Photos and review by James Pappaconstantine 
Show photos HERE
I don’t typically cover tribute bands, (although I have covered many bands with only one or two original members or in the case of Quiet Riot and the last Foreigner shows, No original members) but when I was asked to check out Brit Floyd, “The Worlds Greatest Pink Floyd Show” I was happy to do so.
Brit Floyd is made up of nine members: Damian Darlington – Musical Director, Guitar and Vocals. Rob Stringer – Keyboards, Vocals, Ian Cattell – Bass Guitar, Vocals, Bobby Harrison – Guitar. Vocals, Carl Brunsdon – Saxophones, Percussion, Bass Guitar, Arran Ahmun – Drums, Thomas Ashbrook – Keyboard, Vocals, Ola Bienkowska – Backing Vocals, Jacquie Williams – Backing Vocals
If you’ve ever been a fan of Pink Floyd you will love this show. Combining great music along with an elaborate light and video show and even adding in a small acting skit in the mix, Brit Floyd is a great musical experience.
The stage set up, resembled a giant eye, upon which video projections showed various album art work, old Pink Floyd album covers, moving illustrations and other various visuals. Along the outer parts of the eye as well as all over the stage and above it were lights, which at times were blinding, adding to the Pink Floyd experience.
Brit Floyd opened the show with Shine On Part’s 1 – 5 from the classic (and my favorite Pink Floyd album) Wish You Were Here. I was happy to hear just how precise the music was: All three of the main vocalists seem to have really captured the essence of the original members. Throughout the night the band played music spanning Pink Floyd’s vast library of music. During the Floyd song Pigs a giant pig appeared stage right with glowing red eyes, not unlike the Pig that Floyd uses during their live shows. Approximately half way through the bands show they took a 20 minute break before coming back out for a second set which included some of the bigger hits such as Money, Time, Wish You Were Here and Comfortably Numb. The band left the stage and came back for an encore of Run Like Hell.
Brit Floyd is about as close as one can get to the real thing. Having seen Pink Floyd myself back in the day, it’s good to know that Brit Floyd is keeping it alive for future generations.
 

 
 

The Set

 

Shine On, Parts 1-5

Learning To Fly

High Hopes

Childhood’s Hopes

Happiest Days

Another Brick Part 2

Fat Old Sun

Sorrow

Pigs

 Intermission

 Astronomy Domine

Money

Young Lust

Take It Back

Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun

Get Your Filthy Hands Off

The Fletcher Memorial Home

Time

The Great Gig In The Sky

Wish You Were Here

One Of These Days

Shine On, Parts 6 – 7

Comfortably Numb

 Run Like Hell