David Gilmour’s biggest numbers were Pink Floyd’s “Wish You Were Here” and “Comfortably Numb” at his MSG concert on Monday night. Emma Wannie / MSGE
Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour and Roger Waters are, in the immortal words of Taylor Swift, never ever getting back together.
Gilmour recently made it clear that he would “absolutely not” perform with his rival former bandmate ever again, citing Waters’ controversial political views that have included inflammatory comments about Israel, Ukraine and the US.
“I tend to steer clear of people who actively support genocidal and autocratic dictators like [president of Russia Vladimir] Putin and [president of Venezuela Nicolás] Maduro,” Gilmour, 78, told the Guardian in October. “Nothing would make me share a stage with someone who thinks such treatment of women and the LGBT community is OK.”
David Gilmour launched his five-show run at Madison Square Garden on his “Luck and Strange” tour. Emma Wannie / MSGE
Gilmour (top center) joined Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason, Rick Wright and Roger Waters in 1967. Michael Ochs Archives
But the legend and legacy of the British prof-rock band — which sold its catalog to Sony Music for $400 million last month — is such that even a solo Gilmour can draw faithful Floydians for five nights at Madison Square Garden on his “Luck and Strange” tour.