Pink Floyd

Classic line-up of the legendary supergroup Pink Floyd turns up for a Syd Barrett tribute gig.

The band have performed on 10th of May at a gig in honour of ex-bandmate Syd Barrett - but the dreams of many, reunion of the group, didn't happen on the night.

The two creative engines after the psychedelic era - Roger Waters and David Gilmour, who famously fell out in the 1980s, appeared separately at the tribute gig at London's Barbican Centre.

Gilmour, the guitar and voice of Pink Floyd, was joined by the band's drummer Nick Mason and keyboard player Rick Wright, while Waters performed solo.

Rumours of the 'classic' Floyd line-up reuniting have been rife since they put their differences behind them to perform at Live8 in 2005.

However Waters didn't join in the final performance of 'Bike', which featured all the evening's other performers, including Damon Albarn and Chrissie Hynde.

'Arnold Layne' - composed by Barrett and which gave the band their first hit, was among the classic tracks performed by the band

Waters played his own song, 'Flickering Flame'.

According to BBC News, the bassist, said he found smaller shows "more frightening" because he had a "sense of shame" - which Barrett did not suffer from.

"Before the illness, he kind of lived his life like he walked," the said onstage. "I think it's because of his lack of a sense of shame that he was able to take all the creative risks he did."

The "illness" was a mental deterioration triggered by LSD abuse, which led to Barrett leaving the band in 1968 and living most of the rest of his life as a recluse in Cambridge.

There he reverted to his real name, Roger, and spent most of his time cycling and painting.

Barrett died in July 2006 aged 60 following complications arising from diabetes.