Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour shocks fans with surprise performance in UK pub while his daughter is on stage
David Gilmour surprised fans when he appeared on stage at an East Sussex pub for a surprise performance alongside his daughter Romany.
The 78-year-old guitarist surprised his daughter, who was also unaware that he would be accompanying her to her gig at The Neptune Inn in Hove.
David shared a clip on social media of the moment he arrived at the pub and performed with Romany.
“Hello,” she said, to which he replied off-camera, “Hello, sweetheart.”
Romany then said, “You decided to overshadow me?” to which David jokingly replied, “Yes.”
David Gilmour shocked fans when he appeared on stage at an East Sussex pub for a surprise performance alongside his daughter Romany
The 78-year-old guitarist surprised his daughter, who also didn’t know he would be accompanying her to her gig at The Neptune Inn in Hove
David shared a clip on social media of the moment he arrived at the pub and joined Romany for her performance
Father and daughter then sang a version of Pink Floyd’s 1975 song Wish You Were Here, from the album of the same name.
Alongside the clip, David wrote: ‘I thoroughly enjoyed crashing @GilmourRomany’s gig at the Neptune in Hove tonight after tour rehearsals…
Several fans reacted to the heartwarming clip, writing: ‘What a sweet gesture from a father. Well done old man.’
‘Amazing. I wish I was there!’… ‘This brought a smile to my face, absolutely amazing ‘… ‘Beautiful moment.’
’50 meters from my house I decided to stay inside and watch some crap on TV. FFS.’
This comes after David announced his first solo UK performance in eight years, performing six nights at London’s Royal Albert Hall in October.
The musician posted the news on social media, giving a glimpse of the iconic location ahead of the release of his new album Luck and Strange.
Several fans reacted to the heartwarming clip, writing: ‘What a sweet thing for a father to do. Well done old chap’
Fans of Pink Floyd will be disappointed though, as David has revealed that he will only be playing his own new material and not any hits from the rock band’s heyday. He said he is ‘not prepared to go back to the Pink Floyd of the Seventies’.
He told Uncut: ‘[Other decades] could be better represented. I mean, at least one from the sixties. The one we’ve done in the past is ‘Astronomy’ from 1967.
David left Pink Floyd in 1985 after falling out with Roger Waters. Their long-standing feud continues to this day.