Enjoy, North America?
How did yesterday’s North American premiere of ‘Remember That Night’ go? Do tell.
I’d love to know where you saw it and what you thought of it – and everything in between, of course.
I’d also be very interested to hear from the fans that were invited to the Ritzy. I hope you had a good time.
Again, please post lengthy comments in bite-size pieces. There is a character limit in place and I would hate for your messages to be missing a proper ending.
The ‘Remember That Night’ DVD will be in shops across Europe (except for Finland and Sweden) tomorrow.
I’m just wondering if it’s a mistake that I’ve got the DVD already, or did those who pre-ordered it get it sooner?
By the way, it’s amazing and Echoes is unbelievable!
[That's great, Stephen. That happens sometimes and, when it does, just be glad. It's no mistake. That's the way it should be. (Did you order from Anthill/via David's site?) - Features Editor]
Continued…
Other than I was crying in all the requisite spots. The guitar solo from The Blue just touches some raw nerve. Castellorizon just haunts me. And On An Island with Msrs. Crosby and Nash well…and their contributions throughout along with David made for great vocals. Take A Breath just took my breath away and of course Echoes !!!!!! My only other criticism would be the bloody naffers with their cell phones. Hell, in one shot I could see this one cell phone kind of floating around like a duck in one of those video games. Can you shoot the cell phone ? I could’ve sworn I could almost make out the phone’s screensaver !!
Other than that it was like being transported to Heaven and seeing this earth bound angel earn his wings by making people feel connected through his expressive music,and Roger’s, Richard’s and Nick’s and of course Syd’s.
Nice to hear some familiar names when the Q & A came up. To all of you I know, great questions !
Gabby, it’s nice to put your face with your name now ! And who else, Ayako ? Mike from Ct. George Gipe ! and some other familiar names I heard. Great job everybody !!!
The set after the Q & A, just had me speechless ! And have I finally laid ears on Island Jam ?? If that was, God, that had me reeling ! Somewhere in that movie theater should be my head !! Blown away ! I am buying RTN first thing Tuesday morning !! I hope everyone else enjoyed today as much as I have as I’m sure about David must feel tonight !
With friends surrounding,
Dreamers may leave, but they’re here ever after…
To be continued…
Continued…
David, thank you again for your gift of true heart felt musicianship.
Polly, thank you so much… you’ve even managed to have touched a chord in me with the vocals on Smile, makes me cry sometimes, so sweet…
Ah, I am in BLISS………. Just wish I was with Lisa tonight, instead I’m home here with my ma, we’re heading up to my grandmother’s place tomorrow.
At least I have David Gilmour to sing me one of his lullabies. Think I’ll listen to OAI and drift off to the coast of Dreamland with OAI as my soundtrack for the night…and think of my Lisa…..(content sigh). God, what a day !
Well, FED, I do have to tell you that, NO. There were no programs at all. FSPD !!!!!!!! Rather bothered me. I felt gutted to learn there was not any knowledge of programs. God, I would do anything for a program, FED ! Anything ! You could have my mortal soul if I could…please, if you could procure one and keep it off to the side I would be indebted to you immensely. [...]
Thank you for everything lately, FED and everybody here for making this a most excellent place to convene and enjoy each others company and camaraderie.
God Bless you, Sir David and Lady Polly !
Peace and Love To All !! Cazart !
[That's great, Stephen. That happens sometimes and, when it does, just be glad. It's no mistake. That's the way it should be. (Did you order from Anthill/via David's site?) - Features Editor]
Actually I ordered from Play.com and got it yesterday morning. So I guess I got to see it before the American premiere.
I use them a lot, plus I ordered U2′s new POPMart DVD – also directed by David Mallett funnily enough – from there at the same time as David’s.
I have to say David Mallett – he’s directed most of my favourite concert DVDs – and the editors have done a great job on this. It really brought it all back. Richard’s keyboard work during Echoes was very impressive and FTCOF was excellent!
RIP Colin McRae
I was there in row D at The Ritzy, a night I shall always remember. I will probably never have that chance again to see David that close up and watch him play – awesome !!
I play guitar myself and David has been my biggest influence on guitar since 1982 when I started.
Please Please, if there are anymore events like this in the UK, where ever or when ever, put my name on the list.
Fed, I can not thank you enough.
Anthony
We saw it in Buffalo ny and had a great afternoon.
There was a pretty good crowd at our theater. I think it’s safe to say everybody enjoyed.
It was incredible, that’s all there is to say!
Hey All,
Well this week’s showing in Burlington Ontario was quite a bit different than the previous week for obvious reasons…but no less enjoyable. I went with Rudders and a friend of his and R was so enthusiastic that he wanted to be there 3(?) hours ahead of time.
I had to calm him down in order to get the requisite # of pints in before the show ;-)))
The theatre, disappointingly, was less than half full so there was plenty of choice in where to sit. R and I were shocked to see the turnout. A shame cause folks missed a fab show.
I really enjoyed the Q&A more this time as David seemed far more relaxed than the Odeon do. Perhaps because he was surrounded by friends…Geoff D, I saw you on the front row..you lucky so and so.
I think I must be the only one to have sat beside a big screen Q&A celebrity for both events LOL!!
On the way out R and I managed to score a really nice poster which will have pride of place on the wall.
Fed, I take it there were no programs for the NA leg of the premiere? Just what was at the Odeon?
Cheers, Howard
[I'm pretty sure that they were produced by EMI for Europe only. It isn't clear whether or not they were available anywhere outside the UK (it appears that they were not). David's record label in North America and around the world is, of course, Sony. Presumably, they could have produced a similar brochure to commemorate last night's event if they'd wanted to. - Features Editor]
My wife and I attended the show in Orlando, Florida. The crowd was smallish, but very appreciative.
We thought the playing by David was extraordinary, both on the video and during the “jam”. The Q&A was a bit uncomfortable even for us in Florida when the one gentleman wouldn’t give up the mic and kept rambling on, ahh the joys of live broadcasts.
Well done in all and hope to see David and the band playing in the States soon.
Tuesday shall be spent buying and watching the complete dvd set with an obligatory half day off from work.
First off I would like to say thank you to all involved who have worked to make the whole experience so enjoyable. David, the band. FEd, the bloggers and the list goes on and on.
I was lucky enough to be one of those selected to ask a question of David (the first) and found this quite exciting, seeing myself on the big screen and having David answer my query.
I was also in Buffalo but was disappointed at the turn out. Very poorly promoted in our area. Everybody’s loss who didn’t go.
FEd, will this Q&A be put up as a video like the European premiere?
I hope that DVD arrives soon.
Thanks again FEd.
[I hope so, Joe. I was told on Thursday that we would be filiming at The Ritzy. - Features Editor]
Yesterday was really cool. I saw it in Burbank, California.
David coming up to jam out Castellorizon was neat and going straight into the concert film was cool. The Q&A session was funny also. It’s nice to know that David’s a big Beatles fan like the most of us are. The Breaking Bread documentary was entertaining also.
Anyway, I had a good time and I ordered the dvd yesterday also.
Thanks to everyone involved who made the screenings possible. It was great!
Hello David,
I attended in a small theater in Brunswick, Maine and thought the whole thing was amazing! I had also attended the first one you did last year at this same venue. What a marvelous band and Echoes was fantastic! as was everything else.
Unfortunately, they did no advertising for the event at all and I shared the theater with around 20 others – but we were all very enthusiastic, with clapping and comments to the screen.
It was a thrill for me. I always buy everything Gilmour/Floyd – you’ve been an inspiration to me as a guitarist and musician for most of my life. I’ve seen you 23 times over the years… cont.
Hi there
I enjoyed the ritzy last night, didn’t quite live up to the one last week, but was still good fun!
was almost spoiled by a couple of guys behind me in row D 19 and 20 I believe, who talked at the top of their voices for the duration of the whole thing. which just really cheesed off everyone around us, at one point during the RAH stuff, one of them actually answered their phone. they were asked about 10 times by people around them to be quiet and just enjoy the show, but they just refused to be quiet. shame that sometimes the minority spoil it for the rest of us.
anyway. Q and A was fun and i enjoyed castellorizon as always.
thanks for my ticket FED, was really fun, and nice to see some of our friends from here again.
did you get along FED?
