According to Nick Mason, artificial intelligence might be Pink Floyd’s only hope of reconciliation. Pink Floyd’s future has been a topic of controversy since the classic lineup reassembled for Live 8 in London in 2005, when David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Rick Wright, and Nick Mason shared the stage for the final time.
Wright died three years later, but admirers remain hopeful that the ice that separates Gilmour and Waters would eventually melt, allowing for at least a partial reunion. Mason, the band’s most conciliatory member, has now informed the Daily Mirror that a reunion is feasible, but only through artificial intelligence.
“It would be fascinating to see what AI could do with new music,” Mason says. “If you tried to run it as a sort of ‘Where did Pink Floyd go after?'”The solution would be to create an AI circumstance in which David and Roger rekindle their friendship. We may be like ABBA at the end of it.” Mason, who is currently approaching the end of a European tour with his Saucerful Of Secrets project, also tells the Mirror why he keeps the Pink Floyd show on the road.
“The best thing about keeping the thing going is for our benefit,” according to him. “It makes sense to keep it running rather than shutting it down. I also like it because as time passes, you can see it with a rosier sparkle. David Gilmour is now preparing for his own live gigs in Rome, London, Los Angeles, and New York. Gilmour will be accompanied by guitarist Ben Worsley, bassist Guy Pratt, keyboardists Greg Phillinganes and Rob Gentry, drummer Adam Betts, and background vocalists Louise Marshall and The Webb Sisters, Hattie and Charley, respectively. Full dates are included here.
Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets Tour Dates: 2024 July 30: Berlin Tempodrome, Germany. July 31: Hamburg Stadtpark, Germany. August 1: Frankfurt Jahrhunderthalle, Germany.
David Gilmour’s 2024 Tour Dates September 27: Rome Circus Maximus, Italy. September 28: Rome Circus Maximus, Italy. September 29: Rome Circus Maximus, Italy. October 1: Rome Circus Maximus, Italy Oct 2: Rome Circus Maximus, Italy Oct 3: Rome Circus Maximus, Italy October 9: London Royal Albert Hall, United Kingdom October 10: London’s Royal Albert Hall, United Kingdom October 11: London’s Royal Albert Hall, United Kingdom
October 12: London’s Royal Albert Hall, United Kingdom October 14: London’s Royal Albert Hall, United Kingdom October 25: Los Angeles Intuit Dome, CA. October 29: Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl, California October 30: Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl, California October 31: Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl, California November 4: New York Madison Square Garden, NY November 5: New York Madison Square Garden, NY November 6: New York Madison Square Garden, NY November 9: New York Madison Square Garden, NY November 10: New York Madison Square Garden, NY.
