On the 11th March 2012, 10 years ago at London’s Hammersmith Apollo, entertainers of all kinds gathered to pay tribute to and celebrate the life of science fiction writer Douglas Adams, who would have been 60 yesterday. One of the night’s big surprises was an appearance by legendary Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour.

Gilmour performed three songs: “Wish You Were Here,” “Too Much Monkey Business,” and “A Whiter Shade of Pale.”
“Wish You Were Here” was Gilmour’s only vocal performance of the evening.

To celebrate what would have been Douglas’s 70th birthday, the family and all those involved have decided to release footage of the finale performance from that very night.

Douglas Adams was an extremely prolific science fiction writer who is perhaps best known for his 1979 novel, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.