Pre-sale of tickets for David Gilmour's six concerts at the Circus Maximus in Rome on 27, 28 and 29 September and 1, 2 and 3 October has begun. These are the first live dates that the historic Pink Floyd guitarist will do after the release of the new album “Luck And Strange” on September 6th, the only ones in continental Europe. An influx of fans from many countries is therefore expected.
Pre-sale of tickets for the concerts is open from today through a code reserved for those who register on the Virgin Radio website or for those who have pre-ordered or will pre-order the album “Luck And Strange” on the Sony Music Italia store until 6pm tomorrow. The general sale will begin on Friday 17 May at 9am.
Inside the Circus Maximus, an arena built specifically for the occasion will be set up with all seats, divided into various sectors. The gold audience costs 230 euros plus various fees (presale And service fee), for a total of 245.43 euros. The first rows are priced at 195.50 euros plus presale fees and services. The numbered stalls in sector 2 cost 149.50 euros. The numbered stands will be set up at the sides of the stalls. The numbered grandstand in sector 1 costs 195.50 euros, sector 2 is 149.50 euros, sector 3 is 115 euros.
Each registered account will be able to purchase a maximum of 4 tickets. With each code obtained it will be possible to buy a maximum of 4 tickets (for example, with the same code a user can buy 4 tickets of the same date). For problems relating to purchases on the Ticketone website, call: Toll-free number 892101.
David Gilmour concerts are subject to legislation which requires the name of each ticket issued and the subsequent control of the ticket holder at the entrance to the event. Therefore each ticket will contain the name and surname of the person who will actually go to see the concert (entered during the ticket purchase phase). On the day of the concert, in addition to the ticket, you will also need to show your identity document to verify that it corresponds to the name of the spectator.
David Gilmour's shows in Rome are produced by D'Alessandro & Galli with the collaboration of the Municipality of Rome and the Ministry of Culture.
“Luck And Strange”, David Gilmour's new album, will be released on digital, vinyl and CD on September 6th. It contains eight new songs, as well as a reworking of “Between Two Points” by the Montgolfier Brothers, and features graphics and photography by celebrated artist Anton Corbijn. The album cover image, photographed and designed by Anton Corbijn, is inspired by a lyric written by Charlie Gilmour for the album's final song “Scattered”. Recorded over five months in Brighton and London, it was produced by David and Charlie Andrew, a British producer who boasts collaborations with artists of the caliber of Marika Hackman or ALT-J. The majority of the album's lyrics were composed by Polly Samson, Gilmour's co-writer and collaborator for the past thirty years.
“'Luck And Strange' deals with life by focusing on aging – explained Polly Samson – the theme of mortality is a constant. Working with Charlie Andrew was liberating, he wants to know what the songs are about and he wants everyone who plays them have clear ideas about the lyrics and that their way of playing depends on them. I particularly loved it for this reason.”
“Polly and I have been writing together for over thirty years – says Gilmour – The live streams of 'Von Trapped' showed the fantastic fusion between Romany's voice and the sound of the harp. This led us to feel able to discard part of the past that I was tied to and to be able to eliminate all the rules to do whatever I wanted to do. It was a great joy.”
“Luck And Strange” features David Gilmour with Guy Pratt and Tom Herbert (bass), Adam Betts, Steve Gadd and Steve DiStanislao (drums), Rob Gentry and Roger Eno (keyboards) and Will Gardner (choir and string arrangements ). The title track also features the late Rick Wright, Pink Floyd's keyboard player, who passed away in 2008. It is a part recorded in 2007, during a session in a barn at the Gilmour house.
To anticipate the new long-distance work of the English guitarist, the first single, “The Piper's Call”, of which you can see the video clip below.
Antonio Santini for SANREMO.FM
