October 1971, Pink Floyd created a timeless piece of music history, playing an hour’s set in a two thousand year old amphitheatre in Pompeii. Revered by rock fans worldwide, Pink Floyd Live In Pompeii is, to this day, heralded as an incredible audiovisual experience.
They hauled all their equipment by road from London to Pompeii to create the film over four days. Having convinced the local authorities to close the amphitheatre for six days, the concert was performed to no audience, with the exception of a few kids that had managed to sneak in. The amphitheatre itself was built circa 80 BC and is the oldest surviving Roman Amphitheatre and was buried in 79 AD when Mount Vesuvius erupted.
45 years after Pink Floyd serenaded the ancient stones with their hypnotic music, David Gilmour is to return to Pompeii’s ancient amphitheatre to play what will be another historic performance. As part of his ‘Rattle That Lock’ tour, Gilmour will play two live shows in July, making him the first person to perform a live rock concert to an audience in the venue.
As you might imagine, this is going to be a tightly controlled affair and will not be cheap: Tickets will be limited to two per person for one show only (not both) and will cost €300 plus a 15% booking fee. Tickets will be named and receipts, ID and credit/debit cards used to purchase must be shown. Concert goers will then be given a wristband which must be shown, along with the named ticket, to security in order to gain final entry into the amphitheatre.
Tickets go on sale March 22nd at 13:00 CET and are available from www.DavidGilmour.com.
