23 January 2012

Tickets are now on sale for the first gig of 2012! We embark on our 17th year of live performances with a return to The Wycliffe Rooms, George Street, Lutterworth on Friday 24th February. Despite everything else in the world going up in price we're keeping our tickets at just £10 each and can't wait to get back on a stage again. The last show back in December seems a long time ago now. We're busy every week in the rehearsal room at the moment, working on some additions to the set list but there's no substitute for getting out and playing in front of our fellow Floyd fans! You can obtain tickets from us by either calling Mick (our vocalist) on 07733 120954, or emailing us at 'band@pinkfloydtribute.co.uk'. Alternatively, tickets are also available from the usual Wycliffe Rooms ticket outlet of Payne & Bonds Hardware on Church Street Lutterworth (Tel: 01455 552411). Or, failing all that, you can turn up on the night and simply pay at the door (capacity permitting). See you in Lutterworth next month! Best wishes DSOTW

07 January 2012

Happy new year everyone! 2012 sees DSOTW about to embark upon it's 17th year of live performances! In the transient world of live music that's a fairly impressive stat when you stop and think about it. There have been 26 musicians who have played in the band during this time and of the current line up, Steve and Pete are the longest serving members (having joined in Jan 2000) and all being well, they will simultaneously hit the 200 gigs milestone later this year. They're on 192 each at the moment! We can now confirm that the first gig of 2012 will be at The Wycliffe Rooms in Lutterworth on Friday 24th February. It's always a good night at this venue and we hope we'll get a good turnout after the long xmas and new year break. We can't wait, especially now we have Sofia on bord full time, and will be busy in the rehearsal room in the meantime getting some new material together to freshen up the play list. Tickets will be available in a weeks time from the usual outlets for this venue. Details will be posted on here as soon as the tickets are printed. Best wishes DSOTW

15 December 2011

Hi there. The last gig of the yet another year (the band's 16!) takes place this Saturday at another of our old favourites, the Stoney Stanton Social Club in south Leicestershire. The venue's address is Hinckley Road, Stoney Stanton, Leics LE9 4LJ. It promises to be a cracker as not only do we have a special guest in the form of the very talented singer/songwriter Joel Wildgoose, we also have the full 8-piece with latest recruit Sofia Wilks gobsmacking everyone with her performances of 'The Great Gig In The Sky' at each of her three shows so far. It's not just that track though. Her vocals are now a major part of our sound and we believe she has improved our overall sound immeasurably. When you add into this the amazingly accurate and authentic sounding guitar work of Andy, the spectacular grab-you-by-the-balls drumming of Ted and the Dick Parryesque sax playing of Taz, all mixed together with the ever reliable contributions of the rest of the band, we reckon we have a Pink Floyd tribute show to rival anyone out there these days. We have nothing booked at the moment for the first three months of 2012 so this is the last chance for a fix of live Floyd from ourselves for a while so make sure you come along if you can! Get there early for Joel, who takes the stage at 8.00pm whilst we're due on around 8.30pm. Other news... we will be launching a brand new website in the new year. Pete is working on the design at present and one of the things we will be doing is to include more music and videos than our present site does. We will be uploading new recordings as and when we have them and hope that the new site (which will still be found at www.pinkfloydtribute.co.uk) will bring a fresh new look at what we do in this ever competitive market. Meantime, here's a few tasters from the last 3/4 shows (all fimed by Steve Burfoot and his hand held digicam!) that are presently on YouTube.... Sofia's Great Gig at The Arches http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVuH2K2zHEA The Gunners Dream at The Y http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Btmfg6VDBHM&feature=related Andy's Shine On intro at The Mill http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=199o0eev2x4 Taz's Shine On outro at The Mill http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=199o0eev2x4 Hope to see you in Stoney Stanton! Steve DSOTW