Well, to use film terminology, that's a wrap - for now, anyway!

David Gilmour's fourteen nights in three European cities - Brighton, Rome and London - have just come to a triumphant conclusion, with audiences truly thrilled by the sonic and visual feast served up by David and his band. The show has matured well over the month since the first Brighton shows, which were a great tour opener for the lucky 1,500 at each of the two performances there, with the subsequent Rome open air concerts being truly special, and then the Royal Albert Hall gigs in London which will live long in everyone's memories.

Next for David and the gang is an appearance on the BBC TV series, Later...With Jools Holland. We hear possibly that David will be on this week's show, although looking on the BBC website at the episode guide, it doesn't include his name amongst the guests performing. From pictures that Polly Samson and others have shared on their social media, they have already filmed their song selection, it seems at Alexandra Palace in London.

Then, the US dates start, with three locations selected, taking in the West and East coasts - the newly opened and quite high tech Intuit Dome in LA on October 25th, the legendary Hollywood Bowl on October 29th - 31st, and concluding at New York City's Madison Square Garden on November 4th - 6th and 9th - 10th. Should all be superb shows, and limited tickets are still available if you are quick.

We've been so grateful for all the reviews, comments and pictures submitted for the shows that have taken place, and are working through the final ones to get them on the site too. Thanks to Kevan Porter for this picture from last night's show - his review and many more great shots are on the relevant show page in the David Gilmour 2024 section. People love reading others' thoughts on the shows, whether or not they were fortunate enough to have attended themselves, and seeing pictures taken from all different aspects of the venues. If you haven't yet submitted something and still want to - or are going to any of the US shows and want to share with the Floyd community - do please get in touch at the normal email address of This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Thank you, everyone!

The UK's respected music magazine Uncut are publishing another of their "Ultimate Music Guides" - and this time it features the solo works of each member of Pink Floyd.

The special magazine - which is published in the UK on October 18th - will take a good look at the catalogues of David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Syd Barrett, Richard Wright and Nick Mason (presumably to also include his work with his Saucerful Of Secrets).

They are pulling together classic interviews, and reviewing every album, as they take a deep dive into the solo projects of each member of the band. Exact details are sketchy at the moment but these guides are normally pretty exhaustive, and a great resource for those seeking more information on the subject.

For those who are unable to track down a copy when it arrives on UK shelves next Friday (and there's a dwindling number of retailers that still carry a very wide selection of magazine titles) it is available to order online now for despatch to destinations worldwide.

It was the collaboration that no-one saw coming - David Gilmour playing guitar for Ice-T's band Body Count as they take a fresh look at Comfortably Numb. The song, which originally appeared on 1979's Pink Floyd album The Wall, has been updated for the 21st century, with a focus on issues close to Ice-T's heart. The song appears on the new album Merciless which is out on November 22nd.

Permission was asked by Ice-T for the usage, and it clearly interested David, who went further and performed a new solo for the track on his Black Cat Strat - and even appears in the new, official video for the song, which was directed by Jay Scorsese.

"For me “Comfortably Numb" is an introspective song—it's me acknowledging that I'm older now. I'm telling the younger generation, you've got two choices: you can keep the fire burning or you can give up. It's me trying to make sense of what's happening, but also pointing out that we're all in a place where we don’t have to face reality. We've got flat-screen TVs and popcorn, and we can just sit back and watch the chaos of the world like it’s a TV show. It doesn’t feel real until it shows up at your door. I’m a little numb, too—we all are.” - Ice-T on the track.

David said: "Body Count's version of 'Comfortably Numb' is quite radical, but the words really struck me. It astonishes me that a tune I wrote almost 50 years ago is back with this great new approach. They've made it relevant again. The initial contact from Ice-T was for permission to use the song, but I thought I might offer to play on it as well. I like the new lyrics. They're talking about the world we're living in now, which is quite scary.

