Pink Floyd: Syd Barrett Tribute Gig?

Pink Floyd are said to be planning a reunion gig to honour the late great Syd Barrett who died recently.

The band played together for the first time in 25 years at last year’s Live 8 in London and now talk is of a special tribute gig for their former band member, according to GIGWise.com.

A friend of the band told the Daily Telegraph: "They didn't want to let Syd go without a huge send-off."

However, nothing is yet to be confirmed and earlier this month before Barrett’s death Nick Mason said that there were no plans for another reformation.

He said: “I think relations are much better, but I'm absolutely, sorry to say...I cannot announce the imminent arrival of another world tour. David (Gilmour) is busy with a solo project...(he) really has no interest in reviving the band."

"I have to say I'd love to do it, and Wright probably would and even Roger (Waters) is sort of more open to the idea. ut perhaps it's rather a good thing that just occasionally people won't do things for large sums of money."

"It's got to be done because people really want to and think they can do something better."

Comments

[Maitinin]

I'm sorry that Barret's dead, but a reunion'd be great!

[LandOfConfusion]

am i first?? well this is amazing i would love for them to do a show in each country or something. cause id travel ANYwhere in the US but not to london

[##_Guitar-newb]

seen em at live 8 :p but would love to see em again.

[Clarkinator]

SEND HIM OFF IN STYLE! They should put on the biggest concert ever

[xmrchainsawx]

As long as they play some songs off of his two records with Pink, I think everyone will find it a terrific send off for Syd.

Im glad to hear that they will honor Syd.

[Spl!nTeRgu!tAr]

Something tells me that if they DO decide to put out more albums... about 90% of the sales would go to the hardcore fans

thats it

[PlugOfDoom]

Would give my left leg to see Floyd.

[Cobe]

i would love to se that.. but i would like even more all five on stage... why didn't syd came to live8? now i will have to die without seing syd live on stage...

but after all.. this would be best send-off imaginable... so do it!

[clap-eric]

Im glad to hear pink floyd really honour syd barr....he was great and i really like roger water gilmor should really compromise with other memeber for re-union.....reunion of pink flyod sounds really good old pink flyod in the another brick in the rock wall..

[Diabolic Clown]

That would be an amazing tribute. The band should get over their past arguements for the sake of Syd. RIP you crazy Diamond.

Float down a river.. forever and ever.

[!@#$]

It's definately the right thing to do

[Logz]

checked

[MegaRon]

I really hope they throw Syd a big sendoff.

[prsfloyd]

That would be sweet,
They would play really old school Floyd, like Pipers with all the Syd songs on it.
They havent played that stuff in decades.
And I'm sure they would do some Wish You were her stuff too.

[Garf72]

they'd play Shine on, Astronomy Domine and maybe Bike or something like that, for a tribute show

[Galvatron]

I,ve seen hundreds of concerts over the last 20 years and pink floyd was hands down the best of them all.
Astronomy Domine was the song they opened the show with

[mistique_007]

I am Dying To See "The GODS OF ROCK" Back On Big Screen Again,,.....xtremely sad about Barret's Death,..But Anyway,,,"The Show Must Go On".

[Abby123456]

I think we all would like to see a Floyd reunion tour, it would be great

[Charles Byram]

I think it's great for all of Syd's mates from Pink Floyd to honour him with a gig.(a "Great Gig In The Sky" perhaps?)Syd Barrett was one of my greatest heroes in music, and I will always remember him.

[JHall91]

That'd be great to have a Syd send off show.

They would have to play Wish You Were Here first...or maybe last...

[niall the nail]

Great news, The Pink Floyd reunion that is, not Syd dyeing

[HammettHead]

JHall91 wrote:

That'd be great to have a Syd send off show.

They would have to play Wish You Were Here first...or maybe last...

Wish you were here first. Shine on you crazy Diamond last.

I so hope this reunion happens. Even if it would cost about £100 to go see.

RIP SYD.

[llama_guitarist]

ut perhaps it's rather a good thing that just occasionally people won't do things for large sums of money

..."ut"?

[randyrhoads...]

farewell syd barrett, but i called it i said there will be a tribute tour, and im saying there still most likely will

[jof1029]

^ um, its a typo most likely. you know, just throw a b in there an youll be fine.

i would really like them to do this, just to give syd a send off. i doubt id be able to see them, but just knowing they played for him would be enough for me.

[gtrfrk123]

i know i'd be pleased if they played another tour or concert.

[blocsox90]

best news i've heard in forever

[24/7 ROCKER]

shame syd's gone but at least they have the excuse to do a gig together and maybe that will be followed by a tour!

