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Mono remaster of “The Piper at the Gates of Dawn” coming

Posted March 6, 2018 by Floydian Slip

Pink Floyd will release a new heavy weight vinyl remaster of its first album, “The Piper at the Gates of Dawn” (1967), on Record Store Day, April 21.

James Guthrie, Joel Plante and Bernie Grundman remastered the album in mono working from the original ’67 mono mix.

Hipgnosis’s Aubrey Powell and Peter Curzon designed the cover for the new version, which features Syd Barrett‘s silhouetted graphic of the band that adorned the back of the original LP.

A poster of the Colin Prime photo that was the basis for Barrett’s graphic is included with the disc.

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Roger Waters adds European concert dates

Posted October 2, 2017 by Floydian Slip

Roger Waters will take his Us + Them tour to Europe in 2018.

Waters announced five dates:

Friday June 29, Glasgow, The SSE Hydro
Monday July 2, Liverpool, Echo Arena
Tuesday July 3, Manchester, Arena
Friday July 6, London, Barclaycard Presents British Summer Time Hyde Park
Saturday July 7, Birmingham, Arena

After 63 sold-out shows in the U.S. and Canada in ’17, the tour will visit Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Holland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the U.K. in ’18.

Complete schedule is at www.rogerwaters.com.

(Photo: Kate Izor)

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Win: Sennheiser HD1 Dark Side of the Moon-themed headphones

Posted October 2, 2017 by Floydian Slip

These wireless headphones feature printed prisms and a rainbow coating background on the ear cups, rainbow-colored stitching on the headband, and a tag commemorating “Their Mortal Remains,” the band’s exhibition showing now at the V&A Museum in London.

Suggested retail price $499.95.

Prize courtesy of Sennheiser and Hummingbird Media.

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Roger Waters announces European dates

Posted September 18, 2017 by Floydian Slip

Roger Waters has announced his 2018 European Us + Them tour.

Six dates have been announced for Germany and Austria, starting May 14 in Hamburg.

Waters will take his show to 21 other countries later in ’18.

Full concert details are at rogerwaters.com.

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Winners: “David Gilmour Live at Pompeii” at Palace 9

Posted September 11, 2017 by Floydian Slip

Congratulations to the winners of tickets to see “David Gilmour Live at Pompeii” this Wednesday at Palace 9 Cinemas in South Burlington, Vt.:

Jodee Bryce, St. Albans, Vt.
Michael Camp, Burlington, Vt.
Bobbi Holbrook, Essex, N.Y.
Gary Lafaille, Cambridge, Vt.
Jared Pendak, Bradford, Vt.
James Reilly, Morrisville, Vt.
Ian Schulze, Bristol, Vt.
Richard Single, Burlington, Vt.
Barry Whitworth, Burlington, Vt.

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Burlington, VT area fans: Win tickets to “David Gilmour Live at Pompeii”

Posted September 4, 2017 by Floydian Slip

For fans in the Burlington, Vermont, area, we’ve got another chance to win tickets to see the concert film “David Gilmour Live at Pompeii,” Wednesday, Sept. 13, at the Palace 9 Cinemas in South Burlington.

Enter to win tickets to the Palace 9 Cinemas now.

The film is a document of Gilmour’s July 2016 shows at the ancient amphitheater, 45 years after Pink Floyd famously played the same venue to an audience of none for the film “Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii.”

Music for the show is taken from Gilmour’s “Rattle That Lock” (2015) and “On an Island” (2006), and also includes a number of Floyd classics.

Tickets courtesy of Palace 9 Cinemas.

Enter now. Deadline to enter is Sunday, Sept. 10.

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Winners: David Gilmour Live at Pompeii

Posted September 4, 2017 by Floydian Slip

Congratulations to our winners of pairs of tickets to see “David Gilmour Live at Pompeii” on Wednesday, Sept. 13:

Daniel Roberts, McMinnville TN
Andrew Blair, Tonawanda NY
Paul Marchetto, West Springfield MA
Wayne Leigh, Wailuku HI
Gregory Plowman, Hailey ID
John Chrisman, Conroe TX
Corbet Stover, Norris City IL
Steve Dircks, Stewart MN
Brian Edwards, Omaha NE
Tim Miller, Cincinnati OH

Tickets courtesy of “Floydian Slip” and Trafalgar Releasing. The film shows at theaters worldwide. You can purchase tickets online.

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Roger Waters to add 2018 concert dates

Posted August 30, 2017 by Floydian Slip

Rolling Stone reports Roger Waters will perform shows in 2018.

Waters’s current “Us + Them” tour is scheduled to end Oct. 29 in Vancouver, BC. But, according to a two-page story in the Sept. 7 issue of Rolling Stone, “there are plans for more shows next year.”

Addendum: Waters has added 8 dates starting Jan. 24 for New Zealand and Australia.

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Win tickets to “David Gilmour Live at Pompeii”

Posted August 21, 2017 by Floydian Slip

Enter now to win a pair of tickets to see the concert film “David Gilmour Live at Pompeii,” coming to theaters one night only: Wednesday, Sept. 13.

Music for the show is taken from Gilmour’s “Rattle That Lock” (2015) and “On an Island” (2006), and also includes a number of Floyd classics.

“Floydian Slip” has paired with Trafalgar Releasing to give you a pair of tickets to the participating theater of your choice in the United States.

Enter now. Deadline to enter is Sunday, Sept. 3.

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Video: Rattle That Lock live at Pompeii

Posted August 5, 2017 by Floydian Slip

David Gilmour has released a video tease of his upcoming concert film “David Gilmour Live in Pompeii.”

A document of his July 2016 shows at the ancient amphitheater, the film shows one night only, Wednesday, Sept. 13 (See “David Gilmour Pompeii concert coming to theaters one night only”).

The show will be released on CD, DVD, Blu-ray, et al., on Friday, Sept. 29 (See “David Gilmour Live at Pompeii coming to CD/DVD/LP.”)