David Gilmour Making a Comeback with New Album Luck and Strange
A legendary musician is making his comeback for the first time in eight years. The guitarist who rose to fame in the seventies divided fans after revealing only plans on playing his new material.
David Gilmour’s Solo Career
David Gilmour broke away from Pink Floyd in 1985 after falling out with Roger Waters. His tour is to promote his upcoming solo album, Luck and Strange, but gig goers have been warned not to expect any Pink Floyd classics. In an interview with Uncut, David said that he has an “unwillingness to revisit the Pink Floyd of the Seventies”.
David’s New Album and Tour
David will be playing at the iconic Royal Albert Hall for six nights in October. He will be returning to the iconic venue to perform the six-night run from October 9. His new album Luck and Strange features the late Richard Wright’s music, which he’d recorded in 2007 at a jam session at David’s house.
David Gilmour’s Decision to Not Play Pink Floyd Classics
While he didn’t explain why he was choosing not to perform material from Pink Floyd’s most successful decade, it could be down to his feud with Roger. The duo’s turbulent relationship has been strained for nearly 60 years, with them struggling to agree on their creative visions for the band.
Things reached boiling point in February 2023 when Roger re-recorded The Dark Side of The Moon, insisting that the original album was his project and he wrote it all himself. Roger also made an appearance during a UN Security Council meeting earlier this year where he ‘condemned’ Russian’s invasion of Ukraine, but also claimed that Ukraine had ‘provoked’ the war.
David’s wife, lyricist Polly Samson took to X and accused Roger of antisemitism, which he denies. She also said he was “rotten to his core” and a “Putin apologist”. “Sadly Roger Waters you are antisemitic to your rotten core. Also a Putin apologist and a lying, thieving, hypocritical, tax-avoiding, lip-synching, misogynistic, sick-with-envy, megalomaniac. Enough of your nonsense,” she fumed.
David retweeted her initial post and said: “Every word demonstrably true”. During a show at London’s O2 Arena, Roger hit back at Polly.
“There’s a lady who lives, I think, somewhere in London tweeting appalling things about me,” he told the audience. “She talked about me being an antisemite to my rotten core, and I was really upset,” he told the audience.
“It may have been contributory to the whole enthusiasm the Israeli lobby has developed since that time to have me wiped off the face of the Earth … All I have to say about Polly Samson is imagine waking up to that every morning. Come on! You can do better than that.”
David will be returning to the Royal Albert Hall to perform the six-night run from October 9. He last took to the stage at the iconic venue in 2016. His new album features the late Richard Wright’s music, which he’d recorded in 2007 at a jam session at David’s house.