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21-07-2006 BBC2 is showing the film "Syd Barrett: Crazy Diamond" as a tribute on 27 July 2006 at 11.20pm.

11-07-2006 Syd Barrett has died

21-04-2006 A new DVD related to Syd Barrett is out: Under Review DVD, the ultimate review and critical analysys of the music of Syd Barrett.

18-04-2006 Good news! We've contacted Henrietta Bannister, daughter of the promoter Freddy Bannister, who was responsible for the legendary Knebworth festival concerts in the seventies: she said that there're still available copies of the limited edition Knebworth commemorative set.

15-04-2006 New exclusive recent infos about Syd Barrett.

11-04-2006 On April 2006, the Musea Production and Distribution released "Return Of The Dark Side Of The Moon", a tribute to the well-known Floyd album by Billy Sherwood and a lot of prestigious guest.

15-06-2005 Live8: According to The Times, Pink Floyd will play 4 songs, of which three will be coming form Dark Side Of The Moon. Large screens will be placed outside the fenced area in Hyde Park, so that unlucky fans can join the festivities as well.

Statement by David Gilmour: "Like most people I want to do everything I can to persuade the G8 leaders to make huge commitments to the relief of poverty and increased aid to the third world. It's crazy that America gives such a paltry percentage of its GNP to the starving nations. Any squabbles Roger and the band have had in the past are so petty in this context, and if re-forming for this concert will help focus attention then it's got to be worthwhile."
Statement by Roger Waters: "It's great to be asked to help Bob raise public awareness on the issues of third world debt and poverty. The cynics will scoff, screw 'em! Also, to be given the opportunity to put the band back together, even if it's only for a few numbers, is a big bonus."

For further infos: http://www.PinkFloydReunion2005.com

12-06-2005 Pink Floyd will be joined by Roger Waters to perform at the Live8 concert in London's Hyde Park on 2nd July 2005. The show, organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to help fight African poverty, is one of five taking place around the world on July 2.

20-03-2005 'Inside Out' dedicated and autographed book copies are available at http://www.pinkfloyd.co.uk/insideOut/

06-10-2004 A new DVD titled The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story will be available in Canade /USA from mid November and will be available on-line earlier. It will differ from European version in art and extras...(thank to Phil for the news)

02-07-2004 It's official: the Mason's book about Pink Floyd, called "Inside Out - A Personal History", started in 1994 and deferred due to Gilmour's pressure related to some inaccuracies, will be published on 9th September 2004.

30-06-2004 Oggetti Volanti non identificati has published the 2nd vol. of The Vegetable Man project, a tribute to SYD BARRETT.

06-04-2004 Strange Fruit has just published "Syd Barrett - Radio 1 Sessions" with 5 tracks from the Top Gear session from February 1970 featuring Dave Gilmour and Humble Pie's drummer Jerry Shirley and 3 previously unreleased tracks from the Bob Harris session from February 1971.

19-02-2004 It is rumoured that The Final Cut will be re-issued with bonus track When The Tigers Broke Free.

01-02-2004 Pink Floyd: The Official History: The Pink Floyd drummer finally will give "the official story" of Pink Floyd from the Barrett years till today. The book of the "complete biography of Pink Floyd" will be out in the first months of this year.

08-11-2003 London - David Gilmour received an honor from Queen Elizabeth II. The Guitarist, appearing with his wife Polly Samson and two of his eight children, received the honor for his services to music after a 30-year career with Pink Floyd.

05-11-2003 Oggetti Volanti non identificati has just published a new tribute to SYD BARRETT: The Vegetable Man 10" Project.

13-10-2003 Paris: Pink Floyd Interstellar, an extraordinary exhibition from October 2003 until 25 January 2004, with the support and collaboration of Gilmour, Waters, Mason and Wright, who provided the content from their personal archives, and with the art direction of Storm Thorgeson. Further info at Musée de la Musique.

24-09-2003 "Pink Floyd Live at Pompeii - The Director's Cut" is finally out, released on DVD format.
Some warnings:

The Adrian Maben's cut does not add any new Floyd stuff or any extra songs but consists of some coloured footage and animation of space, taken from the BBC series "The Planets" and from NASA animation.
A big bestiality: the 16x9 aspect ratio was obtained by cutting the original video frame of 1.33:1, with very annoying results.
The audio track is only in Dolby Digital 2.0

21-05-2003 David Gilmour has sold his Georgian mansion in London and given all the money (Ł3.6 million) to a charity to build houses and community centres for the homeless.
He said: "It seemed obscene of us to be rattling around in such a large home when others had nowhere to live. I'd had the house 20 years, It took me a long time to persuade myself to sell it, but Polly said: 'You don't bloody need it, it's too big, it's a bloody great mausoleum'."

