David Gilmour in Concert
David Gilmour in Concert is a
DVD of
Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour's solo concert at the
Royal Festival Hall,
London in June 2001, as part of the
Robert Wyatt-curated
Meltdown festival. It also features additional footage recorded at the same venue in January 2002. The track selection includes several Pink Floyd compositions in addition to Gilmour's solo works. Guest appearances are made by Floyd colleague
Rick Wright, as well as Robert Wyatt and
Bob Geldof.
The Meltdown Concert from June, 2001
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Shine On You Crazy Diamond (parts 1 - 5)#
Terrapin#
Fat Old Sun#
Coming Back To Life#
High Hopes#
Je Crois Entendre Encore#
Smile#
Wish You Were Here#
Comfortably Numb (with Wyatt)#Dimming Of The Day#Shine On You Crazy Diamond (parts 6 and 7)#A Great Day For Freedom#
Hushabye MountainBonus tracks from January, 2002
#Dominoes#
Breakthrough (with Wright)#Comfortably Numb (with Geldof)
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David Gilmour: Guitars, vocals
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Neill MacColl: Guitars, backing vocals
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Michael Kamen: Piano, English horn
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Chucho Merchan: Double bass
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Caroline Dale: Cello
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Dick Parry: Sax
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Nic France: Drums & percussion
*Choir:
Sam Brown,
Chris Ballin, Pete Brown,
Margo Buchanan,
Claudia Fontaine,
Michelle John Douglas,
Sonia Jones,
Carol Kenyon,
David Laudat,
Durga McBroom,
Aitch McRobbie,
Beverli Skeetewith
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Bob Geldof - vocals on "Comfortably Numb" (January, 2002 footage)
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Robert Wyatt - vocals on "Comfortably Numb" (June, 2001 footage)
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Richard Wright - vocals on "Breakthrough", keyboards on "Breakthrough" and "Comfortably Numb"
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Aitch McRobbie - harmony vocals on "Smile"
Special features on the DVD include the tracks 'I Put A Spell On You' (from Later with
Jools Holland from June, 1992), 'Don't' (from a Leiber-Stoller Tribute concert from June, 2001), and a performance of
Shakespeare's 'Sonnet 18' (recorded on Gilmour's houseboat
The Astoria). Additionally, there is a version of 'High Hopes' performed by Gilmour's backing vocalists. Finally, there are lyrics, a home movie of the band rehearsing, and a 'Spare Digits' feature - a camera on Gilmour's
fretboards during his solos.
