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Winner > Tickets for “The Machine”

Posted November 30, 2009 by Floydian Slip

Congratulations to Meredith Mansfield, winner of a pair of tickets to see Floyd tribute band The Machine at Higher Ground, South Burlington, Vt., on Saturday, Dec. 5.

Learn more about The Machine at the band’s Web site.

Details about their Burlington gig at the Higher Ground site.


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Barrett photos will be auctioned for charity

Posted November 2, 2009 by Floydian Slip

Three photos of Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett will be auctioned this month for charity.

The photos were taken in 1969 by Mick Rock for Barrett’s “The Madcap Laughs” album.

Half of the proceeds will go to the Syd Barrett Fund, to benefit art projects and mental health. The fund plans to eventually open the Syd Barrett Centre for Social Arts in Cambridge.

Viewing begins on Nov. 9 at Phillips de Pury Gallery in London. The auction takes place Nov. 21.

You can view the gallery and make a bid at www.phillipsdepury.com.


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Syd Barrett tribute coming Oct. 22

Posted September 22, 2008 by Floydian Slip

Cambridge, England, will play host to “The City Wakes,” a 10-day celebration of the work of Pink Floyd co-founder Syd Barrett, running Oct. 22 to Nov. 1.

The event will include concerts, exhibitions, guided tours, music workshops, a 1960s style “happening,” talks and memorabilia.

Friends of Barrett’s taking part in the event include long-time Floyd album cover designer Storm Thorgerson and photographer Mick Rock.

Cambridge, about 50 miles north of London, was Barrett’s home for most of his life. He died at his home there in July 2006.

The City Wakes is produced by Escape Artists, a 10-year-old U.K. arts and mental health charity and professional production house. Escape Artists aims to improve quality of life, health and social welfare, by recognizing the importance of creativity to an individual’s well-being.

Funds raised through The City Wakes will support the charity’s work in the mental health sector.

Much more information about the event is available at “The City Wakes” Web site.


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Floyd-themed cruise ship sets sail in May 2009

Posted August 12, 2008 by Floydian Slip

Pink Floyd tribute band Think Floyd USA will headline a 3-day Carnival cruise to the Bahamas in 2009.

The Great Gig in the Sea, a nod to Floyd’s “Great Gig in the Sky,” sets sail from the Port of Miami (Florida) on Friday, May 1, arriving at Nassau, Bahamas, the following morning, before returning to Miami Sunday morning.

The three days will include Floyd-related parties, games and trivia, as well as performances each night by Think Floyd USA.

“This cruise provides a one-of-a-kind opportunity for Pink Floyd fans to come together and enjoy the exceptional music and memories of one of the most celebrated performing acts of all time,” says Justin Seidenberg, co-owner of Kiqstart Music of New York, N.Y., the band’s management company.

Think Floyd USA — not to be confused with the U.K. cover band of nearly the same name — covers Floyd from the band’s Syd Barrett days through their acclaimed albums of the ’70s like “Dark Side of the Moon,” “Wish You Were Here” and “The Wall.”

Tickets for the cruise run from about $475 for an inside room to about $970 for a larger suite.

“Floyd fans are so passionate about the band and love to get together to elebrate the music. It’s going to be a blast,” says Mitch Blumfield, Think Floyd USA’s vocalist.

For more information, visit www.greatgiginthesea.com or www.thinkfloydlive.com.


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“The Wall” animation art on display, for sale

Posted May 15, 2007 by Floydian Slip

Animation cells and concept drawings from the 1982 film “Pink Floyd The Wall” will be shown and sold at an exhibit in Colorado in June.

“33.33 — The Art of the Album” will show June 1-30 at the Walnut Street Gallery in Fort Collins, Colo.

In addition to artwork by Gerald Scarfe from “The Wall” film, the exhibit will include limited edition silk-screen prints of cover art that’s graced albums by Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and The Who.

The prints have been signed by the artists, including Hipgnosis’s George Hardie and Storm Thorgerson. In some cases band members, including Floyd’s Roger Waters, Pete Townshend and Jimmy Page, have also signed the pieces.

Preview of the show runs May 29-31, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Opening night reception is June 1, 6 to 9 p.m.

“33.33 — The Art of the Album” is free and open to the public. All works on display will be for sale.

For more information, call (800) 562-3387, or email darleen@walnutst.com.


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Syd Barrett tribute concert May 10

Posted May 8, 2007 by Floydian Slip

Madcap’s Last Laugh,” a tribute to the late Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett, will take place at Barbican Hall in London on May 10.

The event, co-produced by Joe Boyd and Nick Laird-Clowes, will feature Kevin Ayers, The Bees, Vashti Bunyan, Mike Heron, Robyn Hitchcock, Chrissie Hynde, Captain Sensible, Sense of Sound and others.

The house band for the evening will include: Andy Bell (Oasis), bass; Simon Finley (Echo & The Bunnymen), drums; and Ted Barnes (Beth Orton), guitar.

The show will include rare film footage and projections of Barrett’s paintings.

Boyd produced Floyd’s “Arnold Layne” single in 1967. Laird-Clowes is a former member of The Dream Academy (“Life in a Northern Town”) and was a contributing songwriter on Floyd’s “The Division Bell” album.

Tickets are £15-25. For more information, visit the Barbican Web site.


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