[ThomasBass]

Im Saving up money to go see them in US, Canada, or London. But I probably wont have enough money by that time IF they put on a concert.

[ilovethinlizzy]

syd baratts been missing and presumably dead for over 30 years UG!!!!!?????!!!!!

[Caustic]

No, he died recently. He's been alive and well up until this year, when he died of diabetes. He left the band to live a quiet life because fame and drugs messed his head up. Fool.

[4evermetal]

Caustic wrote:
Fool.

I hear ya.

Spl!nTeRgu!tAr wrote:

Something tells me that if they DO decide to put out more albums... about 90% of the sales would go to the hardcore fans

thats it

I'm very worried about that. Once people find out he's dead and used to make music he'll be popular with those ****in boneheads that NEVER would have listened to him before.

[some_rock_fan]

Oh I was hoping they would do this when i heard Syd had died. I hope they come to Toronto

R.I.P. Syd Barrett

[Garci]

God YES!!!! I'm going

R.I.P Syd

[pe_666]

World tour! World tour! World tour!
*prays for the first time in his life*

[BlueZephyr]

It's rather a good thing that just occasionally people won't do things for large sums of money.

Absolutely although i'd love a tour from them.

R.I.P. Syd Barrett

[theguitarist]

Checked.

[FS Guitar]

it's rather a good thing that just occasionally people won't do things for large sums of money.

Amen to that brother. they really do need to do something for Syd though.

[tsipis77]

Hah, knowing pink floyd, they'll wait like 3 er 4 years and then suddenly decide to do it. But what the hell. If they did, im sure theyd only play syds music and WYWH. not that there is anything wrong with that. I prolly would go ONLY cuz its floyd, but WOULDNT go cuz i highly doubt they'd play ANY other albums like Meddle or Animals.

[guitarfan93]

awesome

[raymanbaracuda]

I have never had any desire to see them live or really listen to them for that matter but hate to hear the guy died.

[Mahavishnu80]

raymanbaracuda wrote:

I have never had any desire to see them live or really listen to them for that matter but hate to hear the guy died.

what are you a f'kin Amish person or something?. Living on mars for 30 years?

[livefortoday]

i would pay ANYTHING to see them if they would reunite.. ANYTHING!!!

[simeonov16]

PlugOfDoom wrote:

Would give my left leg to see Floyd.

Same here!! I'd even give an arm to see them!!!

[steveoondyou]

raymanbaracuda :
I have never had any desire to see them live or really listen to them for that matter but hate to hear the guy died.

Do you have any idea what you just said? How can you not have any desire to listen to them!??! what did you grow up listening to!? Pink Floyd was the greatest ****ing group of musicians that ever lived! And yet all you can say is sorry that hes dead? i cant belive you... i hope you live the rest of your life ashamed of yourself... ~Steve

[recliner33]

If they have a reunion for syd then they should play some of their early stuff that Syd did. Stuff like interstellar overdrive and all the other stuff off their early albums before gilmour. I have a feeling that if this happens they'll just play all their hit songs which were all after syd left.

[Coolness93]

i would chop off my leg to go to this gig , but its not official yet so ill wait

[saalkin]

"You and I and dominoes"
A tour would be amazing. One show would also be good but a tour. Do that!
Syd will be missed.

[true_rocker3122]

i would love to go.... hmm how many people have i seen that have said "RIP Syd.....Shine on You Crazy Diamond"... give that song a rest.. its great. but there should be a limit to how many people can say it.

[Parker731]

SWEET

[J3bus]

Well i hope they come to ottawa or somewhere near there, actually if they go anywhere in Canada i'll spend all the money i make and put it towards that reunion.

[timmEH]

yes please

[zeppelfloyd]

this has to happen! seriously. they must come to jacksonville FL. but i bet that won't happen.

[blink-182.5]

PlugOfDoom :
Would give my left leg to see Floyd.i would chop off my leg to go to this gig , but its not official yet so ill wait
simeonov16 :
PlugOfDoom wrote:
Would give my left leg to see Floyd.
Same here!! I'd even give an arm to see them!!!

If you give an arm or leg you might see just Syd
lol...they better do something big for Syd

[fenderbass1503]

blink-182.5 wrote:

PlugOfDoom :
Would give my left leg to see Floyd.i would chop off my leg to go to this gig , but its not official yet so ill wait
simeonov16 :
PlugOfDoom wrote:
Would give my left leg to see Floyd.
Same here!! I'd even give an arm to see them!!!



If you give an arm or leg you might see just Syd
lol...they better do something big for Syd

ya that joke isnt very funny.

