David Gilmour has confirmed that he’s already at work on a new solo album, which he hopes to release within the next year or two. The news comes less than a year after the Pink Floyd legend wrapped up his successful Luck and Strange tour.
Gilmour’s last record, released in 2024, took him across the globe for 23 shows, including multiple sold-out nights at London’s Royal Albert Hall and six huge concerts at Rome’s Circus Maximus. That Roman run has since been turned into a brand-new concert film, Live at the Circus Maximus, which will arrive on September 17, 2025. The tour concluded last November with a grand finale at Madison Square Garden in New York, but Gilmour hasn’t slowed down since.
Speaking in a new interview with Rolling Stone, the guitarist revealed that much of his focus has already shifted to his next project. “I’m slowly building up towards a new album, and I have quite a bit of material that is in some sort of formative stage,” he explained. “That’s what’s keeping me busy at the moment.”
At this early point in the process, Gilmour is working largely alone with the help of ProTools, shaping rough ideas into songs before eventually bringing other musicians into the studio. “I then can take it into a studio with a bunch of people and know exactly what I want to do and how I want to get it done and present it to these people for their input,” he added.
Although there’s no fixed release date, Gilmour stressed that he doesn’t want another long gap between solo projects. His previous record followed a nine-year break after Rattle That Lock. “It’s always my intention to be a bit quicker, and I suspect this one will be a bit quicker,” he said. “But you never can tell. Within the next year or two.”
Now 79, Gilmour is also considering taking the new music on tour, though it would likely follow the same approach as Luck and Strange—a handful of carefully chosen shows, not a full-scale world tour. One possibility that has already been suggested is Las Vegas’ new Sphere venue, a high-tech arena that has attracted major acts. Gilmour admitted he hasn’t looked deeply into it yet but said the idea hasn’t been ruled out. “They have been on and suggested that I might do something there,” he said. “But in the future, who knows. I haven’t got that far.”
For now, fans can look forward to the upcoming release of David Gilmour: Live at the Circus Maximus this September, while keeping an ear out for news on the guitarist’s next chapter in the studio.