[I didn't, sadly. Glad that you enjoyed it, though. Sorry to hear about the clowns in row D. What is it with these people, eh? It's a shame that we can't gag people on their way in. - Features Editor]
And it was a great pleasure to see Richard with you again and the two of you so enjoying it. I can’t wait to pick up the DVD at 12:01am Monday night.
Keep up the great work, we need more great music in the world!
Ralph Jessie – Topsham, Maine, USA
Many tears rolled down my cheeks watching the band. My normally unmoved husband was very impressed w/ Rick on keyboards. Me, I’m a guitar girl, hehe.
David you have not lost it and never will. Alot of musicians are like fine wine, improving with age. You, sir are the finest.
Waiting for my DVD and am going to show it to all my friends!!!
~LI, NY
My wife and I watched the screening in Arlington, Virginia. It was fantastic!
The thing that I liked most was seeing the love that David and his bandmates had for each other and the pure joy they felt about the tour. Everyone just looked really happy and relaxed, and this showed up on stage. The DVD really captures the magic of the tour.
Well done to everyone. And, of course, great thanks to Mr. Gilmour for sharing his music with us.
All the best,
Irv
I had the luxury of being at both premieres. I certainly enjoyed the event at the Odeon far more than the theatre show here in the US since I was able to see David Gilmour live and the live jam at the end with the band.
For the show tonight, there was a 5 sec feed lost during the DVD at the theatre I went to and then the speaker started having static on and off for approx. 20 mins.
All in all, the show was spectacular. The reception of the DVD was great and it captured everyone’s attention – a lot of chuckles and many applauded during the shows, including the PF songs.
Q&A was entertaining and David Gilmour had his usual charm in addition to adding a little humor to his answers. It’s definitely unique seeing both David Gilmour and Phil Manzanera on stage chatting rather than jamming. I thought Phil using “cue” cards at the intro was a humble gesture for the event.
“REMEMBER THAT NIGHT”…for me and my husband, it would be TWO special nights. Thank you again David Gilmour and Company to continue the ‘HIGH HOPES’ journey for all of us and FEd for all your efforts and time.
Cheers!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! That was…that was…(I’m speechless) I absolutely loved the DVD, and oh my gosh, I definitly enjoyed David’s blue socks!!!
I laughed so hard, especially when Guy cracked a joke, so anyways, I can put some faces to some names now in the chatroom!
The guitarist from one of my local tribute bands (sorry FEd, I have to say this) even congratulated me!
Wow! I still can’t believe that just happened, and I’m sure I will definitely remember that night.
So I’d like to thank a few people…FEd! For having this wonderful site, and keeping us updated, and for David! For actually letting us ask questions, (and maybe enjoy his dress code a lttle too much);-)…and for Polly, who caught alot of the “behind the scenes” footage, and photos for this wonderful movie, and for everyone else that made this movie a spectacular event …so cheers!
Kim Carr
Another fabulous evening with David and the boys. The venue itself was lovely and cosy, retaining all the warmth of a yesteryear theatre, in sharp juxtaposition with the locale. I must admit that putting the words “Brixton” and “Ritzy” together seems like the oxymoron du jour
We got there about 5-10 minutes into the documentary and had to apologise to ten or so people as I tiptoed past them to get to our amazing seats…B10 and B11…(thank you SO much FEd and One Fifteen). Whilst crushing others toes and apologising profusely the friendly familiar west midlands accent of Adrian Kav pops up!
And then there’s others…Becky from Atlanta, Neil Pudney, Nate…and more! Becky thought Neil was me and I had to get Adrian to verify my identity. I mean, there is only one nickster (thankfully eh?!)
Having all the bloggers together was brill and really felt like our little ‘club’, with loads of excited familiar faces. Totally fab!
Again, I learned loads from David’s Q&A…as well as more faces to names… Ayako, KC Drummer, Rudders, George Gipe and probably more that my ailing memory forgets. Such great questions too and some really insightful answers from David (e.g. the question about picking a track from each decade…I loved that one in particular). I think we were all squirming a little during one question from the floor but it passed quickly enough without incident.
To be continued…
The show was amazing! I don’t have words to describe it. People clapped and cheered throughout the show, but Echoes definitely brought the house down.
Having my question showed was the icing on the cake. I love David’s response. Many people will agree that he is perhaps the best guitarist of all times, yet he said he is still learning to play the guitar.. He’s so wonderful.
Thank you very much to everyone who made this possible.
I know i have already posted last night about my trip to the Theater but i cant help it i have to say it again it was AWESOME.
To see our bloggers there in person, and the ones i knew in video asking their questions, it was so cool. I have to admit i cried some, it was so emotional, just like being at NYC watching him live again.
I talked to some of our bloggers last night and some of them got to meet some bloggers at their theater, that was cool, There were not any of our bloggers at my theater or i would have known or at least they would have known me. i was loud to let them know i was a blogger when the guy stood up and said what he did about our blog and everytime i saw someone i knew i let the place know, so im sure there were none there but thats ok. i will get to meet you all soon i hope.
I hope everyone had a good time at Ritzy, you all sure looked like you were having a good time, you lucky bloggers. I was even talking to Tracy on Phone while she was there in London at Ritzy and i was at the theater. it was so cool. it was like she gave me the opportunity to be there with her, it was great. Arent cell phones great at times? i think so.
Thanks again Fed and One Fifteen for giving us this opportunity, it was totally awesome.
David was so relaxed while answering questions, he is so down to earth, would love to join him on one of his campfires while he plays. David, Polly, and the Band make such beautiful music together, so pure and relaxing, there’s nothing any better in the world to see or hear. They are all so talented.
Bless you all and hope there’s more to come. Can’t wait to see what’s next. Love you Guys and take care and keep writing and singing.
Hi Fed, my wife & I attended the show in Ancaster, Ontario were we both thoroughly enjoyed the proceedings. We had a good crowd, but it was not sold out.
The concept of this whole event was amazing – thanks to all who helped put this event together!
For me, Arnold Layne & Echoes were the highlights of the show. The Q & A was also special. The suprise was to see the Island jam feature from the European premiere.
I too was the lucky one to get the theatre poster from the show. As soon as i walked out of the film room, it seemed the girl was waiting for me, with the poster in a tube, & handed it to me before the film room door closed behind me. That was just the icing on the cake from an Awesome event!
They also gave away a nice postcard, which had a $3 off coupon for the DVD, which i will use on Tuesday!
Now a question for you FED;
Are you aware that Best Buy in the US is selling the DVD with a bonus 3 track CD – i was wondering, if you can confirm if the 3 tracks are audio from the DVD?
P.S. Sadly there was no program given out at my venue. If you ever get extra’s from the European shows, add me to your list for a request for one.
Thanks again to everyone
joefromCanada
[I'm aware now! Nobody has mentioned any three-track Best Buy exclusive to me, I'm afraid. I hope to get some details on this tomorrow. I'm sorry to be of no help whatsoever. - Features Editor]
Yesterday I treated three of my pals to share in the experience of “Remember That Night!” We are from Detroit, MI and went to the AMC Theater in Livonia, MI which is a suburb of Detroit.
In all honesty we were surprised that the venue was not sold out. In fact it the four of us thought something was amiss, due to the fact that there were about 30 or so people in attendance.
Dave and crew, you need to get on the local promoter as very few people knew about the event!
I must say that we thoroughly enjoyed the presentation top to bottom! The question and answer session made us laugh when the bloke from Brixton went on his mad little diatribe about his poem and gift. But in the end it’s all in good fun!
My hope is that my music ends up in Dave’s car cd player one day, which would be the best way I can think of to say thank you for having been a great inspiration to muscians for so many years!
Much love and respect from Detroit, MI!
Saw the show yesterday afternoon. What a spectacular performance! Great selection of songs, very well filmed, can’t wait to buy the DVD on Tuesday.
