re: David Gilmour will do one last tour

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I wonder if he has to pay royalties to Waters-written songs

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not to play anything Live he shouldn't.

many years ago I met and had a conversation with Randy Owen (lead singer of Alabama).

typically the venues all have basically a blanket license type thing that covers pretty much every song ever to make sure they are covered to legally play any song they want.
that why football, basketball, baseball games can all play whatever they feel like playing during games, etc.

that license covers all music played inside the venue.

so theoretically, Gilmour could go on stage and play Taylor Swift's entire catalogue and not owe her a dime if he wanted to.

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. I guess it still might irk him to have to sing Rog's lyrics. Or he just wants to promote his new stuff and move on.

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all of that may be true, but surely he has to understand that 99% of the audience is only there to hear Pink Floyd songs from the 60s and 70s. Maybe a random song or two from the post-waters era. Nobody in that room is gonna be shoulting out "give us some endless river!". Despite whatever personal differences him and roger have, if the reason he is even doing this show is for the fans, he needs to undrestand what the fans actually wnat.

On the flipside, if the motivation is "I like playing in front of people so here's all the shite that I want to play and I don't care whether you like or not, but I will give you the opportunity to come see me do it in person, but this is definitely more for me than it is for you" then I guess I don't have as muhc issue wiht it, since people are going to be warned ahead of time.

Having to travel to NY or LA for no 70s PF songs….woof

I’ll probably try to get tickets to one of the MSG shows though
He’s on my bucket list

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I would've thought the same, but man I can't drop a couple thousand on flights/lodging/tickets to hear him play shite I have zero interest in. If he was playing the full catalogue I'd make a serious case with myself to attempt to be there.

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i would 100% go see him play stuff that is not 70's PF. The later stuff is good and some of his solo stuff is excellent. But

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ETA: the LA show is on Tuesday/Wednesday and the NY show is a Monday/Tuesday. Yeesh.

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NYC would be my only options and there is no way in hell I will be in New York City on election day this year. No fricking way. You cant avoid it for ether date he is playing there.


As far as bucket list thing, I honestly think this is it if you want to do that. He is 78 years old. I dont see him touring again. Really sucks because I want to go but no way I'm going to new your city on election day and frick Los Angeles. Not going there any time


Once again, I guess I will have to pass.

Why ? Waters is in fruitloop land, Mason seemingly doesn't care, and Wright is dead. It's time for the lazer show to be put to bed. An 80 year old Gilmore, and his daughter no doubt, with a backup nobody band seems sacrilegious. Sort of like Fred Zeppelin.

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you gonna see Brit Floyd later this month?

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I’ll be at the Houston show. Can’t wait.

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Mason seemingly doesn't care

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he toured very recently with “saucerful of secrets” playing Barrett era Floyd. And by all accounts it was awesome

they toured north america in 2019. roger waters played a song with them at the beacon in NY. they toured north america again in fall 2022. here is their most recent setlist

The absolute best rock show I've ever seen was David Gilmour at the Hollywood Bowl in 2016. He's coming back this Oct, might have to see him one last time.