The three surviving members of the legendary rock group Pink Floyd surprised fans yesterday (May 12) when they reunited for a one-time performance during Roger Waters’ The Wall Live concert.
Former bandmates Nick Mason and David Gilmour joined Waters on stage to perform during his solo concert – only the second time in 30 years that the three had played together.
Their last reunion was a charity performance for Live 8 in 2005. Waters and Gilmour also joined forces last year to perform at the Hoping Foundation benefit show – last night’s performance was paying back that favor.
"Someone, I think it was David himself, came up with this ‘Wouldn’t it be funny’, idea," Waters explained in a post on Facebook.
"I quote: ‘If you do To Know Him Is To Love Him for the Hoping Foundation gig, I’ll come and do C. Numb on one of your Wall shows’… How could I refuse such an offer. I couldn’t, there was no way."
The reunion was short-lived however, and the feud between Waters and Gilmour may not be entirely over. While Waters admitted he would like to do a short reunion tour, Gilmour has refused.
"I should also remind you that tonight is most definitely a one-off. David is not repeating his special guest performance at a later occasion," warns a post on the tour’s official website.