ABOUT
After an impressive 24 years on the live music scene, the Pure Floyd family have earned a strong reputation as one of the most energetic, visually stunning and theatrical tributes to the legendary Pink Floyd. The 13-piece production take the audience on an immersive musical journey featuring a spectacular set list of classic anthems and remarkable rarities. Performed by some of the UK’s most seasoned musicians, you can expect breath-taking lead guitar and vocals, atmospheric keys, a rocking rhythm section and soaring sax solos. In addition to an authentic musical performance, you will be swept away by their staggering light and laser show!
TONY EDWARDS
LEAD GUITAR/ VOX
I'm a luthier and multi instrumentalist, based in Fakenham, Norfolk. I started out as a drummer in the late 1970's, and played big band and trad jazz before being transformed by seeing Gary Moore live in the mid 80's and becoming obsessed by the electric guitar.
After playing and teaching professionally for a few years in the early 90's, I returned to local bands and industry in the 90's until deciding to go back in to full time music in 2005. I opened a teaching business and guitar repair workshop, which eventually became a full custom luthierie in 2009.
In 2008 I formed Rory Gallagher revival band Secret Agent which heralded many gigs all over the UK and on the Continent. This led to the creation of my only solo album, Notebook, and then a live band to support it. However, this was prematurely ended by a hand injury which prompted a shift predominantly to Hammond Organ and Piano for the next few years.
I'm also involved in a local band 'Small Talk' as the keys/2nd guitarist and as guitarist/vocalist for Andy Cooper's 'Blues Barrel' and as a session player on various other artists recording projects over the last few years such as Diverse Roots and Alison Solo.
MIKE COCKSEDGE
BASS / VOX
After listening to the great sounds of Mr Jon Lord on my first Deep Purple record ‘Burn’ at age 10, luck walked straight through the door in the form of a Hammond organ. With some perseverance and tuition I slowly improved and started my music journey with small solo performances and eventually joining my first band at age 15. A fab time of my life just as the 80’s keyboard era exploded and synths became more affordable.
After several years of gigging, I sold up and moved to the USA for a brief time and on my return purchased a cheap bass to keep me entertained. A strange turn of events ended up with me joining a band the same very evening with one Pink Floyd song on the menu! The one song (Time) grew on me, which then turned to several songs and in short ….. The Pure Floyd Show evolved to what it is today.
I was elated when my wife Kelly joined as a backing singer and in recent years our two children joined this amazing second family of ours.
I am getting a little older now and looking more and more like Roger Waters each day, but I’m enjoying every second with this wonderful band. I am truly honoured to perform with the nicest and most talented bunch of musicians and techs that anyone could dream of.
Look forward as always to those special moments with you all.
ANDY MCNALLY
KEYBOARDS / VOX
I started with the drums at the age of 15 and used to practise in the spare room at home with my mates on their guitars (I had very understanding parents)! During 1970s-1980s I played drums in a few bands, but had the most success with ‘The Moths’. We performed at various venues in London; we wrote our own songs and made albums. We competed in ‘Battle of the Bands’ and came 2nd out of 40! When I moved up from London to Norfolk I couldn’t continue with them, as the commute was too much. I joined local bands in Thetford ‘Home Brew’ and then ‘Time Machine’, we did covers of various groups' songs and gigged locally.
Later in early 2000s, a couple of the guys from 'Time Machine' had got together to form a 'Pink Floyd' tribute band 'Practically Pink' and they invited me to join them. I felt like taking on a different challenge and switched to playing keyboards with them and we played in pubs and clubs. In time we morphed into ‘The Pure Floyd Show’.
In the beginning it was nothing like the production we have now, with just three guitarists a drummer and me playing keyboards on a blank stage. Since those early days we’ve upped our game vocally and visually; we try to provide more of a show and I've contributed to that by creating props and staging for the band.
