Just announced - David Gilmour Live At The Circus Maximus/The Luck And Strange Concerts, a range of releases concentrated around David's Rome concerts last year, but with other material too. Alongside these are cinema screenings of the Circus Maximus gigs, which should look incredible on the big screen.

First, those cinema screenings. The film Live at the Circus Maximus is going to cinemas & IMAX screens worldwide on September 17th, with tickets going on sale on August 6th from davidgilmour.film and participating cinemas themselves.

Whether or not you catch the film in the cinema, you'll also want to enjoy at home. The live album The Luck and Strange Concerts is being released alongside Live At The Circus Maximus on October 17th in a variety of formats, as detailed below.

There is a 2CD or 4LP set, which contains 23 live tracks from the tour. Both come with a 24-page booklet featuring photographs from the tour. The vinyl is held within two double gatefolds, within a slipcase. The audio was produced by Charlie Andrew and David Gilmour. There is an Amazon variant of the CD and LP sets, with an alternate image on the cover and discs - a silhouette of David with red lights pouring down on him.

Turning now to the film, there's a 2 Blu-ray set, which features the concert filmed at the Circus Maximus in Rome, plus audio concert of tracks from the tour, additional behind-the-scenes documentaries, tour rehearsal footage and music videos. The film was directed by Gavin Elder, with the soundtrack and audio concert produced by Charlie Andrew and David Gilmour. The 2 Blu-ray Discs sit in dedicated colour wallets, with a 24-page booklet featuring photographs from the Luck and Strange tour, and black cat stickers. The audio is presented in 24 bit/96kHz in Stereo, 5.1 Surround and Dolby Atmos. The first disc is the Rome concert video, and the second are the 23 live tracks from the Luck and Strange Tour presented as audio only. Again, they are in 24 bit/96kHz in Stereo, 5.1 Surround and Dolby Atmos. The extras are 4 songs filmed at the tour rehearsals, 4 documentaries, and 9 music videos. The audio for these is presented in Stereo only.

The 3 DVD set presents the Rome concert film as above, across the first two discs, and the third has the extras, again as detailed above. Presentation is as the 2 Blu-ray set with dedicated wallets, booklet and stickers.

Finally, there's a Deluxe Box Set which includes all of the above in a custom-made box, along with a special, exclusive 120 page book of photographs from the tour, taken by Polly Samson. Additional photography from the tour is by Jill Furmanovsky, Anna Wloch and Gavin Elder. So, you get the 4 LPs, 2 CDs, 2 Blu-rays, 3 DVDs, the book, plus memorabilia in a dedicated envelope with an embossed stamp containing 2 perforated postcard sheets with 2 postcards each, 1 x sheet of black cat stickers and 1 sheet of Luck and Strange figure with outstretched arms, set list sheet, a double-sided 4-colour poster, and an 8-page credits book. This is an exclusive to David's official store - link shown below.

A similar version of the book is available as a separate entity from some stores too, which is ideal if you only want one or two elements, rather than the full box set. It is a blend of the book that was in the Luck and Strange album box set with the new one, which explains the greater page count of the standalone version (192 pages).

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For ease, we've listed the various editions below. With Amazon's pre-order price guarantee, you should be automatically charged the lowest amount between the time you ordered the album, and release. All purchases made after using one of our links make a small but vital contribution toward the site running costs, at no extra cost to yourself, and we really appreciate it! This is because we participate in the Amazon Affiliate program. Some items are currently still being added (placeholder links are shown below which should be correct) so please keep trying your preferred store.

Finally, here's a first taster - Sorrow:

In just under a month's time, Nick Mason's Saucerful Of Secrets guitarist (and the man who came up with the idea of the band in the first place!) is dusting off his guitar to play a free gig on the south-east English coast.

As you'll see from the Facebook post below, the gig takes place on Saturday, August 23rd, at the Leas Bandstand in Folkestone, Kent. For one show only, he is joining the musicians in the band On The Run for the free concert (no tickets required) which starts at 2pm. It's going to give Lee a chance to play favourites from the Saucers set list, along with some later Floyd material which the Saucers DON'T do.

The show is part of a two-day festival that is being run under the auspices of the wider FolkestoneFestival.org, with the Kent-based On The Run performing the following day as well, although without Lee for their Sunday set.

In an imaginative homage to one of Pink Floyd's most intriguing projects, a new album titled Household Objects is set for release marking 50 years since the band's mythical experiment of the same name was first conceived and then quietly shelved. The people behind this release took a bunch of well-known musicians from multiple disciplines, took away their instruments, and asked them to honour this 50th anniversary.

Featuring contributions from a lineup of musical cult figures and underground legends, including the legendary face-hiding band The Residents, this project revives and reinterprets the spirit of the original Pink Floyd concept, creating music entirely without conventional instruments. The people behind it suggest that "the sonic world of Household Objects is a surreal, immersive, and strangely emotive journey through sonic architecture crafted from the mundane".

None other than Nick Mason has endorsed the release with the following words, featured in the foreword of the CD booklet: "I have to say that 50 years later the resurrection of this idea seems much more manageable, and the work produced on this album is in my opinion, far more interesting than anything we created. I salute all the contributors to this work and if we have encouraged, or in some ways inspired, these recordings then maybe it wasn't such a wasted effort!"

