Fraud by name but not by nature, this Pink Floyd tribute band brilliantly captures the music of the original, showcasing music from albums circa 1970 to1980. Four accomplished musicians take to the stage at this great little venue (The Boardwalk in Sheffield) and begin the set with an excellent version of the Floyd classic Shine On You Crazy Diamond. The song was originally written as a tribute to Syd Barrett who left the Floyd project early on and Fraud's interpretation of the number features a stage back projection showing pictures of Syd. Following Shine On…the set replicates the Wish You were Here album by going into Welcome to the Machine followed by music from Pink Floyd Live a Pompeii featuring film footage of the ancient Italian City.

The set progresses with a mixture of numbers from Dark Side Of The Moon including Breathe, Us And Them, Time and Money along with a couple of tracks from the Animals album namely Sheep and Dogs. Half way through the set the band takes a short break and returns to play the second half that is mainly dedicated to music from The Wall featuring movie clips of the brilliantly produced cartons segments and of course Mr. Geldof himself. Another Brick in the Wall, Floyd's only real venture into the singles chart goes down really well but the climax of the show Uncomfortably Numb sends the small but very appreciable crowd home happy.

The appetite for this kind of music remains. Pink Floyd headlined at last year's Live 8 concert and for me stole the show dwarfing the likes of U2, Coldplay, Robbie etc. The chances of Floyd including Roger Waters playing live again in the near future looks remote so Pink Fraud go a small way to filling the gap.

Shine On………