Surviving Pink Floyd members Roger Waters, David Gilmour, and Nick Mason reunited at London’s O2 Arena tonight for their second onstage performance together in the last 30 years. While news of Gilmour’s “surprise” appearance at the concert billed as a Waters solo The Wall gig hit the web earlier today, Waters’ introduction to set closer “Outside the Wall” came completely out of the blue: “By a strange and extraordinarily happy coincidence, there is another remnant of our old band here tonight: Please welcome Mr. Nick Mason.”
Gilmour’s reunion with Waters (their third in as many decades) was certainly momentous for the iconic psychedelic rock band, but his vocal/guitar solo performance on “Comfortably Numb” was “most definitely a one-off,” as reported by his official fan site. “David is not repeating his special guest performance at a later occasion.” Either way, it’s great to hear these guys perform in good spirits together after all these years. Check out two decent fan-shot clips from the show — including the unplugged reunion with Waters on trumpet, Mason on tambourine, and Gilmour on mandolin — below:
“Comfortably Numb”
“Outside the Wall”
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