David Gilmour's solo concert at the Royal Festival Hall, London in June 2001, as part of the Robert Wyatt-curated Meltdown festival.
It also features footage filmed during three concerts at the same venue in January 2002.
Guest appearances are made by Floyd colleague Richard Wright, as well as Robert Wyatt and Bob Geldof It includes the first performance of "Smile", a track that would appear almost five years later on Gilmour's third solo album, On an Island. Gilmour
Track listing
The Meltdown Concert from June 2001
"Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I–V)" (David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Richard Wright)
"Terrapin" (Syd Barrett)
"Fat Old Sun" (Gilmour)
"Coming Back to Life" (Gilmour)
"High Hopes" (Gilmour, Polly Samson)
"Je crois entendre encore" (Georges Bizet)
"Smile" (Gilmour, Samson)
"Wish You Were Here" (Gilmour, Waters)
"Comfortably Numb" (with Robert Wyatt) (Gilmour, Waters)
"Dimming of the Day" (Richard Thompson)
"Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts VI–VIII)" (Gilmour, Waters, Wright)
"A Great Day for Freedom" (Gilmour, Samson)
"Hushabye Mountain" (Robert B. Sherman, Richard M. Sherman)
Royal Festival Hall Concert 2002
"Dominoes" (Barrett)
"Breakthrough" (with Richard Wright) (Wright, Anthony Moore)
"Comfortably Numb" (with Bob Geldof) (Gilmour, Waters)
Personnel
David Gilmour – guitars, vocals
Neill MacColl – guitars, backing vocals
Michael Kamen – piano, English horn
Chucho Merchán – double bass
Caroline Dale – cello
Dick Parry – baritone and tenor saxophones
Nic France – drums & percussion
Gospel Choir – Sam Brown (choir leader), Chris Ballin, Pete Brown, Margo Buchanan, Claudia Fontaine, Michelle John Douglas, Sonia Jones, Carol Kenyon, David Laudat, Durga McBroom, Aitch McRobbie (solo on Smile), Beverly Skeete
with
Bob Geldof – vocals on "Comfortably Numb" (January 2002 footage)
Robert Wyatt – vocals on "Comfortably Numb" (June 2001 footage)
Richard Wright – vocals on "Breakthrough", keyboards on "Breakthrough" and "Comfortably Numb"
