Waters Still Teasing Gilmour Appearance

July 2, 2005 is a date that’s indelibly etched in the memories of Pink Floyd fans throughout the world, the day Rogers rejoined the band for a one-off performance at Live 8 in London. The appearance gave rise to rumors of a possible reunion tour, but that turned out to be wishful thinking by fans as well as concert industry folks.

Five years later Gilmour approached Rogers about appearing with him at a benefit for Palestinian children at Kiddington Hall in Oxfordshire, England. Apparently, both artists thought everyone would get a good laugh out of the performance.

“I think it was David himself, came up with this ‘Wouldn’t it be funny,’ idea,” Waters wrote on his Facebook page July 14. “What if he (David, that is) were to sing the old Teddy Bears song ‘To Know Him Is To Love Him’ with me (Roger, that is), what with us having been so famously at each other’s throats for years and years. Get it!!!”

However, after Gilmour sent him a few demos depicting how the two of them might perform the old Phil Spector composition, Waters realized that the tune was beyond his reach. Although the two did crank out a version of “To Know Him Is To Love Him,” they also delved into the Pink Floyd catalog, pulling out “Wish You Were Here,” “Comfortably Numb” and “Another Brick In The Wall.”

But Waters didn’t appear at the charity concert just for fun. Turns out Gilmour promised something in return – joining Waters one night during his concert tour of “The Wall.”

These days Waters is still talking about a possible Gilmour appearance. A recent interview with Sky News, Waters said the guitarist just might drop by.

“I think it’s beginning to look now as if he’ll do one gig,” Waters said. “He’ll do ‘Comfortably Numb’ at one gig.”

Now the big question is “which gig?” Waters is touring with The Wall through July and there are rumors that more dates will be added to the routing. But if you’re thinking they might pick a show closer to home, Waters is playing several shows in the United Kingdom, including six concerts at London’s O2 in May, and returns to the U.K. for a few June dates.

Waters also told Sky News he may never again take on a project as big as “The Wall” tour.

“Constructing something like this indoors – I’ll probably never do anything this big again, the technology of projection we’ve used in this show is breathtaking,” Waters said.

Click here to read the complete Sky News interview.