Well, the day is now here! Tonight, in Loreley, Germany, Nick Mason's Saucerful Of Secrets start their 2023 Echoes Tour.

They will be taking in a number of European countries this month (July) - Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, and no less than six shows in Italy, including a return for Nick to the ancient ruins of Pompeii for a concert to be held in the Teatro Grande (after he receives an honorary citizenship from the mayor of Pompei on the day of the concert - the same honour that David Gilmour received back in July 2016 when he played in the ruins located in the city). Then, in September, they will be playing six shows in Australia.

As those of you who were fortunate enough to have seen the band on their quite extensive 2022 Echoes Tour, which took in shows in the UK, Europe, the US and Canada, presenting another incredible set list and upgraded staging to thrilled audiences across the board. One of many highlights of the set was of course the piece that the tour is named after - Echoes - each night a tour de force which is sure to be replicated again this year.

As ever, we'd love to hear your thoughts about any of the concerts you might be going to, as we'd love to add your comments, reviews, pictures, or whatever else you kindly share with us, onto the respective show pages elsewhere on this site within the Nick Mason's Saucerful Of Secrets 2023 tour zone. Please get in touch if you'd wish to contribute anything!

There are still a few tickets left for the upcoming European shows - and for sold out shows it is always worth checking for last minutes returns - and here are the dates and places where you can catch Nick, Gary, Guy, Lee and Dom in action this month:

• July 14th - FREILICHTBUHNE, LORELEY, ST GOARSHAUSEN, GERMANY - TICKETS
• July 16th - SUMMER FOG FESTIVAL, SPODEK, KATOWICE, POLAND - TICKETS
• July 17th - FORUM KARLIN, PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC - TICKETS
• July 19th - PIAZZA DEI SIGNORI, VICENZA, ITALY - TICKETS
• July 20th - PIAZZA GRANDE, PALMANOVA, UDINE, ITALY - TICKETS
• July 21st - ARENA DELLA REGINA, CATTOLICA, ITALY - TICKETS
• July 23rd - SONIC PARK MATERA, CAVA DEL SOLE ARENA, MATERA, ITALY - TICKETS
• July 24th - TEATRO GRANDE / GRAND THEATRE, POMPEII, ITALY - TICKETS
• July 26th - TENER-A-MENTE FESTIVAL, ANFITEATRO DEL VITTORIALE, GARDONE RIVIERA, ITALY - TICKETS