Gilmour's tribute to Floyd star Sep 17, 2008
The group played at the Live 8 event in Hyde Park in London in 2005, when Roger Waters rejoined his bandmates for a one-off, more than two decades after they fell out. The four musicians all also played at a tribute concert for Syd Barrett in 2007, with Waters playing a solo set and Wright, Gilmour and Nick Mason making a separate appearance. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Keyboardist was 65 Sep 17, 2008
Wright met Pink Floyd members Roger Waters and Nick Mason in college and joined their early band, Sigma 6. Along with the late Syd Barrett, the four formed Pink Floyd in 1965. (CNN -- World)
Talking to WALL-E Sep 16, 2008
From left, Dave Gilmore, Roger Waters, Nick Mason and Rick Wright at the end of their set at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park, London, July 2, 2005. Photo: AP. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Buzz Briefs: Brangelina, Richard Wright Sep 16, 2008
Richard Wright met Pink Floyd members Roger Waters and Nick Mason at college and joined their early band Sigma 6. Sigma 6 eventually became Pink Floyd and Wright wrote and sang some of the band's key songs. (CBS News)
Pink Floyd legend goes to the Great Gig In The Sky Sep 16, 2008
" A Pink Floyd spokesman said the group were "cut up" about the death. The musician's family confirmed "with great sadness" his death after a "short struggle with cancer". Wright, who taught himself keyboard and piano, met fellow band members Roger Waters and Nick Mason while at architecture school. He was a founder member of The Pink Floyd Sound in 1965, and the group's previous incarnations, such as Sigma 6. Londoner Wright appeared on Floyd's first album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn in... (Mirror.co.uk)
Shine On, Richard Wright (1943 - 2008) Sep 16, 2008
Ever since 1965, when the young self-taught pianist met Roger Waters and Nick Mason, the members of an obscure band oscillating between names like Sigma 6, the Megadeaths ,The Tea Set, The Architectural Abdabs, The Abdabs, and The Screaming Abdabs, they have been making history ... After Barret was no longer a member, the others gradually developed their own styles within the group and did a little of everything, allowing them to take turns in performing and composing, although Roger Waters was... (eFluxMedia)
Rock pioneer Sep 16, 2008
Wright was studying architecture at the Regent Street Polytechnic in London when he met fellow students Nick Mason and Roger Waters. They formed the Architechtural Abdabs in 1965, before art student Syd Barrett joined and the group became Pink Floyd. (BBC News)
Pink Floyd's Wright dies Sep 16, 2008
The keyboardist was a founding member of the hugely successful band, along with former school friends Roger Waters and Nick Mason. He helped write a number of the group's hit albums including Meddle, Dark Side of the Moon, and Wish You Were Here before quitting in 1981 following a bust-up with Waters. (WOKR13 Rochester)
The Australian Pink Floyd Sep 16, 2008
A band from down under imitate Roger Waters and company. They call themselves The Australian Pink Floyd, but if you're really cool, it's "The Aussie Floyd". (Suite101.com)
In Pictures: Richard Wright Sep 16, 2008
Wright met Roger Waters (top left) and Nick Mason (bottom left) at architecture school. Pink Floyd achieved legendary status with albums including 1973's The Dark Side Of The Moon, which stayed in the US album chart for more than a decade. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Pink Floyd Keyboardist Richard Wright Dead At 65 Sep 16, 2008
The self-taught keyboardist met bassist Roger Waters and drummer Nick Mason in architecture school and in 1964 joined their group Sigma 6, which eventually evolved into the Pink Floyd Sound. With the addition of who left the band in 1968 and died in 2006 of cancer the group, now called Pink Floyd, began its rise as one of the most creative and powerful psychedelic bands on the British scene. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Street Scene hits streets with a secret ingredient (the Casbah) Sep 15, 2008
But the producers of Coachella and Lollapalooza both booked established headliners with broad appeal to ensure bigger audiences (Prince and ex-Pink Floyd leader Roger Waters for Coachella, Radiohead and 2006 Street Scene veteran Kanye West for Lollapalooza). Hagey, likewise, is bringing in Beck (who headlines Friday) and The Black Crowes (who headline Saturday and also performed at the 2002 Street Scene). (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Songwriters making music for Obama's cause Sep 11, 2008
The 33-year-old singer-songwriter and virtuoso violinist, who has performed with Roger Waters, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, Herbie Hancock, Sting and others, said she was moved enough to collaborate with friend and artist Marvin Etzionion on. In it, both her reluctance to get involved, and her yearning for positive change, are reflected in the lyrics: I dont believe in false hope/I dont believe in yesterday/I believe the moon and the stars are not too far away. (MSNBC -- Music)
