Pink Floyd to play Live 8 show

Veteran rock band Pink Floyd have been added to the list of acts appearing at next month's Live 8 concert in London.
Roger Waters will be reunited with band-members Dave Gilmour, Nick Mason and Rick Wright for the show.

The show, organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to help fight African poverty, is one of five taking place around the world on July 2.

Meanwhile, pop fans have until midnight to apply for tickets for the concert at Hyde Park.

People wanting tickets have to text the answer to a multi-choice question to be in with a chance of winning one of 75,000 pairs of tickets.

The winning tickets will be drawn at random by computer.

Scottish concert

The concert is an attempt to put pressure on the G8 industrialised countries to forgive African debt and increase aid budgets.

Entrants aged 16 and over must send the answer to a multiple choice question to 84599 before midnight on Sunday.

The question is: Which city is nearest to the G8 summit in July? A) Berlin, B) Moscow, C) Edinburgh. Entries are £1.50 plus the usual text message charge.

Organisers also recently announced a concert in Edinburgh on 6 July, which will feature a line-up including Travis, Snow Patrol and Dido

It's really true!

That's so fucking cool if its true.

I guess it's TRUE!

from www.pinkfloyd.com:

It was confirmed today that Roger Waters will join Pink Floyd to perform at the Live8 concert in Hyde Park on 2nd July.

David Gilmour made the following statement:
"Like most people I want to do everything I can to persuade the G8 leaders to make huge commitments to the relief of poverty and increased aid to the third world. It's crazy that America gives such a paltry percentage of its GNP to the starving nations. Any squabbles Roger and the band have had in the past are so petty in this context, and if re-forming for this concert will help focus attention then it's got to be worthwhile."

Also being reported by Reuters: http://news.yahoo.com/s/n...nkfloyd_dc

DAMN I wish I was going to be there!!
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CandaceS said:

Me too.

Pagey said:

Hey Pagey.

ahhh Pink Floyd with Roger Waters....

This is probably a dumb question but will this be on tv in the US?

thanks

too bad U.S. Citizens can't apply for tickets.....

tre

Now if only Van Halen would get it together.

waw2002 said:

well, the website states that it will be broadcast on the BBC and on worldwide BBC affiliates, so I'm hoping that means BBC America also. But has anyone heard if the Philidelphia show will be broadcast?

origmnd said:

yeah..? and then what...?

origmnd said:

Pink Floyd...Van Halen....two bands pretty much on the same level

I think it's great. One of my top all time 10 bands. Love Pink Floyd to death. Love David Gilmour. Wish they would stay together long enough to cut an album.

Hmmmph....and someone who already posted in this thread *cough cough Mcfly* doubted it...



Here's to the Live 8 Floyd Reunion! Hopefully millions of dollars will prompt them to do a world tour together.
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fuck, i hope i get tickets for this.

Milty said:

not even close....

purplegypsy said:

Milty said:

I hope you are joking.

MartyMcFly said:

TheFrog said:

fuck, i didn't get tickets for this.

TheFrog said:

I got tickets!




no I didn't.

minneapolisgenius said:

I'm so pissed off at Geldof.

What a wanker, not giving me tickets!

TheFrog said:

Yeah, you guys being best mates and all.

minneapolisgenius said:

i even bought him a lager shandy last night in the 3 Moorhens, and he said fuck all about me not getting a ticket.

wanker.

TheFrog said:

Yeah, the nerve of some people.

What in the hell is a lager "shandy" though?

Just thinking out loud here, but I'm strangely attracted to Geldof though. I think he's really sexy. I saw him on Jonathan Ross the other night and found myself mesmerized.

IMAGINE GETTIN SLY OUT OF HIBERNATION FOR THIS GIG...

Milty said:

I'd rather see a VH reunion

lilgish said:

I'd like to see both.