I am devastated to hear the news of the death of my friend and hero Jeff Beck, whose music has thrilled and inspired me and countless others for so many years.
Polly‘s and my thoughts go out to his lovely wife Sandra.
He will be forever in our hearts.
Sadly
@rogerwaters
you are antisemitic to your rotten core. Also a Putin apologist and a lying, thieving, hypocritical, tax-avoiding, lip-synching,misogynistic, sick-with-envy, megalomaniac. Enough of your nonsense.
I’m so sorry to hear of the death of Gino Strada, the founder of the humanitarian medical group Emergency. A good man who did amazing things to help the victims of war and poverty.
LONDON SHOWS ANNOUNCED
Royal Albert Hall
9, 10, 11, 12, 14 & 15 October
First access to tickets for UK/IE residents pre-ordering Luck and Strange from the official David Gilmour UK Album Store at (inc those who have already done so)
General sale, Friday…
I'm joining with musicians & music lovers to ask our government to provide support to the live music industry at this time of crisis.
Please join me by sharing photos of the last pre-lockdown gig you went to, using
#LetTheMusicPlay
(Pics: Royal Albert Hall, 30 September 2016)
Missing Rick on his birthday.
Here’s the birth of Marooned from our Pink Floyd sessions of Jan 1993. It was originally known as Cosmic 13. Just Rick with me, Nick & Guy jamming straight to a stereo DAT machine at Britannia Row.
For me, a magical moment.
Watch David talking about some of the 120+ guitars which will feature in his upcoming charity auction at
@ChristiesInc
. You can find out more at now.
#GilmourGuitars
Our Von Trapped family (as
@pollysamson
has christened us) is back for a second live stream tomorrow (Thursday) at 8.30pm BST / 3.30pm ET. Here's a little video of me rehearsing another Leonard song to play. We'll see you tomorrow at
Twelve years ago today, David Bowie joined David on stage at the Royal Albert Hall. Here’s
@gavin_elder
’s amazing footage from their soundcheck of Comfortably Numb.
This June, more than 120 of David's guitars will be auctioned by
@ChristiesInc
in New York, in aid of charitable causes. A tour of the collection will launch in London in March. Find out more at now.
#GilmourGuitars
Here's David performing at London's Royal Albert Hall last night, as a special guest at the 70th Birthday Celebration of singer/songwriter/guitarist and Fairport Convention co-founder Richard Thompson.
(📷 Romany Gilmour)
The brilliant folk at
@NewhamBookshop
who are still managing orders by email asked
@PollySamson
to send them some signed bookplates for her new book and we’ve put some signed CDs in so they can raise funds for all the wonderful work they do with charities. Follow them for info.
"It's very hard to know how much I will miss it."
David talks about his iconic Black Strat, ahead of its sale through
@ChristiesInc
next month in the
#GilmourGuitars
charity auction.
Yes, I Have Ghosts - David's first new song in five years - will be released on 7" vinyl for Record Store Day Black Friday on 27th November. The limited edition single will be available exclusively from record shops worldwide.
#RSDBlackFriday
"I played it all the way through the A Momentary Lapse Of Reason album tour and The Division Bell album and tour." Listen to David talking about the Candy Apple Strat, one of the guitars in his upcoming
#GilmourGuitars
charity auction with
@ChristiesInc
.
Today marks exactly three years since the first of David's two
#LiveAtPompeii
concerts in 2016! To celebrate, here's
@gavin_elder
's previously unseen video of David arriving at Naples train station, on his way to the legendary amphitheatre.
Here’s a better quality video of Romany and myself playing Leonard Cohen’s If It Be Your Will from last night’s Von Trapped Family live stream (you can see the full thing on
@pollysamson
’s YouTube at ). Thanks to everyone who watched it.
Many thanks to
@crisis_uk
's millinery class for crafting these beautiful hats for Polly and me. They saved us from the June showers today.
(📸 Gavin Elder)
David will join the special guests assembled by Mick Fleetwood to celebrate the life and work of Fleetwood Mac founder Peter Green at the London Palladium on February 25th, 2020.
We're pleased to report that the
#LiveAtPompeii
cinema screening has been honoured at this year’s Event Cinema Association (ECA) Awards in London. Live At Pompeii, with worldwide admissions of nearly 400,000, was awarded a Silver Medal. Thanks to all of you who attended!
We’ve decided to celebrate tomorrow’s worldwide release of my new song, Yes, I Have Ghosts, with another Von Trapped Family broadcast TONIGHT (Thursday). Send us your questions below and then join us over at at 7.30pm UK time.
📷
@PollySamson
Great photos by Polly Samson () from this afternoon’s soundcheck at The Pretty Things’ Final Bow show in London, where David is making a guest appearance tonight.
Saturday marks a year since Live at Pompeii's release, and David has agreed to answer some questions about the film/album & the concert. If there's something you'd love to ask about Live at Pompeii, then reply to this tweet! We'll pick our favourites, then post David's answers!
📻 🚨 The Piper’s Call - the first single from the upcoming new album, Luck and Strange - gets its world exclusive first play on the
@BBCRadio2
Breakfast Show just after 9am this morning!
London Royal Albert Hall shows announced for October - first access to tickets for UK/IE residents pre-ordering the new album, Luck and Strange, from the official David Gilmour UK Album Store at
General sale, Friday 10 May
David's acclaimed Live At Pompeii concert film - which was recorded in July 2016 on the Rattle That Lock Tour - is now available to view in full on YouTube! Watch at the link below.
Here are a couple of pics of David’s guest appearance at The Pretty Things’ terrific Final Bow show in London last night, where Van Morrison was also a special guest.
"I've no idea how these instrument experts work out which woods to use." Watch David talking about the magic of guitar makers, ahead of June's
#GilmourGuitars
auction with
@ChristiesInc
.
Ahead of the
#GilmourGuitars
charity auction with
@ChristiesInc
in NYC on June 20, David is releasing three podcasts featuring conversations with
@matteveritt
about the guitars. Subscribe to the podcast now at
Very pleased to be working with
@MartinGuitar
on the D-35 David Gilmour Custom Signature Edition, as 6 and 12 string models (the 6 string is based on my 1940s Martin D-18). This collaboration will support my Charitable Foundation. Full details at
Episode two of David's new podcast is out today, in which he talks about - and plays! - the twelve and six string Martin acoustic guitars that he wrote / recorded ‘Wish You Were Here’ on. Listen now at
The David Gilmour In Concert DVD - featuring footage from 2001's Meltdown concert and 2002's Royal Festival Hall show - is available in full on David's YouTube channel from today. Watch the stripped-back mix of solo and Pink Floyd songs now.
Just been told that Live At Pompeii has been voted Best Multimedia Package of 2017 by the readers of
@ProgMagazineUK
. Thank you to everyone who voted. David
So, yes, any ideas where Leonard Cohen's raincoat might be?
(I realise this is like still hoping to find a Galaxy Caramel in a box of Celebrations on 30 Dec, but thought it'd be fun to try…)
#ATheatreForDreamers
#FindLeonardsRaincoat
(6/6)
Thrilled with how this has worked out.
@PollySamson
’s narration surprised us all and it’s been a great project for me during lockdown to add some instrumental passages between chapters and to record Yes, I Have Ghosts, with the help of our daughter, Romany
Yes, I Have Ghosts - David’s first new song in five years - is out today as a special limited edition 7" vinyl for RSD Black Friday. Find participating record stores at .
#RSDBF
Many thanks to the thousands of you who sent in questions about Live At Pompeii, to celebrate the first anniversary of the live film / album's release, which is today! Some answers coming up - and you can read more over at .
📷