REUBES
DRUMS
Inspired by the likes of Keith Moon, Simon Phillips, Ian Paice and of course Nick himself, i've always been obsessed with making lots of noise and take every opportunity to do so! Over the last few years i've been lucky enough to work alongside the likes of Slade, FM, Praying Mantis and Graham Bonnet and perform in pop rock group The Brink and prog rock trio 'Light Skies Darken'. More recently I have also been working on a best of British rock tribute with Lizzy from Pure Floyd on lead vocals, we are called 'Maid In Britain' and play lots of hits from The Who, Deep Purple, Zeppelin and many more (please come and see us).
When i'm not banging away on the drums I also love to write and record music from my studio 'The Porridge Pot' in Norfolk and i'm lucky enough to work with lots of young and upcoming artists in East Anglia and teach some fabulous aspiring musicians!
Please check out my website and social media!
RUTH ADAMS
BACKING VOCALS
Like a lot of kids, I played a musical instrument at school, I had my own violin and was apparently very promising, a virtuoso (in my own head). I tried to play it again recently, but sadly made my ears bleed! Won’t do that again! That’s the extent of my playing abilities, apart from a few chords on the guitar, but I’ve always loved singing. I was in the school choir and we performed in various venues in London where I was brought up. Later I sang on the odd occasion in my brothers' bands and in the 1990s my mum and I joined a barbershop chorus where I sang tenor. We had ‘singouts’ in many different locations, including busking in the street, care homes, concert halls and competitions. I loved the four part harmonies of barbershop and the mix of traditional and contemporary arrangements of various songs.
When my brother Andy (who plays keyboards in 'The Pure Floyd Show') asked if I wanted to have a go at singing with the band in 2004, I was very flattered and keen to try. I didn’t know that many Pink Floyd songs and to be honest, I admired them but wasn’t really a devotee. However, since singing with the band, their music has really grown on me and I appreciate it a lot more now, especially the rockier edge the guys give it. There’s nothing like live music and being involved in performances, especially when the audience participates and sings along with us. I’m so glad I was given the opportunity to perform in such a talented and family orientated band, I also get to spend more time with my very busy bro.
LIZZY COCKSEDGE
BACKING VOCALS
My love for Pink Floyd is one that developed from a very young age – Practically before I was even born! I was born 2 years into the band being formed. My parents (Michael & Kelly Cocksedge of the band) would take me to practically every gig and Thursday night practices. By age 4 I could sing along to most Floyd songs, including (naively) Young Lust, which looking back probably wasn’t the best song for a toddler to be rocking out to!
From age 11 I have been involved in a lot of bands, both covers and originals of all sorts of styles – Dad rock & 80’s Hits all the way to progressive & Classic Rock, The latter of which paved way for the originals band me and my brother (Reubes Cocksedge of the band) formed, called ‘Light Skies Darken’, with Reubes on drums and myself on Lead vocals and Bass.
I joined The Pure Floyd show in 2018 as a backing vocalist to support lead vocals and the existing backing vocalists, as well as taking some of the lead vocals in some of the tracks, to add a bit of variety for the audience.
I’m forever grateful for my parents giving me exposure from a young age, from setting up a summer show at age 8 in the garden with my brother, to performing with my own originals band and the amazing production of The Pure Floyd Show.
i now also front British Rock tribute 'Maid In Britain' with my bro Reubes on drums, please check us out!
KELLY COCKSEDGE
BACKING VOCALS
My earliest memory of singing was to be woken by dad throwing open the curtains and singing to me. Dad could hold a mean tune and as so, I naturally followed suit. I joined the church choir at 8 after the school bus driver stopped and asked mum to get me involved, as I used to sing all the way home and drive him mad!
Later I met my darling husband Mike through singing. He was helping a friend out with some music for a show at the high school I attended whilst I sang, our eyes met and so it was to be!
During our early years of marriage, Mike followed his heart in rock, whilst I went more stage theater, performing many shows at the Theater Royal in Bury St Edmunds.
Pink Floyd came into our lives. Mike jumped into it first and although often saying that I wouldn't ever join a band with my husband, I gave in and joined Ruth, as the 'kickass girls' at the back.
I sing every week with 100 children at the primary school that I work in. I try to give the children the opportunity to experience the joy of using music and singing, to feel a multitude of emotions. I firmly believe that singing is the gateway to opening out and that everyone can enjoy this however bad you may think you are!
