The Australian Pink Floyd Show Announced For Live From Jodrell Bank 2013
Wednesday, 20 February 2013
Written by Jon Stickler
The multi-award winning Live From Jodrell Bank series has announced a second Transmission for 2013 with The Australian Pink Floyd Show taking to the stage at the Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire.
This peerless tribute act will be playing a celebration show to mark the 40th anniversary of the release of the seminal Pink Floyd album, 'The Dark Side Of The Moon'. Sigur Rós have previously been confirmed to headline a Live From Jodrell Bank show in August as the world’s best live acts line up to play in the shadow of the iconic Lovell Telescope, one of the biggest and most powerful radio telescopes in the world. Previous Live From Jodrell Bank shows have taken place with Elbow and The Flaming Lips and these sold out shows have been euphoric affairs marrying science and music in this stunning location.
Australian Pink Floyd is the biggest and most spectacular Pink Floyd tribute show on the planet. Having sold over 3 million tickets and performed in over 35 countries the show is one of the most in demand touring entities currently operating and incorporates a psychedelic light show modelled on the light shows used by Pink Floyd during their 1987 and 1994 world tours. The show includes a round screen with intelligent lights arranged around its perimeter. During a concert, movies and animations are displayed on-screen, complementing the band's light show. Inflatables such as the pig used by Pink Floyd during the Division Bell Tour and Skippy - the bands own giant pink kangaroo are frequently employed in the band's shows.
A unique element of the Live From Jodrell Bank shows has seen bands beaming their projections onto The University of Manchester's 76-metre Lovell telescope and The Australian Pink Floyd’s spectacular audio visual production can be experienced at its finest in this unique environment. This live show is so good that they were even engaged by David Gilmour to perform at his 50th birthday celebrations
The Australian Pink Floyd commented: "The music and spirit of Pink Floyd very much embodies ambition and a sense of wonder at the expanses that lie within and without us all. Throughout the band's work there are references to space, the planets and the known - and unknown - Universe around us. Pink Floyd have often been described as a British icon and this is something which, surely, Jodrell Bank also qualifies as. The Australian Pink Floyd Show are delighted to have the opportunity to perform some of this wonderful music against such an amazing backdrop. For us to be a footnote in the Jodrell Bank history is truly an honour."
The Live From Jodrell Bank series sees some of the most innovative artists performing in this unique and dramatic setting, marrying science and music and bringing the audience superlative sounds from earth and beyond
Before the spectacular evening concerts and throughout each day, attendees will be able to participate in a fantastic range of hands-on experiments and workshops on site at Jodrell Bank. With full access to the magnificent Discovery Centre included in every ticket, this is a great chance to find out more about the mind-blowing research happening at Jodrell Bank and beyond. For more details head over to www.livefromjodrellbank.com.
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This peerless tribute act will be playing a celebration show to mark the 40th anniversary of the release of the seminal Pink Floyd album, 'The Dark Side Of The Moon'. Sigur Rós have previously been confirmed to headline a Live From Jodrell Bank show in August as the world’s best live acts line up to play in the shadow of the iconic Lovell Telescope, one of the biggest and most powerful radio telescopes in the world. Previous Live From Jodrell Bank shows have taken place with Elbow and The Flaming Lips and these sold out shows have been euphoric affairs marrying science and music in this stunning location.
