momentary lapse of reason tour
A Momentary Lapse of Reason World Tour
In 1987, after years of lawsuits and fighting, Pink Floyd legally consisted of only David Gilmour and Nick Mason. Gilmour and Mason had recently completed “A Momentary Lapse of Reason” on David’s newly purchased houseboat, The Astoria, with a group of session musicians. This album was a huge departure, musically, from any previous Pink Floyd Album and one many consider to be a David Gilmour solo album, in as much as “The Final Cut” was a Roger Waters solo album. (Waters described the album as “a pretty fair forgery”). After the years of fighting and only small solo tours (Gilmour) and no tours at all (Mason and Wright), Pink Floyd’s bank account was as low as it had likely ever been. Pink Floyd had no idea how the new album would go over (a Roger Water-less Pink Floyd album was unthinkable to many in 1987), much less how successful a tour without Roger would be received. Its reported that Nick Mason even sold off a few of his prized cars to finance what was supposed to be an 11 week tour of North American arenas to promote their new album.
Richard Wright was hired on as a paid member of the band, much like the other backing musicians, to further legitimize the new tour and it paid off in a big way. Pink Floyd sold out all of the first 11 weeks of shows, so more shows were added, then more shows on top of that. By 1988, the tour was dubbed the “World Tour” and Pink Floyd were now playing stadiums all around the world, with the same stage rig as the previous year. Apparently, David, Nick and Rick were enjoying the tour (and, I’m sure, the new balances in their bank accounts) so much, that the tour was again extended into 1989 (this time called “Another Lapse”), returning to Europe and the UK.
David Gilmour – Guitars / Vocals
Nick Mason – Drums
Richard Wright – Keyboards / Vocals
Jon Carin – Keyboards / Vocals
Rachel Fury – Backing Vocals
Margret Taylor – Backing Vocals (until 1988)
Durga McBroom – Backing Vocals (from November, 1987 onward)
Lorelei McBroom – Backing Vocals (1989)
Scott Page – Saxophones / Guitar
Guy Pratt – Bass guitar / Vocals
Tim Renwick – Guitars / Vocals
Gary Wallis – Drums / Percussion
“A Momentary Lapse of Reason” Tour Setlists
For the first twelve shows of the 1987 tour, the setlist consisted of the follwing:
Set I: Echoes, Signs Of Life, Learning To Fly, Yet Another Movie>Round and Around, A New Machine (Part 1), Terminal Frost, A New Machine (Part 2), Sorrow, The Dogs Of War, On The Turning Away
Set II: One Of These Days, Time>On The Run ,Wish You Were Here , Welcome To The Machine, Us And Them, Money>Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2), Comfortably Numb, One Slip, Run Like Hell
Encore: Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts 1-5)
Gilmour then dropped “Echoes” from the setlist, moving “SOYCD” to the front of the first set and turned “One Slip” and “Run Like Hell” into the Encores (sadly, ”Echoes” was not to be played live again until his solo tour 19 years later, in 2006). “Run Like Hell” would remain the at the end every Pink Floyd show from now throughout 1994′s Division Bell tour. For the rest of 1987, this was the standard set:
Set I: Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts 1-5), Signs Of Life, Learning To Fly, Yet Another Movie>Round and Around, A New Machine (Part 1), Terminal Frost, A New Machine (Part 2), Sorrow, The Dogs Of War, On The Turning Away
Set II: One Of These Days, Time>On The Run ,Wish You Were Here, Welcome To The Machine, Us And Them, Money>Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2), Comfortably Numb
Encore: One Slip, Run Like Hell
In 1988 and 1989, the band added “The Great Gig In The Sky” to the second set:
Set I: Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts 1-5), Signs Of Life, Learning To Fly, Yet Another Movie>Round and Around, A New Machine (Part 1), Terminal Frost, A New Machine (Part 2), Sorrow, The Dogs Of War, On The Turning Away
Set II: One Of These Days, Time>On The Run ,Wish You Were Here , The Great Gig In The Sky, Welcome To The Machine, Us And Them, Money>Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2), Comfortably Numb
Encore: One Slip, Run Like Hell
“A Momentary Lapse of Reason” Tour Dates
1987
September – October – November – December
1988
January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August
A Momentary Lapse Of Reason Tour (North America) 1987
September 9, 1987 – Lansdowne Park Stadium, Ottowa, Ontario, Canada
September 12, 1987 – The Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
September 13, 1987 – The Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
September 14, 1987 – The Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
September 16, 1987 – Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
September 19, 1987 – JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
September 21, 1987 – CNE Stadium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
September 22, 1987 – CNE Stadium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
September 23, 1987 – CNE Stadium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
September 25, 1987 – Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, Illinois, USA
