Pink Floyd A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour (1987

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Pink Floyd’s “A Momentary Lapse of Reason” Tour, which ran from 1987 to 1989, was a pivotal moment for the band as it marked their first major tour without founding member Roger Waters. Led by David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Richard Wright, the tour aimed to re-establish the band’s presence and support their new album of the same name. They embarked on an extensive global journey with their crew, performing over 200 shows across Europe, North America, Australia, and Japan.

1987 David Gilmour Learning to Fly on Delicate Sound of Thunder

The tour was renowned for its ground-breaking stage production. As ever, they pushed technological boundaries with sophisticated lighting systems, expansive laser displays, and the innovative use of quadraphonic sound, which enveloped audiences in a 360-degree auditory experience. Massive inflatable props, including the iconic flying pig and floating beds, were synchronized with the music to enhance the visual spectacle. The incorporation of a large circular screen projecting surreal and thematic imagery further enriched the concerts.

1987 Pink Floyd Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour Rehearsals backstage FOH

The tour was both a commercial and critical success, grossing over $135 million and drawing enthusiastic responses from fans and critics alike. It not only revitalized Pink Floyd’s career but also set new standards for live rock performances with its fusion of music, technology, and visual art. This ambitious undertaking influenced the future of concert production, inspiring artists to envision live shows as immersive, multi-sensory experiences.

1987 Pink Floyd Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour Rehearsals backstage pig

Musically, the band blended new material from A Momentary Lapse of Reason with classic Pink Floyd hits, delivering performances that honored their legacy while introducing fresh elements. They expanded their lineup with additional musicians and backing vocalists to faithfully reproduce the intricate soundscapes of their studio recordings in a live setting.

1988 Pink Floyd World Tour Delicate Sound of Thunder Backing Singers

Interestingly, amidst the tour’s success, the band navigated legal disputes with Roger Waters over the use of the Pink Floyd name and material. Despite these challenges, the tour’s achievements underscored the band’s resilience and ability to innovate.to Pink Floyd’s enduring appeal and ability to adapt to changes within the band. It maintained their status as one of the most innovative and visually compelling live acts in rock history.

Watch the single Learning To Fly which includes live concert footage

Pink Floyd A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour Dates

September

1987-09-09 : Landsdowne Park Stadium, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1987-09-12 : Forum de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1987-09-13 : Forum de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1987-09-14 : Forum de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1987-09-16 : Municipal Stadium (Cleveland), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
1987-09-17 : Municipal Stadium (Cleveland), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
1987-09-19 : John F Kennedy Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1987-09-21 : Canadian National Exhibition Stadium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1987-09-22 : Canadian National Exhibition Stadium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1987-09-23 : Canadian National Exhibition Stadium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1987-09-25 : Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, Ilinois, USA
1987-09-26 : Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, Ilinois, USA
1987-09-27 : Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, Ilinois, USA
1987-09-28 : Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, Ilinois, USA
1987-09-30 : County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

October

1987-10-03 : The Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York, USA
1987-10-05 : Madison Square Garden (Manhattan), New York, New York, USA
1987-10-06 : Madison Square Garden (Manhattan), New York, New York, USA
1987-10-07 : Madison Square Garden (Manhattan), New York, New York, USA
1987-10-10 : Brendan Byrne Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
1987-10-11 : Brendan Byrne Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
1987-10-12 : Brendan Byrne Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
1987-10-14 : Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1987-10-15 : Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1987-10-16 : Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
1987-10-17 : Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
1987-10-19 : Capitol Center (Landover), Landover, Maryland, USA
1987-10-20 : Capitol Center (Landover), Landover, Maryland, USA
1987-10-21 : Capitol Center (Landover), Landover, Maryland, USA
1987-10-22 : Capitol Center (Landover), Landover, Maryland, USA
1987-10-25 : Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
1987-10-26 : Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
1987-10-30 : Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida, USA

November

1987-11-01 : Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida, USA
1987-11-03 : The Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
1987-11-04 : The Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
1987-11-05 : The Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
1987-11-07 : Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
1987-11-08 : Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
1987-11-10 : Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan, USA
1987-11-12 : Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
1987-11-15 : St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
1987-11-16 : St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
1987-11-18 : Astrodome, Houston, Texas, USA
1987-11-19 : Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas, USA
1987-11-20 : Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas, USA
1987-11-21 : Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas, USA
1987-11-22 : Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas, USA
1987-11-23 : Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas, USA
1987-11-26 : Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, USA
1987-11-27 : Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, USA
1987-11-28 : Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, USA
1987-11-30 : Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, USA

1988 Pink Floyd World Tour Delicate Sound of Thunder (6)

December

1987-12-01 : Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, USA
1987-12-03 : Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California, USA
1987-12-04 : Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California, USA
1987-12-05 : Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California, USA
1987-12-06 : Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California, USA
1987-12-08 : Kingdome, Seattle, Washington, USA
1987-12-10 : Bc Place Stadium, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

1988

January – Australasia Tour

1988-01-22 : Western Springs Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
1988-01-27 : Entertainment Center (Sydney), Sydney, Australia
1988-01-28 : Entertainment Center (Sydney), Sydney, Australia
1988-01-29 : Entertainment Center (Sydney), Sydney, Australia
1988-01-30 : Entertainment Center (Sydney), Sydney, Australia

