Talk:Pink Floyd live performances
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[edit] Major Revamp
I've just done a major revamp of this article, organised it a bit better and included some pictures as well of details of backing musicians and major tours. I hope you like it!
[edit] Semi Circular Screen???
"all projected onto a large semi-circular screen" The only semi-circular projection screen I am aware of was used in the Division Bell Tour. "Mr. Screen" being the circular screen was first introduced in the Dark Side of the Moon tour. Before that, the oil slides were projected onto the back wall of the venue. I've changed this.
[edit] In The Flesh: Pigs (3DO) numbers
Pigs (Three Different Ones) features some information you might want to consider for this article, about the numbers Roger shouted (yes dharmabum, it's that thing that PFFF mentioned, and I was able to find a citation for it — he can't say he didn't have the chance to add that information himself ;) ). —Rotring 12:59, 18 February 2006 (UTC)
- LOL, that's funny. I guess his snippet turned you into a genuine "expert" now. ;) Actually, I had heard of the numbers shouted out in "Pigs" before (and have heard it on ROIOs myself, my disapproval of ROIOs ends at not thinking sites dedicated to them suitable for Wikipedia articles). This is what Schaffner has to say about it:
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The fans, meanwhile, puzzled over his habit of always shouting out a single numeral in the midst of "Pigs" ... until someone noticed that it would generally correspond to the number of In the Flesh gigs the Floyd had weathered thus far. It was as if Waters could hardly wait for the ordeal to end.
- So both views should probably be mentioned. It would be really nice to have a more direct citation of Mason's statement the ref in the "Pigs" article mentions. - dharmabum 21:12, 18 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] 60s
Presumably their early stuff at the UFO club should get a mention. Two of the more important Floyd gigs were the 24 Hour Technicolour Dream at the the Ally Pally (Alexandra Palace), well I didn't get there but think they featured, and the free gig in Hyde Park not long before they brought out Saucerful of Secrets. Could some enthusiast please find verification? ...dave souza, talk 19:19, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
- They should, and I've been meaning to get to this article, which is so far just cut-and-paste from the main Pink Floyd article while paring it down. According to the flyer in the photos section of Schaffner's bio, it was the "14 Hour Technicolor Dream" at Alexandra Palace, 8pm, Saturday, April 29, 1967. They are listed along with a couple dozen other bands in alphabetical order, and Floyd was the final act. He talks about it on pages 59-62. I don't have a direct citation offhand for the Hyde Park gig. - dharmabum 21:25, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
- Thanks for the quick response and the corrections: only 14 hours? I wish I'd hitched down to London for it. Too tied up in other projects to add to this article, and lost interest in Floyd about the Dark Side period, but will watch developments here with interest. ...dave souza, talk 10:16, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
- May I just express my deep envy for someone who, while they may have missed the opportunity, had it in the first place, as I didn't enter the world until the Dark Side period was already a year old. :) Hey, at least I saw them three times between '88 and '94, more than many fans today can wish for. - dharmabum 10:43, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
- Thanks for the quick response and the corrections: only 14 hours? I wish I'd hitched down to London for it. Too tied up in other projects to add to this article, and lost interest in Floyd about the Dark Side period, but will watch developments here with interest. ...dave souza, talk 10:16, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
Can we mention the show where Frank Zappa joined them in Interstellar Overdrive? --70.21.51.190 21:13, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Waters' v. Waters's
See discussion within main Pink Floyd article per Apostrophe. A judgement should be made when the possessive ends in a hard ('z'-sounding) 's'. For example: Dickens' novels (not Dickens's) or Holmes' cases (not Holmes's). 'Waters' falls into this category. Chris 42 21:27, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] The Wall Live
There is also a section dedicated to the wall live in the the wall article. Should they be merged?
[edit] A Mis-link
Under Special Effects: vigilant Floydians should be aware that presumed lighting artist Mike Leonard appears to be, surprisingly, an American tv journalist. Perhaps another article is needed here? --Mashford 12:18, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