September 26, 1987 – Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, Illinois, USA
September 27, 1987 -Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, Illinois, USA
September 28, 1987 – Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, Illinois, USA
September 30, 1987 – Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, Illinois, USA
October 03, 1987 – Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York, USA
October 05, 1987 – Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, USA
October 06, 1987 – Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, USA
October 07, 1987 – Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, USA
October 10, 1987 – Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
October 11, 1987 – Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
October 12, 1987 – Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
October 14, 1987 – Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
October 15, 1987 – Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
October 16, 1987 – Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
October 17, 1987 – Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
October 19, 1987 – Capitol Center, Landover, Maryland, USA
October 20, 1987 – Capitol Center, Landover, Maryland, USA
October 21, 1987 – Capitol Center, Landover, Maryland, USA
October 22, 1987 – Capitol Center, Landover, Maryland, USA
October 25, 1987 – Dean E. Smith Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
October 26, 1987 – Dean E. Smith Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
October 30, 1987 – Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida, USA
November 1, 1987 – The Orange Bowl, Maimi, Florida, USA
November 3, 1987 – The Omni, Atlanta, Georga, USA*
November 4, 1987 – The Omni, Atlanta, Georga, USA*
November 5, 1987 – The Omni, Atlanta, Georga, USA*
*Notes: The Altanta shows were filmed by Pink Floyd, but never officially released
November 7, 1987 – Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
November 8, 1987 – Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
November 10, 1987 – Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan, USA
November 12, 1987 – Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
November 15, 1987 – St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, Misouri, USA
November 16, 1987 – St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, Misouri, USA
November 18, 1987 – The Astrodome, Houston, Texas, USA
November 19, 1987 – Frank Erwin Center (U of TX), Houston, Texas, USA
November 20, 1987 – Frank Erwin Center (U of TX), Houston, Texas, USA
November 21, 1987 – Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas, USA
November 22, 1987 – Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas, USA
November 23, 1987 – Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas, USA
November 26, 1987 – Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, USA
November 27, 1987 – Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, USA
November 28, 1987 – Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, USA
November 30, 1987 – Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, USA
December 1, 1987 – Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, USA
December 3, 1987 – Oakland-Alameda Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA
December 4, 1987 – Oakland-Alameda Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA
December 5, 1987 – Oakland-Alameda Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA
December 6, 1987 – Oakland-Alameda Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA
December 8, 1987 – King Dome, Seattle, Washington, USA
December 10, 1987 – PNE Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
“World Tour”, 1988
January 22, 1988 - Western Springs Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
January 27, 1988 - Entertainment Center, Sydney, Australia
January 28, 1988 - Entertainment Center, Sydney, Australia
January 29, 1988 - Entertainment Center, Sydney, Australia
January 30, 1988 - Entertainment Center, Sydney, Australia
February 1, 1988 - Entertainment Center, Sydney, Australia
February 2, 1988 - Entertainment Center, Sydney, Australia
February 3, 1988 - Entertainment Center, Sydney, Australia
February 4, 1988 - Entertainment Center, Sydney, Australia
February 5, 1988 - Entertainment Center, Sydney, Australia
February 7, 1988 - Entertainment Centre, Boondall, Brisbane, Australia
February 8, 1988 - Entertainment Centre, Boondall, Brisbane, Australia
February 11, 1988 – Thebarton Oval, Adelaide, Australia
February 13, 1988 - National Tennis Center, Melbourne, Australia
February 14, 1988 - National Tennis Center, Melbourne, Australia
February 15, 1988 - National Tennis Center, Melbourne, Australia
February 16, 1988 - National Tennis Center, Melbourne, Australia
February 17, 1988 - National Tennis Center, Melbourne, Australia*
*Notes: After the show, David Gilmour played a surprise gig at the Corner Hotel in Melbourne with other members of the band.
February 18, 1988 - National Tennis Center, Melbourne, Australia
February 19, 1988 - National Tennis Center, Melbourne, Australia*
*Notes: After the show, David Gilmour played a surprise gig at the Corner Hotel in Melbourne with other members of the band.