Thank you very much!
It’s me again.
If I had known we could ask a question without using the video I would have submited one, but I dont like me on video so I didn’t. But I had a good question. I tried to get in touch with Tracy to get her to ask, but by the time I got her on Phone, the Q&A was over. Next time I will. I won’t tell you what my question would have been, because I know that’s over now, but it was a good one.
Well, maybe next time.
[The situation with the questions was made very clear from the start: if your question was chosen, you had to send us a video or, failing that, a photo and audio recording of you asking your question. We had a back-up list, should it transpire that there was time to fit in a few more of the questions that you'd sent in (it would have been nice to have had these videoed as well, but we didn't want to disappoint anyone else unnecessarily). The only other people that got to ask a question were those present at the Odeon and Ritzy who, by chance, were selected. - Features Editor]
It’s hard to express the rush of emotion I feel after yesterday. Meeting Jerzy Mike and his wife and sharing the event with someone from this Blog is special in and of itself.
Watching the concert footage in such high quality, the live Castellorizon, Island Jam, the documentary footage all felt so warm and so right. The experience felt very much like “the next chapter” in this OAI ride I’ve been on…actually, maybe more like “the epilogue”…
Seeing the Q&A from so many friends I’ve met here and in person and then hearing a relaxed David give such great responses was so personally satisfying. I understand as much as anything that providing so many of us with an opportunity to ask these questions was DG Management’s (and Polly and David’s) way of giving back to us fans yet again.
That in and of itself is what makes this whole experience so unique: the interaction between the artist, the band, and the fans/audience. I’m so happy to be a part of this experience, so personally satisfied, and strangely melancholic as I muck about reflecting on it all.
Time to pick up the guitar…
I also wanted to say that the DVD looked really good, good quality. The sharpness and quality was great. Can’t wait to get mine.
I saw the SF Bay Area showing (in Emeryville).
The good news, for those that went, is that NO ONE WAS THERE! Likely due to the fact that there was absolutely no publicity. No print or radio ads, no mention in our ONE major newspaper’s Coming Events column, etc. A major missed opportunity to promote the event and DVD in one of the larger cities in the US.
Since only a couple dozen people showed up, they moved us into a smaller theater at the muliplex minutes before it started.
The sound was good, not great. The projection suffered because the lights were never fully dimmed. What’s up with that? A minimum of attention here could have really enhanced the performance. I felt a bit taken advantage of and certainly would not have gone had I known how the presentation was to turn out.
Bottom line – David did a great job. Whoever was in charge of this event certainly didn’t.
What a lovely way to be transported into your tour, lost in the brilliant sound of all that classic music.
We’re sitting here this morning over coffee, reliving the concert and reminiscing about the last, how many years (?) of songs that will last forever.
What was interesting was the part your wife plays in your music now, and how integral she is to your own creative process. That was lovely.
All the best.
Rosemary and Barry
Delray Beach, Florida
Hi Fed
Saturday was my most miserable day ever, I couldn’t make the gig but tommorow morning I will be on the doorstep for the dvd.
I did however play a gig with my own band in a very famous club in Liverpool.
Come on the mighty reds, back in europe this week so life will look up soon
ps remember if you wanna go to a game, let me know.
5 Times
[Thanks, mate. Walk on. - Features Editor]
By the way, it was exciting to see Ayako and Damian from Florida at the Q&A session; and then Rudders, George Gipe, Melissa, Susan, k.c. drummer, Gabrielle … I am trying to remember all the lucky ones… what a well represented bunch from the Blog. Congrats.
This is a very nice picture of David Gilmour – excellent capture with him in front of the huge screen of his DVD cover. This image looks like it’s from the Odeon – could that be one of Polly’s snaps?
[It sure is. From Thursday's rehearsal, I believe. - Features Editor]
I went to the presentation yesterday in Laval, Québec, Canada (the next city to Montreal) and I think that my stomach is still shaking. David’s guitar sound is so on the edge that you can’t be indifferent to it. All the people I went with (we were 10) except the ones who by the way are my colleagues in a certain tribute band that David was the main singer and guitarist were stunned to see that he really was the heart of that band.
Personally, one of my colleagues and my self went in Toronto last year so we kind of knew that the product was really good. But these expectations were by far exceed.
So my point is… David, please don’t wait another 13 years to put out something!!!!!
Francis Berthiaume- Laval,Québec,Canada
Circuit City (Miami) has the DVD for $13.99 (2 DVD set) advertised on Sunday sales paper.
I am going to get them right now.
See you all later.
I saw it in Santa Clarita, CA. It was a lot of fun. I enjoyed the performance immensely and it flooded back the memories of the Kodak Theater and Gibson shows back in April of last year. I can’t wait to get the DVD and see and hear the rest of the tracks.
There was one technical thing that was quite annoying, however. Whatever compression algorithm was being used to encode the satellite broadcast simply could not handle the most strobed parts (like the strobed section fo Take A Breath, for instance). In these cases the broadcast went from HD video to what looked like webcam video. The bit rate was simply too low or just plain not optimized for those areas.
Other than that it was very enjoyable and the sound quality and mixing was impeccable. It was nice to see on the big screen.
Quick follow up to a question I asked last week, Fed. Do you think we might see an announcement related to the Signature Strat before the end of the year?
Thanks.
-Kurt
[Yes, I do. There should be an announcement within the next few weeks. - Features Editor]
The premiere was very enjoyable at the Indianapolis theater where my family and I took it in. There was almost the anticipation of an actual concert, and the polite applause in the theater between songs only added to that feeling.
Having heard audience recordings of all three RAH shows, I was aware of the quality of the musicianship we were set to experience. It was a pleasure to see the show in a theatrical setting, and my only complaint is that the sound could (should!) have been quite a bit louder.
The highlight was naturally Echoes, though the live performance of Island Jam with David’s touring band was also tremendous.
One key point that shone through to me was the sheer pleasure David seemed to take from the entire On An Island project, from the making of the record to the live shows. It was great to see him smiling so much.
Having attended the New York concerts, it was also a joy to hear DG say that the April 4 show was one of his personal highlights of the tour.
Well done, David! You deserve a break after devoting much of the last two years to the On An Island record and tour. But please don’t keep us waiting 12 years for your next project!
oreo
Episode I – ‘The Filmgeek Menace’
What a great evening at The Ritzy!
I think it was on the whole just as enjoyable as last week’s event as it was more intimate and the Q&A was so laid back and casual, just like a chat between two friends, which is exactly what it was
A few geeky comments as you have all come to expect from me
I was wondering if the screen was either a little out of focus at the Ritzy or if the techies had dialed back the resolution from 1080p to 720p to make the volume of data whizzing round easier to manage, especially given the greater number of receiving cinemas. It may be my imagination but it didn’t seem quite as pin sharp as at the Odeon last week.
Another thing is that it was very loud, borderline headache inducing in fact. We in the audience are not quite as deaf as these guys who have been on stage for the last 40 years
I was just looking through the photos I took and all I have is some shots of the trucks, the onboard control rooms and the cables running down the street, up a pole and into the upstairs of the building. I know!… someone just shoot me now
[cont...]
Episode II – ‘Attack of the Bloggers’
I was very pleased to meet up with some of my relatively close geographical ‘neighbours’ from the Midlands area like Martin, Adrian, Melanie, Vinnie(?), Ash & Shelly. We’ll have to all get together for a meetup at some point
It was a great honour to meet some of my distant ‘digital’ neighbours who had made an extraordinary effort to get to the Ritzy like Becky, who should change her name to ‘Becky flew over the Atlantic’
(Thanks for the Guiness!), ChristineT (What’s your last name again? 
, Melissa (loved your Syd question which got a great long reflective answer!) & who could forget Tracy (David spoke to me! David spoke to me!).
Seeing some of our other North American blog/chat friends asking their questions on the big screen was fantastic especially David’s unexpected lapse into that well known and as yet untreatable blogger condition of ‘Rudders Recognition’
[cont...]
