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Bike - Jam Session with all musicians (except for Roger Waters)īelow, what would be the final performance by Pink Floyd. Arnold Layne - David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Richard WrightĢ6. Joe Boyd - Talking about Roger “Syd” Barrett and organising the showĢ5. Late Night - Chrissie Hynde & Adam SeymourĢ4. Dark Globe - Chrissie Hynde & Adam SeymourĢ3.

Gigolo Aunt - Robyn Hitchcock, John Paul Jones & Ruby WrightĢ2. Astronomy Domine - Captain Sensible & Jon CarinĢ1. Ian Barrett - Talking about his uncle Roger “Syd” Barrettġ8. Love Song - Vashti Bunyan, Gareth Dickson & Nick Laird-Clowesġ7. The Scarecrow - Vashti Bunyan, Gareth Dickson & Nick Laird-Clowesġ6. Chapter 24 - Gordon Anderson & Sense of Sound Choirġ5. Flickering Flame - Roger Waters & Jon Carinġ4. See Emily Play - Martha Wainwright, Kate McGarrigle & Lily Lankenġ2. Golden Hair - Martha Wainwright, Kate McGarrigle & Lily Lankenġ1. The Gnome - Nick Laird-Clowes & Neulander (Adam Peters/Korinna Knoll)ġ0. Baby Lemonade - Nick Laird-Clowes & Damon AlbarnĨ. Flaming - Captain Sensible & Monty OxymoronĦ.

A remarkably fitting tribute to Roger “Syd” Barrett. The house band included Andy Bell (bass, Oasis), Simon Finley (drums, Echo & The Bunnymen) and Ted Barnes (guitar, Beth Orton). The numerous other artists performing Syd Barrett’s music included Damon Albarn (Blur/Gorillaz), Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders), The Bees, Vashti Bunyan, Captain Sensible, Robyn Hitchcock. Surprise performances from Roger Waters himself with Jon Carin then the entire current Pink Floyd line-up (David Gilmour, Richard Wright, Nick Mason) were absolutely unbelievable! This incredible event was a tribute to the late Roger “Syd” Barrett, produced by Nick Laird-Clowes (of Dream Academy) with associate producer Joe Boyd (early Pink Floyd’s producer and founder of legendary UFO club in London). Here ‘tis as generously shared by the quite wonderful Brain Damage podcast. Of course Pink Floyd fans being what they are, at least one enterprising fellow made a pretty good audience recording.

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When Adam got back from the concert, full of great stories about the experience, I was eager to hear a CD of the show, but he told me that it had deliberately not been recorded because the idea was that this was a very special event and if you were there, you saw and heard something amazing, but that it would… evaporate. I think he’s the only person to have had a foot in both camps, which was interesting position to be in, I think you’ll agree.

Jon actually has played with both Pink Floyd AND Roger Waters.

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Adam also did the soundtrack to my Disinformation TV series and now he works on Hollywood films).Īlso appearing with Roger Waters, was my former next door neighbor in NYC, Jon Carin. The co-musical director for the show was one of my best friends, Adam Peters (you’ve heard his cello in Echo & The Bunnymen’s “Killing Moon,” “Life in a Northern Town” by The Dream Academy and on many albums. Here’s a real treat: On the 10th of May, 2007 at London’s Barbican Centre, a diverse group of great musicians got together to honor the memory of the late Roger “Syd” Barrett, the founding member of Pink Floyd.

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