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OUT NOW: Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII This pioneering audio-visual remaster features new audio and presents the live album on vinyl for the first time. It also includes two exclusive bonus tracks and behind-the-scenes footage from Abbey Road studios! Listen now:…
Created in July 1972 by Ian Emes, French Windows was an interesting visual accompaniment to Pink Floyd's One Of These Days: youtu.be/L2WDB6tpIYM?fe…
In cinemas today! Roger Waters This Is Not A Drill: Live From Prague - The Movie is now in cinemas worldwide. Don’t miss this breathtaking tour de force of music, politics, and personal storytelling. Tickets available at rogerwaters.film Pre-order the live album out…

Arguably the most unusual Pink Floyd promo video - this was Corporal Clegg, for "P1 – P wie Petersilie" broadcast on the SDR TV network in Stuttgart, Germany: youtu.be/XnwcHXUuokw?fe…
Assaulting Scottish audiences in 1967 with "weird and exciting lighting effects":

An interesting article from July 1967 during the band's brief stint playing in Scotland, to mixed opinions from audiences, and understanding hotel staff:

Next week, Roger Waters This Is Not A Drill: Live From Prague - The Movie comes to cinemas worldwide on July 23 & 27. Watch a performance clip of "Have a Cigar" now: youtu.be/iqahgSBYMOg For tickets and locations: rogerwaters.film Album out Aug 1 on 4LP, 2CD,…
Let's end the week with a look at the Floyd performing in London's Hyde Park in 1970. The footage isn't in brilliant condition, but interestingly shot from the side of the stage: youtu.be/0GA9bosgwcI?fe…
A rare Japanese single cover, but do you know which Pink Floyd songs were on this 7"?

Thirty-six years ago, an estimated 100 million people watched Pink Floyd perform a shortened set in a live television broadcast from the Canale di San Marco in Venice, Italy:

The official premiere of Pink Floyd The Wall movie took place today at London's Empire, Leicester Square, with Roger Waters, Nick Mason and David Gilmour all in attendance. A sign of the times is this ticket application for the public performances of the film at the same cinema:

Today in 1968, Pink Floyd's second album, A Saucerful Of Secrets, hit the UK charts, getting to number 9. The rear of the iconic cover has a variety of images of the band overlaid on each other, with Syd Barrett clearly visible. Have you ever noticed the different band shots…

Yesterday, we brought you the fairly well-known film of Pink Floyd's Scarecrow from July 1967. Outtakes from that filming session were more recently revealed: youtu.be/jdT8fHAu6N0?fe…
From July 1967, here's Pink Floyd taking "their improbable psychedelic colours into the open air": youtu.be/XVCcMvEbgVs?fe…
Nine years ago today, the second of two nights David Gilmour and his band performed at the ancient amphitheatre in Pompeii, Italy (45 years after filming Pink Floyd Live At Pompeii in the same venue) took place. The concerts were subsequently released for home listening and…




On the tenth anniversary of Syd Barrett’s death, the UK's Royal Mail issued a special collection of Pink Floyd stamps and other related items, including this First Day Cover featuring Syd, which is franked with a special Cambridge design.

On this day in 1967, Pink Floyd performed the first of three times on Top Of The Pops, on the UK's BBC television. Extremely rare footage was found in 2009 which - despite being in terrible condition, with dropouts and missing sections due to damage - gave us a chance to relive…
Today, 50 years ago, Pink Floyd played their sole concert outside the US and Canada that year with a show at Knebworth House in Hertfordshire, England in front of 100,000. Their set began with two Spitfire planes flying over, and finished with an acclaimed rendition of Echoes…

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Thank you to @nordoffrobbins for a truly wonderful night at the Silver Clef awards. It was a pleasure to be in the company of so many remarkable people, raising funds for a fantastic cause. And thank you for my award. 📹 Gavin Elder #O2Silver