Sunday, November 8, 2009

Pink Floyd's Early Gigs

Pink Floyd began their performances in 1965.

Date : 1965
Lineup :

Syd Barrett (Rhythm Guitar)
Bob Klose (Lead Guitar)
Nick Mason (Drums)
Roger Waters (Bass)
Richard Wright (Keyboards)

In 1965, Bob Klose left the band, leaving lead guitar duties to Syd Barret.

Date : March-June 1966
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Marquee Club
Lineup :

Syd Barrett (Guitar)
Nick Mason (Drums)
Roger Waters (Bass)
Richard Wright (Keyboards)

Date : September 30, 1966
Venue : All Saints Church Hall

Date : December 23, 1967
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : UFO Club

Date : December 29, 1966
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Marquee Club
With : The Syn

Date : January 20, 1967
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : UFO Club

This show was broadcast as part of the documentary It's So Far Out, It's Straight Down.

Date : April 30, 1967
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Alexandra Palace
Setlist :

Astronomy Domine
Arnold Layne
Interstellar Overdrive
Nick's Boogie

With :

The Who
The Move
The Pretty Things
Soft Machine
Tomorrow
The Creation
John Lennon
John Dunbar
Michael Caine
Yoko Ono
Julie Christie
Mick Jagger
David Hockney

Date : May 12, 1967
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Queen Elizabeth Hall

The Queen Elizabeth Hall show was where Pink Floyd debuted the multi-speaker pan pot system. This was stolen after the show.

Date : May 14, 1967
TV Show : The Look of the Week
Setlist :

Pow R. Toc H.
Astronomy Domine

Date : July 1967
TV Show : Top of the Pops

Date : July 29, 1967
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Alexandra Palace
With :

Tomorrow
Crazy World of Arthur Brown
Eric Burdon's Animals
Others

Pink Floyd's August shows were cancelled as a result of Syd Barrett's changing behaviour.

Date : September 1, 1967
City : London, England, United Kingdom
With :

Tomorrow
Crazy World of Arthur Brown

Pink Floyd had their first US tour in November.

Date : November 4, 1967
TV Show : American Bandstand
Setlist : Apples and Oranges

On Pink Floyd's American Bandstand appearance, Syd was listlessly strumming and could barely mime the vocals to "Apples and Oranges".

Date : November 5, 1967
TV Show : The Pat Boone Show
Setlist : See Emily Play

Syd refused to mime the vocals to "See Emily Play", so Roger Waters mimed them instead.

Date : December 22, 1967
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Olympia
With :

Tomorrow
Jimi Hendrix
The Who
The Animals
The Move
Soft Machine

After this show, the band announced that they were in need of a guitarist.

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