Pink Floyd bandmates reunite for secret gig

Roger Waters and David Gilmour of famed psychedelic rock group the Pink Floyd have reunited for a surprise performance to benefit Palestinian refugees.

The two rock legends teamed up Saturday for the first time in 5 years to raise funds for their HOPING (Hope and Optimism for Palestinians in the Next Generation) charity. The duo performed the surprise show in front of 200 fans at Kiddington Hall country estate in Oxfordshire, England. The two had last performed together as part of Pink Floyd's 2005 show at Live8 (view above video). Waters and Gilmour played a short set with Waters trading in his usual bass for an acoustic guitar. Bass duties were ably handled by Guy Pratt who was Waters' replacement after his 1985 departure from the group. Four other musicians also joined in on guitars, drums and keyboards. The set list consisted of four songs beginning with a cover of 'To Know Him Is To Love Him’ followed by their classics: ‘Wish You Were Here’, ‘Comfortably Numb’, and ‘Another Brick in the Wall (Part Two)’. The show was a huge success, taking in a total of £350,000 (approximately $535,000 U.S) according to DavidGilmourBlog.com. The HOPING Foundation is a group that seeks to invest in Palestinian children by giving them hope for the future through the creation of opportunities for positive change

HOPING stands for Hope and Optimism for Palestinians in the Next Generation. This generation will be the key to peace, and supporting Palestinian children is a real catalyst for change. Young Palestinian refugees need the simple chances and ordinary possibilities that can offer them creative solutions to their lives. The most important thing we can do is to help generate these possibilities, giving them a belief in the promise of a better future. We want to show young Palestinians that their struggle to transform their lives is encouraged and supported by the people in Britain and throughout the rest of the world.

At Hoping we provide grants to grassroots community associations working in the refugee camps. Our application procedure ensures that it is the Palestinians themselves who identify their needs and design the activities we support. We work closely with local Palestinian volunteers in the refugee camps, particularly through the Youth Activity Centres which are the heart of the camp communities. The projects we are asked to support give these children the rare opportunity to play and express themselves through art, photography, film, music, theatre, dance and sport.

The charity aids refugees living under Israeli occupation in the Palestinian territories of Gaza and the West Bank but also those living in refugee camps in the neighboring countries of Syria, Lebanon. Jordan and Iraq and further abroad.