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Brit Floyd
The Philharmonic Hall
Touring: http://www.britfloyd.com/tour-dates
9/10
The amazing Pink Floyd are no longer in existence but like many iconic bands they spawned tribute acts. And last night at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, the newly formed Brit Floyd gave fans what they came to see – a truly authentic experience, reminiscent of the Floyd of old, complete with psychedelic backdrop images and a fantastic light and sound extravaganza.
First we had The Australian Pink Floyd, and now, formed in 2010 is the new Brit Floyd that many feel is even better than the acclaimed Aussie outfit.
The band was formed by lead guitar player/vocalist Damian Darlington, who in his 19 years with Aussie Floyd, actually played for David Gilmour’s 50th birthday. The band, all of whom have played with TAPFS at some time, rocked a brilliant session kicking off with a superb rendition of Shine on Your Crazy Diamond from Wish You Were Here, a tribute to the late Sid Barrett and moved on seamlessly into Learning to Fly, before calming it down with the Floyd’s second single, See Emily Play.
In the second half they introduced more sonic sounds that enveloped the auditorium, and, with the light show encompassing the whole space you felt as though you were in some sort of Floyd hallucinogenic dream.
Favourites such as Brick in the Wall Pt 2, The Great Gig in the Sky, Have a Cigar, Anybody Out There, the iconic Money, and Comfortably Numb were executed with brilliant musicianship by band members Darlington (bass and vocals), Ian Cattell (bass and vocals), Bobby Harrison (guitars and vocals), Arran Ahmun (drums), Carl Brunsdon (sax, percussion, guitars), Rob Stringer (keyboard, vocals), Rick Benbow (keyboards) and a four girl backing group.
As an extra bonus, and back by popular demand, Brit Floyd also included a show-stopping rendition of Echoes, taken from the original classic 1971 album, Meddle.
To a standing ovation and deafening applause, whoops and whistles, they returned to give a thunderous version of Run Like Hell, from The Wall, 1979.
For Floyd fans this was a close as you can get to the real thing. Brit Floyd have made their mark and a new generation of followers will ensure the legacy of the phenomenal Pink Floyd’s progressive and psychedelic rock oeuvre survives for many years to come.
