4 David Gilmour today announced his first live shows in Italy for eight years in support of his new
album ‘Luck and Strange’, to be released on 6th September on Sony Music.
The shows which are already shaping up to be one of the most important live events of 2024 will take place in Rome on
27th, 28th and 29th September and on 1st, 2nd and 3rd October and will be the world premiere and only shows in mainland
Europe. The shows will be held in the extraordinary setting of the Circus Maximus, one of the most evocative places in the
Italian Capital, which will host the event also thanks to the fundamental collaboration of the Municipality of Rome and the
Ministry of Culture.
Inside the Circus Maximus, an arena built specifically for the occasion will be set up with all seats, a structure that will offer
spectators the opportunity to enjoy the concert in maximum comfort, surrounded by breath-taking scenery.
Virgin Radio Italia will carry out an exclusive presale which will give fans the opportunity to purchase their tickets in advance.
Fans who register on virginradio.it from Wednesday 15 May at 09.00 to Thursday 16 May at 23.59 will receive a code that
will allow them to purchase up to 4 tickets on www.ticketone.it/virginradio
It will be possible to purchase tickets in advance also thanks to a presale linked to the new album. By pre-ordering the new
album, from May 10th to May 16th at 6pm, fans will be able to receive an email in the following days with a code that will
allow to access the pre-sale open on May 15th and 16th. With each order an email will be sent with a code that gives
access to the pre-sale of two tickets.
Frecciarossa is the official train, starting from May 20th those who have a ticket for the concert will be able to purchase
tickets from the FrecciaMUSIC offer on Trenitalia.com with discounts from 30% to 80% on the base price to easily reach
Rome.
‘Luck and Strange’ was recorded over five months in Brighton and London and is Gilmour’s first album of new material in
nine years. The record was produced by David and Charlie Andrew, best known for his work with alt-j and Marika Hackman.
The majority of the album’s lyrics have been composed by Polly Samson, Gilmour’s co-writer and collaborator for the past
thirty years. Samson says of the lyrical themes covered on ‘Luck and Strange’, “It’s written from the point of view of being
older; mortality is the constant.” Gilmour elaborates, “We spent a load of time during and after lockdown talking about and
thinking about those kind of things.”
The album features eight new tracks along with a beautiful reworking of The Montgolfier Brothers’ ‘Between Two Points’
and has artwork and photography by the renowned artist Anton Corbijn.
Musicians contributing to the record include Guy Pratt & Tom Herbert on bass, Adam Betts, Steve Gadd and Steve
DiStanislao on drums, Rob Gentry & Roger Eno on keyboards with string and choral arrangements by Will Gardner. The
title track also features the late Pink Floyd keyboard player Richard Wright, recorded in 2007 at a jam in a barn at David’s
house.
Some contributions emerged from the live streams that Gilmour and family performed to a global audience during the
lockdowns of 2020 and 2021; Romany Gilmour sings, plays the harp and appears on lead vocals on ‘Between Two Points’.
Gabriel Gilmour also sings backing vocals.
