Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon Planetarium Experience
(NSC Creative, 2023) Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium, 10 March 2024
The classic album played in its entirety, synchronised with a specially rendered visual extravaganza of space scenes and psychedelic sequences projected onto the planetarium’s skydome. The immersive experience makes one reflect and appreciate, 50 years on, just how innovative Dark Side was.
Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd
by Nick Mason (Chronicle, 2017)
Drummer Nick Mason was the only member of Pink Floyd who was there for the duration. His lucidly written ‘along for the ride’ narrative presents the band history sans ego but with a concomitant sterility. Mason knows everything but remains doggedly inoffensive.
Roger Waters live at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre
(Us + Them Tour, 7 February 2018)
Roger Waters, not quite evergreen but certainly everpink and still a powerful presence, headed an audio-visual rock extravaganza showcasing songs from 1971 through to 2017. Highlights included a fervid repurposing of ‘Pigs (Three Different Ones)’ into a 10-minute denouncement of Donald Trump.