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Had a great first days rehearsal yesterday with Steven Wilson & the chaps!! ?? Also received a plaque for our sold out Royal Albert Hall shows, AND a CD & vinyl version of the new album!! Life is good...

Thank you Stuttgart, for a great first night of the tour!!!

I took this last night in Bochum, Germany during a beautiful (and very moving) tribute to David Bowie... it really is an honour to be on stage with Steven & Ninet...

Thank you Bochum, for two fun (& entirely different!!) shows!!! ?? Next stop, Hamburg!!

Warming up backstage before tonight's show in Hamburg!!!

I took this last night, just before going on stage in Berlin... what a wonderful evening!!!

Tonight's beautiful venue, the 'Alte Oper' in Frankfurt, Germany..

Thank you Frankfurt (and Ninet!!) for a totally amazing evening!!

I'm very honoured to be included in photographer Marc Mennigmann's 'Hands' project, for a forthcoming book & exhibition (more on this very soon!!!)... http://hands.mennigmann.com/ While Marc was here, I also asked if he could photograph my 'best' side...

Thank you Leipzig (and Ninet & Adam!!), for a fun evening!! Tonight we play the 'Swiss Life Halle' in Hannover, which is our last show on Germany...

Thank you Hannover, for a fabulous end to the German leg of this European tour!!!

Wow!! Thank you SO much Brussels, for an AMAZING evening!!! So good to play to a standing audience again!!!

So very honoured to be included in Marc Mennigmann's 'Hands' project, for his forthcoming book & exhibition!!!
http://mennigmann.com/photo/2016/01/david-kilminster-guitar-hands/
http://hands.mennigmann.com/
https://www.facebook.com/handsofmusicians/

So last night in Brighton I was presented with a birthday cake on stage, and the audience sang 'Happy Birthday'!!! ???? It was such a wonderful surprise!!! ?? And thank you to my friend Isabel Ortiz for taking the picture...

A childhood dream came true last night, when we played the Colston Hall in Bristol... the place where I went to see my first ever gig!!! ? Last night was also the first time I've played in my hometown since I was 20!!! ??
Thank you everyone, for a wonderful evening...

Thank you Hammersmith Odeon (& Ninet!!), for a fantastic homecoming!!!! What a wonderful evening...

Thank you Manchester, for an amazing evening!!! ?? Sorry for the tears during 'Raven', but today was the third anniversary of my mother's funeral... so I played that song for her tonight...

Thank you Newcastle, for a wonderful end to our UK leg of the tour!!! ??? Next stop, Paris!!!

Love this picture taken by Marc Mennigmann during our soundcheck in Bochum, Germany the other day...

Wow, what a incredible evening with over 3000 people in Tilburg, Holland!!!

What a wonderful evening in Groningen, Holland!! These double Dutch gigs have been so much fun!!

What a fabulous evening in the unique DR Koncertsalen in wonderful Copenhagen!!!

So lovely to play in Bergen, Norway again... a very special evening....

Well, tonight almost didn't happen... the truck carrying all our gear broke down somewhere near Oslo, and finally arrived at the venue around 19:10... only fifty minutes before showtime!!! ?? But thanks to our truly incredible crew the show went on, just over an hour later than planned!!!!! Thank you Stockholm, for your patience!!!

Thank you Tampere, Finland for a wonderful evening!! We had fun with Fins!!

Fun with Fins, part II - Thank you Helsinki, for a fabulous evening!!!

Thank you St. Petersburg for a totally amazing evening!!!!! ???
Apologies for the late start, but unfortunately our gear was held up for ten hours at the Russian boarder... but huge thanks (again) to our amazing crew for throwing everything together so quickly!!

Love this picture, taken recently in Stockholm by my beautiful friend Isabell Etz..

Thank you Moscow for an amazing end to this leg of the tour!!! ??? Next stop, Blighty...

Really love this crazy psychedelic shot, taken by Vladimir Milovidov!!

Another great picture from our recent show in Moscow... this one taken by Ivan Balashov...

Another cool live picture... this time taken in Tilburg, Holland by Léon van Hulst...

Another very cool live picture by Léon van Hulst from Tilburg, Holland...

Another heroic rock pose from our Russian shows!! This time captured by Anton Dvorovkin for Rocktimes.ru!!! http://rocktimes.ru/reviews/stiven-uilson-v-peterburge-koncert-kotorogo-moglo-i-ne-byt

Apparently these recent live photographs from Russia were particularly 'heroic', as I found out last night that I have two cracked ribs from a pre show accident in St. Petersburg!! ?? But, as Freddie sang so wonderfully, The Show Must Go On!!! Here's another great shot from our show in Stockholm, Sweden taken by my beautiful friend Isabell Etz...

Flying to Canada today, and then we play six gigs in a row!! I guess I should get out of bed then!!!

