PIGS, Canada’s Most Authentic Pink Floyd Tribute will be bringing their critically acclaimed show to Kelowna in 2017. Their PIGS ON THE WING show celebrates the 40th anniversary of the release of Pink Floyd's 1977 classic album Animals.
Date/Time: Mar 31 2017, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm
West Vancouver, Kay Meek Centre for the Performing Arts | Event calendarCost: $35.50
One of the band's heaviest and most political statements, the concept album has become a favourite for legions of fans, and Pigs will be performing the album in its entirety, in addition to material from across the band's legendary repertoire.
One of the band's heaviest and most political statements, the concept album has become a favourite for legions of fans, and Pigs will be performing the album in its entirety, in addition to material from across the band's legendary repertoire.
PIGS continues to surprise and delight audiences with authentic performances of Pink Floyd classics, including many songs which have rarely (if ever) been performed live. The lights, lasers, giant screen, and utterly authentic live sound come together to recreate the experience of seeing Pink Floyd live in the 1970s.
PIGS' claim to fame is their authenticity. PIGS recreate the Pink Floyd sound with authentic gear and accurate live renditions of the songs. Every last detail of the look, sound, and feel of Pink Floyd’s classic era is meticulously worked out and perfected and each band member assumes the role of their Floyd counterpart. Since their inception seven years ago, PIGS has been amazing audiences with their dynamic re-creation of one of the world's favourite rock groups. With the passing of keyboardist Richard Wright in 2008, fans of Pink Floyd lost hope of ever again seeing their favourite band re-united. PIGS offer the next best thing: an authentic look back into the breathtaking past of one of the world's most timeless bands.
Pigs is Canada's most authentic live Pink Floyd tribute. What have we got that the others don't?
1. The right people: Most Pink Floyd acts feature one person as the front-man - much like Pink Floyd were in the 80s and 90s. We recreate the band as they existed in the 1970s, and each member portrays one character.
2. The right gear: We try to replicate as closely as possible the instruments and backline used by Pink Floyd. This means we look and sound more like the real thing. Pretty simple.
3. The right age: We're not the same age as members of Pink Floyd are now; we're the same average age (30) as the Floyd were on their 1977 tour. We're young, hungry for success, and exciting to watch on stage.
4. The right era: Frankly, we are tired of tribute bands emulating Pink Floyd as they were on the PULSE tour in the 90s. Instead we replicate the lights, look, and sound of the Floyd's stage show in the 1970s. Of course, we still play songs from the 60s and 80s, but we do everything in the spirit of the band as they were at their creative peak in the 1970s.
We think you'll agree!
Our Band:
Josh
Josh is the band's musical director, and the ever-important lead singer and axe-wielder in the group. He takes the duty of sounding like David Gilmour very seriously and thus never ceases to tinker with his effects and guitar gear.
Geoff
Geoff in a moment of serendipity had downloaded all of the Floyd's albums only hours before he was asked to join PIGS. He's been working on his sneers and quick, bird-like movements - and he has already announced that he is PIGS, in true Roger style.
Adam
Adam sent me an email one day saying he knew "every one of Rick Wright's keyboard parts like the back of (his) hand." This seemed like a tall order but from the first organ crunch we knew we had our Rick. Watch also for his emulation of Syd Barrett.
Mike
Mike took to Nick Mason's style like an albatross to a gas-giant. He's a great all-around drummer and percussionist, and we keep his hands busy ticking away all the moments that make up a great set.
Jon
Jon is the perfect fifth man. Much like Snowy White before him, Jon is the unsung hero, the man tying up the loose ends. Jon fills this challenging role in Pigs: a part which requires him to be adept at playing electric guitar, bass, and occasionally even keyboards. A talented young man with his goldtop and AC30, Jon can play just about anything under the sun and rarely breaks a sweat as he helps us create the most accurate Floydian sounds possible.
Amy
Amy is the band's extremely talented backup singer. She doesn't portray one single member of the band the way the rest of the Pigs do, but rather represents the best of everything the Floyd's singers had to offer. Amy brings the house down with her incredible version of "Great Gig in the Sky" at every single show.
Sharon
Sharon plays saxophone for Pigs, much the same way Dick Parry did for many years. Sharon was sitting in the audience at one of the first PIGs shows when her husband claimed he fell in love with her because she could play the sax solo on "Money". Now, everyone falls in love with Sharon every time she brings the house down with her impeccable sax solos.
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