After 63 sold out shows in the U.S. and Canada in 2017, we are excited to announce further shows for 2018

New Dates Added 08/10/17 !!

January 24th – Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand
January 26th – Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand
January 30th – Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, New Zealand
February 2nd – Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney Olympic Park, Nsw, Australia
February 6th – Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Boondall, Qld, Australia
February 10th – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
February 11th – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
February 16th – Adelaine Entertainment Centre, Hindmarsh, Sa, Australia
February 20th – Perth Arena, Perth, Wa, Australia
April 13th – Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain
April 14th – Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain
April 17th – Mediolandum Forum Di Assago, Milan, Italy
April 18th – Mediolanum Forum Di Assago, Milan, Italy
April 21st – Unipol Arena, Bologna, Italy
April 22nd – Unipol Arena, Bologna, Italy
April 24th – Unipol Arena, Bologna, Italy
April 25th – Unipol Arena, Bologna, Italy
April 27th – O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic
May 2nd – Papp Laszlo Budapest Sportarena, Budapest, Hungary
May 4th – Arena Armeec, Sofia, Bulgaria
May 6th – Arena Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
May 11th – Sportpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium
May 14th – Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg, Germany
May 16th – Stadhalle, Vienna, Austria
May 20th – Meo Arena, Lisbon, Portugal
May 24th – Wizink Center, Madrid, Spain
May 25th – Wizink Center, Madrid, Spain
May 28th – Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland
June 2nd – Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin, Germany
June 4th – Sap Arena, Mannheim, Germany
June 11th – Lanxess Arena, Cologne, Germany
June 13th – Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany
June 18th – Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
June 19th – Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
June 22nd – Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
June 26th – 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland
June 29th – SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland
June 30th – SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland
July 2nd – Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
July 3rd – Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
July 6th – Hyde Park, London, England (Special 1 Date Barclays Festival Show)
July 7th – Birmingham Arena, Birmingham, England
August 3rd – Tauron Arena Krakow, Krakow, Poland
August 5th – Ergo Arena, Gdansk, Poland
August 7th – Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning, Denmark
August 10th – Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark
August 11th – Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark
August 14th – Telenor Arena, Oslo, Norway
August 15th – Telenor Arena, Oslo, Norway
August 18th – Friends Arena, Stockholm, Sweden
August 21st – Hartwell Arena, Helsinki, Finland
August 24th – Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia
August 26th – Zalgaria Arena, Kanuas, Lithuania
August 29th – Skk Arena, St Petersburg, Russia
August 31st – Olympiski, Moscow, Russia

Our 2018 Tour Zone will be open for buisness very shortly !!

PINK FLOYD IN NETHERLAND is the story of fifty years Pink Floyd in the low countries. From first performances in parishes and popstamps such as Paradiso and Fantasio to concerts in renowned concert halls such as De Doelen and the Concertgebouw and not to mention the big breakthrough as the closing of the festival in the Kralingse Bos in 1970.

Charles Beterams unveils the great share of our country in the development of Pink Floyd. In chronological terms, featuring unique and unprecedented photos, remarkable facts and special eye-witness reports of direct involvement, PINK FLOYD IN NETHERLANDS tells the full story of the legendary English pop group from a unique Dutch perspective.

How could it be that a hallowner in Apeldoorn, in the midst of a Pink Floyd concert, started the hall lighting in 1968, and even the police appeared to be moving? What happens before the forgotten Paradiso concert in 1969? Does Syd Barrett not show up for the concert during VPRO’s Piknik in 1970? Who are the special guests in the break of The Wall Live of Roger Waters in Arnhem on April 8, 2011?

The fact that the Netherlands is important for the band in the early years and is evident from the many concerts that are found in the box set The Early Years 1967-1972. In addition to the VPRO recorded concerts in Amsterdam, there have been gigs in places like Heesch, Vlissingen, Bussum, Terneuzen, Groningen, Weesp, Maastricht and Nijmegen. After the great breakthrough of the 1970s, Pink Floyd was seen sporadically in the Netherlands, as during the tour of Animals in 1977. There were also sold out concerts in De Kuip and Nijmeegse Goffertpark after the comeback in the late 1980s. In recent years, David Gilmour and Roger Waters are regularly seen in our country.

If you order Pink Floyd in the Netherlands via permafrostpublishers.com, you will also receive an exclusive Netherlands Concert Calendar for free.

In addition to the presentation of the book, there’s to be a musical theatre documentary on fifty years of Pink Floyd in The Netherlands, being held in places where Pink Floyd played the past fifty years, with live music from The Use Of Ashes, rare images and stories from the book. For more information, see the events on the dedicated Facebook page. The book will be officially presented during the Mega Record & CD Fair in Utrecht on November 11th, 2017.

(Text translated from permaforstpublishers.com)

The wait is over – David’s Live At Pompeii album / film is OUT NOW on CD, vinyl, Blu-ray, DVD & download!