Episode III – ‘Revenge of the Gift’
One thing though… you know how in general one moans about all the repeats that there are on TV? This usually doesn’t apply to when you go to the cinema as you generally only make the effort to see something again that you already love.
I only say this as I feel that many of us could have done without the rerun of the gift giving episode that I’m sure gave David a real ‘Groundhog Day’ moment.
I must apologise if I spoiled the video footage of that segment by answering David’s counter question of ‘Haven’t we met before?’ by shouting ‘Yeah… last week!’ Later on I may also be visible in the foreground, banging my head against the back of the seat that Becky was sat in
If you have to cut the whole thing out of the website footage then I’m very sorry 
Finally, the next time David & Co. go out into the wilderness, play Beatles songs and burn some meat over a fire, can they take the HD broadcast gear with them and simulcast it on the web? Oh go on! It’s only a couple of trucks… cable… a few dozen technicians!
I attended the show at Desert Ridge in North Phoenix yesterday.
The theater was relatively full with a number of people showing up just before the show started. Didn’t see any signs at the theater indicating the event was taking place. The sign above the door to the auditorium and ticket were titled Remember T. Don’t believe anyone was monitoring the show because the lights in the auditorium didn’t brighten at the end.
Echoes was absolutely amazing! The live performance of Castellorizon was awesome! One of my favorite instrumentals of all time.
The Q&A session was great with a number of insightful questions and answers.
Thank you David and everyone who make this show possible!
Anxiously awaiting the DVD release…
Cheers,
Wade Lengele, Arizona
This is an interesting format, wishful thinking it would be great to see David and this Band do a concert a year from where ever and beam it around the world to movie houses.
I attended this showing at the Gallaxy Cinema in Waterloo Ontario with the same crew that attended the Massey Hall show.
What is great about DG and PF music is a good as it is on record it is even better performed live. Another great show. Phil did an outstanding job, but Polly needs to buy David some black socks, unless of course he was trying to re-create the shade of blue of this website.
Looking forward to picking up the DVD on Tuesday.
George.
Continued…
Musically I now realise that I was so overloaded at Leicester Square that I think I made loads of mistakes….to me that looked like a full unedited “Echoes”…and I loved every millisecond of it. Also what really stood out for me again and again was Richard’s keys. Like David had said in the documentary, Richard has really come back to life and is just so on form, and his work throughout the night, but on “Echoes” and “Arnold Layne” in particular just blew my mind. Oh yes, and of course Dick’s sax solos (set against Richard’s keyboards) were just sublime. I was saying to my friend Andy in the car on the way home that I need to see if Dick has any solo work available (does he?).
I wish I could have stayed longer afterwards to chat but we had parked Andy’s shiny black convertible sports car in a somewhat salubrious corner of town and he feared for its safety…so we had to make a hasty exit after the show. I really enjoyed putting faces to names and getting to know some other bloggers (like the American contingent who travelled over especially for it).
Another wonderful night of Gilmour goodness. Thank you so much to David, all the boys, FEd and all the lovely people at One Fifteen for helping continue the magic of “that night”. Now I just need to pick up the DVD tomorrow (and a CD if there is one) and the circle is complete
N
My son and I were at the theater in Long Island, NY. We very much enjoyed it.
I didn’t take him to the show at Radio City Music Hall. It was in part the price of the tickets and it was a school night-I guess school has to important to a 13 year old. Anyway (I don’t if this is against the rules) I hope David will play New York again and I will be able to see him live with my son.
The presentation of DVD was stunning. The Q&A quality was not great. The audio had a buzz. The documentary was very enjoyable. The parts filmed in Venice brought back some found memories. My wife and I went on our Honeymoon in Italy and finihsed the trip in Venice. We stay in a hotel about 100 yards from San Marco Square.
Looking forward to Tuesday’s US release of the DVD.
FED, I will let you know what is on the 3 song CD Best Buy is advertising comes with the DVD.
[Thank you, Howard. It would be nice to know, although I really ought to be able to tell you. Maybe Management will tell me about it tomorrow. I usually have to ask a few times. - Features Editor]
it sounds like it was amazing. so sad that i missed it.
All I can say is ‘wow!’
For the price of the ticket it was really worth it, 2 hours and 40 minutes of pure David Gilmour was awesome. I don’t care if my friends thought of me as a dork for seeing this in the movie theater.
Out of the DVD, one of my favorite moments included the solo at the end of ‘The Blue,’ as well as the masterpiece, “Echoes.” I thought David Mallet did an awesome job editing the film; I know he has a history of music videos already.
For me though, I was stoked to see the Q&A and get some insight from David and Phil about the album and tour. One of the questions asked was what concert moment stood out from the tour, and David mentioned using the steam curtain at the beginning of the Radio City Music Hall shows in April 2006 as a highlight. I was at that first particular show in the 3rd row!
I regret not having sent in a question because I felt it was interesting but you snooze, you lose.
The whole thing was a treat, and I can’t wait for the entire DVD to get here, Finally!
-Geoff
The wife and I went to see the show at the cinema in Victor, NY. It was excellent. I’d say about 60 or 70 people showed up.
I really enjoyed the Q+A. El Magnifico was cracking me up, and seeing him and David interacting the way they did made that part of the show a bit better than the week before.
It is nice to be able to put faces with some of the bloggers names now. What a great idea this was.
Then to my total surprise, my question had been selected and asked which left me speechless. What a great surprise. I think it was almost better not knowing that it had been chosen.
If you could have seen the look on my face when I realized…PRICELESS!!!
I spent the rest of the day glowing. I will cherish that for the rest of my life.
I want to send a heartfelt thank you to David, and his lovely family, Fed, the band, and everyone else involved. You guys are truly the best!
Still glowing,
Amedeo
I was at the Theater in Harisburg, PA.
Lucky for me I go to college near a city where it was playing. I went with a girl that new nothing about On an Island but is a major Pink Floyd fan. She was absolutly stunned to say the least.
Highlights for me were the documentaries, Echoes, and of couse the brilliantly re-worked Shine On You Crazy Diamond. Though I will say, as a major David Bowie fan and yes I am one those too, Arnold Layne looked so much better on the big screen!
Can’t wait to pick up my DVD Tuesday!
Ciao a tutti,
finally I got my DVD!!
Folks, I could use so many words to describe the dvd but few are enough: fantastic, simply stunning, perfect.
On some previous post I criticized the cover. Well, now that I enjoyd the content of the dvd I can say that fits it a hundred percent. Now I get it. You see, that shot of the cover is actually what you will see: David Gilmour gets lighted by multicolour beams. the whole direction of Mallet is based on the use of colour as a way to enhance the experience and the emotions of the listener. Yellow, green, red…ANY COLOUR YOU LIKE.
The quality of the picture, in digital HD, is astonishing. When you’ll see the motion of the smoke on the stage you’ll get what I say. I have seen “Remember that night” in total dark and the beams and flashes coming out of the TV were making the experience so real. If you have a big screen you’ll feel like being there.
Sound, performance and guests where all perfect. And this is just the first DVD! Of the second DVD I want just to mention, among all the fantastic stuff, the beautiful Island Jam. Really pleased with that gift.
The quality of the content is reflected in the beautiful package, a luxury digipack completed by a very nice booklet full of those Polly Samson photos we have enjoyed through more than a year on this site.
My very compliment for this product. All my expectations have certainly been met.
One of the best music dvds ever made. A must, not a “nice to have”.
Thanks again!!
The wife and I caught the premiere yesterday in Austin, Texas.
It’s a great show — we thoroughly enjoyed it and are looking forward to the full DVD. (Can’t wait to see the two Davids teaming up on Comfortably Numb!)
The last time I saw Floyd was on the Momentary Lapse tour, and this brought back a lot of lovely memories. I’m also terribly fond of “The Blue”…so well done all around!
Quite a fabulous show David. Thank you. Merci. Gracias. etc.
I attended the show at Horton (hears a hoo) Plaza in San Diego, CA. Not packed but comfortable.
Seemed like we were waiting forever for the people to open up. Finally getting in the theater finding the extra footage already being played without sound!! There are worse things in life.
