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In June 2019, David raised $21.5m from the Christie's sale of more than 120 of his instruments and artefacts. He gave the proceeds to ClientEarth, a charity which uses the power of the law to protect the planet and its people. "The global climate crisis is the greatest challenge that humanity will ever face," said David. "I hope that the sale of these guitars will help ClientEarth in their actions to use the law to bring about real change. We need a civilised world that goes on for all our grandchildren and beyond, in which these guitars can be played and songs can be sung." For more information on ClientEarth, their work and how you can help, please visit clientearth.org . Wednesday 26th February 2020 David's Tribute to Peter Green David with Mick Fleetwood. Photo: Polly Samson. As previously announced, David performed last night as one of the special guests assembled by Mick Fleetwood to celebrate the life and music of Fleetwood Mac founder Peter Green at The London Palladium. Although Peter Green's time with the band was to be short-lived, his songs and performances attracted much acclaim, and the regard in which they are still held was reflected in the musicians chosen to perform them. A stellar lineup excelled themselves: John Mayall, Jonny Lang, Rick Vito, Billy Gibbons, Christine McVie, Steven Tyler, Kirk Hammett, Pete Townshend, and Noel Gallagher gave inspiring renditions of the mostly blues-based early Mac material, while Neil Finn was moving on the emotional Man Of The World . Surprise appearance of the night was fourth original member Jeremy Spencer, appearing on stage with Mick Fleetwood for the first time in fifty years. His slide guitar and vocals, undiminished by time, elicited a great response from the crowd. Another first was David Gilmour's rendition of Oh Well Part 2 , apparently the only time it had ever been performed live by Fleetwood Mac. Backed by the house band of Mick Fleetwood, Andy Fairweather Low, Rick Vito, Dave Bronze and Ricky Peterson, David reproduced the reverberant guitar from the original for the first part of the tune. He then paid tribute in his own style, with a superb bluesy sequence of phrases, playing from the heart – a perfect summation of the spirit of the evening. David returned on lap steel guitar, duetting with Rick Vito on slide for the penultimate song of the show, the instrumental Albatross . David's distinctive tone, with volume swells, carried the set to sublime heights before the final ensemble closing rendition of Shake Your Moneymaker , the Elmore James classic from the first Fleetwood Mac album. The concert was designed by Mick Fleetwood to 'recognize the profound impact Peter and the early Fleetwood Mac had on the world of music' and it certainly achieved that goal. It was filmed and recorded for future release. Tuesday 25th February 2020 Peter Green Tribute Concert: Rehearsals Wednesday 12th February 2020 A Theatre for Dreamers – An Evening of Words and Music with Polly Samson and David Gilmour Monday 30th March – Manchester, Royal Northern College of Music Tuesday 31st March – Birmingham, Town Hall Thursday 2nd April – London, Central Hall Westminster Manchester – http://bit.ly/ATFDmcr Birmingham – http://bit.ly/ATFDbham London – http://bit.ly/ATFDlondon Join Polly Samson and friends to launch her new novel A Theatre for Dreamers at an evening of words and music in Manchester, Birmingham and London. Each of these special events will feature Polly Samson in conversation with journalist Rosie Boycott, readings, film and live music, including a new song Yes, I Have Ghosts written by David Gilmour and Polly Samson. The audience will be transported to the Greek island of Hydra in 1960, and a world dancing on the edge of revolution, where a circle of poets, painters, writers and musicians live tangled lives. It's a story of utopian dreams and innocence lost, of the troubled King and Queen of Bohemia, Charmian Clift and George Johnson, of a young poet named Leonard Cohen, and his Marianne; and of Erica Hart, an 18-year-old in search of answers. Ticket prices include a signed first edition of A Theatre for Dreamers and an exclusive portrait of Polly Samson and David Gilmour taken on Hydra and signed by them both. 'In A Theatre for Dreamers , Polly Samson goes to the Greek island of Hydra to imagine the first steps in the love affair between Leonard Cohen and his Marianne. As dreamily nostalgic as Cohen's song Famous Blue Raincoat' OBSERVER , Fiction to look out for in 2020 'It is a grand read and the prose falls translucently like the air ... Superb work and a delightful novel' THOMAS KENEALLY 'Polly Samson has created such a dazzling evocation of an era and its mindset. Here, the island of Hydra is a geographical place but a psychological one too, populated by beautiful and damaged characters who pull you down into its pages for another café gossip, another moonlit swim, another drink. This book is a bohemian idyll meticulously drawn, and unsparingly exposed. It is like going away to paradise, then coming back rather wiser. You don't read this book – you live it' MARINA HYDE A THEATRE FOR DREAMERS BY POLLY SAMSON IS PUBLISHED ON 2nd APRIL BY BLOOMSBURY CIRCUS. PRE-ORDER NOW FROM HTTPS://SMARTURL.IT/ATHEATREFORDREAMERS . For more information about A Theatre for Dreamers , please contact Ros Ellis in the Bloomsbury press office at ros.ellis@bloomsbury.com TICKETS ON SALE 10.00am FRIDAY 14th FEBRUARY www.pollysamson.com Wednesday 4th December 2019 A Theatre for Dreamers It has just been announced that the new novel by Polly Samson – author, Pink Floyd lyricist and partner of David – will be released in April 2020 (see the cover revealed, above right). Click here to pre-order a special signed copy of A Theatre for Dreamers (limited quantities available). The book is set on the Greek island of Hydra in 1960, where a circle of poets, painters and musicians (notably Leonard Cohen) lived tangled lives which have captivated the world for decades. Tuesday 26th November 2019 Make A Difference Register to vote in the General Election by 11.59pm tonight at https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote . Monday 25th November 2019 The Later Years podcast series 'The Lost Art Of Conversation' launched To celebrate the 13th December release of Pink Floyd The Later Years , David Gilmour has given his only interview to BBC Radio's Matt Everitt, published as a podcast, 'The Lost Art of Conversation'. The 4-part series will be available in weekly parts, starting today. In the series, David discusses Pink Floyd as they reassembled after Roger Waters' departure, as well as legal battles, the 80s, 90s politics and The Big Spliff. Covering the material and stories featured in The Later Years box set, the episodes are split into four key themes from the band's career from 1987 to the present day, including The Studio, Artwork, Live Performances, and Unreleased New Material. 'The Lost Art of Conversation' will be available on all major podcast platforms, via this link: pinkfloyd.lnk.to/Podcast . Pink Floyd The Later Years is available to pre-order here: pinkfloyd.com . A 2-LP/1-CD 'Highlights' package will be released on Friday 29th November. Friday 15th November 2019 David Gilmour Announced as Special Guest at Peter Green Tribute Concert It has been announced that David will join the special guests assembled by Fleetwood Mac drummer Mick Fleetwood to celebrate the life and work of Fleetwood Mac founder Peter Green in a concert at the London Palladium on February 25th, 2020. Peter Green came to prominence as Eric Clapton's replacement in John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, becoming just as highly regarded as a lead guitarist in the Chicago blues tradition. On leaving the Bluesbreakers, Green founded Fleetwood Mac, named after drummer Mick Fleetwood and bassist John McVie, and saw the band expand from a purist blues outfit into a creator of hits, including the Green originals Man of the World , Oh Well , and the instrumental UK Number 1, A...