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More Pink Floyd Concerts On Way? | Gilmour Open To More One-Off Reunion Gigs

by Dave Parrack on May 28th, 2008

I think there must be something in the water here in the UK. Something potent that is making old groups decide to reunite and start plying their trade again. The last few years have seen many such reunions occurring, and there could be more to come.

We’ve already had Led Zeppelin reform for a one-off concert at the London 02 Arena, with rumours of a longer tour constantly bubbling around the press. We’ve also seen The Police forget their differences to embark on a huge world tour, which is due to come to an end this year in New York.

There was also the ill-omened Spice Girls tour which unfortunately ended before it was meant to due to poor sales. However, a positive note to come out of it is the retirement of Geri Halliwell and Victoria Beckham from singing. Two down, three to go.

Then there has been the more permanent reunions such as Take That (hoorah) and Boyzone (boo, hiss), as well as rumours of long-awaited returns for both Blur and The Smiths, both of which still could happen.

Last year also saw legendary British alternative rockers Pink Floyd reunite for the Live 8 concert in London, and though it was thought to be just a one-off at he time, it seems now that there could be more to come from Dave Gilmour and the boys.

Gilmour recently spoke to BBC 6 Music about the rumours of a full reunion, and said:

“Who knows? Who knows the future? I haven’t absolutely said ‘no’ to the possibility but I think that in reality any sort of long-term thing together is not going to happen.”

“We did the one-off thing and that was probably enough for me but we shall see. At my incredibly advantaged age - having achieved this - I’ve earned the right to sit on my ass for a little while and consider what to do next.”

I take that to mean there could certainly be some more one-offs to come, although a full our is very unlikely due to the band being lazy and not needing the money. I don’t blame them to be honest, as they’re each worth an absolute fortune, and probably earn more money in record sales even now than they’d earn for a world tour.

Being selfish, I personally hope they play another concert in the UK, and one which isn’t a lottery to get tickets for as Live 8 was, and the Led Zeppelin concert was also. But I also know there are lots of you across the pond that love a bit of Floyd, so for your sake, they’ll hopefully travel a fair bit too. At this stage just keep your fingers crossed, I know I will be.

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