by Andrew Trendell Staff | Photos by wenn

Tags: David Gilmour, Pink Floyd, Prince 

David Gilmour mashes up 'Comfortably Numb' with Prince's 'Purple Rain'

A Pink Floyd classic with a dash of purple

 

Pink Floyd Comfortably Numb with Prince Purple Rain by David Gilmour Photo: wenn

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David Gilmour has paid tribute to Prince, by covering the classic 'Purple Rain' and mixing it in with Pink Floyd's 'Comfortably Numb'. Check it out below. 

The legendary guitarist was performing at London's Royal Albert Hall as part of the Teenage Cancer Trust series of charity gigs, when he slipped in his heartfelt nod to the Purple One during his set on Sunday.   

David Gilmour played:
5 A.M.
Rattle That Lock
Faces of Stone
Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd song)
What Do You Want from Me (Pink Floyd song)
A Boat Lies Waiting
The Blue
Money (Pink Floyd song)
Us and Them (Pink Floyd song)
In Any Tongue
High Hopes (Pink Floyd song)
Second set
Astronomy Domine (Pink Floyd song)
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I-V) (Pink Floyd song)
Fat Old Sun (Pink Floyd song)
Coming Back to Life (Pink Floyd song)
The Girl in the Yellow Dress
Today
Sorrow (Pink Floyd song)
Run Like Hell (Pink Floyd song)
Encore:
Time (Pink Floyd song)
Breathe (Reprise) (Pink Floyd song)
Comfortably Numb (Pink Floyd song) ("Purple Rain" snippet)

Prince's friend and collaborator Kate Bush has since paid tribute to him, hailing him as 'truly magical'.

The 'Kiss' and 'Purple Rain' sensation was found dead at his Minnesota home last week - before it emerged that he had been awake and working for six days straight prior to his death, as well as potentially being on the same painkillers that killed Michael Jackson. 

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