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Pink Floyd's 'North American Tour' was a concert tour by the British [[progressive rock]] band [[Pink Floyd]]. Often referred to as the Wish You Were Here Tour,the tour was launched before the release of their album [[Wish You Were Here (album)|Wish you were here]] in September of that year. The tour was divided in two legs in the United States and a single show in the UK.
Pink Floyd's ''''North American Tour'''' was a concert tour by the British [[progressive rock]] band [[Pink Floyd]]. Often referred to as the Wish You Were Here Tour, the tour was launched before the release of their album [[Wish You Were Here (album)|Wish you were here]] in September of that year. The tour was divided in two legs in the United States, West Coast and East Coast, and a gigin the UK at the Knebworth Festival.


On this tour debuted the song [[Have a Cigar]] and the [[Shine on You Crazy Diamond]] suite was divided in two parts with Have a Cigar between.
On this tour debuted the song [[Have a Cigar]] and the [[Shine on You Crazy Diamond]] suite was divided in two parts with Have a Cigar between.

Revision as of 17:42, 1 April 2009

North American Tour
Tour by Pink Floyd
Start dateApril 8 1975
End dateJuly 5 1975.
Legs3
No. of shows29
Pink Floyd concert chronology

Pink Floyd's 'North American Tour' was a concert tour by the British progressive rock band Pink Floyd. Often referred to as the Wish You Were Here Tour, the tour was launched before the release of their album Wish you were here in September of that year. The tour was divided in two legs in the United States, West Coast and East Coast, and a gigin the UK at the Knebworth Festival.

On this tour debuted the song Have a Cigar and the Shine on You Crazy Diamond suite was divided in two parts with Have a Cigar between.

The last gig of the tour was as the headliner of 1975 Knebworth Festival, which also featured The Steve Miller Band, Captain Beefheart and Roy Harper (who joined Pink Floyd on the stage to sing "Have a Cigar"). Knebworth was the last time the band would perform "Echoes" and the entire Dark Side of the Moon with Roger Waters.

Tour band

Additional musicians:

  • Dick Parry - saxophone
  • The Blackberries (Venetta Fields & Carlena Williams) - backing vocals

Set list

Encore:

Tour dates

References

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