Mermaid Theatre exclusive
It was great to hear that our competition winners had such a good time last night at the Mermaid Theatre. We asked them to keep quiet about the setlist, but you won’t have to wait much longer to discover what was played and how it sounded.
Tune in to BBC Radio 2 right now, because the first live version of the ‘On An Island’ single, recorded last night, is coming up within the next half hour on Johnnie Walker’s show. Don’t miss it.
If you do miss it, don’t worry because you can ‘Listen Again’ as many times as you like for a whole week.
Video footage coming on Saturday 11 March.
So drop whatever it is you’re doing (as long as you’re not holding a baby or small animal) and tune in your radio to 88-91FM.
Alternatively, get online and enjoy!
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Hello!!!!! David
I thanks to the translator cheered up to write you I am from Argentina, I am an admirer of yours, you are the better guitarist of that of the world and I like very much what [componés], you are my inspiration is a guitarist and I say you again you are my idol.
I would like many come to see a recital of yours or I of Pink Floyd saw one report some years ago that you maked and you said that they felt like touching in south america, I hope in this life to could see.
It is called Alejandro and I am 42 years old.
Whis you where here.
I hope to come or that Floyd comes.
I invite you to eat a roasted fact for my, to the Argentina.
A big hug
Dear FEd, since I was on the other side of the globe at the time and have had to make do with the Listen Again facility, can you (or anybody else on this blog) tell if that was Rick singing the verses in Comfortably Numb at the Mermaid gig?
My apologies if I’ve missed the answer to this question already somewhere in the blog.
[It was. - Features Editor]
Happy belated birthday Dave! I purchased “Island” the very day it went on sale here in the US, it hasn’t left my CD player since I placed it in there!
What a warm & stunningly beautiful album! it is SO gorgeous! I can’t help to be a little teary eyed on some of these tracks…it’s like a warm embrace from an old friend…
Wished the band was coming here to North Carolina but if there’s a DVD coming out of the tour I’ll forgive ya! ;-)
THANK YOU Mr. Gilmour for this beautiful CD!!!! :-)
To those lucky stiffs who were at the Mermaid -
How about a set list now the cat is out of the bag ? Did DG play a ‘full’ show (ie. the complete set as listed for the Dortmund gigs etc) ?
Looking at the BBC coverage, there were obviously instruments there not featured in the bradcast set (the big bell for ‘High Hopes’, DGs steel slide guitar, acoustic guitar – presumably for Wish You Were Here ?)
Anyone else find the BBC a bit unadventurous, just teasing us with three songs in 25 minutes ?
Wish I’d ben there – and, by the way Ed, lots of coverage over the Albert Hall shows (eBay monitoring, competitions for tickets etc) – any chance of a competition for the Manchester show ?
By the way David – thank you for continuing to play Syd’s songs. He deserves it.
I think the BBC have been a bit unadventurous too!
The set as chosen by David is the music he wants to play and wants us to hear. I think it would have been better if the Beeb had broadcast a whole concert – even if it was in two parts. They must have taped the whole show and so it seems odd that half of the show is just going to be shelved for no one to hear.
Maybe it was a management decision not to allow the BBC to broadcast all of it. The remaining shows are sell outs however so broadcasting a full show wouldn’t have stopped people going but I suppose a cut version of this gig has left the surprise element for those who will be attending future shows.
I just look forward to seeing a dvd similar to the 2002 release with it’s simply outstanding sound quality – preferably taken from the RAH 31/5 which I’ll be at. Just can’t wait!
Peter
I think that David will shoud come the Brazil…
Please Dave put my country on the Live Dates!!!
i can make a ask??? And Brazil???
Just watched the Mermaid concert one last time before it’s taken off the R2 site tonight…wanted to say thanks so much again FEd, you made my day/year/life ;->
Cheers,
Kxx
a bit late comment here sorry. But that was the best experience of my whole life ever i managed to meet David, Polly, Jon Carin, Guy Pratt, and Dick Parry after the concert i managed to shake all their hands all very nice warm people was an honour to meet them.
The show was mindblowing i had tear in my eye during Shine On and Comfortably Numb i was 3rd row eye level with David i think. Lightshow was great and sound was top notch.
Thanks for the experience David and co and David i playing my guitar more then ever after getting your blessing your my inspiration and my favorite guitarist ever.