David Gilmour announces first US shows in eight years

David Gilmour announces first US shows in eight years

Performances are set for NYC and LA only

David Gilmour has announced his first live shows in eight years in Los Angeles and New York City in support of his new album Luck and Strange, to be released on September 6th via Sony Music. The live shows in New York and Los Angeles will be Gilmour’s only concert appearances in North America. The first two will be on October 29-30 in Los Angeles at The Hollywood Bowl with the last two on November 4-5 at New York City’s Madison Square Garden.

Fans will need to sign up at davidgilmour.com to get first access to tickets on Wednesday, May 15th at 10 am local time. The general on-sale for all shows will take place on Friday, May 17th at 10 am local time.

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.

Most 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 with a beautiful reworking of The Montgolfier Brothers’ “Between Two Points” and has artwork and photography by the renowned artist Anton Corbijn.

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