Live at Pompeii


Live at Pompeii is a live album and concert film by David Gilmour, the guitarist of Pink Floyd. It was recorded in July 2016 at the Amphitheatre of Pompeii, where Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii was staged 44 years prior. It documents his 2015–16 world tour to promote his album, Rattle That Lock. The film was directed by Gavin Elder. The album was released on 29 September 2017 and is available on Compact Disc, vinyl, digital download, DVD, Blu-ray and a deluxe box set containing the CD album and Blu-ray, plus a bonus Blu-ray of extra features.

Promotion

A digital single containing "Rattle That Lock" was released to promote the album on 28 July 2017. "One of These Days" was released as a single on 8 September 2017, and "Run Like Hell" was released as a single on 29 September 2017.
Gilmour's official YouTube channel released preview videos during the period leading up to release. The full video for "Rattle That Lock" was uploaded on 2 August 2017. An excerpt from "One of These Days" was also uploaded the same day. On August 9th an excerpt from "A Boat Lies Waiting" was uploaded. An excerpt from "Today" was uploaded on 23 August 2017. On 30 August 2017 an excerpt from "Time" was uploaded. As well as preview videos, an electronic press kit was uploaded to the channel. On 8 September 2017 the full video of "One of These Days" was uploaded, followed by "Run Like Hell" on 29 September. Promo videos for "Dancing Right In Front of Me", "Wish You Were Here", "The Great Gig in the Sky", "The Girl in the Yellow Dress" and "Comfortably Numb" were all added during the days before the album's release.

Cinema

On 13 September 2017 there was a worldwide cinema screening of Live at Pompeii prior to its 29 September release. The cinema version omitted some of the songs which feature on the full release.
Cinema track listing
  1. Intro film featuring rehearsals and interviews.
  2. "5 A.M."
  3. "Rattle That Lock"
  4. "What Do You Want from Me"
  5. "The Great Gig In the Sky"
  6. "A Boat Lies Waiting"
  7. "Wish You Were Here"
  8. "In Any Tongue"
  9. "High Hopes"
  10. "One of These Days"
  11. "Shine On You Crazy Diamond"
  12. "Sorrow"
  13. "Run Like Hell"
  14. "Time / Breathe "
  15. "Comfortably Numb"
  16. "Beauty"
The songs "Faces of Stone", "The Blue", "Money", "Fat Old Sun", "Coming Back to Life", "On an Island" and "Today" were omitted from the cinema version.

Television

On 22 December 2017 a 60-minute TV version of Live at Pompeii premiered on Arte, a Franco-German broadcaster. The tracklist included "Faces of Stone" and "Coming Back to Life", but was greatly edited, cutting out portions of "Sorrow" and "Comfortably Numb".
TV track listing
  1. "5 A.M."
  2. "Rattle That Lock"
  3. "Faces of Stone"
  4. "The Great Gig In the Sky"
  5. "Wish You Were Here"
  6. "In Any Tongue"
  7. "Coming Back to Life"
  8. "Sorrow"
  9. "Comfortably Numb"

Track listing

DVD and BD

  • Concert footage
  1. "5 A.M."
  2. "Rattle That Lock"
  3. "Faces of Stone"
  4. "What Do You Want from Me"
  5. "The Blue"
  6. "The Great Gig In the Sky"
  7. "A Boat Lies Waiting"
  8. "Wish You Were Here"
  9. "Money"
  10. "In Any Tongue"
  11. "High Hopes"
  12. "One of These Days"
  13. "Shine On You Crazy Diamond"
  14. "Fat Old Sun"
  15. "Coming Back to Life"
  16. "On an Island"
  17. "Today"
  18. "Sorrow"
  19. "Run Like Hell"
  20. "Time" / "Breathe "
  21. "Comfortably Numb"
  22. "Beauty"
  • Pompeii Then and Now documentary.

Deluxe box set

The boxset contains the 2-CD album and the video on BD. It also contains the following:
Bonus BD of live material and documentaries
  1. "Astronomy Domine"
  2. "Us and Them"
  3. "Today"
  4. "Time" / "Breathe "
  5. "Comfortably Numb"
  1. "5 A.M."
  2. "Rattle That Lock"
  3. "Dancing Right In Front of Me"
  4. "The Girl In the Yellow Dress"
  5. "In Any Tongue"
  • Europe 2015 documentary
  • South America 2015 documentary
  • North America 2016 documentary
  • Europe 2016 documentary
  • BBC documentary: David Gilmour: Wider Horizons
Collectables
  • 24-page hardback photo book
  • 8-page Pompeii guide titled The Amphitheatre at Pompeii – An Interview with Mary Beard
  • 4 postcards
  • 2-sided poster

Personnel

Pompeii and Wrocław
  • David Gilmour – electric guitars, acoustic guitars, classical guitar, console steel guitar, lead and backing vocals, cymbals on "One of These Days", whistling on "In Any Tongue"
  • Chester Kamen – electric guitars, acoustic guitars, classical guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar, high-strung acoustic guitar on "Comfortably Numb", backing vocals, harmonica on "The Blue"
  • Guy Pratt – bass guitars, double bass, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "Run Like Hell"
  • Greg Phillinganes – piano, keyboards, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "Time"
  • Chuck Leavell – organ, keyboards, accordion, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "Comfortably Numb"
  • Steve DiStanislao – drums, percussion, backing vocals, aeoliphone on "One of These Days"
  • João Mello – saxophones, clarinet, additional keyboards on "The Blue", high-strung acoustic guitar on "In Any Tongue"
  • Bryan Chambers – backing vocals, lead vocals on "In Any Tongue" and "The Great Gig in the Sky", tambourine
  • Lucita Jules – backing vocals, lead vocals on "The Great Gig in the Sky"
  • Louise Clare Marshall – backing vocals, cowbell, lead vocals on "The Great Gig in the Sky"
  • David Gilmour – Mixing
  • Andy Jackson - Mixing
  • Damon Iddins - Mixing
  • Creative Direction - Polly Samson
  • FOH Sound Engineer - Colin Norfield
  • Monitor Engineer - Gavin Tempany
  • Recording Engineer - Damon Iddins
  • Sound FX - Damon Iddins
  • Lighting Operator - Mark Risk
with:
South America
  • David Gilmour – electric guitars, lead and backing vocals
  • Phil Manzanera – electric guitars, acoustic guitars, backing vocals, high-strung acoustic guitar on "Comfortably Numb"
  • Jon Carin – piano, keyboards, electric guitars, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "Time" and "Comfortably Numb"
  • Kevin McAlea – keyboards
  • Steve DiStanislao – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • João Mello – saxophones
  • Bryan Chambers – backing vocals
  • Lucita Jules – backing vocals
  • David Gilmour – Mixing
  • Andy Jackson - Mixing
  • Damon Iddins - Mixing
  • Creative Direction - Polly Samson
  • FOH Sound Engineer - Colin Norfield
  • Monitor Engineer - Gavin Tempany
  • Recording Engineer - Damon Iddins
  • Sound FX - Damon Iddins
  • Lighting Operator - Mark Risk

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart Position
German Albums 84