created a milestone in music history at the end of the 1970s. To date, the double album has sold more than 30 million copies. For years, Another Brick in the Wall, ringing out from the voices of a children's choir, has remained an earworm. In 1980, the band fronted by Roger Waters embarked on a tour. Because of the elaborate stage design the tour was limited to four cities: Los Angeles, New York, London and Dortmund. Willi Thomczyk, now 72, still remembers the concert at Dortmund's Westfalenhalle – because he himself was on stage back then.
Dortmund, February 20, 1981: In the sold-out Westfalenhalle, thousands of people are eagerly waiting for the much-anticipated event of the century. But instead of Pink Floyd, a man in a tailcoat with teased hair walks onto the stage and announces over the microphone that fireworks and recording are not permitted. The crowd responds with a barrage of boos. "The band will be ready shortly", the announcer tells the increasingly impatient concertgoers, getting on their nerves. Then the band begins to play, and thunderous applause for the four musicians drowns out the announcer's words.
Götterdämmerung at Dortmund's Westfalenhalle. Pink Floyd's "The Wall" stood literally between the band and its announcer Willi Thomczyk (pictured), who never saw the four musicians anywhere but on stage. Photo from Willi Thomczyk's private collection, taken by Brigitte Krämer.
"I felt that 20,000 people hated me", recalls Herne-based Willi Thomczyk of his role as an announcer that night. Only later did he learn more about the purpose of his role backstage. What happened on stage that night went down in music history and surpassed anything audiences had seen before. While the four members of Pink Floyd played their instruments, a 12-metre-high and 60-metre-long wall was built, stone by stone. Oversized hammers marched in step across the stage, a fighter jet flew over the audience, and giant dolls and marionettes with glowing eyes moved around the stage. Then the colossal wall collapsed, leaving the audience wide-eyed and open-mouthed.
As part of October's Syd Barrett celebrations in Cambridge - as a reminder, this year would have marked his 80th birthday - the local (League One) football team Cambridge United have unveiled a special-edition fourth shirt for the season inspired by the life of Syd.
It was first worn at the team's game against Blackpool on World Mental Health Day, and was created in collaboration with the Barrett Estate and supported by Sony Music and Pink Floyd.
Rosemary Breen, Barrett's sister, said: "We are delighted and honoured to collaborate with Cambridge United on this initiative which helps highlight World Mental Health Day through the legacy of Syd."
Mental health initiatives will benefit from the shirt, with a proportion of replica shirt sales and proceeds from an auction of match-worn shirts being donated. Produced with Umbro and Kitlocker, it features a diamond pattern inspired by Shine On You Crazy Diamond, with an orange and blue colour scheme inspired by Barrett's solo album cover, The Madcap Laughs. On the bottom of the shirt is a diamond logo as shown to the right above.
Here's the club's announcement video for the shirt:
Orders are now being taken in adult short and long sleeve designs, and a child's short sleeve design, through CambridgeUnited.com. Deliveries will begin in November.
WOW - it's now the 27th YEAR of Brain Damage, your Pink Floyd, David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Syd Barrett, Richard Wright and Roger Waters news resource!
Just officially announced, after a few teasers on Pink Floyd's official social media channels, is Animals 50 which marks the five decades since the band's follow-up album to Wish You Were Here. This special edition will be released in multiple formats and a deluxe box set, out 22nd January 2027 via Sony Music. The 50th anniversary edition brings fans fresh insight into one of Pink Floyd's most visceral and compelling works, featuring a raft of rare and unreleased music, alongside unseen photographs capturing a unique behind the scenes perspective of the recording process, creation of the iconic album art and groundbreaking tour production.
Just announced is "An Intimate Evening With Roger Waters & G.E. Smith", being held on Sunday November 22nd, 2026, at 7pm.
As part of October's Syd Barrett celebrations in Cambridge - as a reminder, this year would have marked his 80th birthday - the local (League One) football team Cambridge United have unveiled a special-edition fourth shirt for the season inspired by the life of Syd.