When the interview came David seemed a little preoccupied kinda, sorta, possibly, maybe or bothered or other. Maybe just nervous it being a smaller venue than the RAH show. I completely agreed with (as I’m sure several other fans do as well) David’s choices for the 4, 5 and oops 6 decades of music. Fat Old Sun is my absolute favorite.
I absolutely enjoyed the whole experience. I am sure there were other places that had technical difficulties, right???? Just a couple.
Loved the concert footage! Loved seeing Echoes again and can’t wait to see it again and again….Wish You Were Here touched my heart very deeply this time around. Different atmosphere, time.
David and Polly thank you for your genuine good hearts in giving your fans this wonderful experience.
Thank you many times over!
Robyn – California
I saw the simulcast in Lexington, KY.
Phil’s introduction and David’s Castellorizon was not audible, but just as soon as the DVD started the sound came on. Then it was just fantastic!
Echoes is outstanding. The interview was outstanding. The half-hour of documentary at the end was outstanding.
Thank you David. Thank you for being a prince among men, for providing us fans with this opportunity.
Hope to see you again soon somewhere!
Sorry, I was too excited seeing the sales promotion on the paper for the DVD, it is not available as yet until Tuesday at the advertised price of $13.99.
Good luck shopping.
Saw the concert in Scottsdale, Arizona and it was brilliant! Appreciate you staying up late in London, I enjoyed this more than I can say, my DVD is on order, and my wife is growing in appreciation for you everyday – you just eclipsed her old fave, Eric Clapton with your inspired performances.
One question that no one raised, but I’d love to know the answer – there are emotions that occur when you fall in love for the first time, when see your child born, when you lose someone close to you, but there are also very special emotions that are drawn out by music, whether it’s because they elicit an old memory, or just the tune itself, but I felt very moved by a number of your songs yesterday and there’s no way to thank you for that. How do you feel when you play them, and is there a tune, an opera, a performance, an aria, that does that for you Dave, Rick, et. al?
All the best, my thanks for a wonderful and emotional performance!
P.S. In Arizona we’re getting greener through solar. Our house is a net energy producer, let’s spread the word!
It seems the Ritzy was excellent, I can’t wait to see if there is any footage from this event too!
DVD tomorrow!
- James.
Fed, will there be a review page for the dvd?
I know I’m dying to talk about it.
Especially that little surprise that’s hidden in there on the 2nd disc!! That blew my mind. Not to mention Gilmour meeting up with a person who I thought he hadn’t spoken to since 2005!
I just can’t wait to talk about it, I’ve watched it a few times since I got it yesterday, it’s the best dvd in my collection and I feel so lucky to have been able to see the band in Glasgow and at the first night of the Royal Albert Hall shows.
[We'll have one on Tuesday, Kristopher. Think you can wait that long? - Features Editor]
The show was beyond words! It was truly “electric” and I am the first to say I am sitting on the edge of my seat waiting for my pre-ordered DVD and I will be having a Remember that Night party here in Buffalo, NY!!!!
Thank you DAVID & POLLY (it just doesn’t seem strong enough).
LINDA P.
BUFFALO,NY
I went to the Ritzy and was, once again, treated. David performed, David answered, and many people asked.
Unfortunately I had been drinking most of the day elsewhere in London so arrived with barely a moment to spare and missed the meet with the bloggers in the Ritzy bar, and had to duck out during “Take A Breath” to get some food. Very naughty of me, but my stomach and my bladder got the better of me.
I would strongly dissuade anyone from going to McDonalds in Brixton (aside from the obvious health implications of eating there), as the clientele aren’t particularly friendly – in the few moments I was there I saw one person try to start a fight with the store manager as he needed to take his “insulin” in the toilets (I suspect it was something else), and three fifteen years olds abusing customers whilst drinking from whiskey bottles. Charming!
My question, which I never got to ask, was regarding the possibility of expanded versions of old records with unheard demos and live material. A more interesting question, I thought, than some that were chosen. Oh well.
David seemed a little shy compared to Leicester Square, but there were some good questions and a touching answer about Syd.
Finally, they screened the L Square version of “Island Jam” and brought the night to a close. Fantastic, yet again! Now to get the DVD!
Well Fed. You should feel sorry for me. It was my bday present to go see the show and I didn’t get to see it because of the idiots at fandango, that can’t send out an info that the show is 3 hours (!!) earlier.
[So, get them to make it up to you, not David. - Features Editor]
It was rather enjoyable at the theater in Burbank, CA. The satellite feed was a little jumpy during the laser shows for some of the songs.
I enjoyed the bit with Roger and Dave together.
During the Q&A, some of the questions were out of the ordinary. I did rather like that question about the Zeppelin reunion.
As above, we thoroughly enjoyed our night at the Ritzy and Leicester Square. Can’t beat it.
Lovely to meet with fellow bloggers. Lovely to meet Tash, Geoffs better half!!! The loud guys in row D were actually next to us in seats 19 & 18, I was in 20 and very quiet I was!! They were over the top at times but just very excited we think to see their idol, sitting a few feet away with the best blue socks we have ever seen.
We have loved this two week excursion to London and look forward to any future gigs.
Caroline and Chris, Wales
Hi FEd,
Well, there were 10 of us (6 adults & 4 teens), the 11th didn’t make it. We saw it in Houston, Texas at the Edward’s Marq*E.
Everyone loved the show. (of course) I could have watched it all afternoon…and into the night.
I was lucky enough to meet Sylver after the show, in the ladies room. So a huge hello to her!!!
I loved being able to see fellow bloggers and irregulars. Some I actually recognized by sight.
David, you are glorious!!! Thank you for all the time and effort you and your team have put into this. By the way, David…your family is lovely.
I was disappointed with not receiving a program, as none were available. And, I do wish the event would have been promoted more thoroughly.
I have pre-ordered the DVD, T-shirt & tote bag, from Ant Hill, and am dying to received them. I guess I know what I’m going to be getting my friends & family for Yule/Winter solstice, this year!!!
Hope you had a lovely weekend, FEd! Thank you for all the work you put into this website (above and beyond the call of duty!!!)
Slurps,
Penny
Oh, if you are angry, sad or simply in a bad mood, for whatever reason, just come here and all is soon forgotten !
All those positive, enthusiastic and friendly comments really cheer you up !
Thanks to everyone here, David, Fed and bloggers. Can’t wait for my dvd !
Michèle
Glad to hear everyone had a great time Sat….I wish I was there. So great to hear that a lot of the bloggers got to meet up. It just shows how wonderful davidgilmour.com is.
I spent my Sat refereeing two soccer games and coaching one in 95 degree heat. I now have a very burned face. It hurts when I scrunch my eyes.
So can’t wait for Tuesday. Trying to figure out the best place to go buy the DVD…any suggestions?
Renee B.
Fontana, Ca USA
The Sacramento, California Cinema…..
It was a beautiful drive over the Sierra Nevada mountains to Sacramento. 147 miles to be exact.
I had no problem meeting up with TomiSue, :-) and her 2 sweet kids, Regina & Joseph. (We each had made signs to hold up, but didn’t need them!)
The show was scheduled to start at 12:00noon in our time zone, so we expected that it would start at 11:30 with the documentary portion.
About 11:15 I went into the theatre to check things out, and there was David Gilmour on the screen, with the soundtrack from “The Ring Trilogy” movie playing in the background!! (You know; that little creature that wants “precious”??) I obviously didn’t know what was going on, but I went to get TomiSue and the kids, since there was action on the screen and we needed to choose our seats.
When we went back into the theatre, the screen was blank. The soundtrack from “The Ring” or whatever came off & on at times….
Finally around 12:10 we see Phil on the screen! But no sound; not even “The Ring”.
At this point I was starting to panic, and I owe Joseph $1. for saying a bad word in front of him! (Sorry I didn’t pay you Joseph; I forgot!)
Phil then went “off” the screen; blank again. No sound, either.
