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{{Short description|2002 David Gilmour concert DVD}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox album
| name         = David Gilmour in Concert
| type         = video
| artist       = [[David Gilmour]]
| cover        = Gilmour_concert.jpg
| alt          = 
| released     = October 2002 (UK)<br />November 2002 (US)
| recorded     = 22 June 2001<br />and January 2002
| venue        = [[Royal Festival Hall]] ([[London]])
| studio       = 
| genre        = [[soft rock|Acoustic soft rock]], [[folk rock]], [[progressive rock]]
| length       = 92 min. (concert footage),<br />2 hours (concert plus extras)
| label        = [[EMI Records|EMI]] (UK)<br />[[Capitol Records]] (US)
| director     = [[David Mallet (director)|David Mallet]]
| producer     = David Gilmour
| prev_title   = 
| prev_year    = 
| next_title   = 
| next_year    = 
| misc         = {{Extra chronology
 | artist     = [[David Gilmour]]
 | type       = video
 | prev_title = [[David Gilmour Live 1984]]
 | prev_year  = 1984
 | title      = David Gilmour in Concert
 | year       = 2002
 | next_title = [[Remember That Night]]
 | next_year  = 2007
}}
}}
'''''David Gilmour in Concert''''' is a [[DVD]] of  [[Pink Floyd]] guitarist [[David Gilmour]]'s solo concert that took place at the [[Royal Festival Hall]], [[London]] in June 2001, as part of the [[Robert Wyatt]]-curated [[Meltdown (festival)|Meltdown]] festival.<ref name=utopia>{{cite web |url=http://utopia.knoware.nl/users/ptr/pfloyd/news/david_dvd.html |title=David Gilmour "In Concert" |publisher=Utopia.knoware.nl |access-date=9 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111112165815/http://utopia.knoware.nl/users/ptr/pfloyd/news/david_dvd.html |archive-date=12 November 2011 }}</ref><ref name=toby146>{{cite book|last=Manning|first=Toby|title=The Rough Guide to Pink Floyd|year=2006|publisher=Rough Guides|location=London|isbn=1-84353-575-0|page=146|edition=1st|chapter=Which One's Pink?}}</ref><ref name=toby268>{{cite book|last=Manning|first=Toby|title=The Rough Guide to Pink Floyd|year=2006|publisher=Rough Guides|location=London|isbn=1-84353-575-0|page=268|edition=1st|chapter=Floyd on Film}}</ref><ref name=schaffner326>{{cite book|last=Schaffner|first=Nicholas|title=Saucerful of Secrets: The Pink Floyd Odyssey|year=2005|publisher=Helter Skelter|location=London|isbn=1-905139-09-8|page=326|edition=New|chapter=Afterword – High Hopes}}</ref> It also features footage filmed during three concerts at the same venue in January 2002.<ref name=toby146/><ref name=schaffner327>{{cite book|last=Schaffner|first=Nicholas|title=Saucerful of Secrets: The Pink Floyd Odyssey|year=2005|publisher=Helter Skelter|location=London|isbn=1-905139-09-8|page=327|edition=New|chapter=Afterword – High Hopes}}</ref> The track selection includes several Pink Floyd songs, in addition to Gilmour's solo works.<ref name=toby268/><ref name=schaffner326/> Guest appearances are made by Floyd colleague [[Richard Wright (musician)|Richard Wright]], as well as [[Robert Wyatt]] and [[Bob Geldof]].<ref name=utopia/><ref name=toby268/> It includes the first performance of "[[Smile (David Gilmour song)|Smile]]",<ref name=toby146/><ref name=schaffner326/> a track that would appear almost five years later on Gilmour's third solo album, ''[[On an Island]]''. Gilmour also plays two [[Syd Barrett]] songs.<ref name=toby146/><ref name=toby268/><ref name=schaffner326/>

Also included is "{{lang|fr|Je crois entendre encore}}" ("I still believe I hear") – an aria from Georges Bizet's opera ''{{lang|fr|[[Les pêcheurs de perles]]}}'' (''The Pearl Fishers'')<ref name="Mabbett3">{{Cite book | publisher = [[Omnibus Press]] | isbn = 9781849383707 | last = Mabbett | first = Andy | title = Pink Floyd - The Music and the Mystery | location = London | year= 2010 }}</ref> – with a [[libretto]] by [[Eugène Cormon]] and [[Michel Carré]]. Sung by Gilmour in the original French. "I remember my wife [[Polly Samson|Polly]]'s face going red when I tried singing it," he recalled, "and my face literally going into a cold sweat – 'Do I dare try this?' But once the choir came up here ''[Gilmour's studio]'' and ran through it with me, that gave me a huge amount of confidence."<ref name="Fielder, Hugh 2002, p58">Fielder, Hugh: "Sinking the pink"; ''[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]]'' #48, Christmas 2002, p58</ref>