February 20, 1988 - National Tennis Center, Melbourne, Australia
February 24, 1988 - Fremantle Oval, Perth, Australia
March 2, 1988 - Budokan Grand Hall, Kitanomaru Park, Tokyo, Japan
March 3, 1988 - Budokan Grand Hall, Kitanomaru Park, Tokyo, Japan
March 4, 1988 - Yoyogi Olympic Pool, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
March 5, 1988 - Yoyogi Olympic Pool, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
March 6, 1988 - Yoyogi Olympic Pool, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
March 8, 1988 - Joh Hall, Osaka, Japan
March 9, 1988 - Joh Hall, Osaka, Japan
March 11, 1988 - Rainbow Hall, Nagoya, Japan
April 15, 1988 - Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA, USA
April 18, 1988 - Mile High Stadium, Denver, CO, USA
April 20, 1988 - Hughes Stadium, Sacramento, CA, USA
April 22, 1988 - Oakland Coliseum Stadium, Oakland, CA, USA
April 23, 1988 - Oakland Coliseum Stadium, Oakland, CA, USA
April 25, 1988 - Municipal Stadium, Phoenix, AZ, USA
April 26, 1988 - Municipal Stadium, Phoenix, AZ, USA
April 28, 1988 - Texas Stadium, Irving, Dallas, TX, USA
April 30, 1988 - Citrus Bowl, Orlando, FL, USA
May 4, 1988 - Carter Finley Stadium, Raleigh, NC, USA
May 6, 1988 - Sullivan Stadium, Foxboro, MA, USA
May 8, 1988 - Sullivan Stadium, Foxboro, MA, USA
May 11, 1988 - Stade du Parc Olympique, Montréal, Québec, Canada
May 13, 1988 - Canadian National Exhibition Stadium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
May 15, 1988 - Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, PA, USA
May 16, 1988 - Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, PA, USA
May 18, 1988 - University of Northern Iowa Dome, Cedar Falls, IA, USA
May 20, 1988 - Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI, USA
May 21, 1988 - Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Chicago, IL, USA
May 22, 1988 - Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Chicago, IL, USA
May 24, 1988 - Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN, USA
May 26, 1988 - Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO, USA
May 28, 1988 - Ohio State University Stadium, Columbus, OH, USA
May 30, 1988 - Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
June 1, 1988 - Robert F Kennedy Stadium, Washington D.C., USA
June 3, 1988 - Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ, USA
June 4, 1988 - Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ, USA
June 10, 1988 - Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France
June 13, 1988 - Stadion Feyenoord, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
June 14, 1988 - Stadion Feyenoord, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
June 15, 1988 - Reichstagsgelande, Platz der Republik, West Berlin, West Germany
June 16, 1988 - Maimarketgelande, Mannheim, West Germany
June 21, 1988 - Place d’Arme, Chateau de Versailles, Versailles, France*
*Notes: This show was filmed, with the footage from “The Great Gig in the Sky” used in the film “A Delicate Sound of Thunder”.
June 22, 1988 - Place d’Arme, Chateau de Versailles, Versailles, France
June 25, 1988 - Niedersachsenstadion, Hannover, West Germany
June 27, 1988 - Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, West Germany
June 28, 1988 - Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, West Germany
June 29, 1988 - Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, West Germany
July 1, 1988 - Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria
July 3, 1988 - Olympiastadion, Munich, West Germany
July 6, 1988 - Stadio Comunale, Torino, Italy
July 8, 1988 - Stadio Comunale Braglia, Modena, Italy
July 9, 1988 - Stadio Comunale Braglia, Modena, Italy
July 11, 1988 - Stadio Flaminio, Rome, Italy
July 12, 1988 - Stadio Flaminio, Rome, Italy
July 15, 1988 - Stade du Municipal Charles Berty, Grenoble, France
July 17, 1988 - Stade de L’Ouest, Nice, France
July 20, 1988 - Estadio Sarria Espanol FC, Barcelona, Spain
July 22, 1988 - Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain
July 24, 1988 - Espace Richter, Montpellier, France
July 26, 1988 - Fussballstadion St. Jakob, Basel, Switzerland
July 28, 1988 - Stadium du Nord, Villeneuve d’Ascq, Lille, France
July 31, 1988 - Gentofte Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark
August 3, 1988 - Valle Hovin Stadion, Oslo, Norway
August 5, 1988 - Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London, England
