David Gilmour‘s proposal to perform the entire Dark Side of the Moon album as the headlining act at this year’s Glastonbury Festival has apparently been rejected by the Festival’s organizer, it was reported in today’s edition of the British newspaper The Sun.
As Pink Floyd fans are aware, Gilmour has not performed Dark Side since the final Water-less Pink Floyd concerts in 1994. It has been Roger Waters who has performed Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety as the second set of his concerts throughout the 2006, 2007, and 2008 tours. About a month ago, there were reports from insiders that a tour team had been formed to explore future dates for a Pink Floyd reunion, and as a result this Glastonbury offer is widely believed to have been planned as the initial performance by a reunited band.
In other more positive Pink Floyd news, David Gilmour signed on last week to join in Ron Geesin‘s orchestral presentation of the Atom Heart Mother album.
Eavis confirmed the offer and the rejection today:
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article1238564.ece