Six years on from ex-Blockheads guitarist Lee Harris’s madcap idea to create a band to play early songs – and having that idea fly with thanks to Lee’s pal, Floyd/David Gilmour bassist Guy Pratt approaching him – Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets is about to rocket around the UK for the third time, continuing with the regular line-up of Gary Kemp on guitar and vocals and Dom Beken on keys. Nick Mason tells us, "We certainly didn’t think it would last this long, but it’s just such fun to do – and there’s to do. In America particularly, the audiences tend to think that Floyd is only , but our early work is extremely varied and just as interesting.
"The big thing with the Saucers that’s so good for me is that every time we play it seems to get a little better. Extra ideas are thrown in all the time, and I've never come offstage thinking, ‘Well, that wasn't particularly good’. Everyone's still interested in exploring the music and, although it’s very grand to play big stadiums, the advantage of us playing these lovely smaller theatres is we have the treat of being able to do some improvisation and have the audience be very engaged with us, not at the back doing drugs or playing Frisbee.
" Below, Lee and Guy share some some tales, memories and insider info on the Saucerful Of Secrets Set The Controls Tour setlist as the tour begins. : is one of those songs that I have most of history with, it's one of only two or three songs that I'd ever played before the.