Love this 'fan art' by my beautiful friend Hortense Bacot...

Thank you Québec City, for an incredible start to our short tour of the Americas... you really were an amazing audience!!!!

Really excited to be playing Massey Hall, Toronto this evening... it's a very historic venue, and a ridiculous list of artists have performed here in the past... everyone from Joni Mitchell to Yehudi Menuhin, Bob Marley to Vladimir Horowitz, Ravi Shankar to Stevie Wonder... The venue has also seen a list of legendary recordings from people such as Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie, Neil Young, and one that's umm... 'closer to the heart'... All the World's a Stage by Rush!!!

OMFG!!! Hanging out backstage at Massey Hall, Toronto with Alex Lifeson!!!! What a Rush!!!! XX

Thank you Toronto, for a beautiful evening...

Wow... thank you Montréal, for a fabulous end to our short run of Canadian gigs!! Next stop, the U.S. of A!!!

... written on the tour bus last night...

So good to play 'The Egg' in Albany again... and what a wonderful evening!!!

Thank you to everyone that's been asking about my ribs recently... they're still very painful as it's only been three weeks since the accident, but I'm managing to play ok... and I'm still smiling!

$So yesterday afternoon at soundcheck we discover that Steven is still dying of the flu and, worst still, literally has no voice... also Craig has come down with the same bug, whilst Adam is still recovering from a cold... Nick and I are fine (well, apart from my two fractured ribs!! Hahaha...) and we're wondering what the hell to do for our big sold out New York show!! Fortunately Ninet to the rescue... she sung a whole bunch of stuff she's never sang before (ever!!), and I tried to fill in with some vocals where I could... I also sang lead on two tracks as well, although that proved pretty awkward totally unrehearsed whilst reading the lyrics and still trying to play the guitar parts... Maybe we should have cancelled? But the audience at the Beacon were absolutely incredible... there was just so much love & support in the room.... and they definitely got to see a totally unique show... By the end of the night I felt very emotional... and there were definitely some moments on stage last night (like Ninet tearing the f%€#ing roof off during 'Sleep Together'!!) that I'll NEVER forget!!!$

I've just realised I didn't post a picture from Boston... which, despite Steven's ailing voice was actually one of my favourite shows!!! Such a wonderful energy on stage, and a truly amazing audience....

Thank you Chicago, for being such a wonderful audience!!! ? You made it a very special evening...

It was very difficult to go on stage last night, after yesterday's tragic news... but thank you Mexico, for being such an incredible audience. Your boundless energy & passion for music reminds me of why I do this... Viva México!!

To the people of Mexico - you have been totally and utterly AMAZING these last too shows!!! It really is a joy to play in your beautiful country... Viva México!!

I was handed this lovely note as I left the stage on Sunday... Felt a little sad to leave Mexico City last night, but we're now in Santiago, Chile... the city where Craig & I played our first ever gig with Steven Wilson, back in May last year... I think anyone that saw us back then will notice a HUGE difference of Friday!!!

So tonight we returned to the city where it all started for Craig and I, back in May of last year... thank you so much Santiago, for a truly incredible evening..

this shot, taken by my wonderful photographer friend Camila Jurado... ?????? Camila Jurado Photography https://www.facebook.com/camilajuradophotography/

So happy to play São Paulo, Brazil again... it's been almost four years since I was last here (with Roger Waters), and Brazilians audiences are always incredible!!!

So sad to read about the bombings in Brussels this morning... I took this when we were there, just two months ago...

So we finish our short tour of the Americas with one of the hottest, sweatiest gigs ever!!! Thank you Buenos Aires, for an incredible evening!!! And yes, that is someone in a 'Dave Kilminster t-shirt!!

Here's another great shot from Mexico, taken by my wonderfully talented photographer friend Camila Jurado... Camila Jurado Photography https://www.facebook.com/camilajuradophotography/

Another wonderful shot by the fabulous Ms. Camila Jurado... Camila Jurado Photography https://www.facebook.com/camilajuradophotography/

It was a warm, sunny afternoon when we said our final goodbyes to Keith Emerson, at a private church gathering for family & friends... I was asked to sing a song during the service... I don't think I've ever felt so nervous... but it was such a beautiful ceremony, with so much love... I don't think the day could have gone any better...

Rest in peace, my friend...

We've lost so many beautiful souls recently... artists, musicians, actors, comedians... parts of my childhood, gone forever... But I do feel so very fortunate to have grown up during such an incredible age, especially for music...

Adam Holzman sent me some great pictures the other day, taken by Martín DarkSoul fotografias... this is one of my favourites... https://www.facebook.com/Martin.DarkSoul.fotografias/

I was sent this picture this morning, taken at our second show in Mexico City last month... Bit of a Floydian vibe I guess... ? Picture by Richard Ruls

Thank you Barcelona, for a really lovely evening... it felt great to play again after two months off!

