Odds & Ends: Roger Waters, Live In The Vineyard, Widespread Panic

In case you forgot, Roger Waters hasn’t been part of Pink Floyd’s lineup in nearly three decades. Apparently there are at least a few folks out there who are confused about Waters’ involvement with the band.

Well, now you can get the message straight from the singer/songwriter’s mouth because Waters posted the following text on Facebook this week:

“Some people have been asking Laurie, my wife, about a new album I have coming out in November. Errhh? I don’t have an album coming out, they are probably confused. David Gilmour and Nick Mason have an album coming out. It’s called Endless River. David and Nick constitute the group Pink Floyd. I on the other hand, am not part of Pink Floyd. I left Pink Floyd in 1985, that’s 29 years ago. I had nothing to do with either of the Pink Floyd studio albums, Momentary Lapse of Reason and The Division Bell, nor the Pink Floyd tours of 1987 and 1994, and I have nothing to do with Endless River. Phew! This is not rocket science people, get a grip.”

Got it? So don’t ask again.

Before Widespread Panic’s fall tour launches on Friday, the band gave fans the heads up that Todd Nance won’t be on stage.

The group says it is grateful to have Duane Trucks filling in on drums while Nance takes “time to attend to personal matters.”

The first stop of the excursion is a two-night stand at the North Charleston Coliseum in South Carolina Oct. 3-4. The road trip wraps with three gigs in Broomfield, Colo., at the 1stBank Center Oct. 31 and Nov. 1-2.  

Up until this week, the only way to see the likes of Train, Ingrid Michaelson and Blue October perform at Live In The Vineyard in Napa Valley, Calif., was to win tickets.

Now organizers have announced that a limited amount of tickets for performances at the Napa Valley Performing Arts Center at Lincoln Theater are available to the public. A portion of all proceeds from tickets will go to the Napa Valley Community Disaster Relief Fund, which is assisting local residents and businesses affected by the 6.0 magnitude earthquake that hit the area in August.

“The Napa Valley Performing Arts Center at Lincoln Theater was kind enough to open their doors to us while the Uptown Theatre is restored after the earthquake, which opened up a great opportunity for us to be able to give back to the Napa Community,” said Live In The Vineyard co-founder Bobbii Jacobs.

The performing arts center, which is located in Yountville, is hosting Train, Matt Nathanson, Blue October, Marie Miller and Scars On 45 Friday, Nov. 7.

Saturday, Nov. 8 features Ingrid Michaelson, Meghan Trainor, Echosmith, Bernhoft and Jamie Scott.

Tickets are on sale now. Don’t wait to get yours because there are only 200 available to the public for each night.

The rest of the events at the Nov. 6-9 “Live In The Vineyard”– including a private acoustic performance by Mat Kearney – are only open to special guests and winners of radio station promotions.

For more information visit LiveInTheVineyard and LincolnTheater.com.