Pink Floyd guitarist back in Pompeii after 45 years

(AGI) Rome, March 16 - After 45 years, the Roman amphitheatre in Pompeii will once again host the legendary music of Pink Floyd. The band's guitarist and singer David Gilmour will return to Pompeii for two highly anticipated concerts on July 7 and 8. The news was announced by the Minister of Culture, Dario Franceschini, on Twitter. "We have reached a deal. After 45 years, David Gilmour will return to play in Pompeii on July 7 and 8," wrote Franceschini. Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii is a concert documentary film directed by Adrian Maben, featuring the English group performing at the ancient Roman amphitheatre. The main footage was filmed over four days in October 1971. The film, notable for having no audience, was released in 1974. The band members, in their late twenties and at the height of psychedelic rock, were completely unaware of the success that the film would have. Early in 1971, Mr Maben had tried to contact the manager of the group, Steve O'Rourke, for a project that would join the music of Pink Floyd with paintings, but the proposal was rejected. In the summer of 1971, the director tried again after returning from a trip to Italy, where he was fascinated by the country's beauty. He contacted the band again and this time proposed to make a documentary film-concert set at the Roman amphitheatre of Pompeii. The film was shot from October 4 to 7. The band played only three songs: "Echoes", "One of These Days" and "A Saucerful of Secrets". The three songs were performed separately and were later edited together. Some film reels were lost, Adrian Maben and Nick Mason revealed. It is no coincidence that the recording of "One of These Days" contained only shots of the drummer. Other tracks were added later to the film: "Careful With That Axe, Eugene", "Set the controls for the heart of the Sun" and "Mademoiselle Nobs (Seamus)". (AGI) . .