Wandering around Barcelona pre show yesterday... thank you Isabell Etz for the cool picture!!

Yesterday, being a 'culture vulture' in Salzburg... #mozart #rockmeamadeus

About to head off on our shiny new tour bus!!!

Our gig space tonight for the North Sea Jazz Festival!!

Well that was loads of fun!! Thank you Rotterdam, for a totally fab afternoon!!

Guess where I am right now!!! (Dave Gilmour gig)

Tonight's beautiful venue, the Anfiteatro Del Vittoriale... on the Gardone Riviera, overlooking Lake Garda... wow...

A wonderfully hot, wet & sticky evening on the banks of Lake Garda...

Last night's view from the side of the stage, just before showtime...

The view from the stage tonight at the beautiful Arena Beniamino Gigli, in Porto Recanati...

... and this was the view, just before we walked out on stage last night... you can see my guitars waiting patiently...

Thank you Italy, for two wonderful evenings... such a pleasure to perform with Ninet again, too!!

Just found this picture from last Tuesday's soundcheck at the Anfiteatro Del Vittoriale...

Still working on the new G2 pedalboard for the Roger Waters shows... I guess a little fuzz is never a bad thing...

The guys found 'Roger Waters The Wall' on the tour bus, and made me watch it!!!
At least I can say I've seen it now...

Tonight's gig, on the banks of beautiful Lake Lucerne...

Thank you Switzerland, for a totally fab & sweaty evening!!!

Tonight's venue... looks like a giant udder!!

Wow, what a lovely way to finish the European leg of our 'Hand Cannot Erase' tour!!! Thank you so much Freiburg, for being such an amazing audience!!!

Very honoured (and more than a little surprised!!) to have been chosen as best guitarist at the recent North Sea Jazz Festival!!
Thank you Gitarist!!!And thank you Arne van Os van den Abeelen, for making me aware of it!!!

A picture of us that was taken yesterday by Hajo Müller (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hajo-M%C3%BCller/1518607331698033)... looking umm... pretty in tents!!

Isn't this just the cutest amp ever!!! ?? HUGE thanks to the AMAZING people at Brunetti Tube Amplification!!!

Looks like I'm auditioning for the next 'Star Wars' film, but actually I'm removing lacquer from one of my guitars!!

fabulous pictures taken by our good friend Hajo Müller!!!!

Saying goodbye to my guitars, as they're shipped off to America today... won't see them again until rehearsals with Roger Waters!

Another great shot taken by the wonderful Hajo Müller during a particularly emotive 'Regret #9' solo at the Zelt Music Festival, in Freiburg, Germany...

Seems like an apt guitar for practicing Pink Floyd tunes...

Here's another great SW shot taken during soundcheck in Bochum, Germany by the wonderful Hajo Müller.
And there in the background, guitar tech extraordinaire... the legendary Tonto Jhowry!!! Thank you my friend... I couldn't have made it through all those shows without you!!

Here's the latest update on the new pedalboard for the Roger Waters gigs!!
Tech genius (& incredible human being!!) Daniel Steinhardt is currently putting it all together, along with the latest incarnation of the G2 TheGigRig... really can't wait to hear it!!!

The black Suhr is looking particularly sexy with the new white pickups

Last night I finally finished transcribing all the tunes for the Roger Waters shows (unless the set changes again!!)... just 73 pages of music charts & notes!!!

Hmmm.... I seem to have quite a collection of Tour Laminates!!

Was there a better guitar sound in the cosmos yesterday afternoon? I don't think so!!! My amazing friend Daniel Steinhardt has done an INCREDIBLE job on this rig!!!

Daniel Steinhardt has the horn after playing with my equipment all afternoon!! We tested it all through the new Brunetti Tube Amplification Pleximan, too... OMG!!!!! What a totally incredible sounding amp!!!

How cute is this limited edition chrome Jimi Hendrix 'Band of Gypsys' Dunlop mini Fuzz Face!!! Also had a fanboy moment & bought the new Jeff Beck 01 book, too... Xmas has come early this year..

Ok, my guitars, amps & pedalboard have all gone to America... so I guess I should go and join them!!! #leavingonajetplane

No prizes for guessing what I was up to, today...

Just some of the guitars I'll be using for these upcoming Roger Waters shows...

Production Rehearsals, Day 2... it's all sounding rather pleasant!!

Roger Waters - ready for Mexico and Desert Trip Indio! Via Sean Evans (https://www.facebook.com/sean.evans.359)

A little behind-the-scenes look at our rehearsal space last week...

Another day, another Learjet... y hola México!!!

It's lonely at the top.... (view from on top of the wall)

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