CLEARWATER – After three years of touring the world with album-themed tours, the acclaimed tribute band The Australian Pink Floyd Show will return to the Tampa Bay area Friday, Aug. 26, 8 p.m., at Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 McMullen Booth Road, Clearwater.
The Australian Pink Floyd Show will be serving up a new set of Pink Floyd songs – The Best of the Best. This will be Australian Pink Floyd’s eighth appearance at Ruth Eckerd Hall, and like the previous seven, which sold-out, tickets are expected to go quickly.
The Australian Pink Floyd Show performs the music of Pink Floyd with note-for-note perfection and continually astonishes audiences worldwide. Often described as being more than a tribute band, The Australian Pink Floyd Show is the first Pink Floyd tribute show that took the concept out of the pubs and onto the worldwide arena circuit. The band has played to sold-out audiences throughout Europe, the UK, the United States, Canada, South America, Israel and Russia.
Striving to reproduce the Pink Floyd experience and bring new music to new audiences, the live production features a stunning light and laser show, video animations, film projected onto a large circular screen and other special effects. The band’s new set list The Best of the Best allows them to cover a wider range of material to present a well-balanced set that is truly representative of Pink Floyd's work over the years.
“This time we wanted to be able to cover a wider range of material to present a well-balanced set that is truly representative of Pink Floyd's work over the years,” the band explained in a press release promoting the tour. “We have a great set list that covers all of the greatest and most requested songs as well as some more interesting songs from the early Syd Barrett years, ‘Meddle,’ ‘Dark Side of the Moon,’ ‘Wish You Were Here,’ ‘Animals,’ ‘The Wall,’ ‘The Final Cut,’ ‘Momentary Lapse of Reason’ and ‘The Division Bell.’ There should be something in there to please all kinds of Pink Floyd fans.”
The 2016 Australian Pink Floyd Show band lineup features Steve Mac on guitar and vocals, Jason Sawford on keyboards, Dave Fowler on guitar and vocals, Paul Bonney on drums, Ricky Howard on bass and vocals, Chris Barnes on vocals and Mike Kidson on saxophone. Back vocalists include Lorelei McBroom, Lara Smiles and Emily Lynn.
Tickets start at $40.50. Call 727-791-7400 or visit www.rutheckerdhall.com.
For a complete list of tour dates, visit www.aussiepinkfloyd.com. For information about and tickets to the Clearwater concert, visit www.rutheckerdhall.com.
Article published on Monday, Aug. 15, 2016
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