Events

‘Wall’ tour 2nd highest grossing of 2010

Posted January 28, 2011 by Floydian Slip

According to Pollstar, Roger Waters‘s North American tour of “The Wall” was the second highest grossing tour of 2010. It earned $89.5 million.

Waters was second only to Bon Jovi, who grossed $108 million.

Here are the Top 10 for ’10:

Bon Jovi ($108 million)
Roger Waters ($89.5 million)
Dave Matthews Band ($72.9 million)
Michael Bublé ($65.7 million)
Eagles ($64.5 million)
Paul McCartney ($61.8 million)
Lady Gaga ($51 million)
James Taylor/Carole King ($50.7 million)
Black Eyed Peas ($50.5 million)
John Mayer ($49.9 million)

Waters begins his European leg of the tour in March.

Pollstar is a Fresno, Calif., trade publication that covers the worldwide concert industry.

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Roger Waters’ “Conan” appearance online

Posted December 16, 2010 by Floydian Slip

If you missed last night’s “Conan” on TBS, you can watch Conan O’Brien‘s interview with Roger Waters on Waters’ Web site.

The chat seemed a little awkward — maybe bordering on contentious at a couple points.

Anyone else think so?

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Gilmour-autographed guitar up for bid

Posted December 14, 2010 by Floydian Slip

A guitar autographed by a bevvy of rock heavyweights, including Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour, is being auctioned off tomorrow.

The guitar, an Epiphone Casino VS, is being sold to benefit PUP AID, an anti-puppy-farming initiative promoting responsible dog-breeding and rescue pet adoption. Proceeds from the sale will go to: Dogs Trust, Kennel Club Charitable Trust and Oldies Club.

The guitar’s been signed by: Gilmour, Keith Richards, Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Gary Moore, Mick Jones, Brian May, Roger Daltrey, Paul Weller and Liam Gallagher.

It’s expected to go for $5,500-$7,900.

The Casino is a hollow-body electric guitar similar to Epiphone parent company Gibson’s ES-330.

The auction begins at noon local time in Knightsbridge, London. Online registration for bidding has been closed. But you can contact Bonham’s for information on how you can place a bid.

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Roger Waters to appear on Conan

Posted December 14, 2010 by Floydian Slip

Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters will appear on the “Conan” show tomorrow, Dec. 15.

He’ll be one of three guests along with actress Amy Adams (“Enchanted,” “Julie & Julia,” “Doubt”) and indie band Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros.

The show’s Web site promises Waters “will be here to talk about just what ‘Dark Side of The Moon’ was really all about. (Hint: If you play it while watching ‘It’s a Wonderful Life,’ things get real trippy.)”

Waters’ last appearance on American TV was “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon,” May 5.

Hosted by Conan O’Brien, “Conan” is on TBS at 11 p.m. EST.

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Early Floyd concert recording found

Posted December 10, 2010 by Floydian Slip

What might be the only surviving complete recording of a Pink Floyd concert from 1967 was recently discovered, according to Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter (News of the Day).

The recording, made at Stockholm’s Golden Circle restaurant/music club on Sept. 10, 1967, reportedly includes the band’s sound-check along with its 50-minute gig.

It’ll be played for the public at two events to be held at the Golden Circle on May 3 and 7, 2011.

A Floyd cover band is scheduled to open the festivities, which include a special menu with dishes named as Floyd puns and specially-designed mannequins standing in for the original band members.

The recording was made by a Swedish recording engineer who, so far, has chosen to remain anonymous, according to Dagens Nyheter, to avoid the inevitable barrage of interest from Floyd fans.

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Clarification: Floyd reunion a near miss

Posted November 29, 2010 by Floydian Slip

Last week we reported (“Floyd reunion a near miss”) the world very nearly saw a reunion of the surviving members of Pink Floyd, but when the venue turned out to be the home of a wealthy socialite, drummer Nick Mason pulled out.

What we didn’t make clear — or understand ourselves! — was the reunion in question was this past July’s Hoping Foundation charity event when Roger Waters and David Gilmour shared a stage.

The pair got Andy Newmark (“The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking,” “The Final Cut”) to sit in for Mason.

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Pink Floyd reunion a near miss

Posted November 26, 2010 by Floydian Slip

Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason revealed that a planned Floyd reunion show was called off when the venue was found to not suit the band’s tastes.

Mason told The Independent the band backed out of a charity gig when it learned the event would be held at the home of socialite Jemima Khan.

“That particular event wasn’t right for a reformation of Pink Floyd,” he said. “I said I would do it, but it was a charity event for suits, and it felt wrong to turn a small thing into a big deal just because Jemima Khan was in attendance.

“Why play for a lot of posh totty instead of some of the other things we should save that up for — a Live 8 type of thing,” he added, referring to the group’s 2005 reunion, its last with keyboardist Rick Wright, who died three years later.

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Floydian Slip guest appearance on WBKM.org

Posted November 4, 2010 by Floydian Slip

We’ll make a live appearance on “Floydian Slip” affiliate station WBKM.org Friday.

We’ll spend a half-hour starting at 11 a.m. EDT talking about Pink Floyd, Roger Waters‘ current tour of “The Wall,” and whatever else might come up.

WBKM is an online station in Burlington, Vt.

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Waters, Gilmour spotted together in Minneapolis

Posted October 26, 2010 by Floydian Slip

According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune Web site, Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters and David Gilmour were spotted having dinner out last night.

Chris Riemenschneider writes that a local writer and music fan positively identified Gilmour as one of the members of Waters’ party at Bar La Grassa in Minneapolis, Minn., Monday night.

Waters is said to have been sporting a marching hammers hoodie. No word on Gilmour’s attire.

Fans are speculating when Gilmour will join Waters on stage during his “Wall” tour to perform “Comfortably Numb.” The guitarist made the promise as part of a deal that brought the two together at a charity event in Oxfordshire in July. The exact date of the “Wall” reunion, however, has not been made public.

Ticket holders for tonight’s Omaha show have their fingers crossed.

Read the blog post.

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Reviews: “The Wall” in Toronto

Posted September 16, 2010 by Floydian Slip

Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters opened his 2010/11 tour of Floyd’s seminal “The Wall” tour last night in Toronto’s Air Canada Centre.

For whatever credence you might put in critical reviews, you can see what The Associated Press (AP), The Star, the UK’s Telegraph and Calgary’s 660News thought of the show.

The AP might have been most laudatory: “Many times when classic rock artists perform, there’s an air of nostalgia, but not with Waters. Not only does the material seem fresh, it also appears 2010 is the right time for this tour, probably because of the technology that catapults it into the stratosphere.”

The Star was the most critical of these four reviews, calling the show a “cash-in,” and describing the music as “actually kind of drab and heartless, not much different from what you’d hear at one of those Classic Albums Live nights at the Phoenix were it not for the production values.”

Read the reviews online: