"Venezia"

Show #75 Release date: 5. January, 2007

This podcast takes care of those who often requested to hear Pink Floyd's free concert staged on a huge barge, moored off the Piazza San Marco, Venice, Italy in front of an estimated crowd of 200,000 people.  The concert was broadcast to over twenty countries and was seen by over 100 million people.

This concert was perhaps one of the more controversial ones for Pink Floyd.  The concert as almost canceled for fear that the vibrations of sound from such an event would damage some of the buildings.  Despite Floyd performing at a lower volume, there was still claims of damage to some buildings and many lamp posts were destroyed from fans climbing on them to get a better look.  Even worse, the city failed to provide the necessary amenities for the fans.  This lead to 300 tons of trash, and human waste being left behind which the Italian Army had to clean up.  The Venice City Council later apologized to the residents and vowed that no similar concert would be allowed again.

The first few songs are included to give you enough time to chill and roll a few good splifs before we dive into the concert portion. 

1. David Gilmour - Dominoes [Royal Festival Hall, London, 17, January, 2002]
2. David Gilmour - High Hopes [AOL Sessions, New York City, 6. April 2006]
3. David Gilmour - Fat Old Sun [BBC Radio 2, Johnny Walker Show, 27. September, 2002]

Piazza San Marco, Venice, Italy, 15. July, 1989.
4. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (part 1 only)
5. Learning To Fly
6. Yet another Movie
7. Sorrow
8. Dogs of War
9. On The Turning Away
10. Time
11. Great Gig In The Sky
12. Wish You Were Here
13. Money
14. Another Brick In The Wall (part 2)
15. Comfortably Numb
16. Run Like Hell
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17. Roger Waters - Bravery of Being Out of Range [The Wall sound check, Berlin, 18. July 1990]