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Capacity: 1,500

Concert starts: 7:45pm

Address of venue: Kings Road, Brighton, BN1 2GR. MAP

Website: brightoncentre.co.uk

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Following the release of David Gilmour's Luck and Strange, his critically acclaimed first new album in nine years, this week, has been an announcement which reminds us of 2015. Today, Gilmour has announced two very special rehearsal performances at the Brighton Centre on the south coast of England, on September 20th (Evening) and 21st (Matinee). Each show will be limited to just 1500 people.

Tickets for the shows are £30, and to be in with a chance to get them, fans will need to have purchased a copy of Luck and Strange from the official David Gilmour UK store by 8am, Monday, September 16th. This will give the chance for first access to the available tickets. Those who have already ordered from the store will also be included. Visit that website to get full details of terms and conditions of the ticketing process. The shows will offer an exclusive preview of David's forthcoming live performances in Rome, London, Los Angeles, and New York.

Ticket links and codes will be sent out at midday Monday, September 16th and the first access to tickets will start at 3pm.

Terms and Conditions:

• Ticketmaster mobile tickets only
• Tickets are non-transferable
• Ticket resale is not permitted
• The name cannot be changed once the booking has been made
• If you are booking more than one ticket your guest must enter the concert at the same time as you.
• Failure to do so will result in the guest being turned away
• Failure to adhere to these terms and conditions will result in your order being void
• There will be no re-admittance allowed
• No Under 5s and children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult
• This is a dress rehearsal event, not a full technical production

TIMINGS:
Evening Show – Friday 20th September
18:45 Doors
19:45 David Gilmour - set 1 (75 mins)
21:00 Interval (25 mins)
21:25 David Gilmour - set 2 (75 mins)
22:40 Show end
 
Matinee Show – Saturday 21st September
14:00 Doors
15:00 David Gilmour – set 1 (75 mins)
16:15 Interval (25 mins)
16:40 David Gilmour – set 2 (75 mins)
17:55 Show end

WARNING - SPOILERS AHEAD!

Do not read on if you don't want surprises to be spoilt, regarding what the band played!

Well, 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 "dress rehearsals" to further finesse the production. The first of the brace 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.

With the venue being used for rehearsals, there were some slight differences noticed immediately on entering. There was no raised stage as one would expect (the Brighton Centre doesn't have a fixed stage as it is a multi-purpose venue, hosting conferences, exhibitions, sports events as well as more traditional concerts) with all the equipment etc. on the floor of the hall. There was a kind of lip around the front of what would be the stage, but that might have contained some of the lighting elements too, as well as marking the expected boundary so the performers get used to how much space they have at their disposal.

Prior to the concert, the main floor space wasn't showing on seating plans as having seats, making many think there were going to be standing tickets (or, that they'd missed out on these). It was clear upon entering that the entire space had been left empty for all the equipment, mixing and lighting desks, flight cases and so on. The audience were therefore all sat in the East, West and South Balcony areas, which gave a great, elevated view.

Come the start of the show, and Guy Pratt was the first to make an appearance on the stage. Referencing the no video/video light and camera/camera flash signs, a large one of which dominated the screen at the back of the stage before the show, he acknowledged that people would be taking pictures and video, but politely requested that no flash or video lights be used. As we all know, these make NO difference to the quality of concert pictures or footage, and all it does is annoy those around you (and the occasional band member!). Request made, to much cheering, it was on with the show.

Reviews and pictures from attendees will hopefully be here very shortly! In the meantime, check out the superb, detailed review of the second performance at the same venue, courtesy of BD contributor Kevan Porter - you can read it here.

We'd love to know in more detail how this concert went. Did you go? Let us know what YOU thought!

In the meantime, here's David's own view on how the concerts went:

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