The first member of Pink Floyd to release a solo album, David Gilmour´s self-titled 1978 record was met with largely positive reviews and reasonable success, reaching a respectable No.17 on the UK album chart. Fast forward 6 years and it was time for album No. 2, the highly regarded ‘About Face‘, which was released on March 5th, 1984 – with lyrics to two cuts by Pete Townsend, and featuring a sublime roster of musicians which included Steve Winwood, Jeff Porcaro, Anne Dudley, Jon Lord and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Within a month of its release, Gilmour and his band set out on the road to tour the album, a jaunt which lasted from March 31st to July 16th 1984, covering the UK, Europe, and North America. This recording – broadcast live on April 24th from the Johanneshovs Isstadion in Stockholm, Sweden – captures the spirit of the show better than any other performance throughout the tour, and has gone on to become a firm favourite amongst fans.
