David Gilmour in Concert

David Gilmour in Concert is a DVD of Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour's solo concert at the Royal Festival Hall, London in June 2001, as part of the Robert Wyatt-curated Meltdown festival.[1][2][3][4] It also features footage filmed during three concerts at the same venue in January 2002.[2][5] The track selection includes several Floyd songs, in addition to Gilmour's solo works.[3][4] Guest appearances are made by Floyd colleague Richard Wright, as well as Robert Wyatt and Bob Geldof.[1][3] It includes the first performance of "Smile",[2][4] a track that would appear almost five years later on Gilmour's third solo album, On an Island. Gilmour also plays two Syd Barrett songs.[2][3][4]

David Gilmour in Concert
Video by David Gilmour
Released	October 2002 (UK) November 2002 (US)
Recorded	London, England, 22 June 2001 and January 2002
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	92 min. (concert footage), 2 hours (concert plus extras)
Label	EMI (UK) Capitol Records (US)
Director	David Mallet
Producer	David Gilmour
David Gilmour video chronology
David Gilmour Live 1984 (1984) David Gilmour in Concert (2002) Remember That Night (2007)

Also included is "Je crois entendre encore" ("I still believe I hear"), an aria from Georges Bizet's opera Les pêcheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers),[6] with a libretto by Eugène Cormon and Michel Carré, and sung by Gilmour in the original French. "I remember my wife Polly's face going red when I tried singing it," he recalled, "and my face literally going into a cold sweat – 'Do I dare try this?' But once the choir came up here [Gilmour's studio] and ran through it with me, that gave me a huge amount of confidence."[7]

Track listing

The Meltdown Concert from June 2001

1. "Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I–V)" (David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Richard Wright)
2. "Terrapin" (Syd Barrett)
3. "Fat Old Sun" (Gilmour)
4. "Coming Back to Life" (Gilmour)
5. "High Hopes" (Gilmour, Polly Samson)
6. "Je crois entendre encore" (Georges Bizet)
7. "Smile" (Gilmour, Samson)
8. "Wish You Were Here" (Gilmour, Waters)
9. "Comfortably Numb" (with Robert Wyatt) (Gilmour, Waters)
10. "Dimming of the Day" (Richard Thompson)
11. "Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts VI–VIII)" (Gilmour, Waters, Wright)
12. "A Great Day for Freedom" (Gilmour, Samson)
13. "Hushabye Mountain" (Robert B. Sherman, Richard M. Sherman)

Royal Festival Hall Concert 2002

14. "Dominoes" (Barrett)
15. "Breakthrough" (with Richard Wright) (Wright, Anthony Moore)
16. "Comfortably Numb" (with Bob Geldof) (Gilmour, Waters)

Personnel

• David Gilmour – guitars, vocals
• Neill MacColl – guitars, backing vocals
• Michael Kamen – piano, English horn
• Chucho Merchán – double bass
• Caroline Dale – cello
• Dick Parry – baritone and tenor saxophones
• Nic France – drums & percussion
• Gospel Choir – Sam Brown (choir leader), Chris Ballin, Pete Brown, Margo Buchanan, Claudia Fontaine, Michelle John Douglas, Sonia Jones, Carol Kenyon, David Laudat, Durga McBroom, Aitch McRobbie (solo on Smile), Beverly Skeete

with

• Bob Geldof – vocals on "Comfortably Numb" (January 2002 footage)
• Robert Wyatt – vocals on "Comfortably Numb" (June 2001 footage)
• Richard Wright – vocals on "Breakthrough", keyboards on "Breakthrough" and "Comfortably Numb"

Special features

The 30 minutes of special features on the DVD include the tracks "I Put a Spell on You" (from Later with Jools Holland from June 1992), "Don't" (from a Leiber-Stoller Tribute concert from June 2001), and a performance of Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 (recorded on Gilmour's houseboat The Astoria).[8][9] Additionally, there is a version of "High Hopes" performed by Gilmour's backing vocalists. Finally, there are lyrics, a home movie of the band and choir rehearsing at home, and a 'Spare Digits' feature - a camera on Gilmour's fretboards during six guitar solos.[9][5]

Quotes

I can show you places where the nerves are there. At the beginning of 'Shine On You Crazy Diamond', there's a closeup of me doing a vibrato on the acoustic guitar which is more than I'd ever intended. That was due to trembling. It wasn't as under control as one would like it to be.

— David Gilmour, 2002[7]

How did you go about choosing the material for the shows? I went through the entire Pink Floyd catalogue, and I picked the tunes I liked. Then, after I figured out which ones would work with the instrumentation I had in mind, I spent about three months fiddling around in my home studio mocking up the arrangements.

— David Gilmour, 2003[10][5]

Certifications

Sales certifications for David Gilmour in Concert

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[11]	Platinum	8,000^^
France (SNEP)[12]	Platinum	20,000^*
Germany (BVMI)[13]	Gold	25,000^^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[14]	3× Platinum	15,000^^
Poland (ZPAV)[15]	Gold	5,000^*
Portugal (AFP)[16]	Platinum	8,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[17]	Platinum	50,000^^
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "David Gilmour "In Concert"". Utopia.knoware.nl. Archived from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
2. Manning, Toby (2006). "Which One's Pink?". The Rough Guide to Pink Floyd (1st ed.). London: Rough Guides. p. 146. ISBN 1-84353-575-0.
3. Manning, Toby (2006). "Floyd on Film". The Rough Guide to Pink Floyd (1st ed.). London: Rough Guides. p. 268. ISBN 1-84353-575-0.
4. Schaffner, Nicholas (2005). "Afterword – High Hopes". Saucerful of Secrets: The Pink Floyd Odyssey (New ed.). London: Helter Skelter. p. 326. ISBN 1-905139-09-8.
5. Schaffner, Nicholas (2005). "Afterword – High Hopes". Saucerful of Secrets: The Pink Floyd Odyssey (New ed.). London: Helter Skelter. p. 327. ISBN 1-905139-09-8.
6. Mabbett, Andy (2010). Pink Floyd - The Music and the Mystery. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 9781849383707.
7. Fielder, Hugh: "Sinking the pink"; Classic Rock #48, Christmas 2002, p58
8. "Music | In Concert | Official Website". David Gilmour. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
9. "Pink Floyd news :: Brain Damage - David Gilmour - In Concert". Brain Damage. 21 July 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
10. "A Saucerful of Strings" interview, Guitar Player, January 2003 Archived May 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 28 July 2010
11. CAPIF – Discos de Oro y Platino at the Wayback Machine (archived 31 May 2011)
12. "French video certifications – David Gilmour – David Gilmour in Concert" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
13. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (David Gilmour; 'David Gilmour In Concert')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
14. Scapolo, Dean (2007). The Complete New Zealand Music Charts: 1966–2006. Maurienne House. ISBN 978-1-877443-00-8.
15. "Polish video certifications – David Gilmour – David Gilmour in Concert" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
16. "Portuguese video certifications – David Gilmour – David Gilmour in Concert" (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Archived from the original on 20 November 2010.
17. "British video certifications – David Gilmour – In Concert". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 December 2020. Select videos in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type In Concert in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.