Gilmour rules out Pink Floyd reunion

David Gilmour has said he will never again take part in a Pink Floyd reunion, saying he has moved on.

Fans’ hopes were raised when the band performed at the Live 8 charity concert in London in 2005.

It was the first time in almost a quarter of a century that Gilmour and estranged bandmate Roger Waters had appeared onstage together. But once was enough, Gilmour said.

The gig itself was “excellent, really enjoyable”, said the 62-year-old guitarist and singer.

“The rehearsals were less enjoyable. The rehearsals convinced me it wasn’t something I wanted to be doing a lot of,” Gilmour said, speaking from the Astoria, his houseboat-cum-recording studio on the River Thames.

He has a famously testy relationship with bassist and singer Waters, who walked away from Pink Floyd in 1985.

“There have been all sorts of farewell moments in people’s lives and careers which they have then rescinded, but I think I can fairly categorically say that there won’t be a tour or an album again that I take part in,” said Gilmour.

“It isn’t to do with animosity or anything like that. It’s just that I’ve done that. I’ve been there, I’ve done it.”