"Ice-T and BODY COUNT played in London recently. Sadly, I couldn't make it, but if another opportunity came up to play with them, I'd jump at it."

Well, last night saw the start of the six concerts that David Gilmour and his band are playing at London's Royal Albert Hall. These follow the six nights in Rome, Italy, which we have covered on the relevant tour pages, and will be doing so again on the London tour pages as the shows take place.

The Royal Albert Hall has long been a favourite of David's, so it should be a good place to see him play in again. This was proved with the opening show last night for which we've already had some pictures and comments through from people who attended, and were thrilled by what they witnessed!

As ever, we will do our best to minimise any spoilers unless you go further down each of the concert pages - the set list is always hidden for obvious sight, and comments about each show will be below that, along with pictures kindly submitted.

We've included one here of a recognisable shadow playing on the rear of the Royal Albert Hall's seating area, courtesy of David Gaylor, which we figured didn't really spoil anything in particular of the show. The other picture, showing the Luck and Strange Man above one of the Royal Albert Hall entrances, was kindly sent by Chris Leith.

For those interested, there were no major differences with the merchandise on offer - the normal range of t-shirts, hoodies and other accessories including tour programme. Sometimes for the Royal Albert Hall, there's been a special poster, but all there is are the t-shirts and hoodies marked as from the London shows (as seen in the previous shows in Brighton and Rome). We hear though that the merchandise stall was swamped with people snapping things up eagerly so would suggest those who want to get something to commemorate the show, should buy before the concert, and not after, to reduce the chance of disappointment.

Obviously, if you go to any of these shows (or indeed, any others between now and when the tour wraps up next month at New York City's Madison Square Garden) and would like to share your thoughts and/or pictures with the Floyd community, do please get in touch! Thank you.

Something a little different today as we count down the hours until David Gilmour's Royal Albert Hall shows begin, tomorrow evening. The Dark Side Of The Moon is rightly considered an audiophile classic, and has been used over the last fifty-odd years as a showcase of someone's hifi, or indeed, as a perfect test record in equipment stores for prospective buyers of turntables and so on.

The following video goes into incredible detail into the vinyl version of The Dark Side Of The Moon, and includes plenty of background into how the finished recording made it onto vinyl. It also compares various editions of the album, to try and determine (from the presenter's perspective, of course) which are the copies to search out for the highest quality audio.

As with all audio comparisons, it is subjective, and different equipment does affect the sound one hears. The most important thing is for people to enjoy the music, irrespective of the format, but nevertheless it is a fascinating look at how records are made, showing the process - particularly, how it was done in the early to mid 1970s...

On Friday evening, and yesterday afternoon, David Gilmour and his new touring band performed a brace of shows at the Brighton Centre, on the south coast of England.

It obviously bodes well when David Gilmour hires the Brighton Centre for production rehearsals. Concluding their time at the south coast of England venue, following the initial rehearsals at the King Alfred complex in Hove (just along the seafront road), a repeat of 2015's preview show saw a pair of what was called "Dress Rehearsals" to further finesse the production. The first was a standard evening show, the second, a matinee so that everything could be broken down and packed ready to ship to Rome, Italy, for the first string of proper shows.

We are now starting to receive pictures, comments and suchlike for the pair of shows, and are adding them to both of the show pages (Friday, September 20th and Saturday, September 21st) to join the short post-gig video that's been put together by David's team to give the tiniest of tasters of the show. If you went to either, we really welcome and appreciate any contributions you would like to offer - just email through the normal address of This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it please.

We've purposefully picked a very simple picture for this story, so as not to spoil anything for those who don't want to hear anything about the show. The show pages also hide the set lists so people don't see anything they don't want to. Pictures and reviews are below the hidden set list section, so should be difficult to accidentally see things you might not want to see.

Next stop for David and his team is Rome, Italy, for the six shows there, from this coming Friday, 27th September - and if you are going to any of these, we'd love to hear from you after the show!