15-04-2003 Live At Pompei's Director's Cut DVD will be out on June 6 2003. Furthermore a DVD Documentary on Dark Side Of The Moon will be out on June 30.

30-03-2003 Pink Floyd "The Dark Side of the Moon", 30th Anniversary Edition SACD, EMI 7243 5821362, is Out.

01-03-2003 ATTENTION ALL FLOYD FANS! To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release of the greatest rock album ever, this Sunday (02/03/03) at 23.00 UTC (midnight CET) the legendary pirate radio station RADIO CAROLINE will feature Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side Of The Moon' first released in March 1973. In Europe, the special will go out in the first hour of the 3rd day of the 3rd Month of the 3rd year of the 3rd millennium!!! Storm Thorgerson, who designed the cover for Dark Side Of The Moon, and most other Floyd covers, talks about the design, the album, his friendship with the Floyd, Syd Barrett and the split with Roger Waters. We hear the entire album plus a track from the engineer at Abbey Road during the recording session, (Alan Parsons) and a classic Floyd track with Syd Barrett.
For an Internet stream & details of where & how you can hear Radio Caroline, visit: www.carolinesouth.com

20-02-2003 On the 24th March 2003 DVD UK Ltd are releasing The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story (Omnibus programme) on DVD and VHS in the UK.

13-01-2003 As announced from this site since 28-Sept-2002, it is expected that "Dark Side Of The Moon" will be rereleased in the superb SACD format to celebrate its 30th Anniversary on March 3, 2003. The CD will be available in a deluxe slipcase with extensive linernotes and booklet. The disc will feature multi-channel SACD (full 5.1 Surround Sound), stereo SACD and stereo CD versions of the songs (hybrid multi-layer SACD/CD format). The 5.1 mix is being done by James Guthrie, working very closely with the Floyd's members.

07-11-2002 On 5th September 2002, the Musea label released a tribute-album, entitled "Pigs And Pyramids". It's a very respectable project, driven by well-known musicians, that aren't afraid to show their devotion for Pink Floyd! We have just received a promo disc that we will review as soon as possible.

24-10-2002 London's Royal Albert Hall, 16 October 2002: Roger Waters played, for the first time, the Ouverture of his lyric opera "Ca Ira". Now you can find some mp3 samples of the exibition around the net.

09-10-2002 "David Gilmour in Concert" is a new DVD recorded at the Meltdown 2001 festival and that will be published in region 2 since 21 October 2002. Here's our translation from Italian of a Gilmour's Interview published on "La Repubblica" in occasion of the DVD publication: Gilmour talks about Waters, Syd and the eventuality of a new Floyd Album.

08-10-2002 EXCLUSIVE: Extracts from the just published book Madcap - The half-life of Syd Barrett, Pink Floyd's lost genius

28-09-2002 Pink Floyd Live at Pompeii should be published on DVD at last in March 2003. Some rumours, related to the 30th anniversary of DSotM, refer to a Quadraphonic edition of the Album in DVD-Audio or Super Audio CD format.

15-09-2002 On 03-03-03 Pink Floyd could celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Dark Side Of The Moon (new concert ?): words of Floyd manager Steve O'Rourke as reported by Brain Damage Online.

12-08-2002 Mick Rock's talk on Thursday Aug. 22nd in Bath: A JOURNEY THROUGH MY ARCHIVE.

08-08-2002 A new book about Syd Barrett is coming: Madcap - The half-life of Syd Barrett, Pink Floyd's lost genius. Read the Pinkmaster Interview with Tim Willis

07-08-2002 From "Daily Express" newspaper: Legendary band PF has put behind (some) bitter spats and is set to reform with its long estranged original band member Roger Waters for a charity reunion concert.

28-07-2002 Happy birthday, Mr. Wright !

27-07-2002 On July 13, 2002 Nick Mason was interviewed by Matt Johns at the Festival Of Speed 2002. Matt Johns is the author of the excellent Floyd Fanzine Brain Damage.
The interview was mirrored on this site as a courtesy of the author.

13-07-2002 On June 26, 2002, Nick Mason played "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" with Roger Waters, during the Wembley Arena stage of the "In the Flesh" tour.
The reunion was disclosed some days earlier by Stefano Magnani of "Pianeta Rosa", the most important Italian Floyd Fanzine. Magnani reports other news (kind of a gossip): in the London after show party he saw Waters's son, Harry, hand in hand with a very beautiful girl, Sarah Gilmour.
For the details go to Pianeta Rosa Home page.

10-07-2002 Rumours and Facts about Syd

20-11-2001 On Saturday 24th November you can see a BBC2's 'Omnibus' Syd documentary at 7.25pm featuring Pete jenner and various Floyd members!!

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