The producers of this new collection say that "Household Objects is a cohesive and compelling piece of sonic art that celebrates the radical possibilities of sound, the value of risk in creativity, and the enduring influence of Pink Floyd's experimental spirit". For those who enjoy the more avant-garde elements of the band's earlier material (such as Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast, for example) this should prove a fascinating listen.

Compiled, curated and produced by William Hayter and Barry Lamb, Household Objects is beautifully packaged, graced with Michael Leigh's artwork and Sean Kelly's equally excellent photography. Officially due for release at the end of August, it is actually available now to order as a limited edition CD release from ReR Megacorp and will also be available on all the usual digital platforms.

Our thanks to Theatrice Westbrook for very kindly sharing recollections of a couple of special days in Los Angeles, California, in April 1988, when Pink Floyd played at the Memorial Coliseum as part of the A Momentary Lapse Of Reason tour:

Rehearsal for the North American leg of stadium tour, April 14:
I was living near the Coliseum, 2 blocks away. For some years I had begun to take advantage of the proximity of concert venues. I often would just seek out a scalper and find a ticket. As these were also large sports venues there was a broker across the street on Martin Luther King, Jr Blvd and I could check there for tickets also, as I did for the 1987 show I attended.

After several shows in Australia and Japan, the next leg of the “A Momentary Lapse of Reason” tour was set to open in Los Angeles on April 15, 1988. Since I had seen the concert in 1987 I figured there was no need to see them again. They were not expected to return, no one expected the initial tour to be so successful. It was somewhat of a bucket list thing to get a taste of the old stage show, with “Mr Screen”, the films, the lighting and sound effects. So I decided not to bother with the chaos of seeking out a ticket for an even larger crowd. I was even enticed by a direct ticket offer. A week or so earlier, the husband and wife owners of Record Retreat at University Village, the former record store where I had bought LPs since college, had 2 good floor seats to sell me for $44 each. Though a tiny voice told me I should have, I declined their offer.

For a couple of days we had heavy rains, which stopped in early afternoon. I was walking home and heard music from the Coliseum, which was open. Gates were open, so I snuck in through the tunnel. I thought I heard the crew testing the equipment and instruments. As I inched inside - waiting each moment to be told, or yelled at, to exit - it became evident that it was the actual band playing.

With just over a week to go until the cinema screenings start at selected cinemas, last night in London saw a special preview showing of Roger Waters This Is Not A Drill Live In Prague at Dolby's Screening Room in Soho, which Brain Damage was lucky enough to attend.

The concert originally had a live cinema broadcast around the world on May 25th, 2023, and included some footage from the preceding night (May 24th). As those behind it are keen to point out, this upcoming version is nothing like the original stream, and is a completely new entity, featuring a brand new edit from all the footage, captured by multiple 8K cameras.

From beginning to end, it looked really stunning. This is coupled with an absolutely excellent audio mix, which gave Dolby's speakers a great workout. It had an entirely suitable surround mix, giving nice involvement and positioning, and kept extreme surround effects to the appropriate places (Dark Side voices, and suchlike) without overusing them.

Interestingly, a lot of attention is given to Roger and the band, making it more focused on their performance rather than majoring on the screen imagery and messaging. For those who saw the tour, much of the attention in the venues inevitably was on the screen, so this new film gives the opportunity to get up close to the musicians throughout the show. This approach also seems to soften some of the political nature of the show, which might make it more palatable to those who aren't so keen on this aspect of Roger's presentations.

For those seeing it in the cinema (or subsequently at home), don't leave as the end titles are due to start, as they have included some amusing behind-the-scenes footage from the development and rehearsal of the tour, which is worth watching.

With such high quality capturing of the performance, it was an easy guess that it would receive a home release at some point, and that is coming on August 1st, 2025, when it will be available to buy on Blu-ray and DVD, in a special 4LP vinyl package, and on a double CD. It will also be available via the normal digital services too.

As a reminder, you have a chance to enjoy the incredible new version of the Prague performance in cinemas later this month, thanks to Trafalgar Releasing - and it really is worth capturing on the big screen with a great sound system! For information on dates, venues and tickets - which are now on sale - visit RogerWaters.film or participating cinemas.

ORDERING INFORMATION:
For ease, we've listed the various editions below. With Amazon's pre-order price guarantee, you should be automatically charged the lowest amount between the time you ordered the album, and release. All purchases made after using one of our links make a small but vital contribution toward the site running costs, at no extra cost to yourself, and we really appreciate it! This is because we participate in the Amazon Affiliate program. Some items are currently still being added so please keep trying your preferred store.

Finally, here's the trailer for Live From Prague:

The current issue of the German magazine MINT – Magazin für Vinyl-Kultur (issue 06/25) features a seven-page article dedicated to Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here. The piece is part of their long-running "Master Class" series and is titled "50 Jahre Wish You Were Here – die Master Class zum Meisterwerk von Pink Floyd" (roughly: "50 Years of Wish You Were Here – The Master Class on Pink Floyd's Masterpiece").

Author Frank Wonneberg dives deep into the various vinyl pressings of the album, comparing editions and sharing detailed insights — it’s the 45th installment of the Master Class series and a real treat for collectors and fans alike. Here's a peak at a few of the pages to give a feel for what the article offers.

Our thanks to Michael Nickel for the information about this. The magazine can be purchased from German stores, or worldwide from MintMag.de.