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4 weeks ago

For all the goof balls that don’t think this is Floyd! The only thing that may be a mistake is saying it was at Wembley. I’m not a Brit and don’t know if the spot where Wembley is was called something else at the time. Otherwise, this show happened and was recorded. Pink Floyd's British Winter Tour '74, was a short series of gigs that November and December. They featured the debut of "You Gotta Be Crazy". Pete Revell joined as screen projectionist for the tour; lighting engineer Arthur Max was retained from earlier tours but fired after a few shows. Gerald Scarfe collaborated with the band for the first time, designing the tour programme. The 16 November show was recorded by BBC Radio One and the performance of Dark Side of the Moon was later broadcast on the Alan Freeman Show on 11 January 1975. This recording is included in the 2011 Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here box sets, except for "Echoes" which was released on 11 November 2016, as part of the 27-disc box set, The Early Years 1965–1972 which make up Live at the Empire Pool. Although the tour was commercially successful, with every gig sold out, it was criticised in the press, and drew a backlash from reviewers, including journalist Nick Kent. He reviewed the 14 November gig for New Musical Express and disliked the new material, saying it was over-long and unimpressive, and criticised Gilmour's personal appearance. A report in the Bristol Evening Post complained that the performance of The Dark Side of the Moon was identical to the studio version, "and that's something one doesn't go to concerts for". Tour dates Date City Country Venue Notes UK 4 November 1974 Edinburgh Scotland Usher Hall 5 November 1974 8 November 1974 Newcastle upon Tyne England Newcastle Odeon 9 November 1974 14 November 1974 London Empire Pool 15 November 1974 Recorded by the BBC. 16 November 1974 17 November 1974 19 November 1974 Stoke-on Trent Trentham Gardens 22 November 1974 Cardiff Wales Sophia Gardens Pavilion Last performance in Wales 28 November 1974 Liverpool England Liverpool Empire Theatre 29 November 1974 30 November 1974 3 December 1974 Birmingham The Hippodrome 4 December 1974 5 December 1974 9 December 1974 Manchester The Palace Theatre 10 December 1974 13 December 1974 Bristol The Hippodrome 14 December 1974 Source : Povey 2007 pp. 193-194 Set list First set "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" (moved to third position on 17 November only) "Raving and Drooling" (early version of "Sheep") "You've Got to Be Crazy" (early version of "Dogs") Second set "Speak to Me" (extended tape) "Breathe" "On the Run" "Time" "The Great Gig in the Sky" "Money" "Us and Them" "Any Colour You Like" "Brain Damage" "Eclipse" Encore "Echoes" Personnel David Gilmour – guitars, vocals, organ on "The Great Gig in the Sky" Roger Waters – bass, vocals Richard Wright – keyboards, vocals Nick Mason – drums, percussion Additional musicians: Dick Parry – saxophone on "Money", "Us and Them", and "Echoes" The Blackberries (Venetta Fields & Carlena Williams) – backing vocals

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