1988 Pink Floyd Western Springs Australia poster

February

1988-02-01 : Entertainment Center (Sydney), Sydney, Australia
1988-02-02 : Entertainment Center (Sydney), Sydney, Australia
1988-02-03 : Entertainment Center (Sydney), Sydney, Australia
1988-02-04 : Entertainment Center (Sydney), Sydney, Australia
1988-02-05 : Entertainment Center (Sydney), Sydney, Australia
1988-02-07 : Entertainment Centre (Brisbane), Brisbane, Australia
1988-02-08 : Entertainment Centre (Brisbane), Brisbane, Australia
1988-02-11 : Thebarton Oval, Adelaide, Australia
1988-02-13 : National Tennis Center, Melbourne, Australia
1988-02-14 : National Tennis Center, Melbourne, Australia
1988-02-15 : National Tennis Center, Melbourne, Australia
1988-02-16 : National Tennis Center, Melbourne, Australia
1988-02-17 : National Tennis Center, Melbourne, Australia
1988-02-18 : National Tennis Center, Melbourne, Australia
1988-02-19 : National Tennis Center, Melbourne, Australia
1988-02-20 : National Tennis Center, Melbourne, Australia
1988-02-24 : National Tennis Center, Melbourne, Australia

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March – Japanese Tour

1988-03-02 : Budokan Grand Hall, Tokyo, Japan
1988-03-03 : Budokan Grand Hall, Tokyo, Japan
1988-03-04 : Yoyogi Olympic Pool, Tokyo, Japan
1988-03-05 : Yoyogi Olympic Pool, Tokyo, Japan
1988-03-06 : Yoyogi Olympic Pool, Tokyo, Japan
1988-03-08 : Joh Hall, Osaka, Japan
1988-03-09 : Joh Hall, Osaka, Japan
1988-03-11 : Rainbow Hall, Nagoya, Japan

April – USA Tour

1988-04-15 : Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California, USA
1988-04-18 : Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colarado, USA
1988-04-20 : Hughes Stadium, Sacramento, California, USA
1988-04-22 : Oakland Coliseum Stadium, Oakland, California, USA
1988-04-23 : Oakland Coliseum Stadium, Oakland, California, USA
1988-04-25 : Municipal Stadium, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
1988-04-26 : Municipal Stadium, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
1988-04-28 : Texas Stadium, Dallas, Texas, USA
1988-04-30 : Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida, USA

May

1988-05-04 : Carter Finley Stadium, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
1988-05-06 : Foxboro Stadium, Boston, Massachussets, USA
1988-05-08 : Foxboro Stadium, Boston, Massachussets, USA
1988-05-11 : Stade Du Parc Olympique, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1988-05-13 : Canadian National Exhibition Stadium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1988-05-15 : Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1988-05-16 : Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1988-05-18 : University Of Northern Iowa Dome, Cedar Falls, Iowa, USA
1988-05-20 : Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
1988-05-21 : Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, Ilinois, USA
1988-05-22 : Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, Ilinois, USA
1988-05-24 : Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minneapolis, USA
1988-05-26 : Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
1988-05-28 : Ohio State University Stadium, Columbus, Ohio, USA
1988-05-30 : Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

June

1988-06-01 : Robert F Kennedy Stadium, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
1988-06-03 : Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
1988-06-04 : Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA

European Leg

1988-07-22 Pink Floyd Versailles Ticket Stub

1988-06-10 : Stade De La Beaujoire, Nantes, France
1988-06-13 : Stadion Feyenoord, Rotterdam, Netherlands
1988-06-14 : Stadion Feyenoord, Rotterdam, Netherlands
1988-06-16 : Reichstagsgelande, Berlin, Germany
1988-06-18 : Maimarketgelande, Mannheim, Germany
1988-06-21 : Place DArme, Versailles, France
1988-06-22 : Place DArme, Versailles, France
1988-06-25 : Niedersachsenstadion, Hannover, Germany
1988-06-27 : Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany
1988-06-28 : Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany
1988-06-29 : Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany

July

1988-07-01 : Prarerstadion, Vienna, Austria
1988-07-03 : Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany
1988-07-06 : Stadio Comunale, Torino, Italy
1988-07-08 : Stadio Comunale Braglia, Modena, Italy
1988-07-09 : Stadio Comunale Braglia, Modena, Italy
1988-07-11 : Stadio Flaminio, Rome, Italy
1988-07-12 : Stadio Flaminio, Rome, Italy
1988-07-15 : Stade Du Municipal Charles Berty, Grenoble, France
1988-07-17 : Stade De LOuest, Nice, France
1988-07-20 : Estadio Sarria Espanol Fc, Barcelona, Spain
1988-07-22 : Estadio Vicente Calderon, Madrid, Spain
1988-07-24 : Espace Richter, Montipellier, France
1988-07-26 : Fussballstadion St. Jakob, Basel, Switzerland
1988-07-28 : Stadium Du Nord, Lille, France
1988-07-31 : Gentofte Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark

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August

1988-08-02 : Valle Hovin Stadion, Oslo, Norway
1988-08-05 : Wembley Stadium, London, England
1988-08-06 : Wembley Stadium, London, England
1988-08-08 : Manchester City Football Ground, Manchester, England

East USA Leg

1988-08-12 : The Coliseum, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
1988-08-13 : The Coliseum, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
1988-08-14 : The Coliseum, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
1988-08-16 : The Palace Of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA
1988-08-17 : The Palace Of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA

Delicate Sound of Thunder

The “Delicate Sound of Thunder” concert video captures Pink Floyd’s 1988 performance at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, with additional footage from their show at the Place d’Armes of the Château de Versailles in France. The concert was filmed over several days, from August 19th to 23rd, 1988.

The video features a fantastic setlist, including iconic tracks like “Shine On You Crazy Diamond,” “Learning to Fly,” “Time,” “The Great Gig in the Sky,” and “Comfortably Numb”3. It was initially released on VHS, Video CD, and Laserdisc formats, and later remastered for DVD and Blu-ray.