Dark Side of the Moon Tour

Dark Side of the Moon Tour

World tour by Pink Floyd
Associated album	The Dark Side of the Moon
Start date	4 March, 1973
End date	4 December, 1973,
Legs	5
No. of shows	35
Pink Floyd concert chronology

The Dark Side of the Moon Tour was a concert tour by Pink Floyd.

Pink Floyd performing The Dark Side of the Moon at Earl's Court Arena in 1973

Tour Band

• David Gilmour - vocals, guitar
• Roger Waters - bass, vocals
• Richard Wright - keyboards
• Nick Mason - drums

Additional musicians:

• Dick Parry - saxophone
• Black Grass (Nawasa Crowder, Mary Ann Lindsey & Phyllis Lindsey) - backing vocals (during the March and May gigs)
• Blackberries (Billy Barnum, Venetta Fields & Clydie King)- backing vocals (during the October gigs)
• Vicki Brown, Liza Strike, and Clare Torry - backing vocals (A Benefit For Robert Wyatt concerts)

Set List

A typical set list for the tour:

Set One:

• Echoes
• Obscured By Clouds
• When You're In
• Set the Controls For the Heart of the Sun
• Careful With that Axe, Eugene
• Childhood's End

Set Two: The Dark Side of the Moon

• Speak to Me
• Breathe
• On the Run
• Time
• The Great Gig in the Sky
• Money
• Us and Them
• Any Colour You Like
• Brain Damage
• Eclipse

Encore:

• One of these days

Tour dates

• 04/03/73 Dane County Memorial Coliseum, Madison, Wisconsin
• 05/03/73 Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan
• 06/03/73 Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri
• 07/03/73 The Ampitheater, Chicago, Illinois
• 08/03/73 The Fieldhouse, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
• 10/03/73 Gymnasium, Kent State University, Ohio
• 11/03/73 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 12/03/73 The Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• 14/03/73 Music Hall, Boston, Massachusetts
• 15/03/73 The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 17/03/73 Radio City Music Hall, New York City, New York
• 18/03/73 The Palace Theater, Waterbury, Connecticut
• 19/03/73 The Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island
• 22/03/73 The Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia
• 23/03/73 Park Center, Charlotte, North Carolina
• 24/03/73 Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia
• 25/03/73 The Bayfront Center, St. Petersburg, Florida (cancelled)
• 18/04/73 SHELTER-National Campaign for the Homeless benefit, Earls Court Exhibition Hall, Earls Court, London, England
• 19/04/73 SHELTER-National Campaign for the Homeless benefit, Earls Court Exhibition Hall, Earls Court, London, England
• 16/06/73 Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, New Jersey
• 17/06/73 Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, New York
• 19/06/73 Civic Center Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• 20/06/73 Merriweather Post Pavillion, Columbia, Maryland
• 21/06/73 Merriweather Post Pavillion, Columbia, Maryland
• 22/06/73 Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York
• 23/06/73 Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan
• 24/06/73 Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
• 25/06/73 Convention Center, Louisville, Kentucky
• 26/06/73 Lake Spivey Park, Jonesboro, Georgia
• 27/06/73 Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Jacksonville, Florida
• 28/06/73 The Sportatorium, Hollywood, Florida
• 29/06/73 Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida
• 12/10/73 Olympiahalle, Munich, West Germany
• 13/10/73 Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria
• 04/11/73 A Benefit For Robert Wyatt, Rainbow Theater, Finsbury Park, London, England (two shows)

References

• Brain Damage.co.uk
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