==Track listing==
===The [[Meltdown (festival)|Meltdown]] Concert from June 2001===
#"[[Shine On You Crazy Diamond|Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I–II, IV–V)]]" ([[David Gilmour]], [[Roger Waters]], [[Richard Wright (musician)|Richard Wright]])
#"[[Terrapin (song)|Terrapin]]" ([[Syd Barrett]])
#"[[Fat Old Sun]]" (Gilmour)
#"[[Coming Back to Life]]" (Gilmour)
#"[[High Hopes (Pink Floyd song)|High Hopes]]" (Gilmour, [[Polly Samson]])
#"{{lang|fr|[[Les pêcheurs de perles|Je crois entendre encore]]}}" ([[Georges Bizet]])
#"[[Smile (David Gilmour song)|Smile]]" (Gilmour, Samson)
#"[[Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd song)|Wish You Were Here]]" (Gilmour, Waters)
#"[[Comfortably Numb]]" (with [[Robert Wyatt]]) (Gilmour, Waters)
#"[[Dimming of the Day]]" ([[Richard Thompson (musician)|Richard Thompson]])
#"Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts VI–VII, ending from Part V)" (Gilmour, Waters, Wright)
#"[[A Great Day for Freedom]]" (Gilmour, Samson)
#"[[Hushabye Mountain]]" ([[Sherman Brothers|Robert B. Sherman, Richard M. Sherman]])

===[[Royal Festival Hall]] Concert 2002===
#<li value=14>"[[Barrett (album)|Dominoes]]" (Barrett)
#"[[Broken China|Breakthrough]]" (with Richard Wright) (Wright, [[Anthony Moore]])
#"Comfortably Numb" (with [[Bob Geldof]]) (Gilmour, Waters)

==Personnel==
*[[David Gilmour]] – guitars, vocals
*[[Neill MacColl]] – guitars, backing vocals
*[[Michael Kamen]] – piano, English horn
*[[Chucho Merchán]] – double bass
*[[Caroline Dale]] – cello
*[[Dick Parry]] – [[Baritone saxophone|baritone]] and [[Tenor saxophone|tenor]] [[saxophone]]s
*[[Nic France]] – drums & percussion
*Gospel Choir – [[Sam Brown (singer)|Sam Brown]] (choir leader), [[Chris Ballin]], Pete Brown, [[Margo Buchanan]], [[Claudia Fontaine]], [[Michelle John Douglas]], Sonia Jones, [[Carol Kenyon]], David Laudat, [[Durga McBroom]], [[Aitch McRobbie]] (solo on Smile), [[Beverly Skeete]]
with
*[[Bob Geldof]] – vocals on "Comfortably Numb" (January 2002 footage)
*[[Robert Wyatt]] – vocals on "Comfortably Numb" (June 2001 footage)
*[[Richard Wright (musician)|Richard Wright]] – vocals on "Breakthrough", keyboards on "Breakthrough" and "Comfortably Numb"

==Special features==
The 30 minutes of special features on the DVD include the tracks "[[I Put a Spell on You]]" (from [[Later with Jools Holland]] from June 1992), "Don't" (from a [[Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller|Leiber-Stoller]] Tribute concert from June 2001), and a performance of [[Shakespeare]]'s [[Sonnet 18]] (recorded on Gilmour's houseboat [[Astoria (recording studio)|''The Astoria'')]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.davidgilmour.com/music_in_concert.htm |title=Music &#124; In Concert &#124; Official Website |publisher=David Gilmour |access-date=9 September 2012}}</ref><ref name=bd>{{cite web|url=http://www.brain-damage.co.uk/dvds-videos/david-gilmour-in-concert-2.html |title=Pink Floyd news :: Brain Damage - David Gilmour - In Concert |publisher=Brain Damage |date=21 July 2012 |access-date=9 September 2012}}</ref> Additionally, there is a version of "[[High Hopes (Pink Floyd song)|High Hopes]]" performed by Gilmour's backing vocalists. Finally, there are lyrics, a home movie of the band and choir rehearsing at home, and a 'Spare Digits' feature - a camera on Gilmour's [[fretboard]]s during six guitar solos.<ref name=schaffner327/><ref name=bd/>

==Quotes==
{{cquote|I can show you places where the nerves are there. At the beginning of 'Shine On You Crazy Diamond', there's a closeup of me doing a vibrato on the acoustic guitar which is more than I'd ever intended. That was due to trembling. It wasn't as under control as one would like it to be.|20px|20px|David Gilmour, 2002<ref name="Fielder, Hugh 2002, p58">Fielder, Hugh: "Sinking the pink"; ''[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]]'' #48, Christmas 2002, p58</ref>}}

{{cquote|''How did you go about choosing the material for the shows?''