As time and the band have moved on, our two beautiful and super talented children have now joined us on stage. Reuben on drums and Elizabeth' Rose with her awesome vocals. I could explode with pride as I look across the stage and see my whole family up there together.
What happened to the singing dad? He now is one of two that controls our light and laser show...and yes, he still sings!
JOSH SIMPSON
RHYTHM GUITAR
This handsome devil is one of the most multi talented player's out there on the UK circuit! Performing as the drummer in ACDC tribute CD DEEDS and on guitar with a number of rising rock and blues acts, Josh completes the Pure Floyd puzzle, always adding the most velvet of tones and sweeping soundscapes to the mix!
JOHN AND IAN
LIGHTIES
The exceptional lighting and special effects show has been developed over several years and really does enhance the whole live experience. John joined when the band first formed and Ian, in 2010.
Since Ian joined, the lighting team have invested heavily in upgrading the lights to include 4 x 250w Krypton moving heads, 6 x Chauvet 60w LED moving heads and 8 x LED Par Cans operated via a fully computerized system. To complete the rig, in 2019 the team invested in 2 x 2700mW RGB lasers taking the shows to a whole new level. The lights are operated via a digital DMX system utilizing laptops, Quick DMX and Sweetlight control systems and software. The lasers are operated via a laptop using Pangolin software. This all combined, provides a much more enhanced show and experience. Add in the smoke machines and hazers and the audience is fully immersed in a true Pink Floyd style show.
John and Ian have programmed the lighting show with the audience in mind trying to match closely the shows in the 1970's/80's when Pink Floyd owned the stage and dazzled thousands of people with their lighting performances. They have a complete lighting rig with front and back gantries, ensuring that they can put on an excellent lighting show at any venue. You will normally find them huddled at the back of the room, feverishly pressing buttons on their laptops and generally heckling the band! Banter is always present and quite often you will hear the ‘lighties’ reminding the band just how important the lights really are!
[The lighties are like big foot (in more ways than one) and are very hard to get a clear shot of, a less blurry photo will be uploaded ASAP]
PHIL MARSHALL AND VICKY COWLES
SAXOPHONE
We are exceptionally lucky to work with not only one, but two of the most sensational sax players in the world! Phil has supported such acts as; Gil Scott-Heron, Urbanator, James Taylor Quartet, Judge Jules, Alison Limerick and DJ Pioneer and has been teaching since the early 1990s!
Vicky studied at the Royal college of music and has shared the stage with acts including Del Palmer and Preston Heyman (Kate Bush), Robbie Williams, UB40, Kool and the Gang and jazz greats including Barrie Forgie (BBC Big Band), Sheila Tracy, Bill Geldard and Don Lusher.
ANDREW AND JILLIAN
LASERS, VIDEO SCREEN, MERCHANDISE
The Swiss army knife of couple's / essential technical crew; Andrew and Jillian are a force to be reckoned with! Working around the clock on the circular screen and screen footage, new lighting ideas, merchandise sales and not to mention all of these fantastic photos of Pure Floyd, taken and edited by their talented hands!
ADAM SEAMAN
ROADIE/ MERCHANDISE
I’ve been playing bass since I was 18 and dabbled in many other instruments thanks to inspirations from the band, such as keyboard and drums, occasionally learning the odd Floyd track to add to mostly pop-punk based repertoire.
Originally I joined the band as Reubes’ drum tech mainly focusing on setting his kit up.
When I first started I knew maybe 3 Pink Floyd songs, the most well known, now I know a lot more (and even like a few!)
Many years and long nights later I’m now roadie to the whole band helping each member where I can and during the show I look after the merch table.
DAN REID
SOUND ENGINEER
Dan is the wonderful man behind the faders, making it all sound buttery and sweet each evening! We love him to bits and besides being a fantastic engineer, is a great member of the team, taking no mercy when it comes to banter and being a fierce stickler for the Pure Floyd strike system (any band member caught misbehaving gets a strike and has to do a forfeit at the end of the year haha).
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