August 6, 1988 - Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London, England
August 8, 1988 - Manchester City Football Ground, Maine Road, Manchester, England
August 10, 1988 - Jumping Arena, Royal Dublin Showgrounds, Dublin, Republic of Ireland (cancelled)
August 12, 1988 - The Coliseum, Richfield, Cleveland, OH, USA
August 13, 1988 - The Coliseum, Richfield, Cleveland, OH, USA
August 14, 1988 - The Coliseum, Richfield, Cleveland, OH, USA
August 16, 1988 - The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Detroit, MI, USA
August 17, 1988 - The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Detroit, MI, USA
August 19, 1988 - Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Long Island, NY, USA*
August 20, 1988 - Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Long Island, NY, USA*
August 21, 1988 - Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Long Island, NY, USA*
August 22, 1988 - Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Long Island, NY, USA*
August 23, 1988 - Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Long Island, NY, USA*
*Notes: All Nassau Coliseum shows were filmed and the best songs from each show were released on VHS and CD as “A Delicate Sound of Thunder”
“Another Lapse” European tour, 1989
May 13, 1989 - Festivalweise, Werchter, Belgium
May 16, 1989 - Arena di Verona, Verona, Italy
May 17, 1989 - Arena di Verona, Verona, Italy
May 18, 1989 – Arena di Verona, Verona, Italy
May 20, 1989 - Arena Concerti, Autodromo di Monza, Monza, Italy
May 22, 1989 – Stadio Comunale Ardenza, Livorno, Italy
May 23, 1989 - Stadio Comunale Ardenza, Livorno, Italy
May 25, 1989 - Stadio Simonetta Lamberti, Cava De’ Tirreni, Italy
May 26, 1989 - Stadio Simonetta Lamberti, Cava De’ Tirreni, Italy
May 31, 1989 - Olympic Stadium Spiridon Spiros Louis, Athens, Greece
June 3, 1989 - Bol’ Šaja Sportivnaja Arena, Lushniki, Moscow, Russia
June 4, 1989 - Bol’ Šaja Sportivnaja Arena, Lushniki, Moscow, Russia
June 5, 1989 - Bol’ Šaja Sportivnaja Arena, Lushniki, Moscow, Russia
June 7, 1989 – Bol’ Šaja Sportivnaja Arena, Lushniki, Moscow, Russia
June 10, 1989 - Lahden Suurhalli, Lahti, Finland
June 11, 1989 - Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden
June 13, 1989 - Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden
June 14, 1989 - Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden
June 16, 1989 - Festweisse Im Stadtpark, Hamburg, West Germany
June 18, 1989 - Mungersdorfer Stadion, Cologne, West Germany
June 20, 1989 - Festhalle, Frankfurt, West Germany
June 21, 1989 - Festhalle, Frankfurt, West Germany
June 23, 1989 - Linzer Stadion, Linz, Austria
June 25, 1989 - Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, West Germany
June 27, 1989 - Palais des Sports de Paris Bercy, Paris, France
June 28, 1989 - Palais des Sports de Paris Bercy, Paris, France
June 29, 1989 - Palais des Sports de Paris Bercy, Paris, France*
*Notes: After the concert, David Gilmour & co. played a surprise show at a restaurant in Paris
June 30, 1989 - Palais des Sports de Paris Bercy, Paris, France
July 1, 1989 - Palais des Sports de Paris Bercy, Paris, France
July 4, 1989 - Docklands Arena, Isle Of Dogs, London, England
July 5, 1989 - Docklands Arena, Isle Of Dogs, London, England
July 6, 1989 - Docklands Arena, Isle Of Dogs, London, England
July 7, 1989 - Docklands Arena, Isle Of Dogs, London, England
July 8, 1989 - Docklands Arena, Isle Of Dogs, London, England
July 9, 1989 - Docklands Arena, Isle Of Dogs, London, England
July 10, 1989 - Goffertpark, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
July 12, 1989 - Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne, Switzerland
July 15, 1989 - Canal di San Marco, Piazza San Marco, Venice, Italy*
*Notes: This was a rather famous Pink Floyd show that was performed on a floating barge in Venice
in front of an estimated 200,000 people and was taped for worldwide broadcast on televison.
July 18, 1989 – Stade Velodrome, Marseilles, France
Knebworth Festival
June 30, 1990 – Knebworth Festival, Knebworth, Hertfordshire, England
Set I: Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts 1-5), Sorrow, Wish You Were Here, The Great Gig In The Sky, Money, Comfortably Numb, Run Like Hell
Notes: Clare Torry on vocals for “The Great Gig In The Sky”
Photo courtesy of FOH sound engineer Bob Hickey, labled "Me" above.
