Some great news for many of you: Nick Mason's Saucerful Of Secrets are clearly loving life on the road, and this morning have announced a tour of Ireland and the UK visiting thirteen locations, playing a show in each, and on the whole taking the production to venues which they've not been to before.
For those yet to check them out (and if so, where have you been?!), Nick Mason's Saucerful Of Secrets brings together some familiar names, all great musicians: joining Nick are Gary Kemp and Lee Harris on guitar, Guy Pratt on bass, and Dom Beken on keyboards. Before coming together to form Nick Mason's Saucerful Of Secrets, Kemp was best known for his work with Spandau Ballet, Harris as having played guitar with The Blockheads (Ian Dury's band), Pratt needs no introduction, and Beken was principally known for his work with The Orb, and Transit Kings (with Pratt). The band play early Pink Floyd songs, concentrated on the period of 1967-1972.
Tickets for the thirteen concerts, which are really not to be missed, go on sale at 10am UK time, on Thursday 19th September, via this direct link at www.ticketmaster.ie for Dublin, and this direct link at SeeTickets.com for the UK dates, as well as other normal agents. The dates and venues are as follows:
- 29 April - The Convention Centre Dublin, Dublin, Ireland - TICKETS
- 1 May - Barbican, York, England - TICKETS
- 2 May - De Montfort Hall, Leicester, England - TICKETS
- 4 May - Mayflower Theatre, Southampton, England - TICKETS
- 5 May - St David's Hall, Cardiff, Wales - TICKETS
- 7 May - Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England - TICKETS
- 8 May - Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, England - TICKETS
- 9 May - City Hall, Sheffield, England - TICKETS
- 11 May - Symphony Hall, Birmingham, England - TICKETS
- 12 May - The Forum, Bath, England - TICKETS
- 14 May - Sage Gateshead, Gateshead, England - TICKETS
- 15 May - O2 Apollo Manchester, Manchester, England - TICKETS
- 16 May - The Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland - TICKETS
Each date above links off to its individual show page, which should build into a record of each concert, a home for your reviews, pictures, and more!
This is a very special opportunity to experience Pink Floyd's celebrated and significant early body of work played live including songs from albums 'The Piper At The Gates of Dawn' and 'A Saucerful Of Secrets', through to 'Obscured By Clouds'. The band have been very highly praised by fans and the media alike for the quality and uniqueness of each performance - the Saucers clearly have a wonderful time performing together, and that comes across clearly in the music.