Roger Waters, along with Jack Johnson, will headline the 2008 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, to be held April 25-27 in Indio, Calif. Also scheduled to perform are the Verve, Kraftwerk, Death Cab For Cutie, My Morning Jacket, Spiritualized, Cafe Tacuba and the Raconteurs.
Visit this Billboard article to see the full lineup and schedule details.
To Pink Floyd fans, Dave Kilminster is the luckiest guitarist alive. During the last two years, he has toured with Roger Waters, performing the majority of David Gilmour’s guitar and vocal parts throughout presentations of The Dark Side of the Moon and other Pink Floyd classics. The tour saw Kilminster playing to sold-out arenas and stadiums worldwide, as well as Live Earth, which was broadcast to more than two billion people this past July.
Anil Prasad has interviewed Dave for Guitar Player Magazine during the California leg of the Roger Waters Tour. You can check out the article on the Guitar Player website, but to see the photos visit Dave’s official website. They generously scanned and posted the full article and graphics.
Dave Kilminster will perform with Roger Waters at the VH1 Save The Music Foundation 10th Anniversary Gala, on September 20th. They will play a Pink Floyd song along with an all student orchestra and choir. Other performers include Jon Bon Jovi and John Mayer.
The event pays tribute to many who have helped contribute to the cause including:Former President Bill Clinton, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, VH1 Save The Music founder John Sykes, Mariah Carey and NAMM, The International Music Products Association. In addition, a group of students from VH1 Save The Music grant recipient schools across the country will play together for the first time as an all-student orchestra, demonstrating the impact of the VH1 Save The Music Foundation.
Visit the official event website for additional details.