Friday night brought the official launch of David Gilmour's South American tour with his first two gigs at Brazil's Allianz Parque. The singer-songwriter decided to craft a setlist blending his own solo material with highly anticipated and well-loved Pink Floyd tunes.
Surprisingly, the second set performance of Pink Floyd's "Coming Back To Life" on Saturday was the only difference in setlists between both San Paulo shows, which was otherwise relished with the psychedelic rock group's anticipated staple hits. According to Jambase, the first half of the gig brought the audience Dark Side of the Moon classics "Us & Them" and "Money" along with solo cuts " 5 A.M.," "In Any Tongue" and "A Boat Lies Waiting" from his latest studio album, Rattle That Lock.
Each show saw a similar second set of debut album track "Astronomy Domine," Atom Heart Mother's "Fat Old Sun" and Wish You Were Here fan favorite, "Shine On You Crazy Diamond." As the set continued, the 69-year-old guitar legend rolled out more solo material off of his fourth studio album including "The Girl in the Yellow Dress," "Today," and "On An Island" trailed by his former group's "Sorrow" and The Wall track, "Run Like Hell."
Back in October, Gilmour explained to Rolling Stone that a short tour was in the works, or an "old man's tour, not a 200-date sort of thing." Sticking to his word, the former Floyd guitarist planned a slim total of four stops in North America in Los Angeles, Toronto, Chicago and New York City before adding more show dates and extending his stay for 11 gigs.
The South American tour will make its way through Brazil and Argentina before wrapping up in Chile on Dec. 20. The North American leg of the Gilmour excursion will launch in California on March 24, 2016.
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