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Roger Waters : Vera Lynn & Bring The Boys Back Home Video As Part Of His Online “Encores” Collection

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Vera / Bring the Boys Back Home


A note from Roger:

” This is the third of our Encores from the Us and Them tour. This is the first one with any overdubs, not an easy trick to pull off remotely, luckily the Band are all brilliant.

Vera.
The Vera in question is Vera Lynn. She was an English singer, songwriter, very popular during the Second World War. Her biggest hit was “We’ll meet again”. She was widely known as the “Forces’ Sweetheart”. Our Vera, who is very fondly remembered back in Blighty, died six weeks ago aged 103. So she had a bloody good innings, bless her.

Bring the boys back home.
My father never came home, but at least in 1944 he really was fighting to defend his home. Not like now. Now the boys fight and die in colonial wars so some rich asshole can get richer. If it were up to me I’d bring ’em all home tomorrow.

Love
R.“

Jon Carin : Debuts New Single “Like A Drug” With a Global Digital Release

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Jon Carin a Grammy Award winning musician, singer, songwriter and producer who has been a longtime collaborator with  Pink Floyd and the solo careers of David Gilmour and Roger Waters has been incredibly busy these last few months,

He has been putting in preperations for the upcoming Roger Waters : This Is Not A Drill Tour which was originally planned for July 2020 and has now been pushed back until 2021 with new dates still to be announced.

With the unexpected global lockdown due to the current Covid 19 situation Jon has found himself in his studio writing and creating music and we are very excited that 2 songs that have circulated from this have been released online in digital form.

The First single to be released back on 9th of May 2020 is entitled : Fear Of Everything written with the intention that it felt related to what the world is going through at the moment and keeping in mind that the greatest way to overcome fear is to acknowledge it.

You can read and listen to Jon’s “Fear Or Everything” release in our previous news article by Clicking Here

In Jons own words “Hydroxychloroquine, Remdesivir, Dexamethasone, Propofol, swimming pool cleaner ? This song deals with none of these things.

Alcohol, drugs, food, sex, 24-hour cable TV news, mental chatter, racism, greed, hatred, fear  This song may deal with some of these things.

Is there a vaccine to inoculate us from self destruction & stupidity ? Yes, self awareness, consciousness, education, empathy, kindness, respect for the rules of nature & love of each and every one of our fellow man. The work.

Life is the gift.

Written with extremely talented Boston based singer songwriter Brendan Little.“

Pink Floyd: The Wall Director Alan Parker Dies At Age 76

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British director, Alan Parker has passed away at the age of 76.

It was reported that he had been suffering from an unnamed long term illness.

Parker is well known for directing the Pink Floyd: The Wall that had raving reviews. Variety had once described the film as “an eye-popping dramatization of an audio storyline. Being a visual translation of a so-called ‘concept’ album, pic works extremely well in carrying over the somber tone of the LP.”

Afterwards, Parker went on to earn the second of two Oscar nominations for his 1988 film, Mississippi Burning and was similarly honoured for the iconic 1978 Midnight Express. He also went on to direct the The Commitments and Evita (1996).

Roger Waters : Pays Tribute To The Late John Prime With Cover Of The Classic “Hello in There”

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"Hello in There" (John Prine cover w/ Lucius)

In 2017 Roger Waters took to the stage with American Singer Songwriter John Prine, Newport Folk Festival has a 60-year history of giving artists a place to play, collaborate, and speak to the times. It has been a megaphone for not one singular voice, but many.

Saddly in April 2020 John very saddly passed away due to the effects of the current world Covid-19 Pandemic.

Through the wonders of technology and live streaming and although this year there is no physical stage, the spirit of the Newport Folk Fest continues on through a film called Our Voices Together which is a collection of original performances and an ending Newport fans expect each year: A moment of togetherness. Which has been put together by Josh Coleman.

You can watch Roger’s Performance which features the dashingly beautiful and talented Lucius, Which i am sure many of you will be familiar with as a permanent member of the Roger Waters Touring band since 2016.

The Film itself is available to watch online for a limited time only by clicking this link

Roger Waters shares new video from Us + Them in Amsterdam, 2018: Time

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Roger Waters has shared another track from the upcoming Us + Them release (set for October 2nd, 2020), this time showing off the Dark Side of the Moon classic, Time:

Don’t forget that you can pre-order the various editions of Us + Them via the links below

USA
UK
AUSTRALIA
CANADA
BLU-RAY
DVD
DVD

Enjoy, and remember to stay safe.

Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets 2020 UK tour rescheduled to April-May 2021

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Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets

Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets have announced the rescheduling of their UK 2020 tour, pushing the dates back to April and May of 2021.

With the uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Saucers October UK tour has been rescheduled to April/May 2021, with new shows in Croydon, Newcastle, Plymouth, Portsmouth and Nottingham, with tickets NOW on sale. All tickets remain valid for the moved dates. Unfortunately we’re unable to reschedule the Gateshead & Southampton shows – customers can receive a refund from their ticket provider. However, we’ve announced new shows as close as possible to these areas.

  • 13 / 04 / 2021 – De Montfort Hall, Leicester
  • 14 / 04 / 2021 – G Live, Guildford
  • 16 / 04 / 2021 – Fairfield Halls, Croydon [NEW DATE ADDED – tickets on sale now]
  • 18 / 04 / 2021 – Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham [NEW DATE ADDED – tickets on sale now]
  • 19 / 04 / 2021 – Guildhall, Portsmouth [NEW DATE ADDED – tickets on sale now]
  • 20 / 04 / 2021 – City Hall, Sheffield
  • 22 / 04 / 2021 – Royal Albert Hall, London
  • 24 / 04 / 2021 – Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth [NEW DATE ADDED – tickets on sale now]
  • 26 / 04 / 2021 – Dome, Brighton
  • 27 / 04 / 2021 – Forum, Bath
  • 29 / 04 / 2021 – New Theatre, Oxford
  • 30 / 04 / 2021 – Regent, Ipswich
  • 01 / 05 / 2021 – St. David’s Hall, Cardiff
  • 03 / 05 / 2021 – Philharmonic, Liverpool
  • 04 / 05 / 2021 – Barbican, York
  • 05 / 05 / 2021 – O2 City Hall, Newcastle [NEW DATE ADDED – tickets on sale now]
  • 07 / 05 / 2021 – Symphony Hall, Birmingham
  • 08 / 05 / 2021 – O2 Apollo, Manchester
  • 09 / 05 / 2021 – Usher Hall, Edinburgh

 

Tickets for the shows are available at MyTicket.co.uk or by heading to the official Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets website and clicking on Tour Dates.