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After 63 sold out shows in the U.S. and Canada in 2017, we are excited to announce 5 shows in Germany and 1 show in Austria in the early summer of 2018 followed Portugal through Russia with shows in 21 other countries.

As we wait for further show announcements, tthe 2018 European tour will visit: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Holland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK. Watch out for full details dates following soon.

• May 20 – Lisbon, Portugal – MEO Arena – On sale September 30
• May 14 – Hamburg, DE – Barclaycard Arena – On sale September 22
• May 16 – Vienna, AT – Stadthalle – On sale September 22
• June 2 – Berlin, DE – Mercedes-Benz Arena – On sale September 22
• June 4 – Mannheim, DE – SAP Arena – On sale September 22
• June 11 – Cologne, DE – LANXESS Arena – On sale September 22
• June 13 – Munich, DE – Olympiahalle – On sale September 22
• Aug 14 – Oslo, Norway – Telenor Arena – On sale September 28
• Aug 15 – Oslo, Norway – Telenor Arena – On sale September 28
• Aug 21 – Helsinki, Finland – Hartwall Arena – On sale October 2nd 

  Our 2018 Tour Zone will be open for buisness very shortly !!

As part of the Edinburgh Fringe festival 2017, The very legendary Guy Pratt took his highly acclaimed Inglorious Bassterd show to the captial for a 2 week residency at Frankensteins Bier Keller from the 14th – 27th September.

On the 23rd September 2017, A Fleeting Glimpse headed down Edinburgh to catch the show.

Having braced the thousands of tourists on the street you find yourself at the very gothic and momentous Frankenstein bar, The bar has 3 floors and is based in an 19th century church complete with horror themed decoration, electric static charges, vats of bubbling liquid and the original black and white Frankenstein movies being played on large screens above the middle floor bar.

The show is to take place in the venues bottom floor which is named The Bierkellar and serves the finest traditional German Beer.

The Bierkeller is a very cosy and initmate room, Filled with wooden tables and seating across the floor and a stage on the far wall, its exactly what you imagine a comedy club to be like.

The show is due to start at 5pm promptly and as there is no ticket allocation it is on a first come first served basis.

Interestingly enough the crowd was of an older generation and to much surprise there was only one member of the audience sporting a David Gilmour Rattle That Lock 2015 tour shirt, it was only after watching the show you start to wonder if many people knew Guy through his book or through his long extensive musical career.

Having read his book entitled Guy Pratt : My Bass And Other Animals which was released in 2007 it gave a good indication of the humour and personality that you are about to view before your eyes in the show.

With a ‘Phoenix Nights : Les Alanos’ type introduction over the tannoy out comes the man of the evening, Smart but casually dressed in an unintentionally matched bass guitar coordinated outfit guy makes the first serious but humour filled statement “For all you people out there thinking i am sniffing my nose because i am on cocaine you are wrong. Since being here i have caught a nasty cold, but if you feel it might enhance the rock n roll experience you can tell your friends its cocaine if you like.”

With that out of the way and laughter from the audience it was straight onto show time.

The performance was very carefully constructed with a time period story telling type narrative working back from present day right back to the early 80s.

With a reference to the town and venue that the show was taking place in, Guy starts telling the tales of trip advisor and the reviews of the Frankenstein bar itself “Hollywood in Scotland” to something like “We ordered foot and waited for an hour and this just was not acceptable”.

As you might expect there were a lot of Pink Floyd and David Gilmour references. (Guy has asked for me not to mention a couple of them as he wanted to keep the show contained)

We are told stories about when Guy’s upbringing and how he became interested in the musicians world, One funny tale was his explanation of featuring in a lot of punk bands due to the fact nobody else wanted to play bass guitar “Everyone had these punk rock names, Jonny Fingers, Mad Mike and when i got asked my name … Guy Pratt, everyone thought it was brilliant”

Of course the show doesn’t just feature one man standing at a microphone, The narrative is purely based around music and it does indeed as you would expect incorporate Bass and Electric guitar playing.

There is something about seeing a musician you have been following on DVD’s and Gigantic tours that becomes quite magical, being in a very intimate setting and only a stones throw away hearing the stories and seeing the iconic bass lines being played in front of you. It draws you in and makes you feel a part of the whole thing and from the perspective of the viewer some moments really make your hair stand on end.

Like many good things Guys run of shows at the festival have sadly come to an end.

But dont worry the show continues on the 21st of September at 19:00–23:30 at Juju’s Bar and Stage, 15 Hanbury Street, E1 6QR London, United Kingdom, Tickets are priced at £14.50 and are available online by clicking here.

For all our readers you really have to see the show, whether you have read the book or not it you cant beat seeing the man himself set the scene and tell the tale.

From us at AFG we really want to thank Guy for his kindness and making us so welcome and say what a brilliant time we had at the show