If he sticks to his 'reluctance to revisit '70s Pink Floyd', it will mark the last time the guitarist has played the legendary solo act in concert
David Gilmour has announced his first dates Luck and Strange tour last week, but album-and-uncut-cover-story-revealed-145694/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener nofollow”>he said Uncut that it will be a very different tour to previous ones due to his “reluctance to revisit '70s Pink Floyd”. He went on to explain that he was willing to play Floyd songs from the Syd Barrett period of the '60s and his own time fronting the group in the late '80s and early '90s.
The “reluctance” to play Seventies Floyd songs was not explained, but may have something to do with the fact that a guy named Roger was fronting the band at the time. This resulted in monumental albums such as Dark Side of the Moon, Wish you Were Here, Animalsand The wall. Gilmour was the lead singer on many of the most beloved songs of this period, including “Breathe (In the Air),” “Wish You Were Here,” “Time,” “Money,” “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” and “Welcome to the Machine.” And shares the credits of “Run Like Hell” and “Comfortably Numb.”
The songs have been the centerpiece of Gilmour's solo shows for decades, but his relationship with the guy who wrote or co-wrote them isn't in great shape right now. In fact, they've been fighting for about 50 years, and the situation descended into a nasty legal mess in the mid-'80s, but it was never quite This biting. This probably explains why Gilmour is preparing a show where the name “Waters” may not appear in the credits of a single song.
If he keeps that commitment, it means he won't be playing “Comfortably Numb” — even though it's been the highlight of every solo show he's done in the past 40 years. The latter was held on September 30, 2016, at London's Royal Albert Hall on its final night Lockable rattle tour. Watch fan videos of the moment.
Gilmour's new tour kicks off at the Royal Albert Hall on October 7 and it's quite possible he'll have a mild change of heart and decide to play a Seventies Floyd song or two. He gave himself some wiggle room by saying that decades other than the Seventies would be “better represented”. If he only plays one song from the seventies, it will probably be “Comfortably Numb.” But then again, Gilmour seems determined to prove he can still headline big venues without relying on a single Waters song. We'll see in October if it actually happens.
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