Many patrons starting going out to ask what was happening; the answer was that they were “working on it”. (Still heard “The Ring” off and on…)
Eventually, probably around 12:20, the DVD was showing… still no sound. About 5 minutes later the sound came on, and everybody in the theatre cheered! (Including me!)
To be continued…
p.s. Have you voted today?????
David (et al),
Beautifully done! I enjoyed Remember That Night yesterday in a cinema near Chicago – - and was very moved and satisfied with what you have put together here.
This has to be the finest live document you have appeared in since Pompeii. The playing on the band’s part – is simply amazing. Such a perfect assemblage of musical sensibility. I can watch and listen to no end. That is some magnificent music and I think I now can fully appreciate why the thought of working with “anyone else” could seem second best.
Please don’t stop. This is exciting and vital – - and loved.
All the best,
from the good old Midwest, USA
Oh my, what a fantastic show! I’m still a little bleary-eyed from the late arrival back home so I’ll keep it Short and Sweet for now …
I absolutely loved every minute of the show! It was much more than I expected and I appreciate all the effort that has been put into keeping us informed, entertained, and made to feel part of the whole On An Island experience:)
So fun to see the other side of touring — the laughter and joy ‘with friends surrounding’, kids zooming around having fun, the beautiful scenery, Guy being late AGAIN! And, most of all, the music … David, what a fantastic bunch of people you have in your sphere! This Heaven, indeed:)
David, thank you so much for your detailed answer(s);) Perfect choices of songs, too! And you actually had me asking my friend about my math (heh-heh):-)) Good questions from everyone I think. I loved hearing from Susan:), k.c.drummer, and, omg, Melissa … you actually did it and seemed so very calm! I think we’ve proven that Gilmourettes can have brass balls even if we’re the only ones who know it!!
Great job, FEd — you’ve been working overtime on all this and it’s much appreciated!!
More later, business to take care of as the doorbell rings yet again ….
Peace and love to all!
Gabrielle
Well, here I am posting for the first time in over a year, mainly because I haven’t had anything to say since then! But I was able to buy my copy of the DVD here in Belgium yesterday, and passed a wonderful afternoon today remembering my experiences at the Albert Hall and Vienne last year.
The first disc is a faithful reproduction of the RAH concert, Echoes is especially powerful – what an amazing song played live. But it was the bonus disc that meant the most to me.
The additional tracks are worth a DVD on their own, Wearing the Inside Out is one of my favorite PF songs ever and the version of Arnold Layne with Rick on vocals is also superb. Astronomy Domine was spectacular and David’s version of Dark Globe is a worthy tribute to Syd.
The documentaries are great as well, it’s nice to see the human side of the guys, you can clearly see how much they enjoyed the tour.
It was so great that David was able to include bits of his meeting with Roger Waters at Bray Studios in one of the documentaries – clearly an awkward moment, and yet also quite touching in a way. It’s great to see that although they are obviously still not comfortable with each other, the worst of the fires of the 80′s have died out. Thumbs up to David for including this.
Some comments on the cinema event from Utah in a bit, but first: were we supposed to get brochures here in the US? I attended the Odeon event in London in person and got a brochure. I read a comment above alluding to this as well.
So what’s the verdict on this? Did they not distribute brochures in the US the way they were supposed to or did these never exist?
Ed
[They didn't exist in North America. They were produced by EMI for Europe. - Features Editor]
Hi FEd
I thoroughly enjoyed The Ritzy premiere and thank you again for the ticket, which was in great location. I was surprised at the amount of empty seats; were there people allocated tickets who didn’t attend?
The cinema was of course completely different to the Odeon but it offered a level of intimacy akin to the atmosphere of the whole On An Island tour.
The Q & A session was fun, not least with the pronunciation of some of the submitters surnames; if Mr Manzanera had trouble then I would have had no chance.
Most of the questions were very good and/or amusing but opening them up to the floor does have its dangers; I did feel a tad bit uncomfortable at one point. It is also nice to know of one gentleman who is confident that a Led Zeppelin ticket is coming his way.
I met a few of the bloggers before and afterwards, from as far a field as North America (quite a contingent), Belgium (Ronny; thanks for the beer), Norfolk and London. You won’t be surprised to learn that they were all very friendly and possessed that old fashioned quality (typified by Heather and her husband), they were very nice.
I did think anybody who travels all the way from mainland Europe and especially the USA should be congratulated for their loyalty. I do hope the reality of work on Monday, is not too much of a shock to the system.
All in all, a great show and a privilege to be part of it.
OK, I’m at the airport going home. All I can say now is OH MY GOD, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, FED.
I’ll post more later, I’m still in shock and words can never say what I feel now.
Hi all,
We were very fortunate to get tickets to the Ritzy event on Saturday. I’d been really looking forward to it and thought I had it all planned, although when it came to leaving (due to the tube closures) we ended up driving in at the last minute rather than taking the train as originally planned (& nearly missed the documentary as the traffic was terrible!)
The intro was perfect and David’s playing was totally mind blowing as per usual (helped by the fact we were in the 3rd row and could see every fantastic fruit-pastille-sucking moment ‘realtime’.
Is it me or does he never play a bum note??
I took great encouragement from the fact he’s still learning (I’ve been still learning for 15 years and I throught I was about ready to throw the towel in after last night’s performance). Had to bite my tongue when the chap next to me asked a question about all the guitars collected over the years and David said he’d have to start selling some off soon (I wanted to grab the mic and ask if I could have first dibs!)
Anyway, I’m waffling….It was a fantastic show and the DVD preview was great, can’t wait to pick it up now (tomorrow I hope).
I feel very privileged to have been a part of the evening and thank you to everyone that made it happen. To have the chance to ask your ultimate guitar hero questions in person is a pretty rare treat (even though when it came to it I couldn’t think of anything sensible to ask).
Thank you again for a brilliant show. I’ll remember that night for a long time!
Cheers
Emma
Saw the premier at Regal Theatre in Crystal Lake, IL.
My brother and I arrived an hour early to get a good seat dead center! My brother has a 60″ DLP HD TV at home, so I can’t wait to see it again there!
We were the only ones in the theatre until about 15 minutes before the show, but we would have been happy to have remained all alone. Dave — I agree with you, there is something about theatre sound systems. In this case, though, the subs were definitely missing… Too bad!
We got there early enough to watch the DVD play through almost all the way before 1.30pm central time. A two-fer!
Glad to hear everyone was blown away by “Echoes”. I’ve been telling everyone that Dave did the best live version of that since I first heard it live here in Chicago in 1972 at the Auditorium Theatre! Remember the days when the music could get quiet and no one would scream “We love you Dave!”?!!?
Can’t wait to hear Comfortably Numb!
Hey, WE LOVE YOU DAVE! :-)
Went to the Ritzy and can’t say anything more than AMAZING!!!
Meeting everyone and finally putting some faces to names was great, it was like a group of friends meeting up for a regular night on the town!!
I’d like to thank everyone for making me and my brother feel welcomed into the network of friends that has built up on the chat room, THANK YOU.
Mr Gilmour you were AMAZING (no suprise there)! I could tell you what Vinnie said when David finished playing ‘Castellorizon’ but I dont think it’s printable, lol, let’s just say it blew him away!!
I’d like to say “THANK YOU” to Guy Pratt for signing my T-shirt. He was been harrassed outside by a drunk and I kind of stuck my boobs infront of him and asked if he could sign my top, his reply was “goodness, I thought you were going to ask me to sign something else then”, then on his way out after the show he topped it up so THANK YOU.
Anyway, THANK YOU Fed for the tickets, you’re the best.
Can’t wait for the next show? Hopefully wont have to wait too long.
Amazing night, amazing people and another AMAZING performance by the ‘Guitar God’ Mr David Gilmour!!!!!
Melanie & Vinnie
Brazil: 3rd October! It could well be worse, I could be Japanese (7 October!). hehe.
But I’m not waiting for this date, really. I buy my DVD in an importer of U.S.A. and will have mine soon!!!
We saw it in Miami Fl. and had a great evening.
I was surprised to see many many people in the audience. There’s no doubt that the DVD will be something amazing. Echoes was the best!
