Pink Floyd 1974 tours

Pink Floyd toured twice in 1974 in France and England.

1974 French Summer Tour

French Summer Tour 1974

Tour by Pink Floyd
Associated album	The Dark Side of the Moon
Start date	18 June 1974
End date	26 June 1974
Legs	2
No. of shows	27 (29 scheduled)
Pink Floyd concert chronology

Pink Floyd's 1974 French Summer Tour, was a short concert tour by Pink Floyd during the summer of 1974 in France. The tour commenced on 18 June 1974 and concluded on 26 June 1974. The first date of the tour was recorded by France's Europe 1 radio, with segments broadcast later in the year.

The French 1974 tour featured the debut of "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" (with the two halves played as one, as on the British 1974 tour) and "Raving and Drooling". The French tour was the first time Floyd used their iconic circular screen, which the band called "Mr. Screen."

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
France
18 June 1974	Toulouse	France	Palais des Exposition
19 June 1974	Poitiers		Arles Amphitheatre
21 June 1974	Dijon		Palais des Expositions
22 June 1974	Colmar		Théâtre de Plein Air, Parc des Expositions
24 June 1974	Paris		Palais des Sports
25 June 1974
26 June 1974

Set list

First Set:

1. "Shine On" (at the time, this was a work in progress that would later be retitled "Shine On You Crazy Diamond")
2. "Raving and Drooling" (early version of "Sheep")
3. "Echoes"

Second Set:

1. "Speak to Me" (extended tape)
2. "Breathe"
3. "On the Run"
4. "Time"
5. "The Great Gig in the Sky"
6. "Money"
7. "Us and Them"
8. "Any Colour You Like"
9. "Brain Damage"
10. "Eclipse"

Encore:

1. "Careful With That Axe, Eugene" (18–22 June)
2. "One of These Days" (24–26 June)

1974 British Winter Tour

Pink Floyd’s British Winter Tour '74, was a short concert tour by Pink Floyd during the winter of 1974 in the United Kingdom. The 16 November show was recorded by BBC Radio One and later broadcast on the Alan Freeman Show on 11 January 1975, minus the encore. This recording is included in the 2011 Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here box sets, except for "Echoes" which was released on 11 November 2016, as part of the 27-disc box set, The Early Years 1965–1972 which make up Live at the Empire Pool. The 1974 winter tour marks the last time Pink Floyd would perform in Wales.

The 1974 British tour featured the debut of "You Gotta Be Crazy".

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
UK
4 November 1974	Edinburgh	Scotland	Usher Hall
5 November 1974
8 November 1974	Newcastle upon Tyne	England	Newcastle Odeon
9 November 1974
14 November 1974	London		Empire Pool
15 November 1974
16 November 1974
17 November 1974
19 November 1974	Stoke-on-Trent		Trentham Gardens
22 November 1974	Cardiff	Wales	Sophia Gardens Pavilion
28 November 1974	Liverpool	England	Liverpool Empire Theatre
29 November 1974
30 November 1974
3 December 1974	Birmingham		The Hippodrome
4 December 1974
5 December 1974
9 December 1974	Manchester		The Palace Theatre
10 December 1974
13 December 1974	Bristol		The Hippodrome
14 December 1974

Set list

First Set:

1. "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" (at the time, this was a work in progress; moved to 3rd position starting on 17/11/1974)
2. "Raving and Drooling" (early version of "Sheep")
3. "You've Got to Be Crazy" (early version of "Dogs")

Second Set:

1. "Speak to Me" (extended tape)
2. "Breathe"
3. "On the Run"
4. "Time"
5. "The Great Gig in the Sky"
6. "Money"
7. "Us and Them"
8. "Any Colour You Like"
9. "Brain Damage"
10. "Eclipse"

Encore:

1. "Echoes"

Tour band

• David Gilmour – guitars, vocals, organ on "The Great Gig in the Sky"
• Roger Waters – bass, vocals
• Richard Wright – keyboards, vocals
• Nick Mason – drums, percussion

Additional musicians:

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

References

• Brain Damage.co.uk