Gilmour says no Pink Floyd reunion Sep 10, 2008
It was the first time in almost a quarter of a century that Gilmour and estranged bandmate Roger Waters had appeared onstage together, and the atmosphere was electric. But once was enough, Gilmour says. (MSNBC -- Music)
Dress like a champion, play like one? Sep 7, 2008
Oh, and happy 65th, Roger Waters (now does that make us feel old, or what. . (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Pink Floyd, Renee Fleming receive 2008 Polar Prize Aug 28, 2008
American soprano Renee Fleming is flanked by the other two recipients of this year's Polar Music Prize, Pink Floyd members Nick Mason, left, and Roger Waters, Tuesday in Stockholm, Sweden. STOCKHOLM (AP) American soprano Renee Fleming and Pink Floyd band members Nick Mason and Roger Waters have received this year's Swedish Polar Music Prize. (USA Today -- Life)
Prestigious prize for Pink Floyd Aug 28, 2008
Roger Waters and Nick Mason at the Stockholm Concert Hall ... King Carl XVI Gustaf presented band members Nick Mason and Roger Waters with the award in Stockholm. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Renée Fleming, Pink Floyd, Jennifer Hudson Aug 27, 2008
e Fleming and the Pink Floyd band members Nick Mason and Roger Waters for their contributions to popular music and opera. Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt of Sweden said the British rock band had "captured the mood and spirit of a whole generation in their reflections and attitudes." Fleming was praised for her "sublime, unparalleled voice and unique stylistic versatility" by Peter Gelb , general manager of the Metropolitan Opera in New York. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Different Braves team Aug 23, 2008
WISH YOU WERE HERE by Roger Waters (Pink Floyd). So, so you think you can tell. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Up in the sky: is it a turd? Is it a plane? Aug 13, 2008
The former Pink Floyd member Roger Waters lost another inflatable pig at the Coachella festival in April. Agence France-Presse. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Albums make comeback as concert gimmick Aug 7, 2008
Earlier this year at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in California, Roger Waters played the Pink Floyd classic Dark Side of the Moon as his second set. All of these concerts follow other album performances by Jay-Z, Lucinda Williams, Sonic Youth, Wilco, Slint, Iron Maiden and GZA over the last two years. (MSNBC -- Music)
Singer-Songwriter Natasha Bedingfield and LG Mobile Phones Support the VH1 Save The Music Foundation Jul 16, 2008
"Through this partnership, we will continue our mission of restoring instrumental music education programs in America's public schools and raising awareness about the importance of music as a part of every child's complete education.The vignette will air regularly on VH1, VH1 Classic, VH1 Soul throughout the summer, and will be available on vh1.com and vh1savethemusic.com throughout the promotion.Natasha joins other prominent artists, including Jon Bon Jovi, John Mayer and Roger Waters who... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Comfortably Fun: Tribute To Syd Barrett Jun 29, 2008
As Roger Waters performs his Dark Side of the Moon Concert in London, for possibly the last time, he talks about the chances of the prog rock legends reforming. Related Media. (Sky News)
Eavis turns down Gilmour for Glasto? Jun 4, 2008
Music - News - Eavis turns down Gilmour for Glasto. Eavis turns down Gilmour for Glasto. (Digital Spy)
Boomer stars are aging -- who will replace them? May 29, 2008
The list of top-grossing concert tours of 2007 was dominated by older artists -- The Police, Genesis, Rod Stewart, Roger Waters, Tim McGraw -- with a smattering of youngsters like Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera and Rascal Flatts. This summer, there's a buzz about the Radiohead and Coldplay tours (neither of which are headed to Pittsburgh), but again it looks to be a heavy dose of the Eagles, Buffett, Petty, Bruce, Steely Dan and John Mellencamp. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
After 'American Idol,' David Archuleta can still beat David Cook ... May 28, 2008
David C. world is more Robert Plant, Mick Jagger, Roger Waters, Roger Daltry, John Fogerty, Freddie Mercury, Paul Rodgers. this group far , FAR outweighs any poppy 'success' the nauseating bunch you mentioned will stand up to with the test of time. (Los Angeles Times)
We Hear . . . May 26, 2008
