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Bringing you the most useless information on the internet Once again I was given the privilege of representing Budweiser Gardens as their #BGReviewer for Monday night’s Brit Floyd concert in the RBC Theatre. For those who don’t know, Brit Floyd is one of the world’s most renowned Pink Floyd cover bands. Covering Pink Floyd tracks from the early 70s all the way up through 1994’s The Division Bell, Brit Floyd puts on a show worthy of the using the word ‘Floyd’. Like their inspiration, they make liberal use of lights, videos, and yes, lasers, to augment the music into an incredible multimedia experience. Brit Floyd is made up of six members along with three backing vocalists. While not on stage in front of the audience, As a long time Pink Floyd fan, I had heard of Brit Floyd and had wanted to see them on previous stops in and around London. Various physical and logistical factors had always conspired against me. Besides, could they really stack up against having seen Pink Floyd in 1994 during their tour supporting The Division Bell? When the opportunity came up to attend the show and write a review for Pretty much from the moment I stepped inside Budweiser Gardens, I knew that I was in for something unique. Banners other imagery were spread throughout leading the way to the merchandise table. Two things caught my eye about the merch table. One, the prices weren’t outrageous. A tour poster for $5? Even concert Ts weren’t the usual ridicu*ous prices. Two, there was a sign stating that the band would be gathering after the concert to sign autographs. That’s right – for free. Fantastic! We make our way to our seats and notice a giant videowall behind the stage with an all-too-familiar light ring in the center. At 8:00 the house lights go dark and the energy builds. Having looked at previous stops’ set lists I was expecting Signs of Life and was not disappointed. Building right into Learning to Fly, it was possible to close your eyes and you would be hard pressed to say that you