[BakednToasty]

LONDON, England (Reuters) -- Four members of seminal British rock band Pink Floyd will play together for the first time in 24 years at London's Live 8 charity concert for Africa on July 2, publicists for the event said on Sunday.

Guitarist David Gilmour, drummer Nick Mason and keyboard player Richard Wright will be on stage with bassist Roger Waters for their first public performance since they played at London's Earls Court in 1981.

The rock legends will join a star-studded line-up including Coldplay, Elton John and Paul McCartney at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park, organized by activist rocker Bob Geldof to pressure rich nations to ease African poverty.

"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," said Gilmour.

"Any squabbles Roger and the band have had in the past are so petty in this context, and if reforming for this concert will help focus attention then it's got to be worthwhile."

The band released their first album "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" in 1967 and broke records with 1973's "The Dark Side Of The Moon", which remained in the American album charts for more than a decade.

In the 1980s relations between Waters and the rest of the group soured, with Waters suing over the rights to the Pink Floyd name.

Gilmore, Mason and Wright continued to record and tour as Pink Floyd, releasing their last studio album "The Division Bell" in 1994.




it sucks that theyre not going on tour though. I would love to go to their show, doubt ill be able to london..

[heat_blitz]

You had to win tickets to get to the event.

Here is the London line up.

* Annie Lennox
* Bob Geldof
* Coldplay
* Cure, The
* Dido
* Elton John, Sir
* Joss Stone
* Keane
* Killers, The
* Madonna
* Mariah Carey
* Ms. Dynamite
* Muse
* Paul McCartney, Sir
* Pink Floyd
* Razorlight
* REM
* Robbie Williams
* Scissor Sisters
* Snoop Dogg
* Snow Patrol
* Stereophonics
* Sting
* Travis
* U2
* Velvet Revolver

[Dripping`]

Cool, Pink Floyd is awesome.

[heat_blitz]

Out of all of them I would only want to see Pink Floyd and Velvet Revolver.

[sticky]

Iwon tickets selling them on Ebay















































only joking

[Boondock]

snoop dog don't deserve to berathe the same air as 90% of that list.

i was amped up when i heard about velvet revolver but after giving them a listen, the suck balls.

only a matter of time before weiland falls of the wagon.

[IVY]

oh man... for a sec i thought you were serious.. lol

[Boondock]

Originally Posted by IVY

oh man... for a sec i thought you were serious.. lol

i was

[IVY]

Originally Posted by Boondock

i was

lol.. no not you...i was refering to sticky fingers

[six_shooter]

Originally Posted by heat_blitz

Out of all of them I would only want to see Pink Floyd and Velvet Revolver.

so true

[smokeythebear]

pink floyd is a fucking amazing band, i hope they do a tour

[Tasha]

fuck no they aren't, not any more.

Why would you want to see aging rock stars, a dinosaur band that is devoid of any of the creativity of their heydey. It's like KISS. everyone sees kiss just cause they are KISS.

I mean, I love to see the show..but without the whole band...it ain't the same, and I doubt it will have the same passion it had a few decades ago. That's the sad truth.

[Silent Steve]

even a bad pink floyd show would be better than 99% of the shitty bands you can see now.

[Tasha]

...which is kinda a sad statement on how the music industry si right now.

[Ta'veren]

pink floyd is one of the best bands ever.