THAT guests of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Spring Ball on Thursday will have the chance to bid on a round of golf with Pink Floyd's Roger Waters and golf icon Raymond Floyd in Southampton. THAT Jadakiss has signed on to play a gang leader in Russell Costanzo's provocative movie-directing debut, "The Tested". (New York Post -- Gossip)
Guitar and Vocal Duo Extraordinaire Murray Hockridge and Dave Kilminster Appear on Legendary BBC Radio Broadcaster's Sue Marchant May 27th Sh May 26, 2008
Although the pair have spent only a few months playing together (Kilminster has been travelling around the world as lead guitarist and vocalist with Roger Waters' Dark Side of the Moon Tour), the players themselves and those who hear them recognize and indefinable but intriguing musical magic which draws audiences in to an intimate experience ... Dave's work is much-admired internationally and he performs worldwide with legends of rock: Keith Emerson, Roger Waters and John Wetton among them. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Pink Floyd wins Polar Music Prize May 22, 2008
Syd Barrett, who co-founded Pink Floyd with Roger Waters, Nick Mason and Richard Wright in 1965 and who also wrote many of the band's early songs, left the group in 1968 and was replaced by David Gilmour ... Pink Floyd's Roger Waters performs at the 2008 Coachella Festival in Indio, Calif. (USA Today -- Life)
Critics' Picks May 17, 2008
On their latest album, "Seldom Seen Kid," sometimes they sound a little like early Genesis ("Weather to Fly") or Coldplay ("The Bones of You") or even Roger Waters ("Some Riot"). Somehow, though, they manage to do it all without sounding derivative. (Salon)
Stagecoach music fest is a runaway country success May 5, 2008
He performed it well but didn't get as much audience support as Roger Waters did the previous week at Coachella. Up-and-comers. (USA Today -- Life)
The Billboard Q&A: Def Leppard's Joe Elliott May 3, 2008
The fact of the matter is we don't allow anybody anywhere near us when we're making records -- it's what I call the Roger Waters syndrome; nobody's going to tell Roger Waters how to make a Pink Floyd album, and rightfully so. Same thing with us. (Billboard.com)
Roger Waters's pig takes flight May 2, 2008
Roger Waters's giant inflatable pig ... Organisers of a major California music festival are offering a $US10,000 ($10,670) reward and four festival tickets for life in exchange for ex-Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters' two-storey inflatable pig, which was lost on Sunday night ... Roger Waters's giant inflatable pig. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
CORRECTED: Pink Floyd's missing giant pig has landed May 2, 2008
The festival organizers offered a $10,000 reward for the two-story inflatable pig belonging to ex-Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters. Two couples said on Wednesday they had found the shredded plastic remains of the pig outside their homes. (Reuters)
Runaway flying concert pig found in pieces May 2, 2008
2-story inflatable swine used by Roger Waters drifted off during Coachella ... - A giant helium-filled pig didnt drift off to hog heaven after it was released into the night sky during Roger Waters performance at the Coachella music festival. (MSNBC -- Music)
Prince rocks Coachella with passionate show May 2, 2008
Sunday nights headliner was to be Roger Waters, who was expected to play Dark Side of the Moon in full, the masterpiece album by his former band, Pink Floyd. Southern rockers My Morning Jacket was also play on the main stage. (MSNBC -- Music)
When Pig Flies May 2, 2008
A giant helium-filled pig didn't drift off to hog heaven after it was released into the night sky during Roger Waters' performance at the Coachella music festival. It's been found - in pieces. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
When pigs fly, send an e-mail May 2, 2008
Roger Waters of Pink Floyd fame lost his pig. It's about two stories tall, and inflatable. (OregonLive, OR -- Sports)
Canseco's cash flow issues take cake during weird week May 2, 2008
The hunt for Roger Waters' pig was short lived. Buzz Bissinger got mad at a blogger. (OregonLive, OR -- Sports)
Day 3, Part 2 May 2, 2008
Roger Waters performs 'Dark Side of the Moon' Sunday, April 27th, at the Coachella Music Festival. Advertisement. (Variety)
Inflatable Pig Lost After Pink Floyd's Roger Waters Coachella Set May 2, 2008
Organizers for the Coachella music festival announced Monday that the gigantic blowup swine, released into the night sky during Roger Waters' headlining set Sunday, was still out there and they want it back. The festival is offering a $10,000 reward plus four Coachella tickets for life for the safe return of the pig, according to spokeswoman Marcee Rondan. (FOX23 News, NY)
Rogers Waters plays epic set, all of 'Dark Side' to close Coachella May 2, 2008
