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Pink Floyd was the second highest grossing act of 1987 and the highest grossing of 1988 in the U.S. Financially, Pink Floyd was the biggest act of these two years combined, grossing almost US$60 million from touring, about the same as U2 and Michael Jackson, their closest rivals, combined. Worldwide, the band grossed around US$135 million.
The final concert of the tour on 29 October 1994 turned out to be the final full-length Pink Floyd performance, and the last time Pink Floyd played live before their one-off 18-minute reunion with Roger Waters at Live 8 on 2 July 2005, their first live appearance as a quartet in 24 years since The Wall Tour (1980–1981), as well as their last ...
The tour began with difficulty as the band's lead guitarist, vocalist and primary songwriter Syd Barrett left the band in April 1968. [1] Despite leaving in April, Barrett had only played in the band in January this year, when they were briefly a five-piece with the addition of guitarist David Gilmour, but he soon replaced Barrett entirely. [2]
The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story. Released: 24 March 2003; Label: Universal Home Video — — — — BPI: Platinum [5] MC: Gold [6] Classic Albums: Pink Floyd – The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon. Released: 26 August 2003; Label: Isis Productions, Eagle Rock Entertainment — 34 — — BPI: Platinum [5] ARIA: 4× Platinum [10] MC ...
The Wall Tour was a concert tour by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd throughout 1980–1981 in support of their concept album The Wall. [1]The tour was relatively small compared to previous tours for a major release, with only 31 shows performed across four venues.
Pink Floyd's British Winter Tour '74, was a short series of gigs that November and December. [7] They featured the debut of " You Gotta Be Crazy ". [ 8 ] Pete Revell joined as screen projectionist for the tour; lighting engineer Arthur Max was retained from earlier tours but fired after a few shows. [ 9 ]
San Marco basin, Venice. After the concerts at Arena of Verona, Monza, Livorno, and Cava de' Tirreni in May 1989, the Venetian producer Francesco 'Fran' Tomasi proposed that Pink Floyd close their tour in Italy with a free concert in his city on the night of 15 July 1989, during the traditional festa del Redentore.
At most shows Pink Floyd performed The Man and The Journey, however at some shows this was not performed - these shows had a shorter set which usually included "Astronomy Domine", "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" and unaltered versions of "Careful with That Axe, Eugene" and "A Saucerful of Secrets" as heard on Ummagumma.