[SGMAN911]

i agree that joke was a little harsh

[Conky420]

word, and this is KICK ASS if it happens lol

[Dallen_007]

syd was awesome, they need to do a show for him or something, and maybe a tour

[Jibbs]

Ulimateguitar.cmo, what is that matter with you? This is about the 4th story you've posted telling us about a Pink Floyd reunion in the works. Are you that desperate for hits? David Gilmour doesn't want to do it, it's even in every article you post and you keep leading people on. On the main page of UG it says

"Upcoming Tours: Pink Floyd are said to be planning a reunion gig to honour great Syd Barrett who died recently."

That's total BS, cut it out.

[DiveInMe]

I'll have to console myself with Pulse on DVD. Last time they came to Australia was (I think) Delicate Sound of Thunder. My uncle went and said it was great. I don't hold out much hope. Oh well...

[awesomegear16]

Diabolic Clown :
That would be an amazing tribute. The band should get over their past arguements for the sake of Syd. RIP you crazy Diamond.

Yes! Pink Floyd need to pay their tributes to Syd.
R.I.P. Syd Barrett

[raymanbaracuda]

Steve, yes I do know what I said...dumbass.

[raymanbaracuda]

Mahavishnu80, if you wasn't a junky and on crack you would know that no man has lived on Mars surface so that would be out of the question.

[raymanbaracuda]

Also Ahmish people don't use modern technology which would eliminate the use of the COMPUTER

[g n f'n r]

****ing hell yes R.I.P syd

[Metal_link111]

DiveInMe :
I'll have to console myself with Pulse on DVD. Last time they came to Australia was (I think) Delicate Sound of Thunder. My uncle went and said it was great. I don't hold out much hope. Oh well...

Yeah isn't that horrible, I think I'm just going to have to live with the fact that the chances of Pink Floyd ever coming back to Australia are very much slim to none. Hopefully I am wrong, and while it would be nice to see them live, a tribute to Syd would be very nice indeed, whether I see it or not!

[2muchTV]

Y aI would kill to see this obvioiusly but, I really doubt it will happen. And on the behalf of whoever wrote this article and made it the first one on the main UG Page, I would like to apologize for building up the hopes of the majority of UG users.

Like I said though. Would be great.

[_TheWorst]

-----Hmm, could we maybe see the best live performance of "Wish You Were Here" ever?

-----I sure hope so.

[Altern]

I would even love to see them play Shine On You Crazy Diamond for 2 hours. But then again I'd like to see them play stuff like See Emily Play and The Nile Song.

I just found out the other day that Syd had two solo albums. I've never heard anything from them. I wonder what they sound like.

[The Demiurge]

would be sweet

[wannabe jesus]

I would love to see them play! Hope it happens, even if I couldn't go see it. It'd probably turn up on yooutube or google videos. But if this gig happens I'll try my hardest to go see it.

[Captian Xero]

Coolness93 wrote:

i would chop off my leg to go to this gig , but its not official yet so ill wait

I'll second that

[faqu]

Checked.

[StratDune]

They simply SHOULD do it... and play only his songs on that gig.

[FloydFan89]

They had a concert for George and Stevie Ray Vaughn. A concert for Syd would be awsome

[clapton-floyd]

Rest In Peace Syd Barrett. I think it would be awesome if they did a tribute TOUR! It would be amazing dudes. I would go, un-doubtedly.

[raymanbaracuda]

How many top 10 hits did they have?

[recliner33]

Captian Xero wrote:

Coolness93 wrote:

i would chop off my leg to go to this gig , but its not official yet so ill wait


I'll second that

I'd chop off my leg to see a gig of floyd with syd barrett. But it's a little late for that. I heard their shows with Syd back in the day were weird and crazy. But floyd with Gilmour is good too, but I wouldn't chop my leg off to see it, but maybe a toe or something.

[downward_sanity]

Well I don't think anyone will have to chop anything off. A reunion...thought great, is very unlikely to happen. Yeah, I would pay anything to go too, but I don't have to worry about it...being as a reunion is doubtful

[irishRW]

recliner33 :
Captian Xero wrote:

Coolness93 wrote:

i would chop off my leg to go to this gig , but its not official yet so ill wait


I'll second that

I'd chop off my leg to see a gig of floyd with syd barrett. But it's a little late for that. I heard their shows with Syd back in the day were weird and crazy. But floyd with Gilmour is good too, but I wouldn't chop my leg off to see it, but maybe a toe or something.

I'd chop up my whole family and build a 5ft wall with their limbs for a Floyd Reunion, I'd bathe in poison, I'd eat excremate! Anything Roger asked me to. Frankly I think that anybody who wouldn't is mad