Roger Waters brought Coachella to a close with an epic two-set performance that included playing all of "Dark Side of the Moon" and unleashing a giant inflated pig into the night sky. The 64-year-old Waters, the third headliner of the three-day music festival following Prince and Jack Johnson, performed an elaborate, almost retrospective concert Sunday featuring music from throughout Pink Floyd's catalog. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Roger Waters' flying pig found May 2, 2008
A helium-filled swine, released into the night sky during Roger Waters' headlining set Sunday at the Coachella music festival in the Southern California desert, has been found in pieces. Two couples found tattered halves of the pig in their yards, a few miles from the festival grounds. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Jose Lambiet's Page Two Apr 23, 2008
Classic rockers Roger Waters of Pink Floyd and Eric Clapton just spent a quiet weekend in Palm Beach. No real vacation for them, however. (The Palm Beach Post)
Growth spurt: Rock festivals booming Apr 21, 2008
This suggests that co-headliners Jack Johnson, Roger Waters and Portishead together do not have the box-office appeal of rap-metal favorites Rage Against the Machine, whose fiery reunion performance at Coachella last year is widely credited for fueling the festival's fastest sellout ever. Refusing to rest on his laurels, Tollett last week added Prince to replace Portishead as the headliners for Saturday's show. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
There are plenty of choices Apr 21, 2008
Headliners: Prince, Roger Waters, Jack Johnson, Portishead, Kraftwerk. San Diego bands: Grand Ole Party, Slightly Stoopid. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Sonic Spotlight: Riley Williams Apr 17, 2008
HANDPICKED CONCERT LINEUP: B.B. King, any song; Miles Davis, So What; Santana, No One to Depend On; Stevie Ray Vaughan, Riviera Paradise; Jimi Hendrix, Machine Gun; Pink Floyd with Roger Waters, The Wall. ONLINE EXTRA. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Summer Music Festival Business Heats Up Apr 16, 2008
headlined by Prince, Roger Waters and Kraftwerk, as well as June s Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn. headlined by Pearl Jam and Metallica. (Forbes -- Business)
Prince to headline Coachella festival Apr 11, 2008
He joins a lineup that includes Jack Johnson and Roger Waters, the former Pink Floyd singer-songwriter who will close the festival. Also slated to perform: the Raconteurs, Kraftwerk, Portishead, My Morning Jacket, M.I.A., Death Cab for Cutie and the Verve, among others. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Prince To Headline Second Night Of Coachella Apr 10, 2008
Organizers confirmed today that the artist will headline the Saturday (April 26) lineup, joining Jack Johnson (April 25) and Roger Waters (April 27) ... Organizers confirmed today that the artist will headline the Saturday (April 26) lineup, joining previously announced headliners Jack Johnson (April 25) and Roger Waters (April 27). (MediaWeek.com)
Strait Speeds Past R.E.M. To Debut At No. 1 Apr 10, 2008
Organizers confirmed today that the artist will headline the Saturday (April 26) lineup, joining previously announced headliners Jack Johnson (April 25) and Roger Waters (April 27). Advertisement. (MediaWeek.com)
Iraq war veteran transforms pain into protest music Apr 7, 2008
Devils & Dust - Bruce SpringsteenMasters Of War (Live) - Pearl JamWhen The President Talks To God - Bright EyesGimme Some Truth - John LennonThe Restless Consumer - Neil YoungBattle Hymns - The NightwatchmanAnthrax - Kimya DawsonWMD - Blow Up HollywoodState Of The Union - David FordYo George - Tori AmosLove Vigilantes - Laura CantrellBlack Rain - Ben HarperTo Kill The Child - Roger WatersDay After Tomorrow - Tom Waits ... s White People for Peace, Lupe Fiasco's American Terrorist, Talib Kweli &... (USA Today -- Life)
Concert industry fights back with fests Mar 29, 2008
Bonnaroo, which has its roots in the jam band movement, has received some online lashings for venturing into music that doesn't fit its model; and Coachella has taken some ribbing for its headliners (Jack Johnson, Roger Waters) not fitting the perceived indie rock aesthetic. Beyond the festivals, though, more and more acts are asking their fans to shell out cash in the winter and early spring for summer concerts. (Variety)
Goldenvoice, Amtrak Link For Coachella Train Stop Mar 20, 2008
As previously reported, the 2008 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival will feature headliners Jack Johnson, Portishead and former Pink Floyd principal Roger Waters. Other acts scheduled to perform include the Verve, Kraftwerk, Aphex Twin, Goldfrapp, Death Cab For Cutie, My Morning Jacket, Spiritualized and the Raconteurs, among others. (Billboard.com)
Rock it like that! Mar 17, 2008
It has been instrumental in bringing many other music legends like Aerosmith, Shakira, Iron Maiden, Roger Waters, Deep Purple, Beyonce and Black Eyed Peas to India over the last few years. Keep rockin guys. (Times of India)