We had some technical troubles with the sound at the theater but nothing serious.
The question session disappointed me. It wasn’t what I expected or I should say what many people expected. There are 1000 better questions to do, I know this is not David’s fault but we hope to hear more news in the future.
The only good question was from a lady who asked about relevant songs through decades 60′s, 70′s, 80′s, 90′s, 00′s.
Finally, If I have had the chance to ask something, I would like to ask with all respect to David:
You promoted your cd “On an Island” showing yourself or describing that you are the voice and guitar of Pink Floyd OK. What about Pink Floyd, is it dead? As a fan can we expect anything else?
Thank you,
[1,000 better questions? Is your question included in that figure? - Features Editor]
Part 2:
There were 30+ of us in Guelph. No ads or posters did lack in interest, I think. We were there to the sweet end and enjoyed every minute. The true fans showed up and that’s what counts the most.
Thanks Again and the photos at the end were superb Polly.
Brixton highlights …
- Meeting a few very nice fellow bloggers – you know who you are !
- Sitting between Mel and Ronny !!
- I shall never get closer to David playing (Row B) – I could here the strings twang !
- Great to see the DVD show a second time – it was all just as good second time around
- Q&A edged the UK show – good questions from over the pond
The only gripe – the crew block-booked the cafe and I didn’t get any cake !!
Raleigh NC saw it at North Hills Regal Cinemas.
My son and I went to the showing. Me being a life time Floyd/Gilmour follower and admirer.And my son pulled into my fascination with Gilmour.Not to sound sappy but there has not been a time when I was not anamoured by what he was speaking of. whether it be in an interview or in his music.
I saw the show night 2 in NYC with my wife (of course). The performances was as enlightening as he is.
David,if I may,I have always been a true fan to you and your musical talents.You have always been in the airwaves surounding my life .I would like to say that through the years I have found my self at ease and calm.You have made a strong impact on me and my family.Keep a guitar close by and play us a tune every once in a while
yours truly Bill Adams
It was a very good show, for the concert was great and the Q’s & A’s was done really well and to see Rudders, Gabrielle, Susan, Ayako and George with their Video Q’s really made my day.
Plus I couldn’t believe my eyes seeing Mel in the second row asking a question, that was really cool.
I just wanted to thank Fed for letting me know that the concert was still playing here in Portland and Lynn who called and went to the showing with me. It was really fun.
Now I can’t wait to get my hands on the DVD when it comes out on Tuesday.
Take Care,
Thomas
PS. Fed, I hope that your weekend was an enjoyable one.
[Thank you. It was. - Features Editor]
Hi, Fedley, David, Polly & Co., bloggers –
Firstly, just a big “THANK YOU” for this entire DG/OAI experience! Indeed, truly a most inspiring two years and running!
Enjoying reading all of the blog reviews this weekend…..I’ve not much to add that hasn’t already been shared here by all of you, as I, too, feel this is the most generous, intimate invitation of its kind I personally, for one, have ever heard about in the music industry.
[.....Sorry to hear about the clowns in row D. What is it with these people, eh? It's a shame that we can't gag people on their way in. - Features Editor]
As for reading the more unfortunate testimonies, I, too, did have a rather odd cinematic experience that certainly took me by surprise….and then suddenly it didn’t. So as to keep my entries “bite-sized”, the testimony is posted in a second entry to come….
Cheers!
All of these reviews and reports are just too exciting.
I’ll be picking up my copy of the dvd Tuesday already knowing it will be my favorite.
Did someone mention taking a half day off work? Not a bad idea. In fact, it should be mandatory.
Close you eyes and Imagine:
You are at a local cinema,
seating about 300 people,
You enter through a swing door, under the arm of an impressive but smiling person,
say the DG crew’s body guard in person, you feel safe and warm,
In the sudden dark you are guided to your seat by charming cinema staff,
There is a present for everybody on all chairs,
You are surrounded by friends, new and old ones,
Phil Manzanera comes up in front of the screen to introduce you to a movie,
David Gilmour says thank you Phil, and plays his black Stratt for a while, 10 meters away from you,
A movie covering a concert starts, featuring probably the best band ever,
Both gents appear after the movie, again in front of the screen,
They listen and answer to any question asked,
After that you are kindly asked to stay if you wish to view some more.
You return home and close your eyes…(start over)
Hi, again, Fedley and Bloggers–
[.....Sorry to hear about the clowns in row D. What is it with these people, eh? It's a shame that we can't gag people on their way in. - Features Editor]
Nor do I know what it is, but instead of getting gagged at the door, the two middle-agers the row behind us were not only holding their own little muppets’ tea party with their incessant yammering but were actually gagging everyone ELSE around them with their particularly nasty grade of toke fumes…
…that is, until theater management and police officer finally made their appearance halfway into the presentation to passively round the room.
At that same moment did another nearby bothered viewer decide to chime up to these clowns, and so a mild row had erupted and then quickly snuffed out as the passive officer only stared at the two parties and soon walked on toward the exit.
From then on, it was relatively quiet with the exception of individuals somehow feeling quite at liberty to make frequent exits and entrances throughout the entire event (I’ve never witnessed this much traffic during a cinematic showing), but then during the Leicester Q&A jam many more with seemingly short attention spans were permanently shuffling out (????). Our audience then dwindled from a sparse 40 down to about half….(I personally felt baffled, sorry, and somehow awkward by this)…..
….unfortunately, those two middle-agers behind us were not part of that prematurely-exiting crowd. And the one clown made quite sure of that by loudly announcing his presence to everyone at the very end with a shout-out invitation –he was serious– to come party and “get wild” at his house.
“Pass.”
Well, that is so true, I hope David puts together another album in the next two or three years. I haven’t even seen the DVD yet that’s coming out on the 18th of Sept. and already I’m waiting for the next album.
Amazingly, when you’re a David Gilmour/Floyd fan, his guitar playing cannot be compared to anyone.
David says he’s still learning to play the guitar, great answer for one of the world’s best/greatest guitar players.
SHINE ON YOU CRAZY DIAMOND. Love it.
I’ll be going to Sainsbury’s (where I work) tomorrow morning to get my discounted copy of the DVD – and I cant wait!
Oh Shit, who put the wrong DVD in then? Come on, own up!!
I have just got back from the Cineplex and I am hugely disappointed with the HD concert footage. It spoilt the whole event for me. Me and my son were excited to go and see and hear the concert in HD and 5.1 and had looked forward to it as soon as it was announced.
My Day:
An hour’s walk, a 20 minute ferry ride and 20 min car trip, we arrive at the Cineplex – walk in – there seems to be a total of ten people in there – it wasn’t advertised well over here in western Canada. I never saw any ads except the cinema’s own posters.
The beginning didn’t bode well………….
We had got there at 11:40 – early enough I thought (it said 12am on the ticket) to catch the documentary footage. We entered and the documentary was already on so we sat down and saw 5mins of the documentary and it suddenly stopped – a lady informed us that they had been told to switch the previews off till it started (Duh What…..) . Oh well maybe that’s now all being shown at the end.
So we twiddled are thumbs for 20 minutes………. no worry, after all we had waited over a year…… Then yippee… we can hear the cinema audience in London twittering away with the poster on screen and finally the camera pans around inside Brixton’s with Castellorizon starting……… and their he is live wow!!!
With a nice segue the concert footage starts well with nice stage close-up shots which are nice and crisp then %)^&(*YP that long shot looked grainy…. oh shit now its all gone blurry…. Oh super clear close-up of David now a long shot……Grainy, then Blurry going pixellating mad, now its super clear. This continues along till I think ‘The Blue’ that was the first occurrence when everything went into a freeze frame – the visuals stopped for 3-4 seconds with the sound strangely continuing… This freeze framing happened randomly a further 3 or 4 times.
To be continued…
Hi Fed, I’m sorry that I should have mentioned the 3 Best Buy tracks in my earlier email
Best Buy 3 Tracks (I’m assuming & hoping they are audio tracks from the DVD!)
