October 12, 1999

VH1 to broadcast portions of McCartney/Gilmour performance

The American television channel Video Hits 1 (VH1) will broadcast portions of Paul McCartney's benefit concert for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). The concert will premiere on VH1 Saturday, October 16 at 10 PM (ET/PT). Gilmour plays guitar and provides some backing vocals.

The evening's musical performances have been edited down to make an hour-long broadcast. VH1 was not able to say how much of the entire McCartney/Gilmour performance will be shown in the broadcast.

The performance was recorded on 18 September 1999 at Paramount Studios in Hollywood. The concert was part of PETA's Part of the Century and Humanitarian Awards. The entire evening included performances by the B-52s, Sarah McLachlan and Chrissie Hynde, and comedy from Ellen DeGeneres and Margaret Cho. McCartney cohosted the evening with Alec Baldwin, Jamie Lee Curtis and Woody Harrelson.

VH1 also stated that although no other Pink Floyd programs are scheduled at this time, they hope to feature Pink Floyd on an episode of either "Legends" or "Behind the Music" in the future.

The McCartney concert was the only performance scheduled in support of the new McCartney album "Run Devil Run." The new album features Gilmour on guitar, as well as Deep Purple's Ian Paice on drums. The album consists of covers of classic 1950's rock tunes by Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry and others. "Run Devil Run" is available in music stores now.

Thanks to VH1 and to Werner Haider of the German-language fanzine "Pulse und Spirit"