Gilmour touring…

Gassage

David is touring. Fact.

Expect an announcement soon. 

Yaaaaay!

Whitecat

They updated his social media profile pics etc today and his website is now encouraging email signups - https://www.davidgilmour.com/index.html

Last time I saw him, which now feels like an eternity ago (I saw him four times on the Rattle That Lock tour iirc), the tickets were the most expensive gig tickets I had ever bought at the time. I am wincing to imagine what they are gonna cost this time around.

Philly_Q

Whitecat said:

Last time I saw him, which now feels like an eternity ago (I saw him four times on the Rattle That Lock tour iirc), the tickets were the most expensive gig tickets I had ever bought at the time. I am wincing to imagine what they are gonna cost this time around.

I remember seeing him at the Royal Festival Hall, a very long time ago... I think the ticket was £51, which is a very specific amount but that's what my brain's telling me.  That was expensive at the time.  But I got it for free, so that was OK.

snowblind

The Pompeii gig worked out quite expensive in base monetary terms but my son gets to say that was his first gig which is pretty cool. I know somewhere there are people who get to say their first gig was Atomic Kitten in Stoke-on-Trent. Doesn't carry quite the same kudos as seeing one of the world's greats, live, in a 2000 year old amphitheatre in the shadow of Vesuvius.

Philly_Q

Yeah, but there are many people who'd be impressed that someone had seen Atomic Kitten in Stoke-on-Trent, and would have no idea who David Gilmour is.  That's life.

littlegreenman

I went to the Momentary Lapse tour at Maine Road, Dave was absolutely all that. Awesome gig. Comfortably Numb solos up close and personal was amazing.

Saw Roger doing Radio KAOS in Wembley Arena shortly after, similarly blown away. Hearing Clare Torry doing Great Gig in the Sky live is probably the best thing I've ever experienced at a concert.

I'll probably give this a miss.

snowblind

I could have gone to that Atomic Kitten gig. I was working up there as a contractor for a large consulting firm (the one that sued itself) many moons ago but I figured however stellar the performance might have been I'd have still looked like a predator in a girl's junior school playground. Based on looking at the ticket office queue the average age of the punters was about 12 so some ex rugby player in a suit trying to start a mosh pit in front of the stage might have been a bit out of place. 

Missing that particular show isn't on my list of lifelong regrets; no offence intended towards AK.

Kultschar

I cant seem to get past that intro page.

Odd page / image for Gilmour 

snowblind

I think its been hacked by Alice Cooper.

Funkfingers

Whitecat said:

Last time I saw him, which now feels like an eternity ago 

Last time I saw DG was at Hammersmith Odious on his About Face tour. Almost exactly forty years ago!

Axe_meister

Saw DG on the pulse tour at Earls Court.
Also saw Rogers doing "the wall" in Berlin at the Brandenburg gate after the wall came down. Atmosphere was awesome 

Danny1969

Saw the MLOR tour for £12 at Wembly in 87 ish 
Seen the Wall at Wembly and Roger at the o2 last year. 

Saw Gilmour doing  a few songs at Koko during a charity slot in 2015 ish 

Snags

Pleased to see this is in Off Topic, not Guitar or Music.

<stands back from grenade>

mrkb

Snags said:

Pleased to see this is in Off Topic, not Guitar or Music.

<stands back from grenade>

I was expecting it to be Friends in Need

snowblind

Bought some tickets off Ebay to see Gilmour in Amsterdam some years back. I bought what I thought were tickets for a Saturday night but I didn't examine them perhaps as closely as I should have done. Get to the door on the night and the tickets won't scan. Doorman looks at them and says, "These are for Monday." "Oh dearie me", says I. Or words to that effect.
"Never mind.", says the doorman sticking the tickets in his pocket. Takes us inside, sticks a couple of extra chairs on the end of the front row and says, "Enjoy the show gents."

Happy days. Let's hear it for Dutch hospitality.

Don't know if its always this way but Dave didn't look at home on his Les Paul for the opener. Definitely got the sense LPs are not the sweet spot for him. Nice thing about the front row - all that close-up detail.

Brio

I saw Floyd half a dozen times from 1969 to the Animals tour. I think I'd better catch this one as either him or me will be dead soon.

Neil

Last time I saw him solo I was in the racket and got comped.

Kate Bush came out and did a song with him. 

boogieman

I’ve only seen Gilmour play live once, Wembley 1972 with Floyd. I’ve lost the ticket stub but think it cost around a quid.  I doubt I can afford the ticket this time round. 

guitargeek62

I've 'only' seen him the once, but it was at the Royal Albert Hall in ~2015/16.  It was bloody great, and I don't even consider myself a particularly big fan (though I do have a high appreciation of his work and style). I'm intrigued by the tour, but expect the ticket prices will put me off going to it, and besides, it's hard to top the RAH for a venue imo.

Offset

One of my favourite guitarists who's played on one of my favourite tracks on one of my favourite albums.

I'm trying to figure out why, therefore, I have no desire to watch him live.

fnpt

boogieman said:

I’ve only seen Gilmour play live once, Wembley 1972 with Floyd. I’ve lost the ticket stub but think it cost around a quid.  I doubt I can afford the ticket this time round. 

The bootlegs of that show are on Youtube and sound great (not as great as the 1974 show, though):

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