Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Will the last remaining true classic-rock guitar-god frontman turn out the lights?
And then, naturally, put on a big light show? David Gilmour may not have sole rights to that title (Eric Clapton preceded him in passing through L.A.
just two weeks ago), but there is not a lot of competition for the place he holds in rock culture. It’s safe to say that the four shows he’s doing in SoCal would be a significant draw even if he toured more than once every eight years (that’s the interval since the last time he came around, anyway, if not the average)… and even if his North American “road trip” this time wasn’t limited to just two cities.
Throw in the scarcity created by the aforementioned factors and it’s no wonder that there is an element of David Gilmour Tourism in the Southland this week, with national and even international Pink Floyd fans flying in and posting “Wish you were here” messages to their socials from beautiful downtown Inglewood.
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