1 On An Island
2 Take A Breath
3 High Hopes
Also, for your info, Sony BMG in the USA put out a sampler called
David Gilmour Remember That Night 5 Live Tracks:
Wish You Were Here
On An Island
Confortably Numb
Shine On You Crazy Diamond
The Blue
Luckily enough I was able to obtain one!
Thanks again,
joefromCanada
[Ah, that's good to know. Thanks for filling me in, Joe. - Features Editor]
Right then, nothing is perfect in this world and as ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!!!!!! as this was there was about 2% worth of annoyance.
First on the technical side, there was an audio lag at my theatre (Auburn, Washington) which, on occasion disrupted the mood of what was playing on screen but other than that it was fantastic (espicially Echoes).
Now, the human side. This could just be me but I’m not so sure that alcohol being allowed at a live Q and A session is such a good idea, although David handled that bit of uncomfortable interaction rather deftly in my opinion (and all other bits of potential embarassment). Other than that the questions were rather good (good job guys!)
All in all it was very enjoyable experience that was well worth the price of admission and leave it to David and CO. to once again provide such ground-breaking entertainment.
BRAVO!!! crew take a bow.
Thank you very much indeed, good night to you.
I saw the event from Silver City in Edmonton, Alberta.
I need to say, it was amazing to see. I’m a fan of your guitar work, and when I saw you play on that big screen, it just seemed like every note had so much soul and emotion behind it, which really is one of the reasons I love your guitar work.
Here’s hoping you release a new CD soon (I love On An Island).
Awesome showing!
It was really cool thinking of all the people in the different places seeing the same show!
I tried to get tickets to the Irvine, Ca showing but they were sold out, and I had to trek all the way up to Alhambra!
We love you here in the O.C., David, please come see us soon. I saw PF at the Anaheim Stadium when I was 16 and it was love at first listen.
Thank you for sharing your life and talent with us.
Any chance of doing a few more simulcasts of the European shows for those of us in the States? And a little something for the children…. GO TO MORE CONCERTS!
My son and I saw it at the Regal Cinemas in Irvine CA.
The show was excellent for the price and I loved what I saw of the DVD. Is the Mermaid Theatre show going to be on the DVD as an extra?
We saw David at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City and, at age 57, it was the best show I have taken in. The DVD seemed to capture what we saw that April evening.
Thanks to all and hats off for the unique way this is being marketed. The advertised price in the LA region is $11.99 at Best Buy on Tuesday.
[There are a few tracks from the Mermaid. Please click your name below. - Features Editor]
BOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
I went to see the show at Silvercity in Brampton, Ontario and sure enough THEIR satellitte system dies and we didn’t even get to see one lousy minute of the broadcast.
I hope those who were lucky enough to see it enjoyed it. Can’t wait for the DVD.
I’d also like to point out the low turnout at the threatre and complete lack of promotion of the event (I tried my best though) in the Greater Toronto Area.
HELLO!
Had a great time at the show in a Philadelphia suburb (Warrington, pa) with my father and brother. It was nice taking time out of our busy schedules to enjoy some time together – THANK YOU David for making a it great experience that I will never forget!
I didn’t want the show to end! Echoes and Shine On You Crazy Diamond were two of my personal favorites! COME BACK TO THE STATES!!!!
David – YOU ARE PINK FLOYD! and THANK YOU!
Much respect-
Chris~!
I drove 250 miles to get to the Eagan 16 theatre in central Minnesota from Des Moines IA, and it was worth it!
The show was brilliant, enjoyable, had great sound, and brought tears to my eyes on many occasions. Awesome music. I apologize to all other attendees in the theatre who had to put up with my incessant sing-along.
This is probably the closest I’ll ever get to being surrounded by David’s and Pink Floyd’s music since I have missed all the previous concerts.
I learned something too: beware of scary fans with signs.
MR. GILMOUR:
My english is not well, but I want to tell you something: in March 06, my father died… I have tickets for the show in the Gibson theater of LA. Of course, before the sucess of my father, I wasn´t there, because I was very sad…
I want to invite you to come to play the show in Mexico, If you want, you can.
Please. All the “Mexican PinkFloydian`s” are waiting for you.
Thanks!
NACHO
MEXICO CITY
Truly I cannot wait for the release on Tuesday in North America!
Fed, I do have a question. On VH1 Classic a documentary was on called “The Road to the Royal Albert Hall”. In the documentary David and Company were singing a song I could not place. The Chorus was ” Hear me shout, c’mon in, what’s the news, were you been, cause there’s no wind left in my soul and I’m growing old.”
What is this song and is it on the DVD?
[That's 'Wot's... Uh The Deal' from Pink Floyd's 'Obscured By Clouds' album (1972). It is on the DVD: on disc two, as a bonus track from the Royal Albert Hall. - Features Editor]
I started to comment on my experience in the last blog entry. But here’s a bit more.
First what was cool was that while watching the film I noticed several of the images that were used on the blog for Name That Tune. It was really like deja vu. You’re looking at the screen and then your mind says, “hey, I saw that before.” That was fun…anyone else notice that?
Second, as I mentioned before I went with my wife and two of my daughters. My wife is more familiar with the PF material from DSOTM to The Wall. At the end of the show, I asked what did she really enjoy. To my total surprise she said she really liked the song David Bowie did. Wow, Arnold Layne? That took me by a pleasant surprise.
My older daughter was really into the whole thing. In fact, when I went to Radio City last year, I was sitting in the hall thinking, “geez, I wish she was here with me.” So this cinema showing gave me an opportunity to let her experience the show. She was amazed that Echoes was one song. Afterwards she said thanks and said she really enjoyed the afternoon. Makes dad really proud, especially when several years ago it was Spears and Avril that she was listening to. Now it is classic rock and bands like The Academy Is…
My 13 year old daughter is not a classic rocker. She likes her Fergie and Soulja Boy….argh. But she managed to not plug into her ipod and sat through the whole thing. She said it was OK. I’ll take that especially when I look at where my other daughter was years ago.
We all really enjoyed the Q&A. It was very well done and funny at times.
Afterwards we went out for dinner and talked a lot about the screening, PF, DG and the overall event. It was a wonderful family day and all that was missing was my 3 year old….but she’ll get her exposure a bit later when I bring the DVD home. I can deal with interupting the DVD so she can watch Cinderella. It would have been much harder to leave the cinema mid-way through the show yesterday.
Thanks.
Andrew
I was in Montreal and the place was three quarter full, even with nearly no publicity. It was really a fantastic show. A show of sensibility, a show of friendship. A show of generosity.
It happens that David Gilmour and David Crosby are the musicians-singers I prefer among all artists. What a gift to see and hear both of them on the CD and on this show.
I can’t find words to express my gratitude to Mr Gilmour for all he brings to me by his music.
Thank you and long life to you.
I agree with several of you about the lack of advertising in the US. What a pity for so many people to miss out due to no communication.
I live in a small town in Alabama, had to drive 60 miles to be able to see this awesome concert and it was worth every mile. There were only around 20 people there. No programs, no posters up, no mention on the radio or TV. I am so glad I found this site so I did not miss this opportunity.
It was very exciting to see all of you at the Theater in London live and it made my husband and I feel we were a part of the live event also.
Thank you to the Gilmours for sharing a part of your life with us on the big screen! It was all very entertaining and the quality of the film in our theater was excellent.
I think everyone did a great job with their questions, but the little fellow with the “gift” at both live events was a little strange. I hope there was extra security there for David and all.
What a wonderful Saturday afternoon! Thanks to David and all involved and thanks to you Fed for keeping everyone informed so well with all the details!
I was very proud of my fellow Americans that asked questions and attended the event live !
Ya’ll have a great day. (Oh wow, did not mean to say so much, just still excited from the great event I guess.)
The show was absolutely great! Echoes bordered on a religous experience for me, and I was mesmerized by the performance.
I thought the documentary that followed the show as great as well, especially the introduction of the new wine glass instrumentation.
Thanks, David, for all the years of great music. At 55 I’m finally taking up the guitar myself, and I really enjoy the free lessons I recieve watching you play.
Don