Pink Floyd's David Gilmour announces first concerts in eight years with Royal Albert Hall residency

3 May 2024, 13:39 | Updated: 9 May 2024, 16:27

Pink Floyd's legendary guitarist is returning to the stage.

Only recently, David Gilmour revealed he had been working on new material for the first time in nearly a decade, releasing the single 'The Piper's Call'.

That news was accompanied by the announcement of his upcoming album, Luck And Strange, which is set for release on 6th September 2024 via Sony.

Outside of Pink Floyd, Gilmour has only released four solo studio albums since his self-titled effort in 1978, with his most recent album coming in 2015 with Rattle That Lock, so it is big news for guitar aficionados.

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Even better news then, is that Gilmour has announced his return to live performance with a residency at London's historic Royal Albert Hall.

In what will mark his first concert in eight years, the Pink Floyd legend will play a run of six concerts in October.

David Gilmour recently discussed the amendments he's made to his live touring outfit, to distance himself from the rigidity of playing Pink Floyd numbers.

"It was all too robotic, and some people would have been better off in a Pink Floyd tribute band," he explained.

"So I thought we’d get people who are genuinely creative and give them a little more space. That’s the plan."

"So we’re going to have some of the younger guys alongside Guy [Pratt] and the Webb Sisters, who sang with Leonard Cohen on his last tours."

Gilmour's last concerts were in 2016, where he embarked on a similar style of residency at Royal Albert Hall. At the time of writing, no further tour announcements have been made.

Amid the feud with former Pink Floyd bandmate Roger Waters, Gilmour even recently hinted that there was an "unwillingness to revisit the Pink Floyd of the '70s", which could result in a very different setlist to what fans are used to.

Talking to Uncut magazine, Gilmour revealed that other decades "might be better represented" revealing his fondness for the Syd Barrett-era cuts.

"I mean, at least one from the '60s. The one we've done in the past is 1967's 'Astronomy [Domine]'. That's always entertaining and fun, and gets people off to a happy start."

"There's songs from [1987's] A Momentary Lapse of Reason and [1994's] The Division Bell albums. I mean, I think 'High Hopes' is as good as anything we ever did at any time."

Tickets for David Gilmour's Royal Albert Hall residency go on general sale on Friday 10th May 2024 - tickets are available here.

Dates confirmed for October 2024:

9th – Royal Albert Hall, London

10th – Royal Albert Hall, London

11th – Royal Albert Hall, London

12th – Royal Albert Hall, London

14th – Royal Albert Hall, London

15th – Royal Albert Hall, London