Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Pink Floyd to stream full concert videos during pandemic



Pink Floyd will launch a weekly series of full concert videos on YouTube during the current global coronavirus pandemic starting April 17.

According to Forbes, the iconic UK outfit – who has long been showing short-form videos from its archives every Friday at 12 p.m. ET – will begin streaming full concert films starting this week with “Pulse”, a 1994 recording filmed at the now-demolished venue of Earls Court in London, UK during The Division Bell Tour.

“We'd like to wish you all the best, and hope that you and your families are staying safe and well in these difficult times,” shared Pink Floyd on social media. “We will continue to post as normal to hopefully give you some interesting and diverting images, music and video to help us all get through this.”

Formed in London in 1965, Pink Floyd went on to sell more than 250 million albums worldwide, with 1973’s “The Dark Side Of The Moon” among the best-selling records of all time at 45 million copies, while 1979’s “The Wall” sold more than 30 million sets.

Inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 1996 and the UK Music Hall Of Fame in 2005, Pink Floyd released their final album, “The Endless River”, in 2014.

UPDATE: Pink Floyd launched the series on April 17 with "Pulse" - watch the concert now at hennemusic.

The April 24 episode featured 1972's "Live At Pompeii" film, the May 1 edition delivered a rare 1970 performance recorded for US television,and the May 8 series finale featured David Gilmour's 2017 film, "Live At Pompeii."


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