Additions to Coachella Mar 15, 2008
Jack Johnson, Portishead and former Pink Floyd principal Roger Waters will headline this year's Coachella, with the Verve, Kraftwerk, Death Cab For Cutie, My Morning Jacket, Spiritualized, Cafe Tacuba and the Raconteurs near the top of the bill. In related news, music fans on the East Coast shouldn't expect to see any acts added to the lineup to the first All Points West Music Festival, to be held Aug. 8-10 at Liberty State Park, just across the Hudson River from lower Manhattan. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
The 10 best rock bands ever Feb 29, 2008
$7 online stock trades. A purely subjective list of the groups that changed music forever. (MSNBC -- Music)
Waters to play 'final' Moon gigs Feb 27, 2008
Roger Waters will perform Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety for the last time at two UK shows this May, it has been announced. The co-founder of the progressive rock band will play the album in full as well as a mixture of classic Pink Floyd songs and solo material. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Clapton and Police play Park gigs Jan 30, 2008
"We are very excited about this year's Hard Rock Calling event as we have two amazing headline acts, following on the tradition from the past two years which saw Roger Waters, The Who, Peter Gabriel and Aerosmith perform," said Toby Leighton-Pope from organisers Live Nation. Tickets for the gigs cost 50 for the Saturday, 65 for Sunday or 110 for the weekend. (BBC News)
Coachella festival sets the stage; April event to have 125-plus acts Jan 26, 2008
Coachella founder Paul Tollet yesterday named more than 125 acts for the festival, including former Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters (who will reportedly perform Floyd's landmark Dark Side of the Moon album in its entirety with his current touring band), German electronica pioneers Kraftwerk, Mexico's Cafe Tacuba and Los Angeles' Rilo Kiley. Also on the bill will be Jack Johnson, English trip-hop pioneers Portishead, My Morning Jacket, The Raconteurs, The Verve and The Breeders. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Coachella Goes Back in Time Jan 24, 2008
frontman Roger Waters has been tapped for the festival's closing slot, performing the band's 1973 opus, Dark Side of the Moon, in its entirety, organizers announced. The full lineup for the 2008 edition of the music festival was revealed Monday at a news conference in Mexico, with mellow rocker Jack Johnson and trip-hop trio Portishead set to hold down the other two headlining slots. (E! Online)
Coachella line-up set Jan 23, 2008
22, 2008 10:50 AM NEW YORK - Jack Johnson and former Pink Floyd principal Roger Waters will headline the 2008 Coachella Valley Music Festival, to be held April 25-27 at Empire Polo Field in Indio, Calif ... Roger Waters, Love ts, My Morning Jacket, Spiritualized, Justice, Gogol Bordello, Chromeo, the Streets, Metric, Danny Tenaglia, Simian Mobile Disco, Booka Shade, Murs, Dmitri from Paris, Autolux, the Field, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Les Savy Fav, The Cool Kids, Sons ters, Sia, Holy ----, Black... (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
M.I.A., Roger Waters, Portishead Lead Coachella Lineup; East Coast Festival Also Announced Jan 23, 2008
of April 25-27 in Indio, California, will be headlined by Jack Johnson, Jack White's Raconteurs, reunited bands the Verve and the Breeders, Death Cab for Cutie, My Morning Jacket and former Pink Floyd leader Roger Waters (who will perform Dark Side of the Moon) ... Sunday, April 27: Roger Waters, Love and Rockets, My Morning Jacket, Spiritualized, Justice, Gogol Bordello, Chromeo, the Streets, Metric, Danny Tenaglia, Simian Mobile Disco, Booka Shade, Murs, Dmitri from Paris, Autolux, the Field,... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Roger Waters to play southern California festival Jan 22, 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former Pink Floyd mastermind Roger Waters will bring the curtain down on the annual Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in southern California on April 27, organizers said on Monday. The other headliners during the three-day event in the desert town of Indio, 130 miles east of Los Angeles, are singer/songwriter Jack Johnson on Friday, April 25, and reunited British electronica combo Portishead on Saturday April 26. (Reuters)
U2's 3D Concert Film Debuts At Sundance Jan 22, 2008
Jack Johnson and former Pink Floyd principal Roger Waters will headline the 2008 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, to be held April 25-27 at Empire Polo Field in Indio, Calif. Also near the top of the bill are the Verve, Kraftwerk, Death Cab For Cutie, My Morning Jacket, Spiritualized, Cafe Tacuba and the Raconteurs. (MediaWeek.com)
