 Live FM radio broadcast recording from Venice, Italy on July 15th, 1989.
Format: CD / Cat No: FMGZ221CD / Released: 29/05/2026
Track Listing: CD 1: 1. Shine on You Crazy Diamond / 2. Learning to Fly / 3. Yet Another Movie / 4. Round and Around / 5. Sorrow / 6. Dogs of War / 7. On the Turning Away
CD 2: 1. Time / 2. The Great Gig in the Sky / 3. Wish You Were Here / 4. Money / 5. Another Brick in the Wall / 6. Comfortably Numb / 7. Run Like Hell
More information: The 1989 concert by Pink Floyd on a floating stage in Venice remains one of the most legendary and controversial live events in rock history. Staged on July 15th to an estimated audience of nearly 200,000 people crammed into every available space along the canals and piazzas, the free performance was intended as a gift to the city and a global television event.
The band performed a majestic set-list heavily focused on their then-current album, A Momentary Lapse Of Reason, while also weaving in classics like "Comfortably Numb" and "Wish You Were Here," all against the breathtaking backdrop of St. Mark's Basin and the Doge's Palace. The concert achieved a mythical status and the televised broadcast captured the band at their most visually spectacular, with the gondolas on the water and the illuminated city forming an unforgettable setting. While the city of Venice subsequently banned large-scale concerts of its kind, the event endures as a powerful, if flawed, testament to Pink Floyd's ambition to merge music with grand, conceptual art on a monumental scale, forever etching their performance into the history of both the band and the city itself.
Note: Recording quality can vary on these kind of releases.
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