13 June 2005 After 24 years: PINK FLOYD back together! During the Live 8 concert that will take place in London at 2 July guitarist David Gilmour, drummer Nick Mason, keyboard-player Richard Wright and bass player Roger Waters will get back together on stage as Pink Floyd for the first time in 24 years. In the eighties Waters got into an argument with the rest of the band as to who could continue the use of the name Pink Floyd. Gilmour said that the argument with Waters was of no importance in comparison with the poverty in the world, so this should not stand in the way of a common concert. Pink Floyd to play Live 8 show Roger Waters left Pink Floyd in the mid-1980s to pursue a solo career Veteran rock band Pink Floyd have been added to the list of acts appearing at next month's Live 8 concert in London. Roger Waters will be reunited with band-members Dave Gilmour, Nick Mason and Rick Wright for the show. The show, organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to help fight African poverty, is one of five taking place around the world on July 2. Meanwhile, pop fans have until midnight to apply for tickets for the concert at Hyde Park. People wanting tickets have to text the answer to a multi-choice question to be in with a chance of winning one of 75,000 pairs of tickets. The winning tickets will be drawn at random by computer. Scottish concert The concert is an attempt to put pressure on the G8 industrialised countries to forgive African debt and increase aid budgets. Entrants aged 16 and over must send the answer to a multiple choice question to 84599 before midnight on Sunday. The question is: Which city is nearest to the G8 summit in July? A) Berlin, B) Moscow, C) Edinburgh. Entries are £1.50 plus the usual text message charge. Organisers also recently announced a concert in Edinburgh on 6 July, which will feature a line-up including Travis, Snow Patrol and Dido.