I went through the entire [[Pink Floyd]] catalogue, and I picked the tunes I liked. Then, after I figured out which ones would work with the instrumentation I had in mind, I spent about three months fiddling around in my home studio mocking up the arrangements.|20px|20px|David Gilmour, 2003<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110517043837/http://www.pinkfloydfan.net/t2732-david-gilmour-saucerful-strings-guitar.html "A Saucerful of Strings" interview, Guitar Player, January 2003]}}, retrieved 28 July 2010</ref><ref name=schaffner327/>}}

==Charts==
===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Chart performance for ''David Gilmour in Concert''
|-
!scope="col"|Chart (2002–09)
!scope="col"|Peak<br />position
|-
!scope="row"|Argentine Music DVD ([[Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers|CAPIF]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?CodOp=ESCV&CO=6|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080716112243/http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?CodOp=ESCV&CO=6|archive-date=16 July 2008|url-status=dead|title=Estadísticas – Ranking Venta Mayorista de DVDs|publisher=[[Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers]]|language=es|access-date=28 July 2021}}</ref>
|20
|-
!scope="row"|Dutch Music DVD ([[MegaCharts]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/weekchart.asp?cat=d&year=2002&date=20021116|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161017023258/https://dutchcharts.nl/weekchart.asp?cat=d&year=2002&date=20021116|archive-date=17 October 2016|url-status=dead|title=Dutch DVD Music Top 30 – 16/11/2002|publisher=[[MegaCharts]]|language=nl|access-date=28 July 2021}}</ref>
|10
|-
!scope="row"|New Zealand Music DVD ([[Recorded Music NZ|RMNZ]])<ref name="NZ">{{cite book|first=Dean|last=Scapolo|title=The Complete New Zealand Music Charts: 1966–2006|publisher=Maurienne House|year=2007|isbn=978-1-877443-00-8}}</ref>
|2
|-
!scope="row"|Portuguese Music DVD ([[Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa|AFP]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://artistas-espectaculos.com/topafp/pt/200739.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120004850/http://artistas-espectaculos.com/topafp/pt/200739.htm|archive-date=20 November 2010|url-status=dead|title=Top 30 DVD's Musicais – Semana 39 de 2007|publisher=[[Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa]]|language=pt|access-date=28 July 2021}}</ref>
|14
|-
!scope="row"|US Music Videos ([[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/david-gilmour/chart-history/VDM/song/538967|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727121001/https://www.billboard.com/music/david-gilmour/chart-history/VDM/song/538967|archive-date=27 July 2021|url-status=dead|title=Chart History – David Gilmour|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=28 July 2021}}</ref>
|6
|}

==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''David Gilmour in Concert''}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=video|relyear=2002|region=Argentina|award=Platinum|certref=<ref>{{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531185849/http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=0&PerDesde_AA=0&PerHasta_MM=0&PerHasta_AA=0&interprete=&album=&LanDesde_MM=0&LanDesde_AA=0&LanHasta_MM=0&LanHasta_AA=0&Galardon=P&Tipo=0&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP|date=31 May 2011|title=CAPIF – Discos de Oro y Platino}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=video|relyear=2002|region=France|award=Platinum|certyear=2005|certmonth=04|artist=David Gilmour|title=David Gilmour in Concert|accessdate=23 December 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=video|relyear=2002|region=Germany|award=Gold|artist=David Gilmour|title=David Gilmour In Concert|accessdate=23 December 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=video|relyear=2002|region=New Zealand|award=Platinum|number=3|certref=<ref name="NZ"/>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=video|relyear=2002|region=Poland|award=Gold|certyear=2006|artist=David Gilmour|title=David Gilmour in Concert|accessdate=23 December 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=video|relyear=2002|region=Portugal|award=Platinum|artist=David Gilmour|title=David Gilmour in Concert|id=200912|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120012440/http://artistas-espectaculos.com/topafp/pt/200912.htm|archive-date=20 November 2010}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=video|relyear=2002|region=United Kingdom|award=Platinum|artist=David Gilmour|title=In Concert|accessdate=23 December 2020|id=3266-2566-5|certyear=2013|certmonth=7}}
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