I told him and he said, “Can I have David’s number?” I said, ‘OK’. Dave had first said, “No” to Bob Geldof.īob Geldof: Then Waters called me and he wanted to know what happened with the Gilmour conversation. Roger Waters: I was the one who immediately promised to play on Live8. Geldof had been in The Wall movie, and Roger was up for Live 8.

I think he was probably as surprised as we were.Īndrew Zweck (Roger Waters’ booking agent): Bob Geldof and Roger had had a relationship for years. He started with David and gradually worked his way round. Nick Mason: He was looking for a real novelty act, to re-constitute this particular line-up of this particular band. Today we celebrate the XV birthday from the last concert he gave Pink Floyd in history, with the classical line-up and that practically represented an emotional symbol that would close once and for all one of the greatest eras in music.Geldof next rang Nick Mason, who then called Roger Waters. And we saw that with our own eyes.Īnd best of all it was, thanks to the magic of internet (and although the new generations may not believe it) the concert was broadcast by livestream to the whole world, and thanks to the technology of 15 years ago, millions of fans of Pink Floyd they were able to live to this day one of the most important milestones in music history, if not the greatest of the new millennium. The banal differences (mainly between Roger AND David) stood aside for at least 24 glorious minutes to support a greater cause.

Impossible, they have almost a quarter of a century without speaking!Īnd finally it happened. Who was it then?Īlthough it will be remembered by the most hardened fans of Pink Floyd, a few hours before the start of the Live 8, internet I secretly knew that the surprise of the day would be a special performance by the band, with the classic line-up: Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Richard Wright AND Nick Mason. The poster of the day, at least for the location of location London, including acts like Paul McCartney, Elton John, the killers, U2, Robbie Williams, Lurch, De WHO, Coldplay, Keane and well, actually the cream and none of the? rock English, for clarity.īut days before it started circulating inside internet the rumor that the festival Live 8 brought a as up the sleeve, an attraction that would surpass the impressive list of confirmed acts that in itself had taken millions of people to heaven with the emotion.

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