Pink Floyd Drummer Hints At Reunion

Although there are no current plans for a Pink Floyd reunion, drummer Nick Mason certainly sounds like a willing participant and is hinting that it is only a matter of time.

Saying that relations among the band members are currently "good," Mason says that he thinks it will simply take the right event to convince them to rejoin for a show.

Sounding a bit like some of the comments we have heard coming from the Led Zeppelin camp lately, Mason says: "We’ve proved we can be successful as a band in our own right - there’s nothing else to prove."

Mason says that the right event would likely be something for charity.

Check out the Birmingham Mail for more.

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Roger Waters Planning Visit To U.S.

Roger Waters of Pink Floyd fame has made plans for a small number of U.S. appearances this spring. Starting with the Coachella Festival in California on April 27th and then moving on to Denver on the 30th, Dallas on May 2nd and Houston on May 4th.

Waters will be performing his Dark Side of The Moon show for fans which has received a lot of positive press and has to be a real treat for Pink Floyd fans old enough to remember the album’s release all those years ago. It’s certainly one that stands out prominently in my memory.

In other Pink Floyd news that may be of particular interest to guitar players around the world, Guitar & Bass Magazine’s March issue has a feature on Phil Taylor, who happens to be David Gilmour’s guitar tech.

Gilmour’s black Fender Stratocaster is the focus of much of the article’s content and a detailed rundown of the instruments history is provided as well as some talk about the possibility of a David Gilmour signature Stratocaster from Fender in the future.

Guitar and Bass Magazine is a publication from the United Kingdom and more information can be obtained on their web site.

Thanks to Brain Damage for the heads up on the Gilmour story.

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Classic Rock News Block

Bon Jovi Tickets Moving Fast In New Zealand

Classic rockers Bon Jovi are proving that they can draw big crowds down under by selling out 80% of available tickets for their upcoming show in Christchurch, New Zealand. It took only 5 days for that impressive percentage of tickets to be snapped up by fans.

The Christchurch show in January will be Bon Jovi’s only stop in New Zealand. Local band The Valves will be opening the show.

The band also announced recently that they are planning a stadium tour next summer in the United Kingdom with shows planned for Manchester, London and Glasgow thus far.

Bon Jovi Show Coming To A&E

In more Bon Jovi news, the group will be featured on the A&E Channel this coming weekend.

Viewers can expect an hour-long concert which celebrates the group’s latest release, Lost Highway, and will also include performances of some of their best-known hits such as "Dead or Alive," "Can’t Go Home," and their most recent hit, "Lost Highway."

The show was filmed at Chicago’s Sears Center and will be airing on A&E on Saturday, November 10 at 10:00 pm and on Sunday November 11 at 2:00 am and 10:00 am. All times are Eastern.

BBC Radio Set To Air Pink Floyd Documentary

As reported by Brain Damage, BBC Radio will be airing a documentary featuring Pink Floyd titled "Days In The Life.

Featuring interviews with David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Roger Waters and Rick Wright, the program will help commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the band and is scheduled to air in two parts starting on November 17 at 8:00 pm (U.K. Time) on BBC Radio 2. The second part will air exactly one week later.

For those of us who do not reside in the U.K. it appears that we may be able to listen to the shows on the BBC Radio Website.