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The Pink Floyd “A Momentary Lapse of Reason” Tour, which took place from 1987 to 1989, was a major concert tour by the band following the departure of Roger Waters. It was in support of their 1987 album “A Momentary Lapse of Reason,” the first Pink Floyd album without Waters. The tour marked a significant phase in the band’s history, showcasing their ability to continue as a major live act despite the significant lineup change. Here are some key aspects of the tour:
- Album Promotion: The tour promoted “A Momentary Lapse of Reason,” an album that represented a new era for Pink Floyd, with David Gilmour at the helm. The album included notable tracks like “Learning to Fly” and “On the Turning Away.”
- Tour Schedule: The tour was one of the longest and most extensive in Pink Floyd’s history, spanning over two years and covering multiple continents, including North America, Europe, Asia, and Oceania.
- Setlist: The concerts featured a mix of new material from “A Momentary Lapse of Reason” and classic Pink Floyd songs. This blend offered something for both fans of the band’s new direction and those who cherished the older classics.
- Stage and Sound Production: True to Pink Floyd’s reputation, the tour featured elaborate stage designs, innovative lighting, and sound effects. The concerts were known for their visual spectacle, including the use of large circular screens for projections, lasers, and other special effects.
- Significance of the Tour: This tour was significant in proving that Pink Floyd could still draw large crowds and produce critically acclaimed music and performances without Roger Waters. It played a crucial role in re-establishing the band’s identity post-Waters.
- Live Album and Video: The tour led to the release of a live album and concert film titled “Delicate Sound of Thunder” in 1988, which captured the essence of the tour’s performances and was well-received both critically and commercially.
- Musicality and Performances: The tour was characterized by its musical and technical proficiency. Gilmour’s guitar work and the overall musicianship of the band members and additional touring musicians were highlights of the shows.
- Legacy: The “A Momentary Lapse of Reason” Tour is remembered for its role in the continuation of Pink Floyd as a major force in rock music. It helped cement the band’s legacy as a live act capable of delivering spectacular shows, even in a new era of their career.
Overall, the “A Momentary Lapse of Reason” Tour was a testament 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.
Pink Floyd A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour Dates
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
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
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
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
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
1988-02-01 : 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
1988-08-19 : Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Long Island, New York, USA
1988-08-20 : Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Long Island, New York, USA
1988-08-21 : Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Long Island, New York, USA
1988-08-22 : Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Long Island, New York, USA
1988-08-23 : Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Long Island, New York, USA
1989
1989-05-13 : Festivalweise, Werchter, Belgium
1989-05-16 : Arena Di Verona, Verona, Italy
1989-05-17 : Arena Di Verona, Verona, Italy
1989-05-18 : Arena Di Verona, Verona, Italy
1989-05-20 : Arena Concerti, Monza, Italy
1989-05-22 : Stadio Comunale Ardenza, Livorno, Italy
1989-05-23 : Stadio Comunale Ardenza, Livorno, Italy
1989-05-25 : Stadio Simonetta Lamberti, Cava De Tirreni, Italy
1989-05-26 : Stadio Simonetta Lamberti, Cava De Tirreni, Italy
1989-05-31 : Olympic Stadium Spiridon Spiros Louis, Athens, Greece
1989-06-03 : Olimpiyski Stadium, Moscow, Russia
1989-06-04 : Olimpiyski Stadium, Moscow, Russia
1989-06-06 : Olimpiyski Stadium, Moscow, Russia
1989-06-07 : Olimpiyski Stadium, Moscow, Russia
1989-06-10 : Lahden Suurhalli, Lahti, Finland
1989-06-12 : Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden
1989-06-13 : Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden
1989-06-14 : Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden
1989-06-16 : Festweisse Im Stadtpark, Hamburg, Germany
1989-06-18 : Mungersdorfer Stadion, Cologne, Germany
1989-06-20 : Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany
1989-06-21 : Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany
1989-06-23 : Linzer Stadion, Linz, Austria
1989-06-25 : Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, Germany
1989-06-27 : Palais Des Sports De Paris Bercy, Paris, France
1989-06-28 : Palais Des Sports De Paris Bercy, Paris, France
1989-06-29 : Palais Des Sports De Paris Bercy, Paris, France
1989-06-30 : Palais Des Sports De Paris Bercy, Paris, France
1989-07-01 : Palais Des Sports De Paris Bercy, Paris, France
1989-07-04 : Docklands Arena, London, England
1989-07-05 : Docklands Arena, London, England
1989-07-06 : Docklands Arena, London, England
1989-07-07 : Docklands Arena, London, England
1989-07-08 : Docklands Arena, London, England
1989-07-09 : Docklands Arena, London, England
1989-07-10 : Goffertpark, Nijmegen, Netherlands
1989-07-12 : Stade Olympique De La Pontaise, Lausanne, Switzerland
1989-07-15 : Canal Di San Marco, Venice, Italy
1989-07-18 : Stade Velodrome, Marseilles, France