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The Australian Pink Floyd Show (aka TAPFS) are a tribute band of Pink Floyd. Formed in 1988 in South Australia, they are considered by some to play shows that closely duplicate actual Pink Floyd concerts, and have become so popular that they do Arena tours.

Overview

The band consists of:

  • Steve Mac - vocals, guitars, lap steel guitar.
  • Jason Sawford - keyboards.
  • Colin Wilson - vocals, bass guitar.
  • Damian Darlington - vocals, guitars, keyboards.
  • Paul Bonney - drums, percussion.

Additional Touring memebers

  • Ian Cattell - vocals, bass guitar. In place of Colin Wilson
  • Jamie Humphries - guitars. In place of Steve Mac

These additional members currently tour with the band outside of the UK and Europe.

Allegedly, they are the only Pink Floyd tribute band to have:

  • Recreated David Gilmour's guitar set up, including the rare box used to create the seagull sounds in Echoes (of which only four are said to exist, the other three being owned by Gilmour). This "seagull sound" however, was later proved to be nothing more than a reversed Wah-wah pedal.
  • Played for any Pink Floyd member. In 1996, APS performed at David Gilmour's 50th birthday.
  • Performed at the Royal Albert Hall, performing there on November 26th 2001, being joined with the choir from Islington Green School for a rendition of Another Brick in The Wall pt. 2. Roger Waters is reported to have attended this performance.

Currently on a world tour, with the UK next on their list.

Their shows include not only music originally written by Pink Floyd, but also a psychedelic lightshow projected onto a screen at the front. This lightshow runs almost the entire duration of the 2 and a half hour concert.

The shows typically follow the format of one hour of music followed by a 20 minute intermission, resuming with another hour of music, often concluding with an encore of 'Comfortably Numb' and 'Run Like Hell'.

See also

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