Pedestrian noodle-rockers, Pink Floyd, are going to stop bickering pointlessly with each other just long enough to play some music together because, clearly, someone in the ranks is feeling the pinch of a giant mortgage payment.
That, or they’re just too needy for huge amounts of cloying sycophancy which will inevitably greet each week-long guitar solo and muted fart they do.
So what’s the craic then?
Well, the surviving members of the band (aka, those that didn’t get literally bored to death by the Pink Floyd back catalogue) are looking likely to get together again for the London 2012 Olympics in some way.
Of course, they last did something like this when they were upstaged by Snoop Dogg at Live 8 in 2005.
An insider told the Daily Express newspaper:
“Its long been made clear it would take something very special to get Pink Floyd back together again and it doesn't get any bigger than the Olympics.”
?Like Sir Paul [McCartney, who is tipped to open the event], they have been a major part of the nation?s culture over the past 40 years and it will be very fitting that they're involved when London is on show to the world. It's hoped everything can be confirmed in the coming weeks.?
Of course, not one bit of this story matters because, as we all know, whether Pink Floyd got back together or not, they can do absolutely no wrong in the eyes of their awful, awful fans.
Besides, those awful, awful fans will already know all about this because they’ve done nothing but read Pink Floyd forums for their ENTIRE, DREARY LIVES.
Either way, nice to know that these Olympics will showcase how great England is by not getting a new band to play in favour of a bunch of old men who can’t stand each other.
Darren says
Name one decent new British band that you’d be proud to put up there as a showcase for this country’s music scene.
One Direction? Little Mix?
I literally can’t think of one band who’d accept that gig, who would deserve to be offered it in the first place.
toto says
Nice!! oh wait … yes nice a boson get trapped in your head and thts fenomenal! Because its the only thing inside!
And PF at the olimpia will be fenomenal too.
Bryan says
I think it is time to bring back the reader’s letters column.
G Jones says
Surprise, surprise, this rumour is untrue – I know someone very high up in 2012 and he says so. Nice try though!
nick puffer says
hmmmm….seems as if the writer didn’t do his homework before writing an article. Dave and Rodger have met several times after their one off in 2005. The feuding between the two has come to a halt even to the point of them speaking to each other on a regular basis.
Dave is the only surviving member (since Rick died) that doesn’t want to tour anymore and let’s face it; without Dave there would be no Pink Floyd tour. Hell, even Rodger would admit that.
With all of the typo’s set aside, I couldn’t think of anyone better to play at the Olympics.
LeFarts says
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFLw8aH-M2w&feature=related
He would definately give them a run for the money !!
LeFarts says
Proof that Spellcheck totally fucking flawed !!
LeFarts says
We can smell your smugness………..ease up on it just a little….
Oh and by the way your the only man on the planet that can walk into a brick wall with a hard on and break his nose !!