@itspetergabriel.bsky.social
The Wild West of England.
It was a landmark and edgy gig for me both personally and musically and brings back lots of memories.” - pg
Live at WOMAD 1982 - lnk.to/pg23
“I remember this gig well. We played a mix of old and brand-new material. I would normally be very nervous about playing some of this stuff for the first time, however my mind was very preoccupied with the running of our very first WOMAD festival...
01.08.2025 16:15 — 👍 123 🔁 12 💬 11 📌 3
You can catch up with them all in the YouTube playlist below
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Our video project continues at www.5050.dev and since our last posting here, there have been videos added for And Still, The Family and the Fishing Net, Sledgehammer, Road to Joy, Washing of the Water and more. Today's new video is for Intruder.
11.07.2025 15:49 — 👍 37 🔁 3 💬 3 📌 0
I’ve always been a big fan of tennis and support Tony Hawks' campaign -pg
www.change.org/p/keep-publi...
What is Big Room?
'I’d not really taken advantage of the big room as a performance space myself and when, in 2003, the opportunity came up, we grabbed it...'
petergabriel.com/focus/what-i...
📸 York Tillyer
Brian Wilson single-handedly raised the bar on how to write and arrange a great pop song. He inspired and touched so many songwriters, including me. It pushed the Beatles towards Sergeant Pepper and in God Only Knows he created a masterpiece that remains unmatched to this day.
God speed, Brian.
-pg
If you can access BBC Two or BBC iPlayer, then you might interested to know that Peter has contributed to a new documentary 'When Bruce Springsteen Came to Britain' which airs tonight (Sat 31 May) at 9.30pm.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
From BBC Archive, Andy Batten-Foster interviews futurist Ray Hammond and PG about the impact that the synthesizer is having on popular and classical music...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=91NC...
Peter was honoured with the inaugural MPG Pioneer Award which is bestowed upon a person whose 'unparalleled legacy has shaped the ever-evolving landscape of the music industry.'
Head engineer at Real World Studios, Katie May, won the Recording Engineer of the Year award.
The Music Producers Guild - MPG Awards, held in association with Dolby and Mix with the Masters, took place at the Troxy in London last night.
petergabriel.com/news/mpg-pio...
📸 Gabriel Bush
'It is heavily inspired by the 1969 film ’The Colour of Pomegranates’ by Sergei Parajanov.'
Watch in full via the 5050 playlist: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
More new videos have been added to the 50:50 project including this one from Mike Bennion, for a track called 'Before Night Falls' from Passion.
'This piece is a visual poem, attempting to complement the exotic and sacral nature of the music,' says Mike.
It's @recordstoreday.bsky.social / @recordstoredayuk.bsky.social
Following on from Live Blood in 2022, Rated PG in 2019 and the two Scratch My Back 7"s of way back in 2010, this year it is the turn of OVO. First time on vinyl.
#RSD2025
I was very upset to learn of the death of Kanzi, the Bonobo ape last week.
One of the most remarkable experiences of my life was making music with Kanzi and Panbanisha, two extraordinary Bonobo apes - pg
petergabriel.com/news/kanzi/
Photo courtesy of Ape Initiative
Peter has signed a tambourine for the Donne Foundation Silent Auction. Money raised will support the foundation’s mission to amplify women in music, ensuring their voices are heard and celebrated. More info >>
auctions.nationalfundingscheme.org/auction/159/...
A school shooting happens almost every day in America. This isn’t what childhood should look like. Watch and share the new PSA from @sandyhookpromise.bsky.social "A Teddy Bear's Dream" to help raise awareness and create change.
youtu.be/DDaBBn9HzfY?...
The deep love he had for his own Garifuna people will always be remembered, but it is most of all his own generosity and warmth that will be badly missed by all of us who loved him at Real World and WOMAD Festival. - pg
2/2
I was very upset to learn of the death yesterday of Aurelio Martinez, one of our most popular Real World Records artists, in a plane crash in the Caribbean. His music will, I am sure, live on with all its artistry, sensitivity and musicianship. 1/2
📸 York Tillyer.
Happy Birthday, Peter!
Photo @yorktillyer.bsky.social at Real World Studios, Feb 2025. With @tonylevin.bsky.social, David Rhodes and Manu Katche.
Peter Gabriel at the BBC, a new compilation of archive broadcasts and key tracks taken from decades of BBC radio, online and television interviews with Peter is now available. BBC Radio 2 & BBC Sounds.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
OVO is being released on vinyl for the first time, as part of this year’s Record Store Day which takes place on Saturday 12 April.
Gatefold jacket, printed inners, 20-page booklet ‘The Story of OVO’. 180g vinyl, blue & orange.
petergabriel.com/news/ovo-for...
#RSD2025 #RSD25 #RecordStoreDay2025
i/o won two awards at the GRAMMYs last night.
Congratulations and thanks go to Oli Jacobs, Katie May, Dom Shaw, Tchad Blake, Spike Stent and Matt Colton in the Best Engineered Album category and to Hans-Martin Buff in the Best Immersive Audio Album category.
petergabriel.com/news/i-o-win...
“My concert photography was a lot different than a lot of other people’s concert photography,” Larry recently told The San Francisco Examiner. “I go towards stillness more than I do action. I look for parts when everything is still on the stage.”
31.01.2025 17:41 — 👍 38 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 1Larry didn’t work as a professional photographer, instead taking photos for fun; “in the 70’s, nobody cared what camera gear you brought into venues; they were more concerned with people sneaking in taping equipment.”
You can see more of Larry’s work here: mypixrock.format.com
We were recently sent some images by Larry Schorr, which he has been kind enough to let us share. This shot is from Winterland, San Francisco in April 1